Kamal Barot

Kamal Barot is an Indian female playback singer mainly worked in Bollywood.

Career

Born on 18 November 1938 (Dar es-Salaam at Tanzania) and She debuted in Bollywood in 1957 with the film Sharda. She later went on to sing 140 songs in 117 films. She usually sang duets with Asha Bhosle or Lata Mangeshkar. But she made a memorable collaboration with great Mukesh. They together have sung songs like "Chand Kaisa Hoga" from Rocket Girl (1961), "Hum Bhi Kaho Gaye" from Madam Zorro (1964). Other songs from her vocal include "Dhadka To Hoga Dil Huzoor" from C.I.D. 909 with legends Asha Bhosle and Mahendra Kapoor, composed by maestro O. P. Nayyar. She sang some very successful female-female duets with top singers. Most popular of them is "Hansta Hua Noorani Chehra", a dance song from Parasmani (1963) and Kamal's co-singer was Lata Mangeshkar. It is believed by many to be the best song of her career at the time; it became a chartbuster with an entry to Binaca Geetmala's top 10. Some other timeless hits by her are "Dadi Amma" with Asha Bhosle, composed by Ravi from Gharana (1961), "Garjat Barsat Sawan Aayo" with Suman Kalyanpur, composed by Roshan from Barsaat Ki Raat (1960). Nasihat (1967) was her final rendition.[1][2]

References
  1. "Kamal Barot - Movies, Singer - Bollywood MuVyz". Kamal Barot - Movies, Singer - Bollywood MuVyz. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. "Kamal Barot – A tangy flavour to music". Songs Of Yore. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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