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Jun 26, 2012, 7:45:22 PM (12 years ago)

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+'''Pankaj Mullick (1905-78)'''
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+
+Bengali composer, singer and actor born in
+Calcutta. Left college to concentrate on music;
+trained by Durgadas Bannerjee and then by
+Dinendranath Tagore. Released his first record
+for Vielophone (1926) and made his début on
+radio at the Indian Broadcasting Co. in its
+inaugural year (1927). Associated for several
+years with radio as producer, musician and
+educator e.g. in the popular programme
+Sangeet Shikshar Asar (from Sept. 1929) and
+the annual Mahishamardini broadcast. Film
+début conducting the live orchestra for
+International Filmcraft’s silents Chasher Meye
+and Chorekanta (both 1931). Joined New
+Theatres, composing Atorthy’s epic Yahudi
+Ki Ladki. Scored several films with R.C. Boral,
+e.g. Barua’s Devdas, Grihadah and Maya,
+Chunder’s Karodpati and Nitin Bose’s Didi/
+President. Achieved fame for Mukti, where he
+composed one Tagore song, Diner sheshe
+ghumer deshe, with the poet’s endorsement, and
+for popularising Rabindra Sangeet in Hindi. After
+Mukti’s success he concentrated for some years
+on playback singing (e.g. Anjangarh, 1948) and
+on acting. Returned to composition for Kartick
+Chattopadhyay’s films and Paul Zils’s Zalzala.
+Released a record singing the songs he
+composed for Saigal in Meri Bahen, e.g.
+Chupo na, Do naina matwale et al. Published
+his memoirs, Ganer Surer Asanakhani, in a
+special issue of Desh (1973) and his
+autobiography under the title Amar Jug Amar
+Gaan (1980).
+
+
+'''FILMOGRAPHY''' (* also act/** act only):
+1933: Yahudi Ki Ladki; 1935: Bhagya
+Chakra; Devdas; 1936: Karodpati; Maya;
+Grihadah; 1937: Didi/President; Mukti*;
+1938: Adhikar**; Abhigyan**; Desher
+Mati*/Dharti Mata; Dushman/Jiban
+Maran; 1939: Bardidi/Badi Didi; Kapal
+Kundala*; 1940: Zindagi; Nartaki*;
+Alochhaya/Aandhi**; Doctor*; 1941:
+Doctor*; 1942: Meenakshi; 1943: Kashinath;
+Dikshul; 1944: Meri Bahen; 1945: Dui
+Purush; 1947: Nurse Sisi; Ramer Sumati/
+Chhota Bhai; 1948: Pratibad/Oonch Neech;
+1949: Manzoor; 1950: Roopkatha/Roop
+Kahani; 1952: Mahaprasthaner Pathey/
+Yatrik; Chhoti Maa; Zalzala; 1953: Bana
+Hansi; Nabin Yatra/Naya Safar; 1954:
+Chitrangada; 1955: Amar Saigal; Raikamal;
+1957: Louha-Kapat; 1961: Ahwan; 1972:
+Bighalita Karuna Janhabi Jamuna.
+
+[[Music]]
+
+[[Actor]]