"Although India is much kinder to its creative artists than Pakistan has ever been - probably because of the status Bollywood holds - there is still a lot more that can be done for these artists who seem to fade away once they are no more at the peak of their careers.".This also, "unfortunately", says much about the quality of music being produced today, it said, adding that people continue to prefer the "golden oldies"."The depth and beauty of Shamshad Begum's musical talent is evident in the fact that her songs, recorded chiefly between 19, continue to be re-recorded, remixed and featured in Bollywood movies to this day," the daily said.The daily said Bollywood films are "largely defined by the music they offer, and Shamshad Begum represented those great playback singers of yesteryears, when lyrics were poetry and composition an art and skill both".She was 94, and is survived by a daughter. One of Bollywood's earliest singers, Shamshad Begum died at her home in Mumbai this week.Lauding the voice that gave immortal songs like Kajra mohabbat wala, Leke pehla pehla pyar and Teri mehfil me kismat, the News International said the singer lived a "relatively reclusive life" after retiring from playback singing in 1965.Although India is "much kinder" to its creative artists than Pakistan has ever been, Shamshad Begum was "stepped over" for other singers in the 1960s, as her voice was considered too powerful for the cinema in those days, a Pakistani daily said.
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