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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | ||
| name | | name = Suman Kalyanpur | ||
| image | | image = Suman Kalyanpur in 2023.jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = Kalyanpur in 2023 | ||
| image_size | | image_size = | ||
| background | | background = solo_singer | ||
| alias | | alias = | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = Suman Hemmadi | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1937|01|28}} | ||
|birth_place | | birth_place = [[Dhaka]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br/><small>(now in [[Bangladesh]])</small> | ||
| instrument = | |||
| instrument | | genre = [[Indian classical music]], [[Playback singer|playback singing]] | ||
| genre | | occupation = Singer | ||
| occupation | | years_active = 1953–1988 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''Suman Kalyanpur''' (born '''Suman | '''Suman Kalyanpur''' (born as '''Suman Hemmadi'''; 28 January 1937) is an Indian playback singer who is most notable for her work in [[Hindi cinema]]. She recorded songs for movies in several languages besides [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Angika language|Angika]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]], [[Odia language|Odia]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150418010803/http://www.in.com/suman-kalyanpur/biography-262585.html Suman Kalyanpur]</ref> | ||
Her voice | Her voice has often been mistaken to be that of [[Lata Mangeshkar]] due to their similar tone and texture.<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/the-other-lata The Other Lata]</ref> Suman Kalyanpur's career started in 1954 and she went onto become a popular singer in the 1960s and 1970s. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
;Early life | ;Early life | ||
Suman Kalyanpur was born as Suman | Suman Kalyanpur was born as Suman Hemmadi on 28 January 1937 in [[Dhaka]], in [[British India]]. Suman Kalyanpur's father Shankar Rao Hemmadi hailed from a Saraswat Brahmin family belonging Hemmadi, a village in [[Kundapur Taluk]] of [[Udupi District]], Karnataka. He served on a top post in the Central Bank of India and was posted to [[Dhaka]] for a very long period. Apart from father and mother Seeta Hemmadi, there were 5 daughters and one son in the family with Suman being the eldest among her siblings. In 1943, her family moved to [[Mumbai]], where she received her musical training. | ||
Suman had always been interested in painting and music. After completing schooling from [[Mumbai]]’s famed St. Columba High School, she got admission in the prestigious Sir J. J. School of Arts for further studies in painting. Simultaneously, she started learning classical vocal from [[Pune]]'s Prabhat Films' music director and a close family friend, Pandit Keshav Rao Bhole. According to Suman, initially singing was just hobby to her but gradually her interest in music increased and she started learning it professionally from Ustad Khan, Abdul Rehman Khan and Guruji Master Navrang.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130903021403/http://www.in.com/suman-kalyanpur/profile-262585.html Suman Kalyapur]</ref><ref>http://beetehuedin.blogspot.in/2013/09/na-tum-hamein-jaano-suman-kalyanpur.html Meeting with Suman Kalyanpur</ref> Suman's younger sister ''Shyama Hemmady'' was also a singer. | Suman had always been interested in painting and music. After completing schooling from [[Mumbai]]’s famed St. Columba High School, she got admission in the prestigious Sir J. J. School of Arts for further studies in painting. Simultaneously, she started learning classical vocal from [[Pune]]'s Prabhat Films' music director and a close family friend, [[Keshav Vaman Bhole|Pandit Keshav Rao Bhole]]. According to Suman, initially singing was just hobby to her but gradually her interest in music increased and she started learning it professionally from Ustad Khan, Abdul Rehman Khan and Guruji Master Navrang.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130903021403/http://www.in.com/suman-kalyanpur/profile-262585.html Suman Kalyapur]</ref><ref>http://beetehuedin.blogspot.in/2013/09/na-tum-hamein-jaano-suman-kalyanpur.html Meeting with Suman Kalyanpur</ref> Suman's younger sister ''Shyama Hemmady'' was also a singer. | ||
