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Amirbai Karnataki was born in Bilgi Village , District of Bijapur in Karnataka into a lower middle class family. Of all of her five sisters, Amirbai and her elder sister Gauherbai, earned fame and fortune. Amirbai completed her marticulation and went to Bombay at the age of 15. A representative from HMV was so impressed by her singing talent, that he made her sing a Qawwali , which became very popular. Her elder sister Gauherbai was an actress and helped Amirbai get a role in the film ''Vishnu Bhakti'' in 1934 . Initially, she sang songs in films, but they failed to attain the success she deserved. In 1943 , with the release of Bombay Talkies ' ''Kismet'', Amirbai became popular. All the songs of ''Kismet'' became a rage and Amirbai became famous. The man behind the success was the great composer, Anil Biswas . She was initially known as a singing star, but at the fall of her career she became a playback singer. She reached her peak by 1947 . By this time Lata Mangeshkar became a rising star, so once again Amirbai switched over to acting. In her second innings she mostly played character roles. Amirbai also composed music for Wahab Pictures ' ''Shehnaaz'' ( 1948 ). In the same year she almost left Hindi Cinema for Gujarati and Marwari films. She married Badri Kaanchwala , the editor of ''Paras''. She had a Paralytic Attack in 1965 and passed away just 4 days after the attack and was cremated in her hometown. |
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