Nirmala Devi

Nirmala Devi was an Indian actress and a Hindustani classical vocalist of the Patiala Gharana. She was also known as Nirmala Arun. Nirmala Devi was born on June 7, 1927, and her place of birth is Benares, Benares State, British India (Now, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh). According to the astrologer, Nirmala Devi’s star sign was Cancer. She belonged to a wealthy business family. Nirmala Devi’s parents were Vasudev Narayan Singh and Kusum Devi. Her father was a jeweller, and he belonged to the Gaharwar Rajput clan. He owned a prosperous business in then Benares. Her mother was a homemaker and hailed from the Shahganj village in the Faizabad district.

She was the eldest of twelve siblings and had nine brothers & three sisters. In 1942, she married actor Arun Kumar Ahuja Arun Kumar Ahuja, one of the respected names in th >> Read More... and had five children with him. Her children include Bollywood superstar Govind Arun Ahuja (Govinda) and film director Kirti Kumar Kirti Kumar is a very famous actor and a producer >> Read More... . And other three were daughters. She preferred to keep her personal and love life private. Nirmala Devi accompanied her father in Mumbai and recorded her debut album song with the premiere music company of that time, named His Master’s Voice (HMV). Nirmala recorded her debut song when she was 15 years of age. After that, she was continued with the concerts. Also, she performed for All India Radio (AIR) and Door Darshan.

The songs credited as Nirmala Devi are Bawarchi (1972), Zara Bachke (1959), Shama Parwana (1954), and Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985). Her singles include “Banaa Banaa Ke Tamanaa & Gham Ki Nishani” (Ghazal) and “Jaadu Bhare Tore Nainava Ram & Mori Baali Umar Beeti Jaye” (Thumri). She had sung for almost 60 film songs. She was able to expand her voice to all three octaves of music very quickly, which is rare for singers. She recorded several unforgettable light classical melodies like thumris, chaiti, dadras, hori, etc. Also, she sang very skillfully taranas, khayals, bhajans, geets, and ghazals. Her LP record of light classical melodies, “Weekend Pleasure,” was a massive success.

During the period of her marriage, she marked her acting debut in the Hindi film “Saver,” with husband Arun Ahuja as co-star, and directed by V. C. Desai in 1942. She had worked with her husband in many films, including Chalis Karod (1946), Sehra (1948), and Jai Mahalakshmi Jai Mahalakshmi is a spiritual serial that was air >> Read More... (1951). In 1950, she starred in the Bollywood drama film “Anmol Rattan,” directed by M. Sadiq. She had acted in over thirteen Hindi movies. Nirmala Devi lived for sixty-nine years and died on June 15, 1996, in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. She has left behind a treasure of her famous & melodious songs.