A look at the lost 'Queen of Indipop', Alisha Chinai’s journey on her birthday

Born on March 18, 1965, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, singer Alisha Chinai is celebrating her 57th birthday today.

Alisha’s first studio album Jaadu came in 1985, but she got recognition from the song Made in India in 1995

In the 1990s, she became famous as the “Queen of Indipop" after giving hit songs one after the other.

Alisha was first given the opportunity to sing in Bollywood by Bappi Lahiri. And then there was no looking back for her

Her cute looks and charismatic personality gained her a great and committed audience.

One of her biggest hits during the 80s was ‘Kate Nahin Katte’ (Mr. India) which she recorded with the legendary Kishore Kumar under Laxmikant Pyarelal.

In 1996, Alisha came into the limelight when she accused Anu Malik of sexual harassment.

Alisha married Rajesh Jhaveri in 1986. But things didn’t work out for the two and they parted ways in 1994.

Alisha faced a turbulent phase when her father was diagnosed with cancer following which she started focusing more on him than her career.