Sagar is a name for males from Nepali and Indian origin. It means "sea" in Sanskrit also mentioned in Bhagavad Gita (Hindu Holy Book) and other prayers of Hindu religion. Sagar may also refer to:

• Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, a city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India
  • Sagar District, an administrative unit headquartered in the city
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• Sagar Island, also known as Ganga Sagar, pilgrimage centre in West Bengal about 150 km south of Kolkata
• Sagar, Karnataka
• Sagar (caste)
• Sagar (film)
• Sagara, India, also known as Saggere, a town in Shimoga District of Karnataka, India
• Sagara, the name of a king who features in Hindu legend; see Ganges for a reference
• Sagar (Anglo-Saxon name)
• Sagar, an ancient alien world in the Filmation animated series, BlackStar

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Preeti Sagar is a former Bollywood playback singer who won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the folk song Mhare gaon.. in Manthan in 1978 and was previously nominated for the hit song "My Heart is Beating" from Julie (1975).^[1]

Career[link]

Preeti is an accomplished singer with basic classical knowledge in music and singing. She shot to instant fame with her English song My Heart is Beating keeps on repeating in Rajesh Roshan's Julie. She won a special Filmfare award for the same.

In spite of all the accolades and the awards somehow she didn't really manage to sustain her position in bollywood. Comparison with Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhosle somehow stunted her growth as a singer and she couldn't carve a niche for herself in the industry.

She decided instead to focus on the children's entertainment and education industry. She worked with Sa Re Ga Ma to create several children's nursery rhyme collections in Hindi and English. She also created a Fairy Tales series.

She now runs her own production company called Angela Films which does advertising, short films and feature-film dubbing. In the 1990s, Angela Films produced the hit children's TV show, Phulwari Bachcho Ki. She was part of jury of the 52nd National Film Awards.^[2]

In 2010, she sang for the UIDAI ID project's official theme song, Yeh Hai Meri Pehchaan.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Preeti Sagar lives in Mumbai with her husband and two daughters. She is daughter of film actor, Moti Sagar, cousin of actor Motilal, singer Mukesh, and who acted in films like, Apna Ghar, Burma Road, Chhoti Chhoti Batein in 1950s and 60s. Preeti has two other sisters including, youngest Namita Sagar who anchored Children TV series Phulwari Bacchon Ki (1992–1999), produced by her father.^[4][5]

Popular Tracks[link]

• Julie (1975) - My heart is beating
• Nishant (1975) - Piya Baaj Pyaala Piya Jaye Na
• Manthan (1976) - Mhare Gaon
• Bhoomika (1977) - Tumhare bin jee naa lage
• Kalyug (1981) - What's your problem
• Mandi (1983) - Shamsher Bhare Na Maang Ghazab

References[link]

1. ^ "Awards". IMBD. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755995/awards. 
2. ^ "Juries for the selection of films for National Awards set up". Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. 29 June 2005. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=9928. 
3. ^ To give every Indian a number, Team Nilekani has own number Indian Express, Sep 13 2010.
4. ^ Moti Sagar at the Internet Movie Database
5. ^ "Mumbai Notes: Thespian Moti Sagar dead". March 15, 1999. http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990315/ige15081.html. 

External links[link]

• Preeti Sagar at the Internet Movie Database
• Preeti Sagar at last.fm