title: Minoo Purshottam
text: # Minoo Purshottam
  
  Minoo Purshottam is an Indian playback singer who sang Bollywood songs, and was most popular during the 1960s and 1970s.
  
  ## Career
  
  Minoo Purshottam's career started in 1963 when she was 16. The composer Roshan offered her a singing role in the film Taj Mahal. The song eventually became a duet with Suman Kalyanpur.
  
  ## Awards
  
  | Year | Award | Song | Film | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1974 | Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer | "Raat Piya Ke Sang" | Prem Parvat | Nominated |
  
  ## Popular songs
  
  | Song | Film | Co-singer |
  | - | - | - |
  | "Dekho Ji Ek Bala" | China Town (1962) | Mohammed Rafi |
  | "Unse Nazrein Mili" | Gazal (1964) | Lata Mangeshkar |
  | "Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni" | Daag (1973) | Lata Mangeshkar |
  | "Hath Na Lagana" | Taj Mahal (1963) | Suman Kalyanpur |
  | "Huzurewala Jo Ho Ijaazat" | Yeh Raat Phir Na Aaygi (1966) | Asha Bhosle |
  | "Raat Piya Ke Sang Jaagi Re Sakhi" | Prem Parbat (1973) | |
  | "Jaanewalon Idhar Dekho" | Badla (1974) | Asha Bhosle |
  | "Durga Hai Meri Maa" | Kranti (1981) | Mahendra Kapoor |
  
  ## Discography
  
  * Minoo purshottam ranj mein raahat (1980)
  * Rehguzar Ghazals (1981)
  