Devesh Sharma offers a short glimpse of Suman Kalyanpur's life and times.

Veteran playback singer and Padma Bhushan awardee Suman Kalyanpur has passed away at the age of 89 on Sunday, May 31, 2026, due to age-related issues, a close friend said. The news of her demise has ...

Kalyanpur was born as Suman Hemadi on January 28, 1937. She remained active as a playback singer from 1954 to 1988, singing in multiple languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Odia. Her entry ...

Suman Kalyanpur, whose voice often drew comparisons to Lata Mangeshkar, passed away at 89, leaving behind a legacy of popular Bollywood songs from the 1960s and 1970s. IMAGE: Suman Kalyanpur with ...

Veteran playback singer Suman Kalyanpur passed away on Sunday, May 31, due to age-related illness. She was 89. The last rites of the veteran singer were performed on Monday, June 1, in the Santacruz ...

Suman Kalyanpur, who touched the deepest corners of our hearts with her silken voice, passed away in Mumbai on Sunday (May 31, 2026) night after a brief illness. Like a gentle wind bearing the ...

'Imagine the pain of hearing your own song on the radio, yet your name isn't mentioned. Or someone else's name being credited for your voice.' 'Even on record covers, her photograph was often absent ...

Veteran playback singer Suman Kalyanpur, whose voice defined the emotional texture of Hindi and Marathi cinema for more than seven decades and whose recordings earned her the Padma Bhushan in 2023, ...