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	One of Kapoor's most famous songs is "Aana meri jaan sunday ke sunday", a duet with [[C. Ramchandra]] and [[Shamshad Begum]] from the movie ''[[Shehnai (1947 film)\|Shehnai]]'' (1947) and "Kuch Aur Zamana Kehta Hain", set to tune by Anil Biswas from the film ''Choti Choti Baatein'' (1965).		One of Kapoor's most famous songs is "Aana meri jaan sunday ke sunday", a duet with [[C. Ramchandra]] and [[Shamshad Begum]] from the movie ''[[Shehnai (1947 film)\|Shehnai]]'' (1947) and "Kuch Aur Zamana Kehta Hain", set to tune by Anil Biswas from the film ''Choti Choti Baatein'' (1965).

	The veteran singer ~~passed away~~ on ~~23rd~~ November 2017 in ~~kolkata~~ at 2:20 in the morning. She was suffering from paralysis for a few years before her death.		The veteran singer died on 23 November 2017 in Kolkata at 2:20 in the morning. She was suffering from paralysis for a few years before her death.

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	'''Death''': She ~~passed away~~ in the early hours on Thursday, 23 November 2017 in Kolkata home.		'''Death''': She died in the early hours on Thursday, 23 November 2017 in Kolkata home.

	==References==		==References==

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	One of Kapoor's most famous songs is "Aana meri jaan sunday ke sunday", a duet with [[C. Ramchandra]] and [[Shamshad Begum]] from the movie ''[[Shehnai (1947 film)\|Shehnai]]'' (1947) and "Kuch Aur Zamana Kehta Hain", set to tune by Anil Biswas from the film ''Choti Choti Baatein'' (1965).		One of Kapoor's most famous songs is "Aana meri jaan sunday ke sunday", a duet with [[C. Ramchandra]] and [[Shamshad Begum]] from the movie ''[[Shehnai (1947 film)\|Shehnai]]'' (1947) and "Kuch Aur Zamana Kehta Hain", set to tune by Anil Biswas from the film ''Choti Choti Baatein'' (1965).

			The veteran singer passed away on 23rd November 2017 in kolkata at 2:20 in the morning. She was suffering from paralysis for a few years before her death.

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'''Meena Kapoor''' (1930 in Kolkata (then Calcutta) - 23 November 2017) was an Indian [[playback singer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Singer Meena Kapoor passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/singer-meena-kapoor-passes-away/articleshow/61791482.cms |publisher=The India Times |accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref>
She was the daughter of actor Bikram Kapoor who worked with the New Theatres studio. Her family was also related to famed filmmaker PC Barua. Meena's singing was noticed at a young age by composers like Ninu Mazumdar and SD Burman. She was a playback singer in [[Hindi cinema]], during the 1940s and 1950s, singing hits such as "Rasiya Re Man Basiya Re" from [[Pardesi (1957 film)|''Pardesi'']] (1957), Ek Dharti Hai Ek Gagan from Adhikar (1954) and 'Kachhi hai Umariya' picturised on [[Meena Kumari]] in ''[[Char Dil Char Rahen]]'' (1959).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=75513|title=Anilji and I were like lovebirds|last=Raheja|first=Dinesh|date=9 February 2004|work=ExpressIndia|accessdate=21 August 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She was a friend of the singer [[Geeta Dutt]]; the two had similar vocal styles.<ref>{{cite web | title = Geeta Dutt – Musical Association with Meena Kapoor | url = http://www.geetadutt.com/meenakapoor.html | accessdate = 8 May 2014 }}</ref>

She married music composer [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] in 1959, who later left Hindi cinema and shifted to Delhi as he became director of the National Orchestra at the [[All India Radio]] (AIR) in March 1963.<ref name=ny>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDC1030F937A35755C0A9659C8B63 Anil Biswas, 89, Whose Music Used Orchestras in Indian Films] ''[[New York Times]]'', 4 June 2003.</ref> Anil Biswas died in Delhi in May 2003. The couple did not have any children. But Anil Biswas had 4 children with his first wife, Ashalata Biswas (née Mehrunnisa).

One of Kapoor's most famous songs is "Aana meri jaan sunday ke sunday", a duet with [[C. Ramchandra]] and [[Shamshad Begum]] from the movie ''[[Shehnai (1947 film)|Shehnai]]'' (1947) and "Kuch Aur Zamana Kehta Hain", set to tune by Anil Biswas from the film ''Choti Choti Baatein'' (1965).

==Filmography==
* ''Aagosh''
* ''Dukhiyari''
* ''Haridarshan''
* ''Gopinath''
* ''Akash''
* ''Naina''
* ''Usha Kiran''
* ''Door Chalen''
* ''Choti Choti Baatein''
* ''Chalte Chalte''
* [[Pardesi (1957 film)|''Pardesi'']] (1957)
* ''[[Naa Illu]]'' (1953)
* ''Ghayal'' (1951)
* ''Aadhi Raat'' (1950)
* ''Anokha Pyar'' (1948)
* ''Ghar Ki Izzat'' (1948)
* ''Nai Reet'' (1948)
* ''Shehnai'' (1947)

'''Death''': She passed away in the early hours on Thursday, 23 November 2017 in Kolkata home.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.earthmusic.net/hindi-film-songs.php?singerid%5B%5D=mkp&singermtype=exact Meena Kapoor Songs]
* {{IMDb name|id=0438485|name=Meena Kapoor}}

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[[Category:Indian female film singers]]
[[Category:Bollywood playback singers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
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[[Category:Singers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Women musicians from West Bengal]]

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