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Usha Khanna made an identity with the Dil Deke Dekho of 1959 in the male dominated Hindi cinema. For six decades, he gave evergreen songs with veterans like Lata Mangeshkar and Shammi Kapoor. Let us introduce his life on his birthday today.

Usha Khanna was born on 7 October 1941 in Gwalior. Which is famous for the rich tradition of music. His father Manohar Khanna was Ghazakar. That is why Usha’s house was full of song and music since childhood. He took training in music from great gurus like Jaddan Bai and Saraswati Devi in Mumbai.
When men were dominated, then identified
Usha Khanna started her career as a singer. But his trend turned towards music composition. At that time, male musicians dominated the Hindi film industry. Still Usha did not give up. He proved his talent in front of Sashdhar Mukherjee. Mukherjee gave him the opportunity to make music from the 1959 superhit film ‘Dil Deke Dekho’.
Earnings by making music by making music
The film proved to be a big turn in Usha Khanna’s career. The then famous actor Shammi Kapoor was also a part of this film. Who accepted Usha’s tunes. Gradually Usha impressed everyone with her music. He worked with legendary singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar and gave many evergreen songs.
Usha Khanna songs
Usha Khanna was an expert in all kinds of songs. He left for ‘Hum Hindustani’, ‘Leave tomorrow’s talk’. ‘Sajan gives’ Madhuban fragrance’ for ‘Sajan Bina Suhagan’. For ‘Sutan’, ‘Called Tea Pay’. For ‘lust’, ‘Step in your streets’. And gave memorable music in films like ‘Dil Ki Phatade’ for ‘Dada’. His songs are still inhabited by people.
Big budget films used to get out of hand
His journey in the film world was not easy. She had to struggle several times as a female musician. Male musicians used to get big budget films. But he never gave up. He made music for small and medium budget films and many times the glow of music was such that the films may have been less known. But his songs became evergreen.
Travel for 6 decades
Usha Khanna was honored several times for her work and was also nominated for the Filmfare Award. He gave hundreds of songs in his career which are still sung in radio and celebrations. His music journey lasted for about six decades. Which is a big achievement for any female musician.
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