Minoo Purshottam
{{short description|Indian playback singer (born 1944)}}
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{{infobox musical artist
| name = Minoo Purushottam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1944|11|20}}
| birth_place = Patiala, Punjab, India
| occupation = Playback singer
| years_active = 1963-present
}}
Minoo Purshottam is an Indian playback singer who sang Bollywood songs, and was most popular during the 1960s and 1970s.{{cite web|url=http://mrandmrs55.com/2014/04/28/minoo-purushottam-appreciation-from-a-former-student/|title=Introducing Minoo Purushottam|website=mrandmrs55.com|date=28 April 2014 | accessdate=31 October 2015}}
Career
Minoo Purshottam's career started in 1963 when she was 16. The composer Roshan offered her a singing role in the film Taj Mahal. The song eventually became a duet with Suman Kalyanpur.
Awards
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! Year !! Award !! Song !! Film !! Result | ||||
| 1974 | Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer | "Raat Piya Ke Sang" | Prem Parvat | {{nom}} |
Popular songs
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! Song !! Film !! Co-singer |
| "Dekho Ji Ek Bala"
| China Town (1962) |
| "Unse Nazrein Mili"
| Gazal (1964) |
| "Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni"
| Daag (1973) |
| "Hath Na Lagana"
| Taj Mahal (1963) |
| "Huzurewala Jo Ho Ijaazat"
| Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966) |
| "Raat Piya Ke Sang Jaagi Re Sakhi"
| Prem Parbat (1973) | |
| "Jaanewalon Idhar Dekho"
| Badla (1974) |
| "Durga Hai Meri Maa"
| Kranti (1981) |
{{cite web|title=Minu Purushottam|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1264025/bio|website=IMDB|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=23 March 2017}}
Discography
- Minoo purshottam ranj mein raahat (1980){{Cite web|url=https://www.cdandlp.com/en/minoo-purshottam/minoo-purshottam-ranj-mein-raahat-ghazals-2392-922/lp-12inch/r119363868/|title=Minoo purshottam ranj mein raahat (ghazals) - 2392 922 by Minoo Purshottam, LP + 12inch with IndianVinylRecords|website=www.cdandlp.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-18}}
- Rehguzar Ghazals (1981)
References
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Category:Bollywood playback singers
Category:Indian women playback singers
Category:Women musicians from Punjab, India
Category:Singers from Punjab, India
Category:20th-century Indian singers
Category:20th-century Indian women singers
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