She moved to Lahore from Bombay after partition, and started her film career in Pakistan as actress, singer and the first female film director with film ‘Chann Wey’ in 1951. Her last film ‘Ghalib’ was released in 1961.
She received many awards‚ including the highest Pakistani honour in entertainment‚ Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (The Pride of Performance) in 1966.
Lata Mangeshkar commented on Jehan's vocal range that Jehan could sing as low and as high as she wanted and that the quality of her voice always remained the same. "Singing was,for Jehan, not effortless but an emotionally and physically draining exercise," She added.
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Malika-e-Tarannum’s national patriotic songs, during 1965 Pak- India War, are an important part of our national history. Her songs like 'Ae Puttar Hattan Tey' and 'Ae Rah-e-Haq Ke Shaheedon' are most remembered on the occasions like Defence Day.
Noor Jehan's grave is at the Gizri Graveyard near the Saudi Consulate in Karachi
Noor Jehan died on December 23, 2000 in Karachi as a result of heart failure.
