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Gita Ghatak

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Gita Ghatak
Born23 January 1931
Died17 November 2009 (2009-11-18) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer

Gita Ghatak (Geeta Ghatak née Ganguly) (23 January 1931 – 17 November 2009[1][2]) was an Indian actress and singer. She mainly acted in Bengali cinema. Gita Ghatak was also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. She had her primary lessons in Tagore songs from celebrated artistes like Sailajaran Majumdar and Indira Debi Choudhurani, having a brief stint in Indian classical music too in her long music career of 65 years. She was closely associated with the All India Radio, Kolkata. She was also a teacher at South Point School, Kolkata (where she taught all sorts of subjects including English, mathematics, as well as music). Her husband Anish Chandra Ghatak was the nephew of noted Bengali movie director Ritwik Ghatak.

Career

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Her notable works include Meghe Dhaka Tara, Bari Theke Paliye, Ekti Nadir Naam.

Selected filmography

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Year Film English Title
1958 Bari Theke Paliye The Runaway
1959 Meghe Dhaka Tara The Cloud-Capped Star
2002 Ekti Nadir Naam The Name of a River
2010 Beyond Borders[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Singer Gita Ghatak passes away (Press Trust of India)". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Singer Gita Ghatak passes away". Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Overload of outsourcing". Screen.Indianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013.
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