Shamshad Begum, one of the first women to sing playback for Hindi movies, was conferred with the prestigious OP Nayyar Award for her contribution to Hindi film Music in the year _____.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. 2009.
- Shamshad Begum was one of the first Indian playback singers who sang over 1287 Hindi film songs.
- She is known to have sung 6000 songs in Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil, and Hindustani, languages.
- Omkar Prasad Nayyar was an Indian musician and songwriter and in his honor, the OP Nayyar Award is given to those who make extraordinary contributions to the music field.
- Shri Manohari Singh is the first recipient of the OP Nayyar Award.