Anuradha Paudwal is an Indian playback singer known for her soft, melodious melodies that are in tune with the heartbeat. She created her peak within the romantic genre and later cemented the roots of her sound in the spiritual genre.
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Anuradha Paudwal was born on October 27, 1954 in Karwar, Bombay State (now Karnataka), India, as Alka Nadakarni ( Age 69; as of 2023). She graduated from St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai. She claimed to have never received any musical training; her mother sent her to a local music school, where she learned valuable singing lessons. She also went to various places for training, but all ended in failure. She took Lata Mangeshkar as her guru and started practicing for hours following Lata Ji’s notes. Her zodiac sign/sun sign is Scorpio.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′5”
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: black
family, caste and husband
Anuradha Paudwal and her family
She was born into a Konkani family in Uttarakhand, Karnataka state, India, but grew up in Mumbai. She comes from a family where singing was considered taboo. Her father was completely against her singing. However, her mother supported her talent and sent her to a local music school to learn singing. She was married to the late composer Aaron Bodvall.
Anuradha Paudwal and her husband Arun Paudwal
They had a son named Aditya Paudwal who passed away on September 12, 2020 at the age of 35.
Anuradha Paudwal and her son Aditya Paudwal
and a daughter named Kavita Paudwal, who is also a singer.
Anuradha Paudwal and her daughter Kavita Paudwal
She gave birth to another daughter, but she died a month after birth.
Profession
SD Burman offered her a song from the 1973 Hindi film Abhiman, a Shiv Shloka.
In the same year, she made her film debut with Yashoda. In 1974, she released a record of the Marathi song “Bhav Geetan”, which became a huge hit. Her first break came with the film Kalicharan (1976).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyogYP5PU-k
Her first solo performance was in the film “Aap Beati”. She has also sung for composers like Rajesh Roshan, Jai-Dev, Kalyanji-Anandji and others. She is famous in Bollywood for her songs in the films Hero (1983), Meri Jung (1985), Batwara (1989), Nagina (1986) and Ram Lakhan (1989) . After reaching the peak of her career in Bollywood, she announced that she would only sing for T-Series. She then began her career as a devotional singer. It earned her a lot of fame and popularity. She did return to singing in Bollywood again, but her comeback attracted only a small audience. She continued to sing devotional songs and released several music albums, which became her specialty. She has also sung in other languages including Kannada, Marwari, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Punjabi, etc.
dispute
- She once challenged legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar and claimed to have recorded the most number of songs in a single day. She even challenged the Mangeshkar sisters’ monopoly in the film industry.
- She dubbed for Alka Yagnik’s songs and further dubbed for Lata Mangeshkar’s songs, claiming that her voice was more suitable for the actress in the film.
- In January 2020, Karmala Modex, a 45-year-old woman from Kerala, claimed to be the daughter of Anuradha Paudwal. She told media sources that the singer had abandoned her to her adoptive parents Bonaquin and Agnes; shortly after her birth in 1974. Kalmala also said that she has filed a petition in the Thiruvananthapuram district family court to prove that she is Paudwal’s legal daughter.
Awards and Honors
- Maharashtra Gaurav Plaskar Maharashtra Government 2018
- UNO 2018 Spiritual Music Culture Ambassador
- Awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2017
Anuradha Paudwal receives Padma Shri
- D. Little. Awards in 2016
- Mohammad Rafi Award 2013 by the Government of Maharashtra
- Mother Teresa Award 2011
- Lata Mangeshkar Award 2010 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
- Mahakaal Award 2004 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
national awards
- 1989 Best Playback Singer (Female) for Marathi song “He Ek Reshami”
Film Audience Award
- The song “Mere Man Bajo Mridang” from the movie “Utsav” won the Best Female Singer Award in 1986
- The song “Nazar Ke Saamne” from the movie “Nazar Ke Saamne” won the Best Female Singer Award in 1991
- The song “Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin” from the 1992 movie “Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin” won the Best Female Singer Award
- The song “Dhak Dhak Karne Laga” from the movie “Beta” won the Best Female Singer Award in 1993
favorite thing
fact
- She said her interest in music started when she heard a song by Lata Mangeshkar.
