Kerala's Karmala Modex claims singer Anuradha Paudwal is her mother

It seems like a story out of a Bollywood potboiler. A woman named Karma Modex, who lives in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram, is claiming that singer Anuradha Paudwal is her biological mother. The 45-year-old has even filed a case in the district family court, demanding the singer to pay her Rs 50 crore as compensation as she denied her a livelihood that was hers by birth.



Modex is claiming that her ‘foster’ father Ponnachan told her this “secret” before he passed away. The woman alleges that Anuradha Paudwal, who has crooned several Bollywood songs, gave her up when she was four days old so that she could concentrate on her singing career. Modex also claims that even her foster mother, Agnes, who is now a patient of Alzheimer's, did not know about her husband’s “secret”.

Indianexpress.com reports that Modex claims that she tried to contact the singer but the efforts did not yield any results. Hence, she filed the case against Anuradha Paudwal, who has been asked by the court to appear in person on January 27.



Modex is herself a mother of three and besides the demand for Rs 50 crore, she has also asked for the right of a percentage on any sale of the assets belonging to Anuradha Paudwal’s husband, Arun Paudwal. Modex has decided that she will seek the help of a DNA test in case her financial demands are not met by Anuradha and her husband.



Anuradha Paudwal made a name for herself in Bollywood playback singing, especially in the ‘80s and the ‘90s. She is known for giving her voice to chartbusters like Mujhe Neend Na Aaye (Dil), Nazar Ke Saamne (Aashiqui), and Dhak Dhak Karne Laga (Beta), among others.