• n  a Muslim woman of high rank in India or Pakistan

News & Articles

• Dreams turn bitter for Bangladeshi garment workers
  In this photo taken Tuesday, May 21, 2013, Hawa Begum holds a photograph of her two daughters outside the family home in Tekani village in far northwestern Bangladesh.
  June 17, 2013 - Washington Examiner

Quotes

• Ben Kingsley in Sify
  When we thought of that particular character in Saawariya, both my casting director Amita Sehgal and Moin Beg suggested Begum Para's name. The minute I heard her name, I remembered my father and I jumped at the name. Over the years I was intrigued... Sanjay Leela Bhansali http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Leela_Bhansali&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHKB3wkMCKBYgM7xLDcEIHUyFnIuA NDTV.com http://www.google.com/url?q=http://movies.ndtv.com/newstory.asp%3Fsection%3DMovies%26id%3DENTEN20080076416&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGFu5eI8u4-IxbwTivfs4r1OWiAjQ Dec 14, 2008 9118 12836 begum Talking to reporters here on Monday, Kingsley said:My wife is going to be in the film. She will play Shah Jahan's first wife, Kandhari Begum, and we are hoping very much if Aishwarya approves this script and loves it and the rest we have to go...
• Mohan Lal in Indian Express
  I've always been a music lover and particularly of Shamshad Begum but she's not been an easy artist to document. Apart from the incredible amount of work she has produced, she is also very elusive and has stayed away from the public eye,says...