Sandhya Mukhopadhyay
Geetashree Sandhya Mukhopadhyay (4 October 1931 – 15 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and musician, specializing in Bengali music. She received Banga Bibhushan, the highest civilian honor of the Indian state of West Bengal in 2011.) She also won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her songs in the films Jay Jayanti and Nishi Padma in the year 1970. Mukherjee was born in Dhakuria, Calcutta, on 4 October 1931 to Narendranath Mukherjee, a railway official, and Hemprova Devi. She was the youngest of six children. Her grandfather was a police officer, and the family had lived in Dhakuria since 1911. She was married to noted lyrist Shyamal Gupta until he died in 2010. She has a daughter named Soumi Sengupta. Sandhya started her music training under the direction of Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A T Kannan, and Professor Chinmoy Lahiri. However, her guru was Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, followed by his son Ustad Munavvar Ali Khan, under whom she mastered Indian classical music.
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SoundBirthday
October 4, 1931Deathday
February 15, 2022Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
52Place of birth
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]Also known as
Sandhya Mukherjee, সন্ধ্যা মুখোপাধ্যায় , সন্ধ্যা মুখার্জীCrew credits
News About the Heroine
MusicUttarayan
Playback SingerNishi Padma
Playback SingerNaba Janma
Playback SingerKaa
Playback SingerStree
Playback SingerQuiet Flows the Meghna
Playback SingerSakher Chor
Playback SingerHeadmaster
Playback SingerThe Last Act
Playback SingerShilpi
Playback SingerAgni Pariksha
Playback SingerAbasheshe
Playback SingerShankar Narayan Bank
Playback SingerKanna
Playback SingerChirakumar Sabha
Playback SingerAgni Sanskar
Playback SingerSuryatapa
Playback SingerKamallata
Playback SingerBiraj Bou
Playback SingerJay Jayanti
Playback Singer