Wednesday, 11 May 2016

10 MAY 1905-19 FEB 1978 PANKAJ MULLICK

Pankaj Mullick

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Pankaj Mullick
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Native nameপঙ্কজ কুমার মল্লিক
Born10 May 1905
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died19 February 1978
Calcutta, West Bengal, Republic of India
NationalityIndia
Occupationmusic director, singer and actor
Known forsinging, music direction, acting
Pankaj Mullick, also known as Pankaj Kumar Mullick (Pôngkoj Kumar Mollik; 10 May 1905 – 19 February 1978), was a Bengali Indian music director, who was a pioneer of film music in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema at the advent of playback singing, as well as an early exponent of Rabindra Sangeet.[1][2][3][4]
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970,[5] followed by the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (India's highest award in cinema, given by the Government of India) in 1972 for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.[4][6]

Early life and training[edit]

He was born in Kolkata in 1905, to Monimohan Mullick and Monomohini. His father had a deep interest in traditional Bengali music. He started his early training in Indian classical music under the tutelage of Durgadas Bandopadhaya. He studied at the Scottish Church College of the University of Calcutta.[7] An important turning point in his life came when, after finishing his studies, he came in contact with Dinendranath Tagore, who wasRabindranath Tagore's great-nephew. This led to Pankaj Mullick's lasting interest in Rabindra Sangeet. Rabindranath Tagore, in turn, grew fond of him, and soon Mullick became known as one of the leading exponents of Tagore's songs.[1][8][9]

Career[edit]

Tagore's song, Nemecche Aaj Prothom Badal became his first commercial recording, with the Kolkata-based Videophone Company in 1926, at the age of eighteen. This was the first of many albums which made him a household name in Rabindra sangeet.[1]
He started his career with the Indian Broadcasting Corporation in Calcutta in 1927, the forerunner of All India Radio (AIR), along with composer R. C. Boral, where he contributed as a music director and artist for nearly fifty years.[1][3]
He contributed in various capacities to Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Tamil language films for 38 years, starting in 1931. He worked as music director to artists like K.L. Saigal, S.D. Burman, Hemanta Mukherjee, Geeta Dutt and Asha Bhosle. He acted with famous film actors like K L Saigal, P.C. Barua and Kanan Devi. Along with Nitin Bose and his renowned sound engineer brother Mukul Bose, Mullick introduced playback singing in Indian cinema.[3][9]
He worked with one of the early film studios, New Theatres Calcutta for 25 years.[3]

Legacy[edit]

The Indian Postal Service released a postage stamp on his birth centenary in 2006,[10] and on 10 May, Doordarshan, India's state television channel, telecast a special music program to commemorate the occasion. Five decades earlier, it was he and Bharatanatyamdanseuse Vyjayanthimala who were lead performers at the nationwide launch of the channel in 1959.[4]

Filmography[edit]

YearFilm
1955Raikamal
1954Chitrangada
1952Yatrik
1952Mahaprasthaner Pathey
1952Zalzala
1950Rupkatha
1949Manzoor
1948Pratibad
1947Ramer Sumati
1945Dui Purush
1944Meri Bahen
1943Kashinath
1943Dikshul
1942Meenakshi
1940Doctor
1940Nartaki
1940Zindagi
1939Badi Didi
1939Dushman
1939Kapal Kundala
1938Abhagin
1938Abhigyan
1938Desher Mati
1938Dharti Mata
1938Jiban Maran
1937Badi Bahen
1937Didi
1937Mukti
1936Devdas
1936Grihadah
1936Karodpati a.k.a. Millionaire with R. C. Boral
1936Maya
1936Manzil
1933Yahudi Ki Ladki
1931Chasher Meye

Works[edit]

  • Aamar Jug Aamar Gaan (Bengali). Firma KLM Pvt Ltd., Calcutta 1980.

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