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Sister Dina would have followed in her footsteps, but she had to give up singing when she married. She started appearing in 'Zia Mohyuddin Show' a Karachi TV stage show(1972-74)and later did songs for numerous Pakistani films in the 70s,Umra Jan Ada(1972)was a super hit,all but one of its songs were done by Runa Laila.Īnd she became an instant hit. She held it horizontally and sang a 'kheyal'. She was so little that she could not hold the 'tanpura'. It was her elder sister Dina who first got the break, but on the day of her performance, she developed a sore throat and Runa was asked to stand in. Runa's carrier as a singer came by accident. She made her first public debut as a singer at the age of six and cut her first disc for a Pakistani film called 'Jugnu' at the age of twelve. Runa started learning classical music at a very early age, and received vigorous training from Ustad Habibiddin Khan. Ustad Qader, later known as Piya Rang, was her teacher. Her early music training was done when her family lived in Karachi Federal B area in 1960. Her father was from Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Runa has been married twice, most recently in 2006 to the Bangladeshi film actor, Alamgir.Laila was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh. In memory of her sister, Runa held six concerts in Bangladesh and donated the entire proceeds to a children's hospital in Dhaka to build a cancer ward which has been named after her sister. She started appearing in 'Zia Mohyuddin Show' a Karachi TV stage show(1972-74)and later did songs for numerous Pakistani films in the 70s,Umra Jan Ada(1972)was a super hit,all but one of its songs were done by Runa Laila. She made her first public debut as a singer at the age of six and cut her first disc for a Pakistani film called "Jugnu" at the age of twelve. She also got replaced by Naheed Akhtar in mid 1970s. Runa also made a hit pair with famous playback singer Ahmed Rushdi after replacing Mala. She remained a popular playback singer in Pakistan film industry during late 60s and 70s. Runa Laila was born 17 November 1952 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Educational info: Brief description of Runa Laila