Keerti Shiledar (1952 – 22 January 2022), sometimes spelled Kirti Shiledar, was an Indian singer of

Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

and an actress on Marathi musical stage. She presided over the 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Natya Sammelan (All India Marathi drama convention) held in 2018.

Early life

Keerti Shiledar was born in 1952, as the daughter of Marathi stage actors

Jayaram Shiledar Jayaram Shiledar (1915–1992) was an actor and singer in Marathi films and on Marathi musical stage. Early life and family Jayaram Shildar was born in 1915 in the city of Belgaum, in the present day Indian state of Karnataka. He had three daught ...

and

Jaymala Shiledar Jaymala Shiledar (21 August 1926 – 8 August 2013) was an Indian Hindustani classical singer and theatre actress. She had appeared in many '' sangeet nataks'' (musical play) where she played various roles. Along with singing for the roles she pl ...

, who are credited with keeping the Marathi musical stage alive during the lean years for this genre during the period. She started her acting career at the age of 12 when she officially joined the Marathi Rangbhumi Natak Company of her parents and participated in various Marathi musicals. She received her training in Hindustani classical vocals by actor and musician Nilkanth Abhyankar.

Stage career

She performed in several Marathi musical dramas, including "Sangeet Swarsamradni", "Sangeet Kanhopatra", "Yayati Aani Devyani", "Sanshay Kallol", "Swaymvar", "Sangeet", "Saubhadra", "Mrutchha Katik", "Mandodari", and "Ekach Pyala".

Personal life and death

Keerti Shiledar died of kidney ailments in

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, on 22 January 2022, at the age of 69.

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