Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Alka Nadakarni |
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| Nickname | T-Series Queen |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 1.65 m |
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| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
| Hair Color | Black |
Educational Qualification(s)
| College | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai, India |
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Personal Life
| Marital Status | Widow |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Address | A duplex located in Khar, a posh western Mumbai suburb |
| Hobbies | Reading, Travelling |
Relationships & More
| Husband | Late Arun Paudwal (Music Composer) |
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| Marriage Date | 1969 |
Family
| Spouse | Arun Paudwal | ||||
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Career
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Favourites
| Favourite Singer(s) | Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| She was born in a Konkani family in Karwar, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. | |
| Her interest in music started after hearing a Lataji song on the radio. | |
| Born with a hoarse voice, she recovered by listening to Lataji's voice. | |
| She actively participated in school and college functions, winning several awards. | |
| She fell in love with Arun, a music composer, in her teenage years and married at 17. | |
| She has no formal training in classical music. | |
| She has sung in multiple languages and recorded many hit songs. | |
| She promoted unknown playback singers like Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Sonu Nigam, Abhijeet. | |
| She retired from the film industry in the early 1990s, focusing on devotional music. | |
| She established the 'Suryauday' foundation in memory of her late husband, Arun. |
