Manna Dey - Laaga Chunari Mein Daag - Dil Hi To Hai [1963]

"Dil Hi To Hai" [1963] is an Indian Hindi film directed by C.L. Rawal and P.L. Santoshi. Starring Raj Kapoor, Nutan Behl, Agha, Nasir Hussain, Leela Chitnis, Padmini Priyadarshini, Sabita Chatterjee and Pran. Music is by Roshan. Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi......... Prabodh Chandra Dey (born 1 May 1919), better known by his nickname Manna Dey, is one of the greatest playback singers in Hindi and Bengali films. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of his career. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, he dominated Indian film playback music from the 1950s to the 1970s. Dey was born to Purna Chandra (father) and Mahamaya Dey (mother)on 1 May 1919. Besides his parents, his youngest paternal uncle Sangeetacharya (meaning "Venerable Teacher of Music" in Sanskrit) K. C. Dey highly inspired and influenced him. Dey received his early education in a small pre-primary school named Indu Babur Pathshala. Thereafter he attended Scottish Church Collegiate School and Scottish Church College, followed by Vidyasagar College where he received his graduate education. From his childhood Dey has pursued wrestling and boxing. Dey started his career in playback singing with the movie, Tamanna, in 1943. The musical score was by Krishna Chandra Dey and Manna sang a duet with Suraiya. The song was an instant hit. He sang a solo penned by Sachal Dev Burman, Upar Gagan Vishal, in the 1950 movie, Mashal. In 1952, Dey sang for a Bengali and a Marathi movie with the same name and storyline, Amar Bhupali. This established him as a leading playback singer. Accolades and awards; Mohammad Rafi once said to reporters: "You listen to my songs. I listen only to Manna Dey's songs". According to musicians Sachin Dev Burman and Anil Biswas, Manna Dey could sing any song of Mohammad Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh and Talat Mehmood. Dey has been honored with the titles Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. The following is the list of Manna Dey's other awards: * 1969 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Hindi Film Mere Huzur * 1971 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Bengali film Nishi Padma * 1971 Padma Shri Award by Government of India * 1985 Lata Mangeshkar Award awarded by Government of Madhya Pradesh * 1988 Michale Sahittyo Puraskar awarded by Renaissance Sanskritik Parishad, Dhaka * 1990 Shyamal Mitra Award by Mithun Fans Association * 1991 Sangeet Swarnachurr Award awarded by Shree Khetra Kala Prakashika, Puri * 1993 P.C.Chandra Award by P.C.Chandra Group & others * 1999 Kamala Devi Roy Award by Kamala Devi Group * 2001 Anandalok Lifetime Award by Anandabazar Group * 2002 Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music * 2003 Alauddin Khan Award by Government of West Bengal * 2004 National Award as Playback singer by Government of Kerala * 2004 D. Litt Honouris Causa by Rabindra Bharati University * 2005 Life Time Achievement award by Government of Maharashtra * 2005 D.Litt Honouris Causa by Burdwan University * 2005 Padma Bhushan Award by Government of India * 2007 First AKSHAYA Award by Government of orissa * 2008 D.Litt Honouris Causa by Jadavpur University................ [Wikipedia & IMDb]