- Born
- Died
- Birth nameSuman Hemmady
- Suman Kalyanpur was born on January 28, 1937 in Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India [now in Dhaka, Bangladesh]. She is known for Naseeb (1981), Adhi Raat Ke Baad (1965) and Veerana (1988). She was married to Ramanand Kalyanpur. She died on May 31, 2026 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
- SpouseRamanand Kalyanpur(April 27, 1958 - ?) (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenChaarul Kalyanpur
- ParentsShankarrao HemadiSeetabai Sameshwar
- RelativesShyama Chittar(Sibling)Sumitra Kalawar(Sibling)Dnyanesh Hemadi(Sibling)Usha Kalyanpur(Sibling)Mukta Mavinkurve(Sibling)Neela Kalyanpur(Sibling)
- Suman never won the National or Filmfare Award for singing but is still considered among the popular singers of her prime time.
- In a career spanning 35 years she sang for most of the top music directors of the '50s, '60s and '70s.
- Her voice was considered to be very similar to Lata Mangeshkar which is why she was called in as a replacement for Lata in the mid '60s during the Rafi-Lata feud. She sang over 140 duets with Rafi in this period.
- She was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India on 26 January 2023.
- Lata had refused to sing with Rafi over royalty issues and those songs were recorded by Kalyanpur with Rafi. She sang over 140 duets with Rafi.
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