Krishna Kalle, born December 18, 1940, in Kanpur, India, was an Indian playback
singer whose family was from Karwar, Uttara Kannada. She began singing on All
India Radio at age 16 and secured a breakthrough when singer Arun Date heard her
in Mumbai, leading to a collaboration with music director Yashwant Deo, who
composed her first Marathi song, "Man PisaaT Maajhe". From 1960 onward, she held
'A'-graded status on All India Radio and contributed to 200 Hindi, 100 Marathi,
two Kannada, and Punjabi film songs, including "Ajab Teri Karigari Re Kartar"
(1966) and "Sochta Hoon Ke Tumhe...