Nostalgia with Usha Uthup: “I went on to become the highest paid nightclub singer at ₹1,500 a month” - Hindustan Times
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Nostalgia with Usha Uthup: “I went on to become the highest paid nightclub singer at 1,500 a month”

Mar 02, 2022 12:38 AM IST

The singer talks about starting her career singing at bars, unknowingly making a fashion statement wearing sarees on stage, and her love for junk food

At 22, where were you career-wise?

Usha Utthup at 22 (inset) and at 74
Usha Utthup at 22 (inset) and at 74
Usha and Jani signing the register after getting married at the Mar Thoma Syrian Church in Delhi, as her father-in-law watches
Usha and Jani signing the register after getting married at the Mar Thoma Syrian Church in Delhi, as her father-in-law watches
Usha posing with a cat for the KSPCA, The Kenya Society for Protection and Care of Animals
Usha posing with a cat for the KSPCA, The Kenya Society for Protection and Care of Animals
Usha singing in Mombasa
Usha singing in Mombasa
Usha singing in Bombay at the Shanmukhananda hall with her band
Usha singing in Bombay at the Shanmukhananda hall with her band
Usha with Count Borletti and his wife at the International Casino in Nairobi, Kenya
Usha with Count Borletti and his wife at the International Casino in Nairobi, Kenya
Usha singing at her favourite haunt Trincas with the house band
Usha singing at her favourite haunt Trincas with the house band
Usha with George Muhoho at the International Casino in Nairobi
Usha with George Muhoho at the International Casino in Nairobi
Usha Uthup’s biography, originally written in Hindi by Vikas Kumar Jha
Usha Uthup’s biography, originally written in Hindi by Vikas Kumar Jha
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    Jamal Shaikh is National Editor - Brunch and New Media Initiatives at the Hindustan Times. He is a well-known TV host and magazine editor, who has launched and edited the Indian editions of Men’s Health, Robb Report and Discovery Channel Magazine. He tweets and Instagrams @jamalshaikh

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