When goons threw singer Sharda from her chair in the middle of the interview, senior journalist was also slapped

Sharda Rajan Iyengar Death: ‘Titli Udi’ fame veteran singer Sharda passed away, living life in oblivion for years

Sharda was giving interview in Mahalaxmi studio

This story related to Sharda has been shared by a senior journalist Hanif Zaveri. Hanif has also written books on the lives of Sanjeev Kumar and Mehmood. Sharda had worked a lot with the pair of Shankar Jaikishan. When Shankar died on 26 April 1987, three days later Hanif came to interview Sharda. She was giving this interview at Sharda Mahalakshmi Studio.

The goons threw Sharda out of the chair

Sharda was giving her interview sitting on a chair and suddenly some goons attacked there. They entered the studio and removed Sharda from the chair and threw her out. Sharda fell down and then those goons slapped Hanif as well. It is said that Shankar’s son was in support of those goons. Later it was found that all this happened only because there was a dispute between Sharda and some other people regarding the ownership rights of the studio.

There was no radio in her house, but she used to listen carefully to songs on someone’s house radio.

Frightened by the attack by the goons, Hanif immediately left the place and never again dared to interview Sharda. According to reports, Sharda’s childhood was spent in a lot of trouble. It is said that there was no radio in her house and she used to listen very carefully to the songs on the radio playing in someone else’s house. In the same way, his love for music kept on increasing. Although Sharada belongs to a Tamil family, she had a special affinity for Hindi.

Raj Kapoor heard her singing at a function

It is said that one day when her mother heard Sharda singing, she was surprised and then she got her music lessons. Later he also took training in Carnatic music. Once again Raj Kapoor heard her singing at a function in Tehran and was so impressed by her voice that he offered her to come to Mumbai.