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'''Sandhya Mukhopadhyay''' (]: সন্ধ্যা মুখোপাধ্যায়) (1931-)is a famous ] singer and musician, specialising in ]. She was born in ], ]. She is also known as Sandhya Mukherjee. | ||
| ==Training and career== | |||
| Sandhya started her music training under the direction of Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A Kannan and Professor Chinmay Lahiri. However, her ''guru'' was ] under whom she mastered Indian classical music. | |||
| Though classically trained, the bulk of her work consists of Bengali modern songs. She began her career in ] singing ] songs, starting with a song in the film ''Anjan Garh'' at the age of 17. Following her marriage to the Bengali poet ] she settled in her home city of ]. Gupta went on to write the lyrics for many of her famous songs. | |||
| Her most famous collaboration is arguably with the Bengali singer ] with whom she sang numerous duets, primarily as playback for Bengali films produced from Kolkata. Hemanta and Sandhya became known as the voices behind the pairings of the Bengali superstar ] and his numerous heroines. She also sang several of ]'s hit Bengali songs, such as ''Ujjwal Ek Jhank Payra'', regarded as a classic. | |||
| During the ] she joined the mass movement among Indian Bengali artistes to raise money for the millions of refugees who had poured into ] and ] to escape the fighting, and to raise global awareness for the cause of Bangladesh. She assisted ] musician ] as he set up the ], the clandestine radio station broadcasting to Bangladesh and recorded several patriotic songs for him. She later became one of the first foreign artistes to visit ], performing at an open-air concert in Paltan Maidan in ] to celebrate the first ] after Bangladeshi independence in 1972. She also recorded several songs for ]'s film ''Dhirey Bohey Meghna'' and ]'s ''Raktakta Bangla''. | |||
| ==Famous songs== | |||
| * Ujjwal Ek Jhank Payra | |||
| * E Path Jadi Na Shesh Hoy (duet with Hemanta Mukherjee) | |||
| * Ami Tar Cholonay | |||
| * Dhirey Bohey Meghna | |||
| * Ay Brishti Jhenpey | |||
| ==Other references== | |||
| Online | |||
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Revision as of 22:44, 12 October 2006
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay (Bengali: সন্ধ্যা মুখোপাধ্যায়) (1931-)is a famous Indian singer and musician, specialising in Bengali music. She was born in Kolkata, India. She is also known as Sandhya Mukherjee.
Training and career
Sandhya started her music training under the direction of Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A Kannan and Professor Chinmay Lahiri. However, her guru was Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan under whom she mastered Indian classical music.
Though classically trained, the bulk of her work consists of Bengali modern songs. She began her career in Mumbai singing Hindi songs, starting with a song in the film Anjan Garh at the age of 17. Following her marriage to the Bengali poet Shyamal Gupta she settled in her home city of Kolkata. Gupta went on to write the lyrics for many of her famous songs.
Her most famous collaboration is arguably with the Bengali singer Hemanta Mukherjee with whom she sang numerous duets, primarily as playback for Bengali films produced from Kolkata. Hemanta and Sandhya became known as the voices behind the pairings of the Bengali superstar Uttam Kumar and his numerous heroines. She also sang several of Salil Chaudhury's hit Bengali songs, such as Ujjwal Ek Jhank Payra, regarded as a classic.
During the Bangladesh Liberation War she joined the mass movement among Indian Bengali artistes to raise money for the millions of refugees who had poured into Kolkata and West Bengal to escape the fighting, and to raise global awareness for the cause of Bangladesh. She assisted Bangladeshi musician Samar Das as he set up the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendro, the clandestine radio station broadcasting to Bangladesh and recorded several patriotic songs for him. She later became one of the first foreign artistes to visit Dhaka, performing at an open-air concert in Paltan Maidan in Dhaka to celebrate the first Ekushey February after Bangladeshi independence in 1972. She also recorded several songs for Samar Das's film Dhirey Bohey Meghna and Salil Chaudhury's Raktakta Bangla.
Famous songs
- Ujjwal Ek Jhank Payra
- E Path Jadi Na Shesh Hoy (duet with Hemanta Mukherjee)
- Ami Tar Cholonay
- Dhirey Bohey Meghna
- Ay Brishti Jhenpey
Other references
Online biography
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