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Uma Devi (Tun Tun)
Tun Tun. The name conjures up the image of a roly-poly, funny woman. She was christened thus by none other than Dilip Kumar. She was working with the thespian in her first film Babul which had Nargis in the romantic lead. And the impact that she made with her debut was so “heavy” that Tun ...
Roshan Ara Begum
Twenty years ago on December 6, 1982, Pakistani classical music in particular and that of the subcontinent in general, was impoverished by the death of vocalist Roshan Ara Begum, who was known as Malika-i-Mauseeqi — the queen of music. Although she hailed from Calcutta, she contributed tremendously to the melodic culture of Pakistan both before ...
Sudha Malhotra
Sudha Malhotra was born in New Delhi in 1936, and she was discovered as a child artiste by Master Ghulam Haider (a prominent music director of the 1940s, known for combining popular ragas with Punjabi rhythm in his songs). Her first break as a playback singer came with Mila gaye nain, composed by Anil Biswas, ...
Zohra Bai Ambala Wali (1918-90)
A noted classical singer, Zohra bai Ambale wali belonged to the first generation playback singers of Hindi cinema. Born into an orthodox Muslim family, Zohrabai’s introduction to music was through the gramophone records playing in her home in Ambala (now in the Punjab). Recognizing her musical talent, Zohrabai’s grandfather put her under the tutelage of ...
Surinder Kaur
I don’t remember exactly when the first time, I heard that sweet, refined and rustic voice of Surinder Kaur. I feel it is the same with every one of my generation since her voice echoes in the airs of the land of five rivers — Punjab, India. But now the nightingale of Punjab is no ...
Suraiya (1929-2004)
The last of Hindi cinema’s illustrious singer-actresses, Suraiya set a tradition that remains unrivalled and that largely ended with her reign at the top. Her acting style was a charming blend of dialogues and gestures, and was strongly reminiscent of the Muslim feudal era. Born in Lahore (now in Pakistan), Suraiya Jamal Sheikh began her ...
Sandhya Mukherjee
Sandhya started her musical training under the direction of Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A Kannan and Professor Chinmay Lahiri. However, her guru was Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan under whom she mastered Indian classical music. Though classically trained, the bulk of her work consists of Bengali modern songs. She began her career in Mumbai ...
Mukesh
A popular playback singer, Mukesh was born Mukesh Chand Mathur. He was initiated into films as an actor by his cousin Motilal. Mukesh’s first song was a ghazal, ‘Dil bujha to phasl-e-bahaar kya’ composed by Ashok Ghosh for the film Nirdosh where he co-starred with Nalini Jaywant. He went on to act and sing in ...
Manna Dey
From classical numbers and qawwalis to romantic duets and fast-paced songs, singer Manna Dey has employed his deep voice to create a range of memorable melodies. He was born as Prabodh Chandra Dey in Calcutta; the name “Manna” was given to him by his uncle K.C. Dey, a renowned actor-singer and star of New Theatres. ...
Mahendra Kapoor
He mesmerised music lovers with his melodious voice, always lived up to the opportunities that came his way and won two of his three Filmfare awards before the advent of Kishore Kumar but in the presence of Mohammad Rafi. On September 27, death took away veteran playback singer Mahendra Kapoor from his family, friends and ...
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