- Her career in T-Series gave her the nickname “Queen of T-Series”.
Anuradha Paudwal’s T-series album Aarti
- Anuradha Paudwal said that during her childhood, she often dreamed of Lata Mangeshkar singing live.
- She once said that she had a husky voice.
- She suffered from severe pneumonia and almost lost her voice. After being bedridden for more than a month, she found comfort in Lata Mangeshkar’s voice.
- From her hospital bed, she would listen to “Bhagvat Geeta” in the voice of Lata Mangeshkar, given to her by one of her uncles. After recovery, her voice completely changed. Later, she struggled to adjust her voice.
- She considers Lata Ji her mentor and attributes everything to her success. She said she was nurtured by many mentors but Lata Ji was her inspiration. “It’s like an institution,” she said.
Anuradha Paudwal takes Lata Mangeshkar as mentor
- She participated in many school and college events and received several awards. The first award she won was for Lata Ji’s Meera Bhajans.
- She was even rejected from one such school music festival and was judged as having “a voice not suitable for Sugam Sangeet”.
- She fell in love with Aaron Bodwall as a teenager. Due to Allen’s connections to the music industry, her father initially disapproved of their marriage as show business was considered taboo.
- At the age of 17, she married Arun Paudwal, who was ten years older than her.
- Arun Paudwal always encouraged her to sing. He was her close mentor and critic.
- She said it was difficult for her to break into the industry, even through connections. She was told that there was no room in the market for bhakti songs. This led her to create her first devotional album in Marathi.
- Once, Arun gave her a Lataji record. She listened to the song very carefully and then sang the song from the same recording on the show “Yuva Vani”, a very popular Gujarati show heard by many people. Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Hridyanath Mangeshkar and several top composers set out to find the man behind the sound. It took them some time to discover that the man was Alka Nadakarni (Anuradha Paudwal’s maiden name). Finally, SD Burman gave Anuradha its first breakthrough.
- When Abhiman was released, nearly 25 to 30 of her family members went to the Plaza Theater just to see Anuradha’s name in the end credits.
- She won her first major film award for the song “Mera Man Baje Mridang…”. However, she had been hoping to win the award for her song “Tu Mera Jaanu Hai” from the film “Hero”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DgzEe62c6Q
- Lata Mangeshkar was initially earmarked for the role of “Tu Mera Jaanoo Hai” in the movie “Hero”. However, when Anuradha walked into the studio to dub the song, the composers liked it so much that they kept her version in the film.
- Anuradha Paudwal is a signed singer in most of Subhash Ghai’s films. The Gayatri Mantra she sang remains a part of Mukta’s artistic emblem to this day.
- She even sang the song “Gumsum Si Khoi Khoi” in the film Badaltey Rishte (1978) with legendary singer Kishore Kumar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTBNI_JY9kc
- In the 1990s, she voiced the voice of Madhuri Dixit. The song “Bahut Pyaar Karte Hai Tumko Sanam” has been battling on the charts for a long time.
- She is closely related to T-series tycoon Gulshan Kumar. After he was shot and killed in August 1997, her attitude toward success changed. She said,
Today when I got hit, it felt good, but nothing more. “
Anuradha Paudwal and Gulshan Kumar in studio
- After her husband’s death, Anuradha’s son Aditya also entered the world of music and became one of the youngest music composers in the Indian film industry. Her daughter Kavita is also a playback singer.
- She runs a foundation called Suryoday in memory of her late husband Arun.
- Along with Gulshan Kumar, she played a vital role in bringing to prominence many unknown playback singers, including Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Kumar Sanu and Abhijeet.
- When she started her career as a singer, she was predicted to replace Lata Mangeshkar. Even veteran composer OP Nayyar commented that Lata is done and so is Anuradha. But she clarified all this, saying that she has never longed for the moon and that she is satisfied with what the audience and the music industry have given her. She always felt it was best to retire from the top, “wrna log darwaza dikha dete hai (otherwise you will be kicked out)”
- She had deep faith in Baba Mahakaal (Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain) and often visited the temple.
- She aspired to record poetry and wanted to document the works of Shankaracharya.
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