Dilraj Kaur (born 21 May 1960), is an Indian

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. She is most known for singing in films such as ''

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'' (2001), '' Me and Mr. Canadian'' (2019) etc. She has sung 286 songs in Hindi films.

Career

Dilraj Kaur started to play the

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and taking musical training at the age of seven. Her first movie was in the 1975 film ''Jaan Hazir Hai''. In 1980, she released the song "Gaddi Jaangi Ye" along with singers

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, Shailendra Singh and Hemlata composed by

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which became a hit. Her most famous song was "Mausam Mastana", a duet with

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, from the 1982 film ''

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'' starring

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. This song has been recreated by Indian Idol Junior contestant Ananya Sritam Nanda in 2016. She went on to sing "Mausam Mastana" for the 1982 film ''

''. She has sung under the baton of all top music directors including

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, and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaur, Dilraj 1960s births Living people Singers from Mumbai Bollywood playback singers Indian women singers Indian women playback singers Marathi-language singers 20th-century Indian women singers 20th-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers Indian Sikhs