The 31st death anniversary of renowned playback singer Munir Hussain was observed today [Sunday].

Munir Hussain lent his voice to many immortal songs for Urdu and Punjabi movies from 1957 to 1965.

His duet song for the film Heer Ranjha titled 'Wanjli Walarya' with Noor Jehan earned him enormous recognition. His work includes 217 songs in 163 films.

Munir Hussain was posthumously awarded Sitara-e- Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan in 2019 on account of his outstanding achievements in the field of play back singing.

Munir Hussain died on this day in 1995 in Lahore.