;Married life | ;Married life | ||
Suman Hemmady married a Mumbai-based businessman Ramanand Kalyanpur in | Suman Hemmady married a Mumbai-based businessman Ramanand Kalyanpur in 1958 and thus, became Suman Kalyanpur from Suman Hemmady. He accompanied her for every recording session after their marriage. She has a daughter named Charul Agny who is settled in the United States after marriage. Her grand daughter Aaishanni Agny returned to India and opened an NGO in Mumbai in her grand mother's name.{{cn|date=February 2021}} | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
According to Suman, "Everybody at home had an inclination towards arts and music but public performances were strictly prohibited. Still, I could not say 'no' to an offer to sing for the [[All India Radio]] in 1952. This was my first public performance after which I got a chance to sing for the Marathi film ''Shukrachi Chandni'' released in the year 1953. At that time, Sheikh Mukhtar was making the film ''Mangu'' whose composer was Mohammed Shafi. [[Sheikh Mukhtar]] was so impressed with my ‘'Shukrachi Chandni'’ songs, that he got me to sing 3 songs for the film ‘Mangu’. However, due to some unknown reasons, later [[O. P. Nayyar]] replaced Mohammed Shafi and only one of my three songs, a lullaby "Koi Pukare Dheere Se Tujhe" was retained in the film. Thus, I entered Hindi cinema with the 1954 release "Mangu". | |||
Immediately, after the film "‘Mangu’", Suman sang 5 songs under the baton of composer [[Naushad]] for the film ''Darwaza'' (1954), which was produced by [[Ismat Chugtai]] and directed by Shahid Lateef. Since ‘'Darwaza’' released first, it is generally believed to be Suman Kalyanpur's first Hindi film. In the same year (1954), Suman sang the film version of [[O.P.Nayyar]]’s hit ensemble song "Mohabbat Kar Lo Ji Bhar Lo Aji Kisne Roka Hai" with [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Geeta Dutt]] for the film ''[[Aar Paar (1954 film)|Aar Paar]]''. According to Suman, she had a couple of solo lines to sing and her services were used, more, as a chorus singer in this song. This proved to be the only song she ever sang for [[O. P. Nayyar]]. | |||
Suman Kalyanpur's first film song was a duet with Talat Mahmood in ''Darwaza'' (1954). [[Talat Mahmood]] heard Kalyanpur singing in a musical concert and was highly impressed by her singing. A rank newcomer, her career hit the big league when Talat agreed to sing the duet with her, making the film industry sit up and take notice of her. | Suman Kalyanpur's first film song was a duet with Talat Mahmood in ''Darwaza'' (1954). [[Talat Mahmood]] heard Kalyanpur singing in a musical concert and was highly impressed by her singing. A rank newcomer, her career hit the big league when Talat agreed to sing the duet with her, making the film industry sit up and take notice of her. | ||
She sang for the movie, ''Mangu'' (1954), ''Koi Pukare Dheere Se Tujhe''. Kalyanpur provided playback singing for ''Miyan Bibi Razi'' (1960), ''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'' (1962), ''[[Dil Ek Mandir]]'' (1963), ''[[Dil Hi To Hai (1963 film)|Dil Hi To Hai]]'' (1963), ''Shagoon'' (1964), ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]'' (1964), ''[[Sanjh Aur Savera]]'' (1964), ''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]'' (1967), ''[[Saathi]]'' (1968) and ''[[Pakeezah]]'' (1971). She sang for composers [[Shankar Jaikishan]], [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]], [[Madan Mohan]], [[Sachin Dev Burman|S. D. Burman]], [[Datta Naik|N Datta]], [[Hemant Kumar]], [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]], [[Naushad]], S. N. Tripathi, [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]], [[Kalyanji Anandji]] and [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] singing the most