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{{short description|Indian playback singer}} | {{short description|Indian playback singer}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}} | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}} | ||
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{{Infobox musical artist | {{Infobox musical artist | ||
| name | | name = Sudha Malhotra | ||
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| birth_date | | birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | ||
|birth_place =[[New Delhi]], India | | death_date = | ||
| death_date | | genre = [[Playback singer|Playback]] | ||
| genre | | occupations = Singer, actress | ||
| | | years_active = 1954–1982 | ||
| years_active | | spouse = | ||
| partner = [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] | |||
| module2=Awards: [[Padma Shri]] | |||
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'''Sudha Malhotra''' is an | '''Sudha Malhotra''' is an Indian [[playback singer]]. She also acted in some [[Bollywood]] films and as a playback singer, worked in popular Bollywood movies in the 1950s and 1960s, like ''Arzoo'', ''Dhool Ka Phool'', ''Ab Dilli Door Nahin'', ''Girl Friend'', ''Barsat Ki Raat'', ''Didi'', ''Kala Pani'', ''Prem Rog'' and ''Dekh Kabira Roya''. She was last heard in [[Raj Kapoor]]'s ''[[Prem Rog]]'' (1982) in the song "Yeh Pyar tha ya kuch aur tha".<ref name=tr>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081012/spectrum/main4.htm Notes from the past] ''The Tribune'', 12 October 2008.</ref> Apart from Hindi songs, Sudha sang many popular Marathi songs (Bhavgeet) with Arun Date. | ||
She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] in 2013.<ref name=pib4>{{cite press release|title=Padma Awards Announced|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2013|access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> | She was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by [[Government of India]] in 2013.<ref name=pib4>{{cite press release |title=Padma Awards Announced |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=91838 |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2013 |access-date=27 January 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Malhotra was born in [[New Delhi]] and grew up in [[Lahore]], [[Bhopal]] and [[Firozpur]]. She did her graduation in music from [[Agra University]]. | Sudha Malhotra was born in [[New Delhi]] and grew up in [[Lahore]], [[Bhopal]] and [[Firozpur]]. She is the eldest of 4 siblings - Arun, Vijay, Kiran and herself. She did her graduation in music from [[Agra University]]. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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Some of her popular Marathi songs are (Bhavgeet) - "Shukratara Mandwara", "Haat Tuza Haataat" and "Divas Tujhe he Fulayche", all duets with Arun Date. She has sung 264 songs in 155 films. | Some of her popular Marathi songs are (Bhavgeet) - "Shukratara Mandwara", "Haat Tuza Haataat" and "Divas Tujhe he Fulayche", all duets with Arun Date. She has sung 264 songs in 155 films. | ||
==Personal life== | |||
Sudha Malhotra married Giridhar Motwani, whose family owned the famed Chicago Radio. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/feature/kashti-ka-khamosh-safar-hai-sudha-malhotra|title = "Kashti Ka Khamosh Safar Hai" - Sudha Malhotra}}</ref> After her marriage, her photographs with the celebrated lyricist [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] has been published in the Blitz magazine citing her relationship with [[Sahir Ludhianvi]]. However, she never accepted this and later the Blitz apologize for the photographs. It is said that [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] wrote the song "Chalo ek bar phir se ajnabi ban jaye ham dono ...." when Sudha marriage was fixed. | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
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[[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]] | [[Category:Actresses in Hindi cinema]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts]] | ||
[[Category:Indian | [[Category:Indian women playback singers]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian singers]] | ||
[[Category:Punjabi people]] | [[Category:Punjabi people]] | ||
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Revision as of 23:31, 27 June 2022
Sudha Malhotra | |
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| Born | New Delhi, India |
| Genres | Playback |
| Occupations | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 1954–1982 |
| Awards: Padma Shri | |
Sudha Malhotra is an Indian playback singer. She also acted in some Bollywood films and as a playback singer, worked in popular Bollywood movies in the 1950s and 1960s, like Arzoo, Dhool Ka Phool, Ab Dilli Door Nahin, Girl Friend, Barsat Ki Raat, Didi, Kala Pani, Prem Rog and Dekh Kabira Roya. She was last heard in Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog (1982) in the song "Yeh Pyar tha ya kuch aur tha".[1] Apart from Hindi songs, Sudha sang many popular Marathi songs (Bhavgeet) with Arun Date.
She was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2013.[2]
Early life and education
Sudha Malhotra was born in New Delhi and grew up in Lahore, Bhopal and Firozpur. She is the eldest of 4 siblings - Arun, Vijay, Kiran and herself. She did her graduation in music from Agra University.
Career
Malhotra was discovered as a child artist by Ghulam Haider (a prominent music director of the 1940s). She debuted in the movie Arzoo.[1] She retired from film industry in 1960, following her marriage with businessman Giridhar Motwani (whose family owned the Chicago Radio Mike Company). She recorded for a few albums in the following years, including for Jagjit Singh's In a Mood of Love. She also sang for Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog in 1982.
Some of her popular Marathi songs are (Bhavgeet) - "Shukratara Mandwara", "Haat Tuza Haataat" and "Divas Tujhe he Fulayche", all duets with Arun Date. She has sung 264 songs in 155 films.
Personal life
Sudha Malhotra married Giridhar Motwani, whose family owned the famed Chicago Radio. [3] After her marriage, her photographs with the celebrated lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi has been published in the Blitz magazine citing her relationship with Sahir Ludhianvi. However, she never accepted this and later the Blitz apologize for the photographs. It is said that Sahir Ludhianvi wrote the song "Chalo ek bar phir se ajnabi ban jaye ham dono ...." when Sudha marriage was fixed.
Filmography
- Arzoo
- Ab Dilli Door Nahin
- Girl Friend
- Dekh Kabira Roya (1957)
- Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
- Barsaat Ki Raat (1960)
- Gauhar
- Dil-e-Naadan (1953)
- Babar
- Didi
- Prem Rog (1982)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes from the past The Tribune, 12 October 2008.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ↑ ""Kashti Ka Khamosh Safar Hai" - Sudha Malhotra".
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