India, June 1 -- Renowned playback singer Suman Kalyanpur, who carved a special niche for herself in Hindi filmdom regardless of the supremacy of the Mangeshkar sisters, died in Mumbai on Sunday evening following age-related ailments. She was 89.

Gifted with a sonorous voice, which often sounded a lot like Lata Mangeshkar, Kalyanpur recorded mellifluous ditties through the 1950s and '60s under the baton of greats such as Naushad, S D Burman, Roshan, Shankar-Jaikishan and Kalyanji-Anandji.

Her ditties such as 'Tumse o hasina kabhi mohabbat na maine karni thi' ('Farz'), 'Dil ek mandir hai' ('Dil Ek Mandir'), 'Na na karte pyaar tumhi se kar baithe' ('Jab Jab Phool Khile'), 'Mere sang ga koi geet suhana' ('Jaanwar') and 'Mere mehboob na ja'...