

She is considered one of the best female singers in India. She has sung more than 9,000 songs and more than 1,500 bhajans in several languages including Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, Assamese, Punjabi, Bhojpuri, Nepali and Maithili. Although primarily a playback singer, she has also sung several bhajans.

She is a recipient of the National Film Award and a four-time winner of the Filmfare Award. She was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India in 2017. She has a long music carrier spanning over 4 decades. She is best known for the films Aashiqui, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, Sadak, Beta, and Saajan. Anuradha Paudwal (born 27 October 1954) is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Bollywood.
