Jaymala shiledar biography definition

Musical artist

Jaymala Shiledar (21 August 1926 – 8 August 2013) was an Indian Hindustani classical singer and theatre actress. She had appeared in many sangeet nataks (musical play) where she played various roles.

Along with singing for the roles she played, she had also composed music for some. In the career span of over 50 years, she appeared in more than 4500 shows.

Biography definition and examples

She was married to co-actor singer Jayaram Shiledar along with whom she established a production banner of "Marathi Rangabhoomi". The pair together is credited for revamping the Marathi music industry.^[2] She was presented with Padma Shri award in 2013.^[3]

Career

Jayamala Shiledar started her acting and musical career with her first stage performance in 1942 in the Marathi play Veshantar.^[1] In 1945, she played the lead title role of Sharada in the sangeet natak Sangeet Sharada alongside Bal Gandharva.

Gandharva had himself played the role before, when fe