Runa Laila

Quick Facts

Full Name	Runa Laila
Occupation	World Music Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 17, 1952(1952-11-17)
Age	72
Birthplace	Sylhet
Country	Bangladesh
Horoscope	Scorpio

Runa Laila Biography

Runa Laila is one of the most popular and richest World Music Singer who was born on November 17, 1952 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Four-time National Film Award Winner and Bangladeshi playback singer

She performed playback singing in the 1990 film Agneepath, starring Amitabh Bacchan.

In 1966, Laila made her breakthrough in the Pakistani film industry with the song Unki Nazron Sey Mohabbat Ka Jo Paigham Mila for the Urdu film Hum Dono. She used to perform on PTV. In PTV, she had a show called Bazm E Laila. She started appearing on the Zia Mohyuddin Show (1972–74) and later sang songs for films in the 1970s such as the film Umrao Jaan Ada (1972).

Laila moved to Bangladesh along with her family in 1974. Her first Bengali song was O Amar Jibon Shathi for the film Jibon Shathi (1976), composed by Satya Saha. Shortly after had her first concert in India in 1974 in Mumbai. She started in Bollywood with director Jaidev, whom she met in Delhi, got her the chance to play at the inauguration of Doordarshan. She first worked with the music composer Kalyanji-Anandji for the title song of a film called Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976). She gained popularity in India with the songs O Mera Babu Chail Chabila and Dama Dam Mast Qalandar. In 1974, she recorded Shaadher Lau in Kolkata. Laila’s name has been written on the Guinness World Records for recording 30 songs within 3 days. In 1982, she won Golden Disk Award as her album Superuna composed by Bappi Lahiri was sold over 1 lakh copies on the first day of its release.

She is a three-time married woman and has one child, Tani Laila.

Runa Laila Net Worth

Runa Laila is one of the richest World Music Singer from Bangladesh. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Runa Laila 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At six years old, she sang her first song.

In 2004, she was presented with the Bangladesh Independence Day Award.

Runa Laila (Bengali: রুনা লায়লা , Urdu: رونا لیلی ‎; born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She is one of the best-known singers in South Asia. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and she also made a pair with him after replacing another singer Mala. Her playback singing in films – The Rain (1976), Jadur Banshi (1977), Accident (1989), Ontore Ontore (1994), Devdas (2013) and Priya Tumi Shukhi Hou (2014) – earned her seven Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer. She won the Best Music Composer award for the film Ekti Cinemar Golpo (2018).

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Who is Runa Laila Dating?

According to our records, Runa Laila married to Alamgir. As of December 1, 2023, Runa Laila’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Runa Ranked on the list of most popular World Music Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bangladesh. Runa Laila celebrates birthday on November 17 of every year.

What is the age of Runa Laila?

69 years (November 17, 1952)

Where is Runa Laila from?

Sylhet, Bangladesh

Who sang Dama dam Mast kalandar first time?

Unsurprisingly, the most popular request at most stage shows would be ‘Dama Dam Mast Qalandar’. Runa Laila’s song, though not her own, has had a very interesting history. The song traces its origins back to the famed Mughal poet Amir Khusro, but its modern version was set to tune by Master Ashiq Hussain in Pakistan.

How old is Runa?

Runa is a fourth grade ten-year-old who’s always in her own world, and she’s a total klutz. She can also guess what’s for lunch every day and never get it wrong, which is the strange part. But her true identity is the “Legendary Child,” she was born to a fairy mother and a human father.

How old is Asha Bhosle now?

88 years (September 8, 1933)