# Zeb Bangash

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Zeb-un-Nisa Bangash Born Zebunisa Bangash Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Education Smith College Mount Holyoke College Occupation Singer-songwriter Relatives Haniya Aslam (cousin) Musical career Genres Pop, Sufi Years active 2007–present Labels Fire Records, Coke Studio Musical artist

**Zebunisa Bangash** ([Urdu](/source/Urdu_language): زیب النسا), better known as **Zeb Bangash** ([Urdu](/source/Urdu_language): زیب بنگش), is a [Pakistani](/source/Pakistani) singer-songwriter from [Lahore](/source/Lahore), Punjab. Her family originally comes from [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa). Apart from her solo career, she was a member of the music group [Zeb and Haniya](/source/Zeb_and_Haniya) along with [Haniya Aslam](/source/Haniya_Aslam), her first cousin.[1]

She has been active since 2008 and is the first Pakistani artist who served as a music director of the Bollywood movie [Lipstick Under My Burkha](/source/Lipstick_Under_My_Burkha), which received 18 film awards.[2][3] During her career, Bangash has recorded songs in [Urdu](/source/Urdu), [Pashto](/source/Pashto), [Punjabi](/source/Punjabi_language), [Turkish](/source/Turkish_language), [Persian](/source/Persian_language), [Saraiki](/source/Saraiki_language) and [Hindko](/source/Hindko). She has been often seen on the Pakistani television shows [Coke Studio](/source/Coke_Studio_(Pakistani_TV_program)), [Pakistan Idol](/source/Pakistan_Idol), and [Pepsi Battle of the Bands](/source/Pepsi_Battle_of_the_Bands).[4]

## Career

Zebunisa Bangash began her career with her cousin [Haniya Aslam](/source/Haniya_Aslam) as [Zeb and Haniya](/source/Zeb_and_Haniya).[5] They released their debut album *[Chup!](/source/Chup!)* in 2008.[6] In 2013, Zeb did a song for the film *[Madras Cafe](/source/Madras_Cafe)* and made her debut in Bollywood. She continued her solo career after Haniya left to study in Canada. She sang for the soundtrack of *[Highway](/source/Highway_(2014_Hindi_film))* (2014), *[Bin Roye](/source/Bin_Roye)* (2015), *[Manto](/source/Manto_(2015_film))* (2015), *[Ho Mann Jahan](/source/Ho_Mann_Jahan)* (2016), *[Fitoor](/source/Fitoor)* (2016), *[Lala Begum](/source/Lala_Begum)* (2016), *[Verna](/source/Verna_(film))* (2017), *[Parwaaz Hai Junoon](/source/Parwaaz_Hai_Junoon)* (2018), *[Baaji](/source/Baaji_(2019_film))* (2019), *[Parey Hut Love](/source/Parey_Hut_Love)* (2019) and *[Superstar](/source/Superstar_(2019_film))* (2019).[7][8] She also sung the title track of television series *[Diyar-e-Dil](/source/Diyar-e-Dil)* which won [Lux Style Award](/source/15th_Lux_Style_Awards) for Best Original Soundtrack and [Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack](/source/Hum_Award_for_Best_Original_Soundtrack) in 2016.[9]

She has sung several songs for *[Coke Studio](/source/Coke_Studio_(Pakistan))*.,[10] including Paimona, Chup, Chal Diyay, Bibi Sanam Janem, Tann Dolay and more. She then also performed a single in the second season of *[Pepsi Battle of the Bands](/source/Pepsi_Battle_of_the_Bands)*.[11] In 2019, she performed "Roshe", a Kashmiri ode to loss in [CokeStudio12](/source/CokeStudio12).[12]

Zeb Bangash is the first Pakistani artist to serve as music director of an award-winning Bollywood film;[13]

She is part of the Brooklyn-based ensemble Sandaraa, with the klezmer clarinetist/composer [Michael Winograd](/source/Michael_Winograd) and a number of other leading Brooklyn-based musicians.[14]

## Personal life

She married on 5 November 2017.[15]

## Discography

### Soundtracks

Year Name Song Co-singer Notes Films 2013 Madras Cafe "Ajnabi" Bollywood debut 2014 Highway "Sooha Saaha" Alia Bhatt 2015 Bin Roye "Maula Maula" Abida Parveen Manto "Kya Hoga" Ali Sethi 2016 Ho Mann Jahaan "Mann Ke Jahan" "Dil Pagla" "Dosti" Zoheb Hassan Fitoor "Haminastu" "Hone Do Batiyaan" Nandini Srikar 2017 Verna "Sambhal Sambhal Kay" Richie Robinson "Khushi Ki Baat" Haroon Shahid 2018 Parwaaz Hai Junoon "Naache Re" Jabar Abbas 2019 Baaji "Shaam Nasheeli" Saad Sultan "Ik Tu" Saad Sultan "Khilti Kali" Taha Malik "Badlaan" Saad Sultan Parey Hut Love "Morey Saiyan" Superstar "Bekaraan" Ali Sethi 2024 Rautu Ka Raaz "Tere Bina Batiya" Shafqat Amanat Ali Television 2015 Tum Mere Paas Raho "Tum Mere Paas Raho" Hum TV Diyar-e-Dil "Yaar-e-Mann" Momim Durrani Hum TV 2016 Ek Thi Marium "Pankh Laga Ke" telefilm title track Kösem Sultan "Kösem Sultan" Urdu 1[16] 2017 Sammi "Sammi" Zaheer Abbas Hum TV 2018 Noor ul Ain "Noor ul Ain" Ali Sethi Ary Digital Kaisa Hai Naseeban "Kaisa Hai Naseeban" Ary Digital 2020 Dulhan "Kya O Mein Dulhan" Hum TV 2021 Sinf-e-Aahan "Sinf-e-Aahan" Asim Azhar Ary Digital

