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12 Facts About Sudha Malhotra

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Sudha Malhotra was born on 30 November 1936 and is an Indian playback singer.

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Sudha Malhotra acted in some Bollywood films and as a playback singer, worked in popular Bollywood movies in the 1950s and 1960s, like Arzoo, Babar, Dhool Ka Phool, Ab Dilli Door Nahin, Girlfriend, Barsat Ki Rat, Didi and Dekh Kabira Roya.

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Sudha Malhotra was last heard in Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog in the song "Yeh Pyar Tha Ya Kuch Aur Tha".

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Sudha Malhotra was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2013.

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Sudha Malhotra was born in New Delhi to a Punjabi Hindu family and grew up in Lahore, Bhopal and Firozpur.

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Sudha Malhotra is the eldest of 4 siblings - Arun, Vijay, Kiran and herself.

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Sudha Malhotra did her graduation in music from Agra University.

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Sudha Malhotra retired from film industry in 1960, following her marriage with businessman Giridhar Motwani.

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Sudha Malhotra recorded for a few albums in the following years, including for Jagjit Singh's In a Mood of Love.

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Sudha Malhotra sang for Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog in 1982.

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Sudha Malhotra married Giridhar Motwani, whose family owned the Chicago Radio.

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Sudha Malhotra repeatedly denied their relationship, and later, Blitz released an apology.