▁films ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁play back ▁singer , ▁worked ▁in ▁popular ▁Bol lywood ▁mov ies ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁like ▁Ar zo o , ▁D ho ol ▁Ka ▁Pho ol , ▁Ab ▁D illi ▁Do or ▁N ah in , ▁Girl ▁Friend , ▁B ars at ▁Ki ▁Ra at , ▁Did i , ▁K ala ▁P ani , ▁Prem ▁Rog ▁and ▁De kh ▁Kab ira ▁Ro ya . ▁She ▁was ▁last ▁heard ▁in ▁Raj ▁Kap oor ' s ▁Prem ▁Rog ▁( 1 9 8 2 ) ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁" Y eh ▁P yar ▁th a ▁ya ▁k uch ▁aur ▁th a ". ▁A part ▁from ▁H indi ▁songs , ▁Sud ha ▁sang ▁many ▁popular ▁Mar ath i ▁songs ▁( B hav ge et ) ▁with ▁Ar un ▁Date . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Pad ma ▁Sh ri ▁by ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Mal hot ra ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Kur uk sh etra ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁L ah ore , ▁Bh op al ▁and ▁F iro z pur . ▁She ▁did ▁her ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁music ▁from ▁A gra ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁Mal hot ra ▁was ▁discovered ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁artist ▁by ▁Gh ul am ▁Ha ider ▁( a ▁prominent ▁music ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ). ▁ ▁She ▁deb uted ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Ar zo o . ▁She ▁retired ▁from ▁film ▁industry