▁reached ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁popular ity ▁all ▁over ▁India , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁by ▁H M V ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁sale ▁of ▁gram oph one ▁records ▁in ▁those ▁times . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁gave ▁play back ▁for ▁H indi ▁film , ▁S arg am ▁( 1 9 5 0 ), ▁and ▁B hum ika ▁( 1 9 7 7 ), ▁directed ▁by ▁noted ▁director ▁Sh y am ▁Ben eg al . ▁ ▁She ▁had ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁sing ▁under ▁the ▁music ▁direction ▁of ▁great ▁music ▁direct ors ▁like ▁C . ▁Ram ch andra , ▁Sh ank ar ra o ▁V y as , ▁K . ▁C . ▁Day , ▁and ▁Sud h ir ▁Ph ad ke . ▁ ▁Sar as w at ib ai ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁first ▁independence ▁Day ▁at ▁Del hi . ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁grand ▁celebr ation ▁at ▁Sh iv ner i ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁Din ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁chief ▁minister ▁Late ▁Y ash w ant ra o ▁Ch avan . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁period ▁she ▁became ▁a ▁very ▁popular ▁singer ▁of ▁Mar ath i ▁light ▁classical ▁songs , ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁B hav - ge et , ▁and ▁her ▁records ▁got ▁over wh el ming ▁response ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁Mah ar as ht ra . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁few ▁top ▁artists ▁of ▁India ▁who ▁was ▁invited ▁in ▁pr estig ious ▁music ▁con ferences ▁held ▁in ▁places