Preeti Sagar is a former

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playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Mero Gaam Katha Parey" from '' Manthan'' in 1978 and for the hit song "My Heart is Beating" from '' Julie'' (1975).

Career

Preeti is an accomplished singer with basic classical knowledge in music and singing. She shot to instant fame with her English song ''My Heart is Beating'' in Julie. She won a special Filmfare award for the same. She is also well known for her contribution in the children's entertainment and education industry. She worked with

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to create audio versions of several children's

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collections in Hindi and English. She also created a Fairy Tales series. She now runs her own production company called Angela Films which does advertising, short films and feature-film dubbing. In the 1990s, Angela Films produced the hit children's TV show, ''Phulwari Bachchon Ki''. She was part of jury of the 52nd National Film Awards. In 2010, she sang the UIDAI ID project's official theme song, ''Yeh Hai Meri Pehchaan''.

Personal life

Preeti Sagar lives in Mumbai with her husband and two daughters. Her father, actor Moti Sagar, cousin of actor Motilal and singer Mukesh, appeared in films like ''Apna Ghar'', ''Burma Road'', and ''

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'' in 1950s and '60s. Preeti has two sisters Neeti, who wrote the song "Mero Gaam Katha Pare" and Namita Sagar, who anchored ''Phulwari Bachchon Ki'' (1992–1999), produced by her father.

Popular Tracks

* '' Julie'' (1975) – ''My heart is beating'' * '' Nishant'' (1975) – ''Piya Baaj Pyaala Piya Jaaye Na'' * '' Manthan'' (1976) – ''Mero Gaam Kathyawade'' * '' Bhoomika'' (1977) – ''Tumhaare Bin Jee Naa Laage'' * '' Kalyug'' (1981) – ''What's your problem'' * '' Mandi'' (1983) – ''Shamsher Barahna Maang Ghazab'' * '' Locket'' (1986) – ''Jo Bhi Kehna Sach Hain Kehna''

References

External links

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Preeti Sagar
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Angela Films
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