- Runa Laila
Infobox Musical artist
Name = Runa Laila
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Runa Laila
Origin =Bangladesh
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Genre =Ghazal
Occupation = Singer
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Notable songs =Dama Dam Mast Qalandar
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URL =Runa Laila ( _bn. রুনা লায়লা)) is a popular singer of Bangladeshi origin. Although in her home country, she is best known for her pop songs, she is a very well-known
Ghazal singer in the rest of Indian subcontinentSouth Asia . She did playback for many movies inBangladesh andIndia and, before the independence of Bangladesh, inPakistan . She is especially known for her song "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar ,Mera Babu Chhail Chhabeela Main to Nachoongigi ", which has been covered by numerous artists. In India, she is the Dama dam girl, who almost posed a threat to the near-monopoly of the invincible singing sisters of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsale. Runa was an over-night hit when she made a sensational entry into the Hindi filmdom with her Ek Se Badkar Ek which she sang for the film Ek Se Badkar Ek in 1974. Music lovers all over India were swinging to the rhythmic beat of Dama Dam Mast Qalander. Her songs in Gharonda, which was released later, also went down very well with Indian audience. After that she withdrew from Mumbai, but still remained popular in India. Some of the Bollywood films she sang are Gharonda, Ek se Badh kar Ek, Yadgaar, Agnipath. Some of the music directors she has worked with are Jaidev, Kalyanji Anandji, Bhappi Lahiri. As for her personal life, Runa has been married twice, most recently in 2006 to the Bangladeshi film actor Alamgir. His movies are specially widely popular all over Bangladesh.
* Bangladesh
**Independence Day Award ,
** National Film Award, Bangladesh (twice)
* India
** Saigal Award, India
* Pakistan
** Nigar Award (twice), Pakistan
** Critics Award
** Graduate Award (twice)
** National council of music gold medalExternal links
* [http://www.sanskriti.org/old_site/runa.shtml Runa Laila Biography]
* [http://www.getpakistan.com/home/looking_back/RunaLaila.htm Runa Laila's Singing in West Pakistan]
* [http://sify.com/carnaticmusic/fullstory.php?id=14023044 Runa Laila Casts a Magic Spell]
* [http://www.banglamusic.com/music/adhunik/runalaila/ Bangla Music: Runa Laila Songs]
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