Begum Parween Sultana received training from Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri, among others. Begum Parween Sultana started her professional career with Abdul Majid's Assamese Film Morom Trishna. She has sung for Bollywood movies such as Gadar, Kudrat, Do Boond Pani, and Pakeezah, and several other Assamese films. Recently, she sang the theme song of Vikram Bhatt's 1920.[3] She also sang Humein Tumse Pyaar Kitna for the film Kudrat in 1981.
She has recorded for HMV, Polydor, Music India, Bharat Records, Auvidis, Magnasound, Sonodisc, and Amigo.
Begum Parween Sultana is often accompanied by Pandit Shrinivas Acharya on the harmonium.
Begum Parween Sultana's vocal range is nearly 4 and a half octaves.
She is married to Ustad Dilshad Khan from whom she also took lessons of music. They have one daughter named Shadab Khan.[4]
Parveen Sultana performing in Arghya 2011
Gandharva Kalanidhi, 1980
Miyan Tansen Prize, 1986
Sangeet Samraggi conferred by the Assam Government, 1994
One Plus One...In Harmony- with Dilshad Khan (Raga Multani/Raga Puriya Dhanashri)
Le Chant Khayal de Parveen Sultana et Dilshad Khan- with Dilshad Khan (Raga Kalavati/Raga Megh Malhar/Raga Bageshri/Raga Mishra Pahadi thumri)
Two Voices- with Dilshad Khan (Raga Puriya Dhanashri/Raga Hansdhwani/Raga Bhairavi sadra)
Phenomenal Performance (Raga Ahir Bhairav/Raga Nand Kauns/Raga Bhairavi sadra)
Parveen Sultana Sings Rare Melodies (Raga Rajni Kalyan/Raga Deen Todi)
Khayal Se Bhajan Tak- with Dilshad Khan (Vol 1 to Vol 4)
Duologue in Raga- with Dilshad Khan (Raga Kedar bhajan/Raga Leelavati/Raga Rageshri/Raga Todi) 1992
From Dawn Until Night (De l'aube à la nuit) – with Dilshad Khan (Raga Gujri todi/Raga Kuvalaya Bhairav/Raga Ambika Sarang/Raga Bhoopali tarana/Raga Amba Manohari/Raga Jog/Raga Mishra Bhairavi thumri/Meera bhajan/Brahmanand bhajan) 1995
Safar (Raga Maru Bihag/Raga Hansdhwani tarana/Raga Bhairavi sadra/Meera bhajan/Sai bhajan)
Live from Savai Gandharva Music Festival (Raga Gujri todi/Raga Jaunpuri/Kabir Bhajan); (Raga Jog/Raga Gurjri todi/Marathi song); (Raga Lalit/Raga Komal Bhairav)
Par Excellence (Raga Madhuwanti/Raga Jog/Raga Maluha Mand) 2011
Zen Harmony (Raga Gujri todi/Meera Bhajan)
Parween Sultana also lent her voice to several songs in films throughout the years.
Pakeezah (1972) - Kaun gali gayo Shyam, Ban ban bole Koyaliya
Sarkar, Roushni (10 July 2018). "Tracing classical singer Begum Parveen Sultana's journey in cinema: 68th birthday special". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021. Sultana made her debut as a playback singer with Abdul Mazid's Assamese film Morom Trishna (1965) with the song 'Sopon Rongin Polash Bonot' at the age of 15. Later, she sang for two other Assamese films - Mukti Asm (1973) and Sonma (1977).
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