Sapna Mukherjee is a

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who won the

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for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Tirchi Topi Wale" in '' Tridev'' (1989).

Career

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among others.

Discography

Awards

* Mukherjee received the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song "Tirchi Topi Wale" from '' Tridev'' in 1989.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mukherjee, Sapna 1960 births Living people Bollywood playback singers Indian women playback singers Place of birth missing (living people) Filmfare Awards winners 20th-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian singers