Cinemaazi remembers Sandhya Mukherjee on her birth anniversary

To the people of West Bengal and Bengalis across the globe, Sandhya Mukherjee/ Mukhopadhyay was Gitashree (eminent singer) and was considered an empress of Bengali playback singing. She is known for her work in films such as Jighansha (1951), Sabar Uparey (1955), Stay Alert (1956) and Fuleswari (1974), winning the Silver Lotus National award for best playback singer (female) for Nishi Padma (1970) for the song Ore sakol sona molin holo; she won another National award for Jai Jayanti (1970). Giving voice to screen icons like Madhubala and Suchitra Sen, she is known for her duets with Hemanta Mukhopadhyay.


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