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'''Sudha Malhotra''' is an [[India]]n [[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.
'''Sudha Malhotra''' is an [[India]]n [[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.
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Sudha Malhotra
BornNew Delhi, India
GenresPlayback
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1954–1982

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

Malhotra was born in New Delhi and grew up in Lahore, Bhopal and Firozpur. 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.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes from the past The Tribune, 12 October 2008.
  2. ↑ "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

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