सुमन कल्यानपुर एक मीठी सुरीली आवाज़ ..

Sadly, the name may not ring a bell with the Indipop generation, but Suman Kalyanpur remains one of the best-loved voices of Hindi and Marathi
songs — almost 20 years after she stopped singing full-time.

At a rare and hurriedly convened interaction with reporters here on Wednesday, it was evident why. In the voice that immortalised hits like Ajahuna aye balama, Na tum hame jaano and Keshava Madhava (Marathi), she fielded questions hard and soft, with sweetness and dignity.

Her career, debatably, was believed to have been restricted by the awesome presence of the Mangeshkar sisters on the scene. Was that ever a pressure factor?