Sulochana Kadam (13 March 1933 – 10 December 2022), better known as Sulochana Chavan, was an Indian singer who was known for her

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s in

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. Amongst various others, her famous lavanis included "Tuzhya Usala Laagal Kolha", "Padarawarti Jartaricha" both from film ''

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'' (1965), "Solaawa Varees Dhokyacha", "Kasa Kay Patil Bara Hay Ka?" both from film ''

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'' (1964). She also recorded

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film and album songs.Her Hindi famous songs include "Chori Chori Aag Si Dil Mein lagake","Ulfat jisay kehtay hai. jeenay ka sahaara hai","Mousam aayaa hai rangeen", "woh aaye hain dil ko karar aa gaya hai".

Career

Sulochana started her career at a very early age. At age six or seven, she took part in local dramas as

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in garbas. She then started acting in

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. She took lessons in

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and also worked in Hindi-Urdu plays. She also worked in some Punjabi and Tamil films. She was introduced to the music director Shyambabu Pathak by makeup artist Shubam Dandekar. She then started going to

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with her mother to take lessons in singing. At the age of 11, Chavan started singing professionally. She was credited as K. Sulochana after her maiden surname Kadam. Her first

was "Naav Gaav Kashyala Pustat? Aaho Me Aahe Kolhapurchi, Mala Ho Mhantat Lavangi Mirchi" for the film ''Rangalya Raatri Asha'' where the music was composed by Vasant Pawar and the lyrics were penned by

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. Chavan later went on to sing many lavanis through Marathi and Hindi films as well as doing stage performances.

Personal life

Sulochana Kadam was born on 13 March 1933 in Mumbai. She married S. Chavan, director of the film ''Kalgitura'' whereupon she came to be known as Sulochana Chavan. She credited her husband with teaching her basics of pronunciation and

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. Chavan died on 10 December 2022, at the age of 92.

Awards and honours

Chavan has been awarded the Padma Shri in March 2022. She has also been conferred the title of "''Lavanisamradhni''" (Queen of ''Lavani'') for her singing contribution to the art genre. The title is conferred by the notable Marathi littérateur

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. She was honoured with the

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for the year 2010 instituted by

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. In 2012,

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was conferred on her.

Other awards

* 2007 – Lokshahir

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Puraskar instituted by

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* 2009 –

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Puraskar * 2011 – "Lavani Kalavant Puraskaar" presented by Sahakarmaharshi Shankarrao Mohite-Patil Samiti she was awarded Padma Shri by the Government o
India

Discography

In films

Singles

References

External links

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