94 year old Manna Dey, the legendary playback singer of the Hindi movies, passed into the mist of time in the wee hours of this morning. His 'maanasa mayine varoo..' in the all time Malayalam classic 'Chemmeen' - made in '65 - made him a household name in Kerala. 4,000 songs over a span of 70 years and it had all begun in 1943 when he sang for the movie 'Tamanna' - what a great body of work! And there's a 'mallu' connection too - his wife, Sulochana hailed from Kozhikode.
He was suffering from respiratory problems for the last few months and was with his elder daughter, at Bangalore, when his end had come about.
Another legend has left us with a treasure trove of lovely songs through which he shall ever remain alive in our hearts. Some of his numbers that come to my mind, off the cuff, are:-
(a) Ye tho chathur naar..... Padosan duet with Kishore Kumar.
(b) Ye dosti hum nahin chhodenge... Sholay "
(c) Hey bhai, zara dekh ke chalo... Mera naam Joker picturised on Raj Kapoor.
(d) Zindagi..kaisi hai paheli hai... Anand picturised on Rajesh Khanna.
My all time favourite number, though, is from the movie 'Aavishkar' - starring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore - that had hit the screens sometime in the mid '70s as I reckon. The lyrics are wonderful and Manna Dey had immortalised them in his classy voice and the words go like this.....
"Hasne ki chaah ne itna mujhe rulaaya hai
Koi humdard nahin, dard mera saaya hai....."
RIP Manna Dey and my humble prayers. Generations to come will remember you through the haunting melodies that you've rendered over the years. May the family have the strength to tide over this sad day.
Tailpiece.
He, along with Salil Chowdhary, has given a handful of soulful numbers in Malayalam too.
He was suffering from respiratory problems for the last few months and was with his elder daughter, at Bangalore, when his end had come about.
Another legend has left us with a treasure trove of lovely songs through which he shall ever remain alive in our hearts. Some of his numbers that come to my mind, off the cuff, are:-
(a) Ye tho chathur naar..... Padosan duet with Kishore Kumar.
(b) Ye dosti hum nahin chhodenge... Sholay "
(c) Hey bhai, zara dekh ke chalo... Mera naam Joker picturised on Raj Kapoor.
(d) Zindagi..kaisi hai paheli hai... Anand picturised on Rajesh Khanna.
My all time favourite number, though, is from the movie 'Aavishkar' - starring Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore - that had hit the screens sometime in the mid '70s as I reckon. The lyrics are wonderful and Manna Dey had immortalised them in his classy voice and the words go like this.....
"Hasne ki chaah ne itna mujhe rulaaya hai
Koi humdard nahin, dard mera saaya hai....."
RIP Manna Dey and my humble prayers. Generations to come will remember you through the haunting melodies that you've rendered over the years. May the family have the strength to tide over this sad day.
Tailpiece.
He, along with Salil Chowdhary, has given a handful of soulful numbers in Malayalam too.
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