1. Suman Kalyanpur was born on as Suman Hemmadi; 28 January 1937 and is an Indian playback singer who is most notable for her work in Hindi cinema.
20 Facts About Suman Kalyanpur
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Suman Kalyanpur recorded songs for movies in several languages besides Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Angika, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Odia and Punjabi.
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Suman Kalyanpur's voice has often been mistaken to be that of Lata Mangeshkar due to their similar tone and texture.
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Suman Kalyanpur's career started in 1954 and she went onto become a popular singer in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Suman Kalyanpur was born as Suman Hemmadi on 28 January 1937 in Dhaka, in British India.
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Suman Kalyanpur served on a top post in the Central Bank of India and was posted to Dhaka for a very long period.
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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.
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Suman Kalyanpur accompanied her for every recording session after their marriage.
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Suman Kalyanpur has a daughter named Charul Agny who is settled in the United States after marriage.
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Immediately, after the film "'Mangu'", Suman Kalyanpur sang 5 songs under the baton of composer Naushad for the film Darwaza, which was produced by Ismat Chugtai and directed by Shahid Lateef.
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Suman Kalyanpur's first film song was a duet with Talat Mahmood in Darwaza.
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Talat Mahmood heard Suman Kalyanpur singing in a musical concert and was highly impressed by her singing.
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Suman Kalyanpur sang for the movie, Mangu, Koi Pukare Dheere Se Tujhe.
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Suman Kalyanpur provided playback singing for Miyan Bibi Razi, Baat Ek Raat Ki, Dil Ek Mandir, Dil Hi To Hai, Shagoon, Jahan Ara, Sanjh Aur Savera, Noor Jehan, Saathi and Pakeezah.
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Suman Kalyanpur has sung over 740 movie and non-movie songs.
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Suman Kalyanpur sang over 140 duets with Rafi in the 1960s.
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Suman Kalyanpur sang with Lata Mangeshkar the duet "Kabhi Aaj, Kabhi Kal, Kabhi Parson" under the direction of composer Hemant Kumar.
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Suman Kalyanpur's voice was very similar to the singer, Lata Mangeshkar.
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Suman Kalyanpur was very uncomfortable regarding the similarity between her voice and Lata's.
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Suman Kalyanpur sang over 140 duets with Rafi in this period.