Cinemaazi remembers Lakshmi Shankar on her birth anniversary
16 Jun 1926
Lakshmi Shankar was one of the most influential Indian singer and musicians in the western world. She was extraordinarily versatile. She acted and excelled in Indian classical dance. Illness halted her dancing career and she committed herself to vocal music.
She was proficient in a wide range of Indian vocal music styles including Carnatic, khayal, thumri, dadra, kajri, Rabindra sangeet and bhajans, and sang in 14 languages.
She was married to Rajendra Shankar, brother of Uday Shankar. The two went on to settle in Mumbai, where she started playback singing for films. In her career, she sang 27 songs in 18 Hindi films, before retiring from playback singing and relocating to the USA.
She was proficient in a wide range of Indian vocal music styles including Carnatic, khayal, thumri, dadra, kajri, Rabindra sangeet and bhajans, and sang in 14 languages.
She was married to Rajendra Shankar, brother of Uday Shankar. The two went on to settle in Mumbai, where she started playback singing for films. In her career, she sang 27 songs in 18 Hindi films, before retiring from playback singing and relocating to the USA.