songs for the first two in the list. She has sung over 740 movie and non-movie songs. She sang over 140 duets with Rafi in the 1960s. | She sang for the movie, ''Mangu'' (1954), ''Koi Pukare Dheere Se Tujhe''. Kalyanpur provided playback singing for ''Miyan Bibi Razi'' (1960), ''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'' (1962), ''[[Dil Ek Mandir]]'' (1963), ''[[Dil Hi To Hai (1963 film)|Dil Hi To Hai]]'' (1963), ''Shagoon'' (1964), ''[[Jahan Ara (film)|Jahan Ara]]'' (1964), ''[[Sanjh Aur Savera]]'' (1964), ''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]'' (1967), ''[[Saathi (1968 film)|Saathi]]'' (1968) and ''[[Pakeezah]]'' (1971). She sang for composers [[Shankar Jaikishan]], [[Roshan (music director)|Roshan]], [[Madan Mohan (composer)|Madan Mohan Kohli]], [[Sachin Dev Burman|S. D. Burman]], [[Datta Naik|N Datta]], [[Hemant Kumar]], [[Chitragupta (composer)|Chitragupta]], [[Naushad]], S. N. Tripathi, [[Ghulam Mohammed (composer)|Ghulam Mohammed]], [[Kalyanji Anandji]], [[Vasant Desai]] and [[Laxmikant–Pyarelal]] singing the most songs for the first two in the list. She has sung over 740 movie and non-movie songs. She sang over 140 duets with Rafi in the 1960s. | ||
Suman's first song in Marathi was | Suman's first song in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] was "Bhaatuklichaa Khel Maandila" for Vasant Prabhu, for the film ''Pasant Aahe Mulgi''. Putra Vhawa Aisaa, Ekti, Manini and Annapoorna were but a few of her other films. | ||
Kalyanpur sang with Lata Mangeshkar the duet "Kabhi Aaj, Kabhi Kal, Kabhi Parson" under the direction of composer [[Hemant Kumar]]. She recorded some popular duets with male singers [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Talat Mahmood]], and [[Hemant Kumar]]. Some of her memorable duets with Rafi are "Aajkal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche", "Na Na Karte Pyaar", "Tumse O Hasina", "Rahen Na Rahen Hum", "Parbaton Ke Pedon Par Shaam Ka Basera He | Kalyanpur sang with Lata Mangeshkar the duet "Kabhi Aaj, Kabhi Kal, Kabhi Parson" under the direction of composer [[Hemant Kumar]]. She recorded some popular duets with male singers [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]], [[Talat Mahmood]], and [[Hemant Kumar]]. Some of her memorable duets with Rafi are "Aajkal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche", "Na Na Karte Pyaar", "Tumse O Hasina", "Rahen Na Rahen Hum", "Parbaton Ke Pedon Par Shaam Ka Basera He", "Ajahuna Aye Balama", "Tumane Pukara Aur Hum Chale Aye", "Bad Muddat Ke Yeh Ghadi Ayee", "Mujhe Yeh Bhool Na", "Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya", "Tujhko Dilbari Ki Kasam" and "Chand Takata Hai Idhar". With [[Manna Dey]], she sang the popular duet "Na Jane Kahan Ham The" under the music direction of Dattaram. With Mukesh she has sung many popular duets like `Yeh Kisne Geet Chheda', "Akhiyon ka noor hai tu", "Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai", "Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya", "Shama Se Koi Kehde", etc. | ||
Kalyanpur also recorded some memorable songs with a classical base, including "Manamohan Man Mein Ho Tumhi", "Mere Sang Ga Gunguna" and "Gir Gayi Re More Mathe Ki Bindiya". | Kalyanpur also recorded some memorable songs with a classical base, including "Manamohan Man Mein Ho Tumhi", "Mere Sang Ga Gunguna" and "Gir Gayi Re More Mathe Ki Bindiya". | ||
=== Similarity of voice with Lata Mangeshkar === | === Similarity of voice with Lata Mangeshkar === | ||
Suman Kalyanpur's voice was very similar to the singer, Lata Mangeshkar. Many of her songs are indistinguishable from Lata's style, because she | Suman Kalyanpur's voice was very similar to the singer, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]. Many of her songs are indistinguishable from Lata's style, because she sang with a quality comparable to Lata. Kalyanpur was very uncomfortable regarding the similarity between her voice and Lata's. She had once answered "I was quite influenced by her. In my college days, I used to sing her songs. Meri aawaaz nazuk aur patli thi (My voice was delicate and thin). What could I do? Also when Radio Ceylon relayed the songs, the names were never announced. Even the records sometimes gave the wrong name. Maybe that caused more confusion."<ref>[http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/the-other-lata/ The other Lata]</ref> In the era of 1950s and 1960s, the period was referred as the golden era of Hindi film music where the time when female playback singing was dominated by singers like [[Shamshad Begum]] and Lata Mangeshkar. | ||
