Runa Laila sang for the Hindi movie Ek Se Badhkar Ek, which was her first Hindi debut. Since then the famous title The Damadam Girl, presumably for her outstanding singing of Damadam Mast Kalandar, was put like a crown to her name. Shortly after, Runa Laila was invited on a tour of India by the ICCR. After returning to Bangladesh, her first playback was for the movie Jibon Shathi. Here Geche Prithibi Jite Gechi Tumi Ami ANDREW KISHORE, RUNA LAILA JAMAL CHANNEL. There were even phases in her life when she had to take part in sessions stretching up to 12-15 hours. She completed her graduation from the University of Dhaka, while running busy schedules of playback recordings and live programs. By then she had given voice to a significant number of Urdu songs, but all that fame seemed like nothing when the call from her roots reverberated within. Runa wholeheartedly dedicated herself for the betterment of Bangla songs and the Bangla music industry. Coming back to her own roots had been very emotional and spiritually uplifting for the songstress, as she went on to refuse all the lucrative offers of returning to Pakistan or singing for the Urdu music industry. In 1974, Runa Laila moved to Bangladesh along with her family. Such a god-gifted voice did not take long to get noticed, and soon Runa came under the mentorship of singing maestros like Abdul Kader, Habib Uddin Ahmed, Ghulam Kader and many more. A devotee, Runa would often try to sing what she heard on the radio. Music had always had a precious corner inside her heart. She would often join the class with sheer enthusiasm and try to learn whatever was being taught. Runa started her singing career at a tender age and has enthralled audiences in different countries singing. Runa was still a child of four or five years of age, when her elder sister's singing classes had deeply motivated the music connoisseur. Runa Laila will be rendering her golden jubilee concert at City Pavilion in Romford, London on 24th September marking the completion of five decades of her music career, which is being presented by UK Doctorchef. Her elder sister Dina Laila had a singing tutor who would come to their house to teach. However, she did not pursue this art form for long.
Even now when she performs in the live shows, bits of dance moves here and there still amaze her audience. Runa Laila took lessons of Bharatanatyam and Kathak style dancing from the Bulbul Academy of Fine Arts in Karachi, Pakistan. The artiste's journey, interestingly, began with lessons of dancing. Throughout the journey, Runa Laila has presented her fans and followers with countless Bangla, Hindi and Urdu songs, which are to remain evergreen in the minds of the true music lovers. Bangladesh takes immense pride in the songbird, who has won the 'National Film Award' multiple times, along with numerous other accolades in her singing career spanning over 50 years.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.One of the most prominent singers of the subcontinent, Runa Laila has ornamented over ten thousand songs with her mesmerizing voice. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL. In memory of her sister, Runa held six concerts in Bangladesh and donated the entire proceeds to a children's hospital in Dhaka to build a cancer ward which has been named after her sister. Sister Dina would have followed in her footsteps, but she had to give up singing when she married.
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She started appearing in 'Zia Mohyuddin Show' a Karachi TV stage show(1972-74)and later did songs for numerous Pakistani films in the 70s,Umra Jan Ada(1972)was a super hit,all but one of its songs were done by Runa Laila.Īnd she became an instant hit. Runa Laila Bengali Songs Download- Listen new Bengali songs of Runa Laila free online. She held it horizontally and sang a 'kheyal'. She was so little that she could not hold the 'tanpura'. It was her elder sister Dina who first got the break, but on the day of her performance, she developed a sore throat and Runa was asked to stand in.
Runa's carrier as a singer came by accident. She made her first public debut as a singer at the age of six and cut her first disc for a Pakistani film called 'Jugnu' at the age of twelve. Runa started learning classical music at a very early age, and received vigorous training from Ustad Habibiddin Khan. Ustad Qader, later known as Piya Rang, was her teacher. Her early music training was done when her family lived in Karachi Federal B area in 1960.
Her father was from Rajshahi, Bangladesh.