### Singles

Year Title Song Notes 2016 CokeStudio9 "Aja Re Moray Saiyaan" with Noori[17] "Dilruba Na Raazi" with Faakhir[18] 2017 Pepsi Battle of the Bands "Sureela Samundar" [19] 2019 CokeStudio12 "Roshe" [20]

## Awards and nominations

Year Nominee / work Award Result Lux Style Awards 2016 "Kya Hoga" – Manto Best Female Playback Nominated "Yar-e-Mann" – Diyar-e-Dil Best OST Won Hum Awards 2016 "Yar-e-Mann" – Diyar-e-Dil Hum Award for Best Original Soundtrack Won

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Rehman, Maliha (28 August 2016). ["FirstPerson: "Music is not a competitive sport" – Zeb Bangash"](https://www.dawn.com/news/1280322). *[Dawn](/source/Dawn_(newspaper))*. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Zeb Bangash, 'Lipstick Under My Burkha' director to reunite in Japan | Pakistan Today"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211024073209/https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/12/zeb-bangash-lipstick-under-my-burkha-director-to-reunite-in-japan/). *[Pakistan Today](/source/Pakistan_Today)*. 12 February 2018. Archived from [the original](https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/12/zeb-bangash-lipstick-under-my-burkha-director-to-reunite-in-japan/) on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["instepinterview! Music matters with Zeb Bangash | Instep | thenews.com.pk"](https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/565166-instepinterview-music-matters-zeb-bangash). *[The News International](/source/The_News_International)*. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Zeb Bangash performs on Pepsi Battle of the Bands stage"](https://nation.com.pk/27-Aug-2017/zeb-bangash-performs-on-pepsi-battle-of-the-bands-stage). *The Nation*. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-website_5-0)** ["Zeb and Haniya- The Band"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080101032137/http://www.zebandhaniya.com/theband.html). *Zebandhaniya.com*. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Pakistani Music Channel review"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120223072832/http://www.muziq.net/songs/Zeb-and-Haniya/Chup/). Archived from [the original](http://www.muziq.net/songs/Zeb-and-Haniya/Chup/) on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Faisal, Sabeen (22 October 2016). ["In conversation with Zeb Bangash, the voice of 'Ho Mann Jahaan'"](https://web.archive.org/web/20230423235736/https://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1148154). *HIP*. Archived from [the original](http://www.hipinpakistan.com/news/1148154) on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["'Fitoor' experience was special for me: Zeb Bangash"](http://tribune.com.pk/story/1034616/fitoor-experience-was-special-for-me-zeb-bangash/). *[The Express Tribune](/source/The_Express_Tribune)*. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Sabeeh, Maheen (23 February 2016). ["Haniya is my sister. I have to support every decision she makes..."](http://tns.thenews.com.pk/zeb-of-zeb-and-haniya-interview/#.V8qQeTTXfCQ) *[The News International](/source/The_News_International)*. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Salahuddin, Zahra (14 August 2016). ["Coke Studio review: Episode 1 saved by Zeb Bangash's lovely ballad"](https://images.dawn.com/news/1176047). *[Images](/source/Dawn_(newspaper))*. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Ahmed Sarym (28 August 2017). ["The exploitation in Pakistan's music industry is really appalling: Zeb Bangash"](https://images.dawn.com/news/1178267). *DAWN Images*. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Maheen Sabeeh (24 October 2019). ["Coke Studio second episode to drop tomorrow"](https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/545831-). *The News*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Zeb Bangash in Concert at Yale | Yale MacMillan Center South Asian Studies"](https://southasia.macmillan.yale.edu/event/zeb-bangash-concert-yale). *southasia.macmillan.yale.edu*. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Zeb Bangash on band culture and Sandaraa's upcoming music"](https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/331507-zeb-bangash-on-band-culture-and-sandaraas-upcoming-music). *[The News International](/source/The_News_International)*. Retrieved 21 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["It's official: Zeb Bangash ties the knot!"](https://images.dawn.com/news/1178776/). *DAWN Images*. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** [Kösem Sultan OST](https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1231983060181426&id=351811501531924). Retrieved 2 December 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Coke Studio (13 August 2016). ["Aaja Re Moray Saiyaan, Zeb Bangash, Episode 1, Coke Studio Season 9"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq29w9MJKTQ). Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via YouTube.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** Coke Studio (26 August 2016). ["Dilruba Na Raazi, Zeb Bangash & Faakhir Mehmood, Episode 3, Coke Studio Season 9"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReY3YSltJek). Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via YouTube.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** [Pepsi](/source/Pepsi) Pakistan (26 August 2017). ["Zeb Bangash – Sureela Samundar – Episode 5 – #PepsiBattleOfTheBands"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTbUIpFXAgs). Retrieved 17 September 2017 – via YouTube.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Maheen Sabeeh (24 October 2019). ["Coke Studio second episode to drop tomorrow"](https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/instep-today/545831-). *The News*.

## External links

- [Zeb Bangash](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5053288/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [Zeb Bangash](https://www.facebook.com/ZebBangashOfficial) on [Facebook](/source/Facebook_(identifier))

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