t-align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (APP): The 41st death anniversary of Pakistan’s famous film singer Salim Raza is being observed on Monday.
t-align: justify;">He was born on March 4, 1932, in Amritsar. Noel Dias, better known as Saleem Raza, started his singing career in Lahore, Pakistan, and quickly gained popularity.
t-align: justify;">Raza was a classically trained singer and was more famous for singing sad songs.
t-align: justify;">He was introduced to the Pakistani film industry by veteran film director Ghulam Ahmed Chishti.
t-align: justify;">Raza’s first lucky break came in director Syed Ata Ullah Hashmi’s 1955 film Naukar.
t-align: justify;">He lent his voice to the sad musical composition, ‘Taqdeer kay malik deikh zara kya zulm hai’ (Duet, Saleem Raza, Kausar Perveen).
t-align: justify;">Raza suffered from kidney failure, which took his life on November 25, 1983.