Suman Kalyanpur

Suman Kalyanpur (born as Suman Hemmady; 28 January 1937 – 31 May 2026) was an Indian playback singer. Known for her three-decade career in Hindi cinema, she was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India. Kalyanpur's career started in 1954 and she went onto become a popular singer in the 1960s and 1970s. She also recorded songs for film in several languages besides Hindi, including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Angika, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Odia and Punjabi. Her voice has often been mistaken to be that of Lata Mangeshkar due to their similar tone and texture.

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