Anuradha was listening so carefully that she could sing the song live on ‘Yuva Vani,’ a very popular Marathi programme heard by a lot of people. Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Hridaynath Mangeshkar, and several top composers called the radio station to find out who’d been singing. It took them a while to figure out that it was Alka Nadakarni (maiden name of Anuradha Paudwal). They all offered to launch Anuradha Paudwal, but at that time she was not temperamentally inclined.
When she was in her teenage, she fell in love with Arun (a Music Composer).At one such school function, due to her hoarse voice, she was disqualified with the judges’ remark, “Voice unfit for Sugam Sangeet.”.The very first award that she won was for one of Lataji’s Meera bhajans. Anuradha actively participated in her school and college functions and had won several awards.But her voice has remained my inspiration. Lata Mangeshkar is no less than a God to Anuradha Paudwal as she credits all her successes to her.After that, she started moulding her voice. When Anuradha was admitted to the hospital, one of her uncles gifted her a recording of Bhagwad Geeta in the voice of Lataji, and when she recovered, her voice had changed completely.In those 40 days, she listened to just one voice Lataji’s. She lost her voice almost completely and got bed-ridden for 40 days. In her childhood, she fell seriously ill with a severe attack of pneumonia.In an interview, she revealed that she was born with a hoarse voice.When she was in 4th standard, she dreamt of hearing Lataji’s voice live.Anuradha says that her interest in music was triggered off by a Lataji song that she had heard on the radio.She was born in a Konkani family in Karwar, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka.Some Lesser Known Facts About Anuradha Paudwal Son- Aditya Paudwal (died on 12 September 2020 at the age of 35)ĭaughters- Kavita Paudwal & 1 more who died at the age of one month Karmala also told to media persons that she had filed a petition before the district family court to legally establish the fact of being her the daughter of Paudwal. The woman, Karmala Modex, claimed that she was born in 1974 and the singer gave her up to her foster parents Ponnachan and Agnes when she was just an infant. In January 2020, a 45-year-old woman from Kerala claimed that she was the daughter of Anuradha Paudwal.She also accused the Mangeshkar Sisters of their monopoly in the film industry. She attracted controversies when she challenged the legendary Playback Singer Lata Mangeshkar and claimed to have recorded the maximum number of songs in a single day.Once, Alka Yagnik accused Anuradha Paudwal of stealing her songs and dubbing them in her own voice.Of India.Ģ018: Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar by the Maharashtra GovernmentĢ018: Cultural Ambassador Of Devotional Music by UNO Private Album: "Bhav Geeten" (Marathi Album)Ī duplex located in Khar, a posh western Mumbai suburbġ986: Won the Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (Female) for the song, 'Mere Man Bajo Mridang' (film, Utsav).ġ991: Won two Filmfare Awards for Best Playback Singer (Female) for the songs, 'Nazar Ke Saamne' (film, Aashiqui) and 'Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin' (film, Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin).ġ993: Won the Filmfare Award for Best Playback Singer (Female) for the song, 'Dhak Dhak Karne Laga' (film, Beta).Ģ004: Honoured with 'Mahakaal Award' by the Madhya Pradesh govt.Ģ010: Honoured with the "Lata Mangeshkar Award."Ģ011: Honoured with the "Mother Teresa Award."Ģ013: Mohammed Rafi Award by the Maharashtra GovernmentĢ017: Honoured with the Padma Shri by the Govt. Marathi Film: Song "Yashoda" (music by Datta Davjekar)
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