Eight years without music maestro Manna Dey – FilmyVoice
On this present day of 2013, Manna Dey breathed his final, making the tip of an period.
Born in Kolkata on Could 1,1919, Prabodh Chandra Dey, recognized by his stage title Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed Indian playback singer, music director, and Indian classical vocalist.
For all newest information, comply with The Day by day Star’s Google Information channel. He was born to Mahamaya and Purna Chandra Dey. His paternal uncle Krishna Chandra Dey higher referred to as Ok C Dey, who was a legendary Indian singer-composer-actor, and music trainer was his first inspiration of music.
On the age of 23, Manna Dey obtained his first break as a singer, with Ok C Dey’s composition within the Bollywood film “Tamanna”. The observe “Jago Aayi Usha” was a duet quantity with Suraiya.
His first solo track “Neele Neele Gagan Story” was from the movie “Ram Rajya” in 1943.
Manna Dey and Sachin Dev Barman duo was created with the movie “Mashal” in 1950. It was thought-about as Manna Dey’s first profitable track.
The legend gained extensive acclamation after his track “Dharti Kahe Pukaar Ke”, a duet quantity with Distinguished singer Lata Mangeshkar, composed by Famous composer Salil Chowdhury within the movie “Do Bigha Zamin.”
The legendary musician has lent his voice to nearly 4 thousand songs in his profession.
A few of his timeless tracks are together with the likes of “Espresso Home Er Shei Adda Ta Aj Ar Nei”, “Aye Meri Zohra Zabeen”, “Jani Tomar Premer Joggo Amito Noi”, “Tir Bhanga Dheu Ar Nir bhanga Jhor”, “Ei Kuley Ami Ar Oi Kule Tumi”, “Shei To Abar Kachhe Ele”, “Abar Hobe To Dekha”, “Jodi Kagoje Lekho Naam”, and “Ami Phul Na Hoye Kaanta Hoyei Besh Chhilam” amongst others.
He tied the knot with Sulochana Kumaran within the yr 1953. Collectively they’ve two daughters Shuroma Dey and Sumita Dey.
Manna Dey’s first duet with Lata Mangeshkar was “Lapat Ke Pot Pahaney Bikral” which was composed by Vasant Desai for the movie “Narsingh Avtar” in 1949. They paired up round 103 Hindi songs.
With Asha Bhosle, Manna recorded round 160 Hindi songs between the years 1953 to 1982. Their final collaboration was in “Teri Maang Sitaaron Se Bhar Doon” in 1982.
Among the many male singers, he sang 101 songs with Mohammad Rafi which embody 58 duets.
With Kisore Kumar he has some fashionable track considered one of which is “Ye Dosti humnai todenge” from the movie Sholay.
In 1969, Manna Dey was honoured with the Nationwide Movie Award for the primary time for the track “Mere Huzur”.
After 1992, the singer didn’t lend his voice for any Hindi songs anymore. Nonetheless, he sang for Bengali songs. Other than Bengali and Hindi he sung in different languages together with Maithili, Panjabi, Gujrati, Marathi, Kannar, and Malaylam.
In 2005, Manna Dey’s biography “Jiboner Jalshaghore” was revealed. A documentary made on his life was launched in 2008. It was filmed in Kolkata’s Espresso Home. He additionally achieved prestigious awards like Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Dadasaheb Phalke amongst others.
