About

Known credits:
52
Birthday:
1931-10-04
Place of birth:
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]
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Sandhya Mukhopadhyay

Overview

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.

Known for

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1978 Pranoy Pasha Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1976 Sudur Niharika Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1975 Nishimrigaya Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1974 Devi Chaudhurani Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1973 Agnibhramar Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1973 Quiet Flows the Meghna Sound Playback Singer 59
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1972 Biraj Bou Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1971 Jay Jayanti Sound Playback Singer 58
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1971 Nabarag Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1971 Mahabiplabi Aurobindo Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1970 Nishi Padma Sound Playback Singer 58
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1970 Padma Golap Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1970 Aleyar Alo Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1969 Kamallata Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1969 Chiradiner Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1968 Garh Nasimpur Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1968 Stree Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1967 News About the Heroine Sound Music N/A
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1967 Hathat Dekha Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1967 Antony Firingee Sound Playback Singer 59
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1966 Kaa Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1965 Suryatapa Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1965 Naba Janma Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1963 Uttarayan Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1963 The Last Act Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1963 Abasheshe Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1962 Agun Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1962 Kanna Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1961 Agni Sanskar Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1960 Chupi Chupi Aashey Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1960 Sakher Chor Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1959 Sonar Harin Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1959 Headmaster Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1959 Chaowa Pawa Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1958 Daktar Babu Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1958 Manmoyee Girls' School Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1957 Chandranath Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1957 Punarmilan Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1957 Jatra Holo Shuru Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1956 Nabajanma Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1956 Shilpi Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1956 Putrabadhu Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1956 Shankar Narayan Bank Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1956 One Night Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1956 Chirakumar Sabha Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1956 Laksha-Heera Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1956 Saheb Bibi Golam Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1955 Sabar Uparey Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1955 Raat Bhor Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1955 Debatra Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1955 Sanjher Pradip Sound Playback Singer N/A
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1954 Agni Pariksha Sound Playback Singer N/A
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