Sharda - dekho mera dil majal gaya

Sharda was a playback singer in Hindi films in the 1960s and 70s. She won the Filmfare best Female Playback Singer award for the cabaret "Baat zara hai aapas ki" in Jahan pyar Miley (1970).
Sharda belonged to a conservative Brahmin family from Tamil Nadu and was inclined towards music from childhood. She got her first big break in Bollywood with the song "Titli udi in Suraj" (1966). She was promoted by Shanker of the Shanker-Jaikishen duo.
"Titli udi" turned out to be a top chartbuster in 1966. Thereafter she continued singing for Shanker in nearly all his films while he was alive. Her voice was last heard in "Kaanch ki Deewar" (1987).
She sang with most of the top singers like Mohd Rafi, Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar, Yesudas, Mukesh and Suman Kalyanpur. She lent her voice to top leading ladies of the time like Vyjayanthimala, Saira Banu, Hema Malini, Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz, Rajashree and even Helen. She was the first Indian female singer to cut out her own pop album in India sometime in 1968. She also performed on stage on several occasions like Filmfare Awards Functions, charity shows, naval functions, and many others.
Sharda was somehow never able to reach the top bracket of singers and she blames some of the highly successful singers of the time to have deprived her of her chances by indulging in dirty politics. She also has the distinction of being a BA graduate, a qualification that Shanker tried his level best to highlight claiming that if the heroine is a college going girl, then only Sharda can sing for her as the other female singers of the time had not been to college. This remark was not well received by others and worked against Sharda. The critics also took digs at her highly South Indian accented pronunciations and nasal intonations which were very obvious. But in spite of all that she did manage to create a certain section of the music listeners as her fans and well wishers.
Shankar tried his level best to promote Sharda as the new generation Lata in the late 60s but somehow things did not really work out. Besides Shankar she also recorded songs with Usha khanna, Dattaram, Iqbal Qureshi and a few others.

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[aceji]

LATAJI a true legend fell out with SJ for whatever the reason. SJ gave an immortal film SURAJ with SUMAN AND SHARDA. Similarly there have been great films without Rafi songs, like ANARI-JIS DESH MEIN-KANHAIYA and many more. So respect ALL artists please.

[htgajjar]

What a great voice of Sharda and thanks to Shanker and Jaikishan for giving us something different

[Aniketsonuk]

Sharda really has a sweat voice.

Sometimes we neglect other female singers in front of Lata.

Even i would like to say this, I am huge fan of Lata.

[ddave555]

i'm afraid this sweet voice is of mohd rafi.

[Ketusun]

Sweetest Song by Sharda! Superb ! Lovely !

[hira1ft]

One of Sharda's lovely songs..........absolutely sweet! 

[neelubird]

Oh wow I've never heard of Sharda before. I like this song. Admittedly the first time I heard this song on the radio years ago I thought the singer was Madam Noor Jehan cos' there's definitely something similar in her voice.

[Sameer691000]

Thanks for this beautiful upload, Sharda's singing was very melodious but time has made her the thing of the past as it had happened with all others too. But her contribution to the Indian film industry will always be remebered with the passage of time.

[gitaro42]

You can recognize it...It's a Master...Shanker Jaikishan and believe me, Sharda ji's voice is phenominal here.

[Valparaiso436]

Sharda's got a distinct voice. One can't fail in identifying thisgreat voice. She's given her best in the song from "Around The World". Thanks.

[buttegowda]

Exceptional tune by SJ well sung by Sharda. Her voice is unique.