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Manna Dey: the musical legend
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Legendary singer Manna Dey passed away on Oct 24. He was suffering from lung infection. (Photo: Prabhas Roy Pubmarch)
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Prabodh Chandra Dey, popularly known as Manna Dey, signs on his painting at his residence in Kolkata on April 30, 2008, the eve of his 88th birth anniversary. Manna Dey was admitted to the hospital due to chest infection on Saturday. (PTI Photo)
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The singer spent over 50 years in Mumbai before shifting to Bangalore with his family. In 1971, he won the National Film Award for best male playback singer for Bengali film Nishi Padma and Hindi film Mera Naam Joker (HT Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
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A documentary film, based on Manna Dey, being shot at College Street Coffee House, Kolkata on February 19 2002. In 1969, Dey won his first National Film Award for best male playback singer for Hindi film Mere Huzur. (HT Photo)
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Singer Manna Dey, along with his wife, releases a Bengali songs album named Mon Eka Chhalo of Shraboni Ghosh in a file photo from May 21, 2006. Dey was honoured with Padma Shri in 1971. (PTI Photo)
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In 2005, Manna Dey received the Padma Bhushan. The singer performs at a function organised by Navi Mumbai Bengali Association in this file photo from 24 January 2007. (HT Photo)
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Manna Dey's magic continued to mesmerize people even years after the era of classical music was submerged in rock and pop music. In a file photo, Dey signs his DVD sets 'Manna Dey - The Ultimate Unremix' in Bangalore on March 20, 2008. (PTI Photo)
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President Pratibha Patil presents the Dadasaheb Phalke award to singer Manna Dey at the 55th National Film Awards Function in New Delhi on October 21, 2009. (HT Photo)
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Manna Dey won Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. (PTI Photo)
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Manna Dey with singer Mohammed Rafi and actor-singer Kishore Kumar in a file photo. Manna Dey began his playback singing career in 1943 with a duet with Suraiya for the film, Tamanna.
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Manna Dey also assisted music composer Sachin Dev Burman in the early 50s and during this time sang Upar Gagan Vishal for Mashal.(HT Photo)
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Interestingly, Manna Dey has sung in 14 Indian languages, including Punjabi, Malayalam, Gujarati, Bhojpuri and Chhattisgarhi, apart from Hindi and his mother tongue Bengali. (HT Photo)
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