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Veteran vocalist Suman Kalyanpur, who gave her dependable to hits specified arsenic “Na Na Karte” and “Tumne Pukara”, passed distant connected Sunday (May 31, 2026) evening astatine her residence owed to age-related issues.
Kalyanpur was calved arsenic Suman Hemadi connected January 28, 1937. She remained progressive arsenic a playback vocalist from 1954 to 1988, singing successful aggregate languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Odia.
Her introduction into the movie manufacture came aft ghazal vocalist Talat Mahmood heard her astatine a nationalist event, and past reportedly, asked her to sing for his film. Her archetypal opus was ‘Koi Pukare Dhirese Tujhe’. She aboriginal sang Marathi songs with lyrics penned by G. D. Madgulkar.
Kalyanpur went connected to enactment with respective salient singers including Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Hemant Kumar. She is champion known for songs specified arsenic ‘Aajkal Tere Mere Pyar Ke Charche’ from Brahmachari (1968), ‘Na Tum Hamen Jano’ from Baat Ek Raat Ki (1962), ‘Na Na Karte Pyar’ from Jab Jab Phool Khile (1965), ‘Tumne Pukara Aur Hum Chale Aaye’ from Rajkumar (1964), ‘Dil Ek Mandir Hai’ from Dil Ek Mandir (1963), ‘Mera Pyar Bhi Tu Hai’ from Saathi (1968), ‘Parbaton Ke Pedon Par Sham Ka Basera’ from Shagoon (1964), and ‘Behna Ne Bhai Ki Kalai Se’ from Resham Ki Dori (1974).
Her fashionable Marathi songs see ‘Sang Kadhi Kalnar Tula Bhav Mazya Manatala’, ‘Ketkiyy Bani Tithe Nachala Mor’, ‘Visarsheel Tu Saare’, ‘Are Sansar Sansar’, ‘Navika Re Vara Vahe Re’, ‘Pivli Pivli Hald Lagga’, ‘Nimbonichha Zadamage’, and ‘Rimzhim Zharti Shravandhara’.
Last rites conducted with afloat State honours
Several Union Ministers, governmental leaders and members of the taste fraternity paid tribute to Kalyanpur, arsenic her decease drew grief from listeners crossed the country.
The past rites of Suman Kalyanpur were performed astatine 2 p.m. astatine the Santacruz (Pawan Hans) crematorium. The Maharashtra authorities had ordered that her ceremonial beryllium conducted with afloat State honours successful designation of her publication to Indian euphony and cinema. Officials said the ceremonial included a defender of honour and floral tributes from constabulary personnel.
