She was an additional vocalist in the 1998 hit song Dil Se Re from Dil Se. and 2003 hit song Break The Rules (Maro Maro') from Boys. Though this song was not received well as Chandralekha, it too won her and Rahman, several accolades. She had to wait for two years to get yet another career break, which came through the song Mercury Pookkal from Ratchagan. In 1994, she got another big hit through Halla Gulla from Bombay. However, she remained selective and sang the songs, which she believed extraordinary. After the success of Chandralekha, she became one of the most sought after singers in Tamil Nadu. Her passionate singing won her several accolades and she was even nicknamed as Chandralekha Anupama. This song is even now regarded as one of the best techno- electronic song ever. But the break-in her career came through the song Chandralekha from Thiruda Thiruda which had music set by A. Rahman made her sing July Maddham Vanthal from Pudhiya Mugam in 1993, which became a hit. She continued to sing even with all her struggles till the end of her life. Alphonsus School (1965) and finally found work at the Scheduled Castes and Tribes Welfare Office in Darjeeling where she worked till 1998. She worked hard to raise them, working as an assistant teacher in St. In 1974, her husband died and she was left with her two children, Sapna (Pradhan) Thapa and Supreet Raj Pradhan. In 1963, Aruna Lama married Saran Pradhan, another Nepali musician. She completed her graduate degree in arts from Darjeeling Government College. Aruna Lama did her schooling at Mungpoo Primary School, Jalpahar, and St. Amber Gurung, one of the stalwarts of Nepali music, groomed her in singing from 1958. She won a music competition organized by the Gorkha Dukha Niwarak Sammelan (GDNS) in 1956 at the age of 11 and then she never looked back. Lama inspired her to sing from the age of 7. Aruna Lama was born on 9 September 1945 at Ghoom Pahar, Darjeeling, British India to Nepali parents Surya Bahadur Lama and Sanmaya Lama. Her uncle C.B.

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