People, Positions and Obituaries · 2 June 2026

Suman Kalyanpur Passes Away Playback Singer

Exam-focused facts from the 2 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Suman Kalyanpur, a playback singer of Hindi cinema, passed away on 31 May at the age of 89 at her residence in Lokhandwala, Mumbai.
  • She made her debut with the song Ek dil, do hain talabgaar in the film Darwaaza (1954).
  • She was a student at Sir JJ School of Art and recorded for the Marathi film Shauchi Chandni (1953).
  • She sang for almost 100 films and bowed out of the industry in 1986.
  • She recorded approximately 100 songs for the composer Usha Khanna and was associated with His Master's Voice (HMV).

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