Preeti Sagar
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Preeti Sagar is a former Bollywood
playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer
for the folk song Mhare gaon.. in Manthan
in 1978 and was previously nominated for the hit song "My Heart is Beating" from Julie
(1975).
's Julie
. She won a special Filmfare
award for the same.
In spite of all the accolades and the awards somehow she didn't really manage to sustain her position in bollywood. Comparison with Geeta Dutt
and Asha Bhosle
somehow stunted her growth as a singer and she couldn't carve a niche for herself in the industry.
She decided instead to focus on the children's entertainment and education industry. She worked with Sa Re Ga Ma
to create several children's nursery rhyme
collections in Hindi and English. She also created a Fairy Tales series.
She now runs her own production company called Angela Films which does advertising, short films and feature-film dubbing. In the 1990s, Angela Films produced the hit children's TV show, Phulwari Bachcho Ki. She was part of jury of the 52nd National Film Awards.
In 2010, she sang for the UIDAI ID project's official theme song, Yeh Hai Meri Pehchaan.
, and who acted in films like, Apna Ghar, Burma Road, Chhoti Chhoti Batein in 1950s and 60s. Preeti has two other sisters including, youngest Namita Sagar who anchored Children TV series Phulwari Bacchon Ki (1992–1999), produced by her father.
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer
Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a female playback singer who has delivered an outstanding performance in a film song....
for the folk song Mhare gaon.. in Manthan
Manthan
Manthan was a 1976 Hindi film made by Shyam Benegal, based on a story written jointly by Verghese Kurien and director Shyam Benegal...
in 1978 and was previously nominated for the hit song "My Heart is Beating" from Julie
Julie (1975 film)
Julie is a 1975 Hindi film that stars Laxmi in the title role. It also stars Nadira, and Sridevi as a child star. The film became a box office hit....
(1975).
Career
Preeti is an accomplished singer with basic classical knowledge in music and singing. She shot to instant fame with her English song My Heart is Beating keeps on repeating in Rajesh RoshanRajesh Roshan
Rajesh Roshan is a Hindi cinema music composer.-Personal life:Rajesh Roshan is the son of Hindi film composer Roshan and younger brother of film director and actor Rakesh Roshan...
's Julie
Julie (1975 film)
Julie is a 1975 Hindi film that stars Laxmi in the title role. It also stars Nadira, and Sridevi as a child star. The film became a box office hit....
. She won a special Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
award for the same.
In spite of all the accolades and the awards somehow she didn't really manage to sustain her position in bollywood. Comparison with Geeta Dutt
Geeta Dutt
Geetā Dutt was a prominent singer in India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema...
and Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
somehow stunted her growth as a singer and she couldn't carve a niche for herself in the industry.
She decided instead to focus on the children's entertainment and education industry. She worked with Sa Re Ga Ma
Sa Re Ga Ma
Saregama India Limited, formerly The Gramophone Company of India is an Indian music company. Saregama also works in the home video business...
to create several children's nursery rhyme
Nursery rhyme
The term nursery rhyme is used for "traditional" poems for young children in Britain and many other countries, but usage only dates from the 19th century and in North America the older ‘Mother Goose Rhymes’ is still often used.-Lullabies:...
collections in Hindi and English. She also created a Fairy Tales series.
She now runs her own production company called Angela Films which does advertising, short films and feature-film dubbing. In the 1990s, Angela Films produced the hit children's TV show, Phulwari Bachcho Ki. She was part of jury of the 52nd National Film Awards.
In 2010, she sang for the UIDAI ID project's official theme song, Yeh Hai Meri Pehchaan.
Personal life
Preeti Sagar lives in Mumbai with her husband and two daughters. She is daughter of film actor, Moti Sagar, cousin of actor Motilal, singer MukeshMukesh
Mukesh Chand Mathur was an Indian playback singer of Bollywood. He, alongside Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar, left such an impact on the Hindi film industry that they are still remembered to date....
, and who acted in films like, Apna Ghar, Burma Road, Chhoti Chhoti Batein in 1950s and 60s. Preeti has two other sisters including, youngest Namita Sagar who anchored Children TV series Phulwari Bacchon Ki (1992–1999), produced by her father.
Popular Tracks
- JulieJulie (1975 film)Julie is a 1975 Hindi film that stars Laxmi in the title role. It also stars Nadira, and Sridevi as a child star. The film became a box office hit....
(1975) - My heart is beating - NishantNishant (film)Nishant is a 1975 Hindi crime drama film directed by Shyam Benegal, and written by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil...
(1975) - Piya Baaj Pyaala Piya Jaye Na - ManthanManthanManthan was a 1976 Hindi film made by Shyam Benegal, based on a story written jointly by Verghese Kurien and director Shyam Benegal...
(1976) - Mhare Gaon - Bhoomika (1977) - Tumhare bin jee naa lage
- Kalyug (1981) - What's your problem
- MandiMandi (film)Mandi is a 1983 Hindi movie directed by Shyam Benegal.The film is a satirical comedy on politics and prostitution, and stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil...
(1983) - Shamsher Bhare Na Maang Ghazab
External links
- Preeti Sagar at last.fmLast.fmLast.fm is a music website, founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. It has claimed 30 million active users in March 2009. On 30 May 2007, CBS Interactive acquired Last.fm for UK£140m ....