Until she was 90 years old, Sandhya Mukherjee was regarded as the prima donna of Bengali culture. Since the last week of January, she has been hospitalized. Earlier in the day, her blood pressure dropped and she was put on vasopressor support.
PTI was informed by a hospital source that the great Bengali musician had died from Cardiopulmonary arrest. Despite the extensive struggle to bring her back, she was pronounced dead. Press Trust of India, announced her death on Twitter.
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She specialized in Bengali music as a playback singer and musician. In 1970, her songs in films like Nishi Padma & Jay Jayanti won her the National Film Award as Best Female Playback Artist.
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She was also given the Banga Bibhushan civil honor, the highest civilian honor of West Bengal. Apart from her role as a playback vocalist, she has also performed in 17 Hindi films.
Top 5 songs of Sandhya Mukherjee
Ei Poth Jodi Na Shesh Hoy
The 1961 film “Saptapadi” features this iconic song with Uttam Kumar (the singer) and Suchitra Sen (the actress). Hemanta Mukhopadhyay composed the song and also contributed his voice. Gauriprasanna Mazumder wrote the lyrics.
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Bol Papihe Bol
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay also composed this classic number. Lata Mangeshkar Ji also sang a version of this song. It was originally taken from the 1951 film “Tarana”, starring Dilip and Madhubala. Anil Khrishna Daswas composed the song, and Prem Dawan wrote it.
E Shudhu Ganer Din
The Gitashree beautifully sings the song “Pothe Holo Deri”. The film was released on September 12, 1979. Robin Chatterjee was the music director, and Gauriprasanna Mazumder composed the song. It features the famous actress Suchitra Sen.
Ay Brishti Jhepe
Sandhya Mukhopadhyay voiced this song, which was originally a children’s rhyme. Salil Chowdhury composed it and wrote it. This song is from the album R Dekona Shei Modhunamey.
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Ei Poth Jodi Na Shesh Hoy
This track is from 1961’s “Saptapadi”. It features Uttam and Suchitra Sen as the stars. Hemanta Mukhopadhyay composed the song and also sang it. Gauriprasanna Mazumder wrote the lyrics.
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