Their association ended with 'Tezaab' where she sang two good numbers for them- 'Kehdo ki tum' and 'Hum tumko Dilbar Kyon mane'.įollowing this she collaborated with movie producer, Gulshan Kumar, and began a success streak with the movies, Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka, Tezaab, Aashiqui, and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin. 'Ram Lakhan' saw Laxmikant Pyarelal giving three major hit songs to Anuradha. Her collaboration with Laxmikant Pyarelal produced more success with songs for 'Meri Jung'(O mere Kwabon ke), 'Batwara'(Thaare Vaaste Re Dola-Tu maro kaun lage),'Nagina' and many more.

Īnuradha gained recognition with her popular numbers for the movie, Hero, for composers Laxmikant-Pyarelal. I learnt a little here and a little there, but ultimately, I just practiced for many hours listening to Lataji'. I have tried many times, but it has never worked out. Most of these movies had music by the duo of Anil-Arun, Arun being her husband, who collaborated with Anil Mohile to form a pair.Īnuradha apparently never received any formal training in classical music, stating in an interview, 'I have not received any formal training in classical music. She also occasionally sang songs for composers Rajesh Roshan (Des Pardes), Jaidev (Dooriyan, Laila Majnu), Kalyanji-Anandji (Kalaakar, Vidhataa), and Usha Khanna (Souten, Sajan Bina Suhagan).Īnuradha sang in a number of Marathi movies including the memorable 'Disate Majalaa' (Ashtavinayak), 'Raja Lalakaari', and 'Kaalyaa Maatita Maatitaa'. Laxmikant-Pyarelal were the music-composer duo for that movie. Her first solo was in the movie, Aap Beeti, (starring Hema Malini and Shashi Kapoor). In 1976, she got her break as a playback singer in Hindi films with Kalicharan(starring Shatrugan Sinha and Reena Roy). In 1974, she brought out a record of Non-film Marathi songs or 'bhav geeten' which became very popular. In the same year she made her Marathi film debut with 'Yashoda' (music by Datta Davjekar). Anuradha's career started in 1973 with the movie, Abhimaan, (starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan) in which she sang a melodious 'shloka'. She was married to Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai (Bombay). She was the first singer to challenge the monopoly of the Mangeshkar singers, with a spate of successes in the Hindi Playback industry. She has been one of the leading playback singers since Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhonsle. Anuradha Paudwal is a popular playback singer in Bollywood in India.

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