Entertainment News Desk – A singer of Indian cinema, whose voice is still loved by the world. She is none other than veteran singer Anuradha Paudwal. Today is his 90th birthday. Anuradha Paudwal was born on 27 October 1954 in a Brahmin family in Karwar district of Karnataka, but was brought up in Mumbai. Today, on the special occasion of his birthday, we will tell you about many interesting stories from his life.
Anuradha had replaced Lata Mangeshkar
Anuradha Paudwal’s real name is not Anuradha but Alka Nandkarni. His name was revealed by Singh himself in The Kapil Sharma Show. He had told that he had changed his name after marriage. Anuradha Paudwal is one of those artists in the industry who proved herself and achieved a position without anyone’s support and training. Anuradha practiced her music by listening to the songs of Lata Mangeshkar, the voice of India. She was a big fan of Lata Mangeshkar. Because of this his practice kept improving day by day. There came a time when people started liking her voice more than Lata Mangeshkar. On this, famous musician OP Nayyar had even said that now Lata’s era is over. Anuradha has taken her place.
Luck shines through a song
Anuradha Paudwal started her career after marriage. Actually, she married composer Arun Paudwal, assistant to SD Burman. And after this he entered Bollywood with the film Abhiman. In this film the singer sang a verse for Jaya Bhaduri. The very first song proved Anuradha’s talent to the world. Then, there was no film of that era in which Anuradha did not sing.
Why did he distance himself from film songs?
Anuradha Paudwal joined hands with Gulshan Kumar after some time. After this, he received the Filmfare Award three times in a row for films like Aashiqui, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahi and Beta. After which Singh officially announced that she will sing songs only for T-Series. But the circumstances were such that an incident kept Anuradha away from film songs. Actually, when Anuradha was at the peak of her career, Gulshan Kumar passed away. And after some time, Anuradha Paudwal’s husband Arun Paudwal also passed away. After all this, Anuradha never sang film songs. However, he did not stop singing. Now she sings, but only devotional songs.