Runa Laila
Nadia celebrates the Queen of Melody through the decades, from the 1960s to today - including some exclusive live performances and interviews from the Asian Network archive.
Nadia celebrates the Queen of Melody, Runa Laila, through the decades, from the 1960s to today - including some exclusive live performances and interviews from the Asian Network archive.
Runa Laila started her musical journey in the late 60s in the Pakistani film Hum Dono, before Runa and her family moved to Bangladesh a decade later, making her debut in the Bangla music space with O Jibon Sathi Tumi Amar.
A career that has spanned six decades, she has shown her staying power and versatility through the years performing in several different languages, even to this day, featuring most recently on the Prince soundtrack.
Produced in Birmingham by Voxwave for BBC Asian Network.
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Runa Laila
Unki Nazron Se Mohabbat Ka (from Hum Dono)
- EMI Pakistan.
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Runa Laila & Khandokar Faruk Ahmed
O Jiban Sathi Tumi Amar
- CLAP RH.
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Runa Laila
Dama Dam Mast Qalandar
- Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd..
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Runa Laila, Bhupinder Singh & Gulzar
Do Deewane Shaher Mein (from Gharaonda)
- Saregama.
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Runa Laila
Disco Premee
- EMI Pakistan.
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Runa Laila
Bondhu Tin Din Tor Bari (Live)
- Bondhu Tin Din Tor Bari.
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Runa Laila
Mera Babu Chhail Chhabila
- Vik's Band.
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Runa Laila
Sadher Lau Banaila More Bairagi
- Saregama India Ltd.
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Runa Laila
Pan Khaiya Thot Lal Korilam
- Clap RH.
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Runa Laila
Jokhon Thambe Kolahol
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Runa Laila
Kala Sha Kala
- Living Media India Ltd..
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Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Bhalobasha Por Hoyeche
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Runa Laila, Arnob & Adit Rahman
Mast Qalandar (Coke Studio Bangla S3)
- Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd..
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Runa Laila & Pritom Hasan
Jala Jala (from Prince)
- Creative Land Films.
Broadcast
- Sun 24 May 2026 16:00BBC Asian Network