Tamancha Jan was born in 1918 as 'Gulzar' to a family of hereditary courtesans. Gulzar acquired the name 'Tamancha Jan' at a time when popular Indian cinema was infatuated with the idea of assertive, strong and bold women. Jagga jammiya tay Milan wadahiyyan was one of her first popular hits and was played widely and frequently in Punjab. Her next hit was the folk song Lungh a Jaa Patan chanahn da, originally sung by Baby Noor Jahan for the Punjabi film Shela alias Pind Di Kurri (1935) but not released on a gramophone record.
On December 16th, 1937, Lahore Radio went on air with Tamancha Jan, Shamshad, Zeenat Begum, Umrao Zia Begum and Surinder Kaur. In 1939, Dil Sukh Pancholi released his first film 'Gul Bakawli'. It was "picturized" at the Pancholi Art Studio on Lahore's Upper Mall. Among several others, one song of the film Goohk Mayri Qismat Sooun Gayee, Jago Zaroor Oye sung by Tamancha Jan was an instant hit. In the 1940s Tamancha Jan was at the height of her fame.
We have got some pictures of Tamancha Jaan, courtesy of Mr Rashid Ashraf of Karachi (Pakistan). They have the copyright of these photos. Apart from this, the songs that we have used in the videos are copyrighted by the respective music companies.
You can listen to her songs here. Please click on the links:
1. Punjabi Folk Songs of Miss Tamancha Jan: • Punjabi Folk Songs of ...
2. Khair Naal Aa Mil Mahiwal Ve: • Tamancha Jaan - Khair ...
3. Miss Tamancha Jan-Jagga: • Video
4. Tu Kaun Si Badli Mein Mere Chaand Hai Aaja: • Tu kaunsi badli mein m...
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