During the similar period, Lata had refused to sing with Rafi over [[Royalty payment|royalty]] issues and those songs were recorded by Kalyanpur with Rafi. She sang over 140 duets with Rafi in this period. | |||
==Discography== | |||
{{Main|List of songs by Suman Kalyanpur}} | |||
===Hindi songs=== | ===Hindi songs=== | ||
*"Tumse O Haseena Kabhi Mohabbat Na Maine Karni Thi" (''Farz (1967 film)'') | |||
*"Sathi Mere Sathi" (''[[Veerana]]'') | *"Sathi Mere Sathi" (''[[Veerana]]'') | ||
*"Na Tum Hamen Jano" (''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'') | *"Na Tum Hamen Jano" (''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'') | ||
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*"Jo Ham Pe Guzarti Hai" (''Mohabbat Isko Kehten Hain'') | *"Jo Ham Pe Guzarti Hai" (''Mohabbat Isko Kehten Hain'') | ||
*"Sharabi Sharabi Yeh Sawan Ka Mausam" (''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]'') | *"Sharabi Sharabi Yeh Sawan Ka Mausam" (''[[Noor Jehan (film)|Noor Jehan]]'') | ||
*"Behena Ne Bhai Ki Kalai Main" (''[[Resham Ki Dori]]''), for which she was nominated for the [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award]] in 1975. | *"Behena Ne Bhai Ki Kalai Main" (''[[Resham Ki Dori]]''), for which she was nominated for the [[Filmfare Best Female Playback Award]] in 1975. | ||
*"Dil | *"Dil Ek Mandir Hai" ([[Dil Ek Mandir]]) | ||
*"Aajkal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche" from ''[[Brahmachari (Hindi film)|Brahmachari]]'', which was one of her most famous songs, is usually thought to be sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] but it was in fact sung by her. (The confusion results from the fact that the quality of her voice is similar to Lata Mangeshkar's at times). | *"Aajkal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche" from ''[[Brahmachari (Hindi film)|Brahmachari]]'', which was one of her most famous songs, is usually thought to be sung by [[Lata Mangeshkar]] but it was in fact sung by her. (The confusion results from the fact that the quality of her voice is similar to Lata Mangeshkar's at times). | ||
*"Aansoo ki ek boond hoon main" (''[[Ek Paheli]]'') | *"Aansoo ki ek boond hoon main" (''[[Ek Paheli]]'') | ||
*"Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai Yeh Bahar Bhi Tu Hai" (''[[Saathi]]'') | *"Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai Yeh Bahar Bhi Tu Hai" (''[[Saathi (1968 film)|Saathi]]'') | ||
* "Na Na Karte Pyar" (''[[Jab Jab Phool Khile]]'') | * "Na Na Karte Pyar" (''[[Jab Jab Phool Khile]]'') | ||
Zindagi zulm sahi ( shagun) | |||
===Marathi songs=== | ===Marathi songs=== | ||
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*"Keshava Madhava Tuzya Namat Re Godawa" | *"Keshava Madhava Tuzya Namat Re Godawa" | ||
*"Omkar Pradhan Roop Ganeshache" | *"Omkar Pradhan Roop Ganeshache" | ||
*"Jethe Sagara Dharanee Milate" | *"Jethe Sagara Dharanee Milate" | ||
*"Bhaktichya Phulancha Goad To Suwas" | *"Bhaktichya Phulancha Goad To Suwas" | ||
*"Navika Re Vara Vahe Re" | *"Navika Re Vara Vahe Re" | ||
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===Bengali songs=== | ===Bengali songs=== | ||
*"Ronger Basore" | *"Ronger Basore Jodi" | ||
*"Ei | *"Ei ChadroMollikate" | ||
*"Durashar Baluchare" | *"Durashar Baluchare" | ||
*"Mone Karo Aami Nei" | *"Mone Karo Aami Nei" | ||
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*"Ekhane Okhane Jekhane Sekhane" | *"Ekhane Okhane Jekhane Sekhane" | ||
*"Dure theko na aaro aaro kache eso" | *"Dure theko na aaro aaro kache eso" | ||
