C.H. Atma

C. H. Atma (1923 - 6th December 1975) was a Bollywood playback singer, ghazal singer and film actor. He was the first singer from India to tour and sing outside India in Nairobi, East Africa in 1957. C.H. Atma debuted in 1945. His evergreen song is 'Preetam ann milo' for the film, 'Mr and Mr. 55', which he sang for composer, O.P. Nayyar, who was a great fan of his singing. His voice was quite similar to K. L. Saigal. But he had his own unique style which he implied to become one of the fewest singers to become extensively popular both in film and non-film music. His best known pieces include his solo and duet songs with Geeta Dutt in O.P. Nayyar debut film Aasmaan (1952), and his non-film recording of "Preetam Aan Milo". He has sung duets with singers like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle. But his career was short in Bollywood as brief as just 10 years. He also acted in two movies as hero, namely, 'Bhaisahab' (1954) (with Poornima and Smriti Biswas) and 'Bilwamangal' (1954) (with Suraiya).