Reshma

Trivia

• Reshma is a vegetarian.
• In January 2006 she was one of the passengers on the inaugural Lahore-Amritsar bus, the first such service linking both parts of the Punjab since 1947. The bus had 26 passengers in total of whom 15 were Pakistani officials, Reshma had booked seven seats for herself and her family.
• In October 2002 Reshma performed at the Brunei Gallery in London to a packed fall of Pakistani expatriates her daughter Khadija and Umayr also performed.
• Reshma was discovered by the director Subhash Ghai of Hindi Movie Hero when he heard her singing at a function in her village.
• Based in Lahore, she is an advocate of good relations between India and Pakistan.
• In 2004 her rendition of Ashkan Di Gali Vich Mukaam De Gaya was in the top ten of the Indian charts.
• Reshma does not have any training in classical music.
• Reshma is a renowned folk singer of Pakistan, who is popular in India too.