Parul Ghosh

Parul Ghosh
Born
Parul Biswas

1915
Barisal, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Bangladesh)
Died(1977-08-13)13 August 1977
Malad, Mumbai, India
OccupationPlayback singer
SpousePannalal Ghosh
RelativesAnil Biswas (brother)

Parul Ghosh (née Biswas; 1915–13 August 1977) was an Indian playback singer.

Career

Ghosh sang in Hindi and Bengali movies from 1935 to 1951. Hailing from Barisal (now in Bangladesh), she was introduced to playback singing by her brother Anil Biswas. She was the first singer who sang as a playback singer alongwith Suprabha Sarkar and Hiramati Dua in 1935 Hindi movie Dhoop Chhaon under Music Directors R C Boral and Pankaj Mullick. Other major films in which she featured include Jwar Bhata, Milan, Hamaari Baat and Namaste. In her early career she was associated with New Theatres, Kolkata.

Personal life and death

Ghosh was married to the flautist Pannalal Ghosh in 1924. Ghosh died on 13 August 1977 in Malad, Mumbai.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Misra, Susheela (2001). Among contemporary musicians. Harman Publishing House. p. 156. ISBN 978-81-86622-46-9.
  2. ↑ "Parul Ghosh". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Da Ranade, Ashok (2006). Hindi film song: music beyond boundaries. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 184. ISBN 978-81-85002-64-4.
  4. 1 2 "The Illustrated Weekly of India". 108 (14–26). 1987: 41. ISSN 0019-2430. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Joshi, G. N. (1984). Down melody lane. Orient Longman. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-86131-175-0.