===Kannada songs=== | |||
*"Odanadi Bekendu" | |||
*"Hani Hani Heeri Thani Hareya" | |||
*"Thallana Nooru bage" | |||
=== Odia songs === | |||
* " Jaya Jadu Nandan" in Odia movie ''[[Gapa Hele Bi Sata (1976 film)|Gapa Hele Bi Sata]]'' (1976) | |||
* " Muje Janena Kaha Baat Rahichi Chanhi" in Odia movie ''[[Chilika Tire]]'' (1977) | |||
* " Guhari Suno Bhagabaan" in Odia movie ''[[Samaya]]'' (1977) | |||
===Assamese Song=== | |||
*"Oi Oi Akash Xubo" | |||
*"Akashore neelai prithivi xabote" | |||
*"Phool bhora phoolonir" | |||
*"Jibon ghorir protitu pol" | |||
*"Milonor ei madhu khyan" | |||
*"O nayanmoni" | |||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
* Received three times the prestigious "Sur Sringar Samsad" award for the best classical song in a Hindi movie. | |||
* 2009 – Lata Mangeshkar Award by the [[Government of Maharashtra]]<ref>[http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/singer-suman-kalyanpur-to-be-feted/1036345/ Singer Suman Kalyanpur to be feted]</ref> | |||
* Ga Di Ma Award by Ga Di Ma Pratishthan<ref>[http://www.loksatta.com/pune-news/gadima-award-to-suman-kalyanpur-1163208/ सुमन कल्याणपूर यांना ‘गदिमा पुरस्कार’ जाहीर]</ref> | |||
* 2022 – [[Mirchi Music Awards|Mirchi Music Lifetime Achievement Award]] | |||
* 2023 – [[Padma Bhushan]] by the [[Government of India]] on 26 January 2023 | |||
*2024 – [Maharashtra Bhushan MaTaa Sanman Puraskar] (Maharashtra Times) | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Indian playback singers]] | * [[List of Indian playback singers]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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* {{IMDb name|id=0436308}} | * {{IMDb name|id=0436308}} | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130917034046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-20/pune/27211179_1_voice-marathi-songs-mangeshkar Suman Kalyanpur: voice of sweetness] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130917034046/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-11-20/pune/27211179_1_voice-marathi-songs-mangeshkar Suman Kalyanpur: voice of sweetness] | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100301094154/http://www.screenindia.com/news/Career-Women/584439 Career Woman] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100301094154/http://www.screenindia.com/news/Career-Women/584439 Career Woman] | ||
{{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}}{{Padma Bhushan Award Recipients 2020–2029}} | ||
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Suman Kalyanpur | |
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 Kalyanpur in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Suman Hemmadi |
| Born | 28 January 1937 Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh) |
| Genres | Indian classical music, playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1953–1988 |
Suman Kalyanpur (born as Suman Hemmadi; 28 January 1937) is an Indian playback singer who is most notable for her work in Hindi cinema. She recorded songs for movies in several languages besides Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Angika, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Odia and Punjabi.[1]
Her voice has often been mistaken to be that of Lata Mangeshkar due to their similar tone and texture.[2] Suman Kalyanpur's career started in 1954 and she went onto become a popular singer in the 1960s and 1970s.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
- Early life
Suman Kalyanpur was born as Suman Hemmadi on 28 January 1937 in Dhaka, in British India. Suman Kalyanpur's father Shankar Rao Hemmadi hailed from a Saraswat Brahmin family belonging Hemmadi, a village in Kundapur Taluk of Udupi District, Karnataka. He served on a top post in the Central Bank of India and was posted to Dhaka for a very long period. Apart from father and mother Seeta Hemmadi, there were 5 daughters and one son in the family with Suman being the eldest among her siblings. In 1943, her family moved to Mumbai, where she received her musical training.
