Meena Kapoor (1930 in Kolkata (then Calcutta) – 23 November 2017) was an Indian playback singer.
Meena's singing was noticed at a young age by composers like Ninu Mazumdar and SD Burman.
She was a playback singer in Hindi cinema, during the 1940s and 1950s, singing hits such as "Rasiya Re Man Basiya Re" from Pardesi (1957), Ek Dharti Hai Ek Gagan from Adhikar (1954) and 'Kachhi hai Umariya' picturised on Meena Kumari in Char Dil Char Rahen (1959).
[3] She married music composer Anil Biswas in 1959, who later left Hindi cinema and shifted to Delhi as he became director of the National Orchestra at the All India Radio (AIR) in March 1963.
One of Kapoor's most famous songs is "Aana meri jaan sunday ke sunday", a duet with C. Ramchandra and Shamshad Begum from the movie Shehnai (1947) and "Kuch Aur Zamana Kehta Hain", set to tune by Anil Biswas from the film Choti Choti Baatein (1965).