Parul Ghosh

Parul Ghosh
Occupation Playback Singer

Parul Ghosh (died August 13, 1977), born Parul Biswas, was one of the pioneers of playback singing,[1] singing in Hindi and Bengali movies from 1935 to 1951.[2] Originally hailing from Barisal,[1] now in Bangladesh, she was introduced to playback singing by her brother Anil Biswas.[3] Films in which she featured include Jwar Bhata, Milan, Hamhaari Baat and Namaste.[1] In her early career she was associated with New Theatres, Kolkata.[4] She was married to the eminent flautist Pannalal Ghosh[5] in 1924.[1]

Parul Ghosh died on August 13, 1977 in Malad, Mumbai.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Among contemporary musicians. Harman Publishing House. 2001. p. 156. ISBN 978-81-86622-46-9. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Illustrated Weekly of India 108 (14-26): 41. 1987. ISSN 0019-2430. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Joshi, G. N. (1984). Down melody lane. Orient Longman. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-86131-175-0.