Sandhya Mukhopadhyay

Sandhya Mukhopadhyay

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Sound

  • Gender

    Female

  • Birthday

    1931-10-04

  • Day of Death

    2022-02-15 (90 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

Biography

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.

Known For

Crew