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Lalita Deulkar

Other names of Lalita Deulkar: Lalita Phadke
Marathi Singer Lalita Deulkar
  • DOB : 1925
  • Date of death: 25-05-2010
  • Lived For : 84 Years
  • Gender : Female
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Lalita Deulkar, also known as Lalita Phadke, was a Marathi singer and actress who gained fame in the 1940s through her work in playback music. She was apparently born in 1925 on Lalita Panchami day, which is probably where she got her name from. It is said that she had a great voice and an affinity for singing since she was young. Due to the dire financial status of her family, her father reluctantly allowed her to pursue a career in acting and singing to support them. She signed a contract with a popular studio called Bombay Talkies Click to look into! >> Read More... , which was founded by Devika Rani In the annals of history of the Indian movie indus >> Read More... and her husband, Himanshu Rai Born in Cuttack, Orissa, in the year 1892, Himansh >> Read More... , who were considered to be some of the pioneers of Indian cinema. Her first acting role was in a film called ‘ Durga Nothing is better than an Interesting Script, Grea >> Read More... ’ (1939) where she played the friend of the titular character, who was portrayed by Devika Rani. She left the studio after Rai’s death in 1940.

She began her career as a playback singer in 1943, where she offered the vocals for a solo and a duet song for the film ‘Angoothi’. She became wildly successful in this field and worked with notable artists like S. D. Burman, C. Ramachandra and Sudhir Phadke Sudhir Phadke who was born on 25th of July in the >> Read More... , whom she would end up marrying in 1949. Her work with C. Ramachandra is regarded to be some of her best by many people and she provided playback for films like Saajan(1947), Shehnai(1947), Nadiya Ke Paar(1948), Mera Munna(1948), Sanwariya(1949) and Roshani(1949). She retired from her profession after her marriage to Sudhir Phudke. However, she later did make a few exceptions when she worked with her husband on three Hindi films. She passed away on 25th May 2010. Lalita was one of the most important figures in the history of playback music but she has been largely forgotten by the masses compared to her popular male contemporaries like Mohammed Rafi Mohammed Rafi is a renowned Indian playback singer >> Read More... and Sudhir Phadke.

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