Birthday Greetings to renowned bollywood singer Suman Kalyanpur, who turned 81 years today.

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Senior eminent playback singer Suman Kalyanpur, known for dozens of yesteryear chartbuster Hindi songs and Marathi bhavgeets, will turn 81 years on Sunday, 28th January.

 True music lovers have always valued and cherished the songs of Suman Kalyanpur. Suman has sung an infinite variety of songs, be it the playful song of the carefree youth ("Aha Aha Aa Yeh Suhana Safar") or a song instigating the immovable depths of love ("Chale Ja Chale Ja Jahan Pyar Mile") or a mischievous song based on a western tune ("Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche") or a classical number ('"Ajhun Na Aaye Baalma Sawan Beeta Jaaye").


Born in Kolkata in 1937, Suman Kalyanpur began singing professionally at the age of 16 with the film Mangu (1954). She went on to sing songs in Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Bengali, Punjabi, Maithili, Oriya, Rajasthani, Assamese, and Bhojpuri.

 Suman Kalyanpur's voice had a sweet quality that won over many fans. Suman Kalyanpur remains one of the best-loved voices of Hindi and Marathi songs, 30 years after she stopped singing full-time.

 It has been three decades since Suman Kalyanpur last sang for Hindi cinema, but her songs like “Na Tum Hamein Jaano”, “Dil Ek Mandir Hai”, “Parbaton Ke Pedon Par”, "Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke" and “Tumne Pukara Aur Hum Chale Aaye” are still recollected today, largely in part due to Kalyanpur’s melodious and unforgettable voice.

For composers trying to get a foothold in the industry, Suman Kalyanpur and Mohammed Rafi were a rollicking combination. One of Kalyanji-Anandji's earliest works when they entered the industry was the peppy and fun-filled composition "Main Hoon Papa Khan" (Post Box 999 - 1958).

For Suman Kalyanpur, the true hour of glory arrived in the mid '60s. The singer earned tremendous acclaim for her duets, especially the ones with Rafi. She was a music director's delight not only because of the resemblance of her voice to that of Lata's, but also that distinctive quality she could add to the songs that were entrusted to her. She was equally adept at delivering the springy romantic duets, typically the compositions of music directors like Shankar-Jaikishan and Laxmikant-Pyarelal and the mellow, poignant and pensive compositions of Madan Mohan.

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