Suman had always been interested in painting and music. After completing schooling from Mumbai’s famed St. Columba High School, she got admission in the prestigious Sir J. J. School of Arts for further studies in painting. Simultaneously, she started learning classical vocal from Pune's Prabhat Films' music director and a close family friend, Pandit Keshav Rao Bhole. According to Suman, initially singing was just hobby to her but gradually her interest in music increased and she started learning it professionally from Ustad Khan, Abdul Rehman Khan and Guruji Master Navrang.[3][4] Suman's younger sister Shyama Hemmady was also a singer.
- Married life
Suman Hemmady married a Mumbai-based businessman Ramanand Kalyanpur in 1958 and thus, became Suman Kalyanpur from Suman Hemmady. He accompanied her for every recording session after their marriage. She has a daughter named Charul Agny who is settled in the United States after marriage. Her grand daughter Aaishanni Agny returned to India and opened an NGO in Mumbai in her grand mother's name.[citation needed]
Career[edit | edit source]
According to Suman, "Everybody at home had an inclination towards arts and music but public performances were strictly prohibited. Still, I could not say 'no' to an offer to sing for the All India Radio in 1952. This was my first public performance after which I got a chance to sing for the Marathi film Shukrachi Chandni released in the year 1953. At that time, Sheikh Mukhtar was making the film Mangu whose composer was Mohammed Shafi. Sheikh Mukhtar was so impressed with my ‘'Shukrachi Chandni'’ songs, that he got me to sing 3 songs for the film ‘Mangu’. However, due to some unknown reasons, later O. P. Nayyar replaced Mohammed Shafi and only one of my three songs, a lullaby "Koi Pukare Dheere Se Tujhe" was retained in the film. Thus, I entered Hindi cinema with the 1954 release "Mangu".
Immediately, after the film "‘Mangu’", Suman sang 5 songs under the baton of composer Naushad for the film Darwaza (1954), which was produced by Ismat Chugtai and directed by Shahid Lateef. Since ‘'Darwaza’' released first, it is generally believed to be Suman Kalyanpur's first Hindi film. In the same year (1954), Suman sang the film version of O.P.Nayyar’s hit ensemble song "Mohabbat Kar Lo Ji Bhar Lo Aji Kisne Roka Hai" with Mohammed Rafi and Geeta Dutt for the film Aar Paar. According to Suman, she had a couple of solo lines to sing and her services were used, more, as a chorus singer in this song. This proved to be the only song she ever sang for O. P. Nayyar.
Suman Kalyanpur's first film song was a duet with Talat Mahmood in Darwaza (1954). Talat Mahmood heard Kalyanpur singing in a musical concert and was highly impressed by her singing. A rank newcomer, her career hit the big league when Talat agreed to sing the duet with her, making the film industry sit up and take notice of her.
