Zil-e-Huma (Urdu: ظلِ ھُمہ) (26 February 1944 – 16 May 2014) was a Pakistani singer and daughter of Noor Jehan.[1]
Zil-e-Huma | |
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| Born | 26 February 1944 |
| Died | 16 May 2014 (aged 70) |
| Other names | Zile Huma, Zil E Huma |
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| Years active | 1990s – 2014 |
| Spouse | Aqeel Butt (divorced) |
| Children | Ahmed Ali Butt (son) |
| Parent(s) | Noor Jehan (mother) Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi (father) |
| Relatives | Sonya Jehan (niece) Sikander Rizvi (nephew) Musa Ali Butt (grandson) |
Early life
editBorn to Jehan-Rizvi family, she was the youngest daughter of Noor Jehan and Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi from Noor Jehan's first marriage.[2] Noor Jehan and Shaukat Hussain Rizvi together also had 2 older sons named Akbar Rizvi and Asghar Rizvi.[3] Huma was born in 1944 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, the youngest of the three children of singer Noor Jehan and filmmaker Syed Shaukat Hussain Rizvi.[4]
When she was a child, her parents divorced. Her father demanded the family's studio Shahnoor Studios, in return for her custody in the divorce court and was given custody of the studios.[4]
Career
editGrowing up with her mother in Karachi, singing and music became her passion but during her childhood, her mother Noor Jehan refused to allow her to undergo training in music.[4]
In the early 1990s, after having decided to make music her profession, she commenced formal education in music under Ghulam Mohammed, her mother's Ustad (teacher). She said in an interview, "Learning at that age wasn't an easy game but I had made up my mind to keep on learning as learning never ends".[5] Zil-e-Huma usually used to sing her mother's super-hit film songs on Pakistan Television.[4]
Personal life
editAt an early age, she married a jeweler, Aqeel Butt, and settled down to a married life. She has four sons including Ahmed Ali Butt.[6][7] She eventually divorced her husband and decided to pursue a musical career.[4]
Illness and death
editHuma died on 16 May 2014 at a Lahore hospital from end-stage kidney disease (chronic kidney failure) and diabetes mellitus; she was 70 years old.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (17 May 2014). "Zille Huma passes away". Dawn Newspaper.
- ^ "The mother behind the magic". The Express Tribune. January 12, 2022.
- ^ "Zil-e-Huma casts a spell on audience with her songs". Khaleej Times. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 21 Feb 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Adnan, Ally (2014-05-23). "Maah-e-Kunaan". The Friday Times.
- ^ Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories. Notion Press. p. 1.
- ^ Himāl: The South Asian Magazine, Volume 14. Lalitpur, Nepal : Himal Associates. p. 45.
- ^ Newsline, Volume 15. Newsline Publications. p. 107.
- ^ "Noor Jehan's daughter Zil-e-Huma passes away at the age of 70 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-05-16.
- ^ "Singer Zil-e-Huma passes away". Daily Times. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 21 Feb 2016.
- ^ "Zil-e-Huma's leg amputated". Pakistan Today. December 18, 2021.