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Minoo Purshottam is an Indian playback singer who sang Bollywood songs, and was most popular during the 1960s and 1970s.[1]

Minoo Purushottam
Born	(1944-11-20) 20 November 1944 (age 77) Patiala, Punjab, India
Occupation(s)	Playback singer
Years active	1963-present

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.[1]

Awards

Year	Award	Song	Film	Result
1974	Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer	"Raat Piya Ke Sang"	Prem Parvat	Nominated

Popular songs

Song	Film	Co-singer
"Dekho Ji Ek Bala"	China Town (1962)	Mohammed Rafi
"Unse Nazrein Mili"	Gazal (1964)	Lata Mangeshkar
"Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni"	Daag (1973)	Lata Mangeshkar
"Hath Na Lagana"	Taj Mahal (1963)	Suman Kalyanpur
"Huzurewala Jo Ho Ijaazat"	Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966)	Asha Bhosle
"Raat Piya Ke Sang Jaagi Re Sakhi"	Prem Parbat (1973)
"Jaanewalon Idhar Dekho"	Badla (1974)	Asha Bhosle
"Durga Hai Meri Maa"	Kranti (1981)	Mahendra Kapoor

[1][2]

Discography

• Minoo purshottam ranj mein raahat (1980)[3]
• Rehguzar Ghazals (1981)

References

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