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'''Meena Kapoor''' (1930 in Kolkata (then Calcutta) - 23 November 2017) was an Indian [[playback singer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Singer Meena Kapoor passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/singer-meena-kapoor-passes-away/articleshow/61791482.cms |publisher=The India Times |accessdate=13 August 2019}}</ref><br />
She was the daughter of actor Bikram Kapoor who worked with the New Theatres studio. Her family was also related to famed filmmaker PC Barua. Meena's singing was noticed at a young age by composers like Ninu Mazumdar and SD Burman. She was a playback singer in [[Hindi cinema]], during the 1940s and 1950s, singing hits such as "Rasiya Re Man Basiya Re" from [[Pardesi (1957 film)|''Pardesi'']] (1957), Ek Dharti Hai Ek Gagan from Adhikar (1954) and 'Kachhi hai Umariya' picturised on [[Meena Kumari]] in ''[[Char Dil Char Rahen]]'' (1959).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=75513|title=Anilji and I were like lovebirds|last=Raheja|first=Dinesh|date=9 February 2004|work=ExpressIndia|accessdate=21 August 2011}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She was a friend of the singer [[Geeta Dutt]]; the two had similar vocal styles.<ref>{{cite web | title = Geeta Dutt – Musical Association with Meena Kapoor | url = http://www.geetadutt.com/meenakapoor.html | accessdate = 8 May 2014 }}</ref><br />
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She married music composer [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] in 1959, who later left Hindi cinema and shifted to Delhi as he became director of the National Orchestra at the [[All India Radio]] (AIR) in March 1963.<ref name=ny>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDC1030F937A35755C0A9659C8B63 Anil Biswas, 89, Whose Music Used Orchestras in Indian Films] ''[[New York Times]]'', 4 June 2003.</ref> Anil Biswas died in Delhi in May 2003. The couple did not have any children. But Anil Biswas had 4 children with his first wife, Ashalata Biswas (née Mehrunnisa).<br />
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One of Kapoor's most famous songs is "Aana meri jaan sunday ke sunday", a duet with [[C. Ramchandra]] and [[Shamshad Begum]] from the movie ''[[Shehnai (1947 film)|Shehnai]]'' (1947) and "Kuch Aur Zamana Kehta Hain", set to tune by Anil Biswas from the film ''Choti Choti Baatein'' (1965).<br />
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The veteran singer died on 23 November 2017 in Kolkata at 2:20 in the morning. She was suffering from paralysis for a few years before her death.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* ''Aagosh''<br />
* ''Dukhiyari''<br />
* ''Haridarshan''<br />
* ''Gopinath''<br />
* ''Akash''<br />
* ''Naina''<br />
* ''Usha Kiran''<br />
* ''Door Chalen''<br />
* ''Choti Choti Baatein''<br />
* ''Chalte Chalte''<br />
* [[Pardesi (1957 film)|''Pardesi'']] (1957)<br />
* ''[[Naa Illu]]'' (1953)<br />
* ''Ghayal'' (1951)<br />
* ''Aadhi Raat'' (1950)<br />
* ''Anokha Pyar'' (1948)<br />
* ''Ghar Ki Izzat'' (1948)<br />
* ''Nai Reet'' (1948)<br />
* ''Shehnai'' (1947)<br />
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'''Death''': She died in the early hours on Thursday, 23 November 2017 in Kolkata home.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.earthmusic.net/hindi-film-songs.php?singerid%5B%5D=mkp&singermtype=exact Meena Kapoor Songs]<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=0438485|name=Meena Kapoor}}<br />
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