Sudha Malhotra | |
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Born | New Delhi, India | 30 November 1936
Genres | Playback |
Occupations | Singer |
Years active | 1954–1982 |
Spouse | Girdhar Motwani |
Awards: Padma Shri |
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".[1] 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.[2]