Despite towering contemporaries like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, Suman Kalyanpur craved her own path in playback singing and sang over 700 movie and non-movie songs.

Most people who loved her songs could not name her. Many who could name her thought she was someone else. Suman Kalyanpur ...

Suman Kalyanpur's voice was often mistaken for Lata Mangeshkar's, leading to frequent confusion among listeners. In one ...

Veteran playback singer Suman Kalyanpur died at 89 on Sunday evening at her Mumbai residence, according to PTI. The piece ...

Veteran singer Suman Kalyanpur passed away at 89. Looking back at her life and times.

In an emotional tribute at the crematorium, those present sang some of Suman Kalyanpur's beloved songs.

The curtains have fallen on one of the gentlest and most enduring voices of Indian music. Veteran playback singer Suman ...

Born in January 1937 in Dhaka, where her father worked in a bank, Kalyanpur belonged to the Gaud Saraswat community known for its flair for music and the arts. Kalyanpur, nee Hemmady, had a strong ...

In this interview from last year, Suman Kalyanpur breaks her silence on career sabotage and bonding with Lata Mangeshkar.

When Baat Ek Raat Ki released in 1962, “Na Tum Hamein Jaano” created one of the great ironies of Hindi film music. As the haunting duet swept across radio waves, most listeners were convinced the ...

Veteran playback singer Suman Kalyanpur was laid to rest with full state honours in Mumbai following her death at 89. Prime ...

On Raj Kapoor's 38th death anniversary on June 2, 10 soundtracks that reflect the creative crescendos scaled by RK and his ...