Minoo Purshottam is an Indian

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who sang Bollywood songs, and was most popular during the 1960s and 1970s.

Career

Minoo Purshottam's career started in 1963 when she was 16. The composer Roshan offered her a singing role in the film ''

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''. The song eventually became a duet with

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Awards

Popular songs

Discography

* ''Minoo purshottam ranj mein raahat'' (1980) * ''Rehguzar Ghazals'' (1981)

References

Bollywood playback singers Indian women playback singers 1944 births Living people Women musicians from Punjab, India Singers from Punjab, India 20th-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian women singers People from Patiala {{India-singer-stub