| 'Manna Dey should have got Dadasabhe Phalke award earlier' |
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| Written by IANS | |
| Saturday, 03 October 2009 | |
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His all-time hits include "Sur na saje kya gaun main", "Na to karanwa ki talash hai na to humsafar ki talash hain", "Puchho na kaise maine rain bitayee", "Laga chunari main daag", "Aaja sanam madhur chandani mein hum", "Dil ka haal sune dilwala", "Ye raat bhigi bhigi, ye masta fijzayen", "Jhanak jhanak tori baaje payaliya", "Tu pyar ka saagar hai", "Chunari sambhal gori udi chali jaye re" and "Ay meri Zohara". "Dada (Dey) should have got the award much earlier. It is too late, but we are very happy," said Birendra Nath Das of the city's famous KC Das Sweets. "Everybody knows that dada is a wonderful singer. His music was liked for its class. He was a niche singer. He was always available for singing in many social and cultural programmes held by Bengalis and others in Bangalore," added Das. Recently, Dey gave a live musical concert with well-known Karnataka singer Archana Udupa. In May last year, he had performed for a cause and the proceeds from the concert was used to fund the education of underprivileged children in the city. He was also felicitated here by the Jadavpur University Allumni Foundation. After staying in Mumbai for more than five decades, the singer sold off his bungalow in Juhu and moved here to be with his younger daughter Shuroma. Manna Dey and his wife Sulochana Kumaran, who was from Bangalore, loved the city. Apart from singing for numerous Hindi and Bengali films, Dey sang for three Kannada films. Out of them, the most popular was "Kuhu Kuhu" from the movie "Kalavathi". He also sung the song "Kannillaveno, Nija Kanadeno" for the movie "Margadharshi" and "Jayathe Jayathe" for "Kalpavruksha". |
Bangalore: Singing legend Manna is being honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award at the age of 90 and his close friends here feel that the highest honour in Indian cinema has come late.| < Prev | Next > |
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