Masrat Un Nisa on Channeling Raj Begum in Upcoming Film 'Songs of Paradise'

Inspired by the legendary Kashmiri voice Raj Begum, the singer talks about working with filmmaker Danish Renzu, who has also called on her for songs with his label Renzu Music

- ANURAG TAGAT

The upcoming film Songs of Paradise has seen a good amount of anticipation behind it, starring actor-singer Saba Azad in the lead role inspired by Kashmiri singer Raj Begum – the first female vocalist at the local station Radio Kashmir who rose to fame in the Seventies.

A larger point that the film’s director, Los Angeles-based Kashmiri filmmaker Danish Renzu, wants to make is about the struggles and successes of artists in Kashmir. That’s where singer Masrat Un Nisa comes in. Making her debut in a film soundtrack, Masrat is the singing voice of Azad in