She sang for the movie, Mangu (1954), Koi Pukare Dheere Se Tujhe. Kalyanpur provided playback singing for Miyan Bibi Razi (1960), Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962), Dil Ek Mandir (1963), Dil Hi To Hai (1963), Shagoon (1964), Jahan Ara (1964), Sanjh Aur Savera (1964), Noor Jehan (1967), Saathi (1968) and Pakeezah (1971). She sang for composers Shankar Jaikishan, Roshan, Madan Mohan Kohli, S. D. Burman, N Datta, Hemant Kumar, Chitragupta, Naushad, S. N. Tripathi, Ghulam Mohammed, Kalyanji Anandji, Vasant Desai and Laxmikant–Pyarelal singing the most songs for the first two in the list. She has sung over 740 movie and non-movie songs. She sang over 140 duets with Rafi in the 1960s.
Suman's first song in Marathi was "Bhaatuklichaa Khel Maandila" for Vasant Prabhu, for the film Pasant Aahe Mulgi. Putra Vhawa Aisaa, Ekti, Manini and Annapoorna were but a few of her other films.
Kalyanpur sang with Lata Mangeshkar the duet "Kabhi Aaj, Kabhi Kal, Kabhi Parson" under the direction of composer Hemant Kumar. She recorded some popular duets with male singers Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Mukesh, Talat Mahmood, and Hemant Kumar. Some of her memorable duets with Rafi are "Aajkal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche", "Na Na Karte Pyaar", "Tumse O Hasina", "Rahen Na Rahen Hum", "Parbaton Ke Pedon Par Shaam Ka Basera He", "Ajahuna Aye Balama", "Tumane Pukara Aur Hum Chale Aye", "Bad Muddat Ke Yeh Ghadi Ayee", "Mujhe Yeh Bhool Na", "Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya", "Tujhko Dilbari Ki Kasam" and "Chand Takata Hai Idhar". With Manna Dey, she sang the popular duet "Na Jane Kahan Ham The" under the music direction of Dattaram. With Mukesh she has sung many popular duets like `Yeh Kisne Geet Chheda', "Akhiyon ka noor hai tu", "Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai", "Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya", "Shama Se Koi Kehde", etc.
Kalyanpur also recorded some memorable songs with a classical base, including "Manamohan Man Mein Ho Tumhi", "Mere Sang Ga Gunguna" and "Gir Gayi Re More Mathe Ki Bindiya".
Similarity of voice with Lata Mangeshkar[edit | edit source]
Suman Kalyanpur's voice was very similar to the singer, Lata Mangeshkar. Many of her songs are indistinguishable from Lata's style, because she sang with a quality comparable to Lata. Kalyanpur was very uncomfortable regarding the similarity between her voice and Lata's. She had once answered "I was quite influenced by her. In my college days, I used to sing her songs. Meri aawaaz nazuk aur patli thi (My voice was delicate and thin). What could I do? Also when Radio Ceylon relayed the songs, the names were never announced. Even the records sometimes gave the wrong name. Maybe that caused more confusion."[5] In the era of 1950s and 1960s, the period was referred as the golden era of Hindi film music where the time when female playback singing was dominated by singers like Shamshad Begum and Lata Mangeshkar.
During the similar period, Lata had refused to sing with Rafi over royalty issues and those songs were recorded by Kalyanpur with Rafi. She sang over 140 duets with Rafi in this period.
Discography[edit | edit source]
Hindi songs[edit | edit source]
- "Tumse O Haseena Kabhi Mohabbat Na Maine Karni Thi" (Farz (1967 film))
- "Sathi Mere Sathi" (Veerana)
- "Na Tum Hamen Jano" (Baat Ek Raat Ki)
- "Chhodo, Chhodo Mori Baiyann" (Miya Biwi Razi)
- "Dil Gham Se Jal Raha" (Shama)
- "Yun Hi Dil Ne Chaha Tha" (Dil Hi To Hai)
- "Bujha Diye Hain" (Shagoon)
- "Mere Sang Ga" (Janwar)
- "Mere Mehboob Na Ja" (Noor Mahal)
- "Tum Agar Aa Sako To"' and "Zindagi Doob Gai Dard Ke Toofano Mein" (Ek Sal Pehle)
- "Zindagi imtehan leti hai " (Naseeb)
- "Jo Ham Pe Guzarti Hai" (Mohabbat Isko Kehten Hain)
- "Sharabi Sharabi Yeh Sawan Ka Mausam" (Noor Jehan)
- "Behena Ne Bhai Ki Kalai Main" (Resham Ki Dori), for which she was nominated for the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award in 1975.
