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| MANNA DEY |
Manna Dey was a imaginative figure in the world
of Indian music. His fame was not just restrained
to the Indian domain but to every part of the globe, where an Indian heart continue.
People reverence and reverence him not only for his musical bearing but because
he illustrate a wonderful consolidation of resonance and poetry. His stance in
Indian music justifies the proposition – the art survive
the artist.
Born on May 1, 1919, Manna Dey was dedicate by
his parents as Prabodh Chandra Dey. Their was an authoritative joint family of
North Calcutta. Prior to Manna Dey another knowledgeable artiste of similar
stature Krishna Chandra Dey too was born in this very house. Purna Chandra Dey
was Manna Dey’s father and Mahamaya Dey was his mother. From very childhood
Manna da straightforward a keen liking for sports like wrestling and boxing and
transcend in both. Apart from sports, the singer was also renowned for playing
pranks upon people.
It was during his intermediate classes at
Scottish Church College, Dey’s singing talent
became apparent. He started taking singing lessons from his uncle Krishna
Chandra Dey and from Ustad Dabir Khan. And it was at this period of time Manna
Dey stood first for three consecutive years in three different categories of
inter-collegiate singing competitions.
In 1942, Dey accompanied his uncle Krishna on a visit to Mumbai. And there under the
guidance of his uncle, then Sachin Dev Burman, Manna da started working as a
successful assistant music director. But the composer never stopped taking
musical lessons in Hindustani Classical music
from two classical substantial, Ustad Aman Ali Khan and Ustad Abdul Rahman
Khan.
The imaginative singer started his career in playback singing with Tamanna in 1943. The musical score was set by his uncle Krishna and he had
to sing a duet with Suraiya. The song was an imperative hit. People across the
country loved the song. In 1950, Mashal was the second film where Manna Dey got
the convenience to sing a solo Upar
gagan vishal and this time the melody was created by Sachin Dev
Burman.
Manna da,
as he was fondly called, was a perfect singer who could sing any category of
song. From qawaalis (Yeh ishq ishq hai)
to romantic duets (Pyaar hua ikraar hua),
fast numbers (Aao twist karein)
to patriotic songs (Ae mere pyare watan), prayer numbers (Tu pyaar ka saagar hai) to classical gems
(Laaga chunari mein daag, Tere naina
talaash kare, Poocho na kaise, Aayo kahaan se ghanshyam and Jhanak jhanak tori
baaje paayaliya and Phool gendwa na maaro) among other gems.
Being the multifaceted genius he was, he won the
Filmfare Award for Ae bhai zara dekhke
chalo from Mera Naam Joker. The singer had
sung several notable numbers for Raj Kapoor that made him the showman’s voice.
Though he was controversial the most talented amongst his contemporaries, yet
the career graph of this great singer never reached dizzy heights considering
tough controversy from Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar.
It was on December 18, 1953, the composer-singer
got married to Sulochana Kumaran and the couple was blessed with two children –
Suroma and Sumita. He instigate a new genre in Indian music where he infused
Indian classical music within a pop frame work. His experimentation with western
music too produced many unforgettable melodies like .
The
multytalented singer had recorded more than 3,500 songs. His music has fascinate
the audience throughout the world. And understandable he has been deluge with multitudinous National
Award and titles. After being hospitalised for brain haemorrhage for nearly
four months, our dearest Manna da died on October 24, 2013.
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