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Baisara Beera | Live in Concert: Kalpana Patowary in Lokhra Assam.

3,951 views · Published 11 August 2015 · 6:55 · Indexed 4 November 2026

Channel: MUSIC BOX Kalpana Pattowary · 2015 · Music

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MAKING BHOJPURI MUSIC HER OWN

Of Assamese origin, Kalpana Patowary's foray and eventual success in the Bhojpuri music industry was an unexpected one. “I had moved to Mumbai from Assam with the simple hope that I would become a singer.Singing for Bhojpuri films was never part of the plan but when the offers came, I just kept doing them,“ recalls Patowary, who is called the Bhojpuri Queen today owing to a significant number of hits from films in the language. But for a singer who was nurtured on folk music during her growing up years, venturing into the Bhojpuri scene was nothing short of risky.“ When I entered the industry some 15 years ago, I had a lot of people advising me not to take it because it wasn't acceptable for a girl from a `good family' to sing Bhojpuri film songs. The common belief was that only bad girls sang film songs while good girls sang bhajans.I'd have fans suggesting I only sing bhajans!“ chortles Patowary who succeeded in straddling the two genres, and in changing the perception of a woman Bhojpuri singer. “When I became the judge for a music reality show for the Bhojpuri channel Mahua a few years ago, it was refreshing to see many young girls taking part in it. It was nice to know that parents were encouraging their girl children to sing Bhojpuri songs.“

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