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actress, singer

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Type
Person
Active from
1962-04-03

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Total plays
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Salma Agha is a popular singer from Pakistan who sang as well as acted in Indian films in the 1980s and the early 1990s. She won the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1982 for the ghazal "Dil ke Armaan" in Nikaah. Agha born to a wealthy father and in Karachi, moved to London at age 9. She was married at 16 years of age to a prominent Pakistani settled in London. A divorce soon followed. Salma along with sister Sabina produced and sang for a record called AGHA - Salma and Sabina Agha sing A

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Quotes

  • thumbThe emotions conveyed through your performance will be etched in our memories for years to come.
  • he visuals of the song evoked a sense of inspiration and aspiration and these are the exact qualities I felt during your performance. The way you sang the song

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Key facts

Born
( 1954-10-29 ) 29 October 1954 (age 71) , Bombay , Maharashtra , India
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupations
Singer, actress
Years active
1974–present
Spouses
Jawed Sheikh ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1981 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1987 ) ​ Rahmat Khan ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2010 ) ​ Manzar Shah ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2011 ) ​
Children
Zara Khan
Family
Agha family

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Encyclopedic overview

Salma Agha (born 29 October 1954) is a British singer and actress who worked in Indian and Pakistani films and in the 1980s and the early 1990s. She is best known for her acting and singing the song "Dil ke Armaan" in the film Nikaah (1982).

Early life

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