Sudha Malhotra (born 30 November 1936) 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, Babar, Dhool Ka Phool, Ab Dilli Door Nahin, Girlfriend, Barsat Ki Rat, Didi 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".[ Notes from the past The Tribune, 12 October 2008.] Apart from Hindi songs, she sang many popular Marathi songs (Bhavgeet) with Arun Date.
She was awarded the Padma Shri by Government of India in 2013.
Early life and education
Sudha Malhotra was born in
New Delhi to a
Punjabi Hindu family 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.
[ 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
Malhotra married Giridhar Motwani, whose family owned the Chicago Radio.
Filmography
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Arzoo (1950)
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Dil-E-Naadan (1953)
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Ab Dilli Door Nahin (1957)
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Dekh Kabira Roya (1957)
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Raj Tilak (1958)
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Parvarish (1958)
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Dhool Ka Phool (1959)
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Didi (1959)
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Girlfriend (1960)
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Barsat Ki Rat (1960)
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Babar (1960)
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Gauhar
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Prem Rog (1982)
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