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Sharda
Birth nameSharada Iyengar
Also known asShardha, Sharada
Born(1933-10-25)25 October 1933
Madras Presidency,British India
Died14 June 2023(2023-06-14)(aged 89)
OccupationPlayback singer
Years active1965–1986, 2007
Websitewww.titliudi

Sharda Rajan Iyengar(25 October 1933 – 14 June 2023), known professionally asSharda,was an Indian playback singer most active in the 1960s and 1970s. She won theFilmfare AwardforBest Female Playback Singerfor the cabaret "Baat Zara Hai Aapas Ki" inJahan Pyar Miley(1970), though she is most remembered for her song "Titli Udi" inSuraj(1966). In 2007, she released her albumAndaaz-E-Bayan Aur,featuring her own compositions based onMirza Ghalib'sghazals.

Early life

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Sharda was from anIyengarfamily fromTamil Nadu,India and was inclined towards music from childhood.[citation needed]She graduated[where?][when?]with a BA degree.[1]

Career

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Early in her career Sharda was offered a voice test byRaj Kapoorwhen he first heard her singing at Shrichand Ahuja's residence in Tehran. She got her first big break inBollywoodwith the song "Titli Udi" inSuraj(1966). She was promoted by Shankar of theShankar Jaikishanduo.[2]

"Titli udi" turned out to be a top chartbuster in 1966. It so happens that the coveted Filmfare award for best playback singer had only one category (either male or female) until 1966. "Titli Udi" song, however, was tied as best song with Mohd Rafi's song "Baharo Phool Barsao" which had never happened before. Sharda didn't win the award but from then on Filmfare started giving two awards for best playback singer: one for male singer and the other for female singer. Thus Sharda made history. Thereafter Sharda was nominated four years in a row (1968–71) for best female playback singer and won another Filmfare award. In a short span Sharda won two Filmfare awards, when the Mangeshkar Sisters were dominating. Thereafter she continued singing for Shankar in nearly all of his films until his death. Her voice was last heard inKaanch Ki Deewar(1986).

She sang with singers such asMohammed Rafi,Asha Bhosle,Kishore Kumar,Yesudas,Mukesh,andSuman Kalyanpur.[citation needed]She lent her voice to leading ladies of the time likeVyjayanthimala,Rajshree,Sadhana,Saira Banu,Hema Malini,Sharmila Tagore,Mumtaz,Rekha,andHelen.[citation needed]In addition to Shankar, she recorded songs withUsha Khanna,Ravi,Dattaram,Iqbal Qureshi, and others.[citation needed]She was the first Indian female singer to record her own pop album in India[citation needed]withSizzlers,released in 1971 by HMV.

Original music

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On 21 July 2007 Sharda released her Ghazal albumAndaaz-e-Bayan Aur,a compilation of Mirza Ghalib's ghazals. The album was released at Juhu Jagriti Mumbai at the hands[clarification needed]of actressShabana Azmi.Music DirectorKhayyamwas present at the release party, where Sharda thrilled the audience by singing a few songs from the album.[citation needed]

Shankar composed "Ek Chehra jo Dil Ke Kareeb" for a film calledGaram Khoon(1980) and sung byLata Mangeshkar.The song was penned by Sharda under the name Singaar and picturised[clarification needed]onSulakshana Pandit.[citation needed]

In the mid-1970s she directed music for films likeMaa Behen Aur Biwi,Tu Meri Main Tera,Kshitij,Mandir Masjid,andMaila Anchal.[citation needed]Mohd Rafi was nominated for Filmfare Best Male Playback Singer Award for the song "Achcha Hi Hua Dil Toot Gaya" fromMaa Behen Aur Biwi(1974), which he sang under Sharda's music direction.[citation needed]

Death

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Sharda died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 89.[3]

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  • "Titli udi" (Suraj)
  • "Dekho mera dil machal gaya" (Suraj)
  • "Baat Zara Hai Aapas Ki" (Jahan Pyar Miley,1970,Filmware Award Winner)
  • "Aa Aayega kaun yahan" (Gumnaam)
  • "Jaan e Chaman Shola badan" (Gumnaam) – withMohd Rafi
  • "Masti Aur Jawani Ho Umar Badi Mastani Ho" (Dil Daulat Duniya) – WithKishore Kumar&Asha Bhosle
  • "Jigar ka dard badhta ja raha hai" (Street Singer) - withMohd Rafi
  • "Bakkamma-2 Bakkamma-2 Ekkada Potao Ra" (Shatranj) - withMohd RafiandMehmood
  • "Leja Leja Leja mera dil" (An Evening in Paris)
  • "Chale jana zara thhahro" (Around The World) – withMukesh
  • "Tum Pyar se dekho" (Sapno Ka Saudagar) – withMukesh
  • "Duniya ki sair kar lo" (Around The World) - withMukesh
  • "Woh Pari kahan se laun" (Pehchan) – withMukeshandSuman Kalyanpur
  • "Kisike dil ko sanam" (Kal Aaj Aur Kal)
  • "Jab bhi yeh dil udaas hota hai" (Seema) – withMohd Rafi
  • "Aap ki Rai Mere Baare Mein kya hai kahiye" (Elaan) – withMohd Rafi
  • "Jane Anjane Yahan sabhi hain Deewane" (Jane Anjane)
  • "Jaane bhi De Sanam Mujhe, abhi jaane..." (Around the World)
  • "Man ke panchhi kaheen duur chal, duur chal" ( "Naina" )
  • "Wahi Pyar Ke Khuda Hum Jin Pe Fida" ( "Paapi Pet Ka Sawal Hai" 1984 )
  • Tera ang ka rang hai anguri (Chanda aur Bijli)
  • Yeh muh aur massur ki dhal (Around the world) with Mubarak Begum
  • Humko tou barbad kiya hay aur kisey barbad karogey (Gunahon ka Devta 1967) - with Mohd. Rafi
  • Sunn sunn re balam, dil tujhko pukarey (Pyar Mohabbat 1968)- with Mohd.Rafi
  • "Disco Musical Stories" - 1988

Telugu songs

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References

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  1. ^"Sharda Rajan Iyengar".veethi.Retrieved23 June2023.
  2. ^TAAL SE TAAL MILA: Bollywood's recording studios have generally been impeccably "clean". But not without some tonal variationsBy Anil Grover,The Telegraph,28 April 2006.
  3. ^"'Titli Udi' singer Sharda Rajan passes away at 89 ".The Times of India.14 June 2023.
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