http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5251311&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fanuradha-paudwal%2Fplaylists.rssA talented singer whose career has been inextricably bound to her personal life, Anuradha Paudwal seemed poised to take over Bollywood in the 1980s. She won a series of Filmfare awards for songs in films including <i>Ustav</i>, <i>Aashiqi</i> and <i>Beta</i>, and she was widely sought after. But her outspoken nature didn't serve her well in the film industry's dog-eat-dog atmosphere: Paudwal accused Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle of monopolizing the industry (not far from the truth) and found herself suddenly ostracized -- almost no film director would work with her. She moved to the T-Series label, working with Gulshan Kumar (who was also rumored to be her lover), and her star rose again. Unfortunately, an ill-conceived exclusive deal with T-Series slowed her momentum, and she was largely unheard from in film until after Kumar's untimely demise -- he was murdered in 1997. - Sarah BardeenHindien720Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:29:57 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5251311&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Fanuradha-paudwal%2Fplaylists.rss A talented singer whose career has been inextricably bound to her personal life, Anuradha Paudwal seemed poised to take over Bollywood in the 1980s. She won a series of Filmfare awards for songs in films including <i>Ustav</i>, <i>Aashiqi</i> and <i>Beta</i>, and she was widely sought after. But her outspoken nature didn't serve her well in the film industry's dog-eat-dog atmosphere: Paudwal accused Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle of monopolizing the industry (not far from the truth) and found herself suddenly ostracized -- almost no film director would work with her. She moved to the T-Series label, working with Gulshan Kumar (who was also rumored to be her lover), and her star rose again. Unfortunately, an ill-conceived exclusive deal with T-Series slowed her momentum, and she was largely unheard from in film until after Kumar's untimely demise -- he was murdered in 1997. - Sarah Bardeen