Sushila Rani Patel

Sushila Rani Patel (1918–2014) was an Indian classical singer, actress, vocalist, doctor, and journalist. She established Shiv Sangeetanjali, a school for classical music.

Career

Sushila Rani Patel began her singing career in 1942 when she signed a recording contract with His Master's Voice music company. In the early years of her career, she was helped by Baburao Patel. Both films fared poorly at the box-office. They were produced by Baburao Patel whom she later married. Almost the entire content of the magazine was produced by them. Rani would personally conduct interviews with film personalities. She was close to actress Madhubala, who had started acting at a young age, and taught her to speak, read, and write English. Rani continued to run her classical music school until her death in 2014 at the age of 96.

Awards Rani received the Maharashtra Rajya Sanskritik Puraskar, and in 2002 the Sangeet Natak Akademi award.