- "Dil Ek Mandir Hai" (Dil Ek Mandir)
- "Aajkal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche" from Brahmachari, which was one of her most famous songs, is usually thought to be sung by Lata Mangeshkar but it was in fact sung by her. (The confusion results from the fact that the quality of her voice is similar to Lata Mangeshkar's at times).
- "Aansoo ki ek boond hoon main" (Ek Paheli)
- "Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai Yeh Bahar Bhi Tu Hai" (Saathi)
- "Na Na Karte Pyar" (Jab Jab Phool Khile)
Zindagi zulm sahi ( shagun)
Marathi songs[edit | edit source]
- "Rimjhhim Jharati Shrāwan Dhara"
- "Shabda Shabda Japun Thhewa"
- "Re Kshanichya Sangateene Mi Ashi Bharawale"
- "Keshava Madhava Tuzya Namat Re Godawa"
- "Omkar Pradhan Roop Ganeshache"
- "Jethe Sagara Dharanee Milate"
- "Bhaktichya Phulancha Goad To Suwas"
- "Navika Re Vara Vahe Re"
- "Ketakichya Banee Tethe Nachala Ga Mor"
- "Yaa Laadkya Mulino".
- "Samadhi Gheun jayee dnyandev".
- "Mrudul Karani Chhedit Tara".
- "Savalya Vitthala Tujhya Dari Aale".
- "Saang kadhi kalnar tula bhav majhya manat la"
- "Nimbonichya zada mage"
Bengali songs[edit | edit source]
- "Ronger Basore Jodi"
- "Ei ChadroMollikate"
- "Durashar Baluchare"
- "Mone Karo Aami Nei"
- "Sudhu Swapno Niye"
- "Kande Keno Mon"
- "Tomar Aakash Theke"
- "Badoler Madol Baje Guruguru"
- "Aamar Swapno Dekhar Duti Nayon"
- "Aakash Ajana Tobu"
- "Payer Chinho Niye"
- "Dulchere Mon"
- "Byatha Hoye Keno Phire Ele Bondhua"
- "Bhabis Ne Re Kandhchi Bosey"
- "Ekhane Okhane Jekhane Sekhane"
- "Dure theko na aaro aaro kache eso"
Kannada songs[edit | edit source]
- "Odanadi Bekendu"
- "Hani Hani Heeri Thani Hareya"
- "Thallana Nooru bage"
Odia songs[edit | edit source]
- " Jaya Jadu Nandan" in Odia movie Gapa Hele Bi Sata (1976)
- " Muje Janena Kaha Baat Rahichi Chanhi" in Odia movie Chilika Tire (1977)
- " Guhari Suno Bhagabaan" in Odia movie Samaya (1977)
Assamese Song[edit | edit source]
- "Oi Oi Akash Xubo"
- "Akashore neelai prithivi xabote"
- "Phool bhora phoolonir"
- "Jibon ghorir protitu pol"
- "Milonor ei madhu khyan"
- "O nayanmoni"
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Received three times the prestigious "Sur Sringar Samsad" award for the best classical song in a Hindi movie.
- 2009 – Lata Mangeshkar Award by the Government of Maharashtra[6]
- Ga Di Ma Award by Ga Di Ma Pratishthan[7]
- 2022 – Mirchi Music Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2023 – Padma Bhushan by the Government of India on 26 January 2023
- 2024 – [Maharashtra Bhushan MaTaa Sanman Puraskar] (Maharashtra Times)