Haimanti Shukla ( bn, হৈমন্তী শুক্লা, ''Hoimonti Shukla''; born 2 December 1949) is a
Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
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singer.
The tradition of
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...
was in her family
and this helped her to become a classically trained singer.
She recorded her first song "''E to kanna noy aamar"'' in 1972.
Early life
She was born in
Sirajganj
Sirajganj ( bn, সিরাজগঞ্জ) is a city in north-western Bangladesh on the right bank of the Jamuna River. It is the administrative headquarters of Sirajganj District, and with a population of 167,200 is the fourteenth most populo ...
,
East Bengal
ur,
, common_name = East Bengal
, status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan
, p1 = Bengal Presidency
, flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg
, s1 = East ...
,
Dominion of Pakistan
Between 14 August 1947 and 23 March 1956, Pakistan was an independent federal dominion in the Commonwealth of Nations, created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament, which also created the Dominion of I ...
(present day Bangladesh) to Harihar Sukla, a noted Hindustani classical vocalist.
She received her training from her father.
Career
Her most popular song in Bollywood is ''Kahan Se Aaye Badra'' from the movie ''
Chashme Buddoor''. Her first Hindi movie song was "Jeevan ki kitabon par" from movie "Amavas ka Chand".
One of her most notable songs is "''Amar Bolar Kichu Chilo Na"'', which was composed by
Manna De
Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed and celebrated Indian playback singer, music director, and a musician. As a classical vocalist, he belonged to the Bhe ...
and released in 1978.
Filmography
*Amrita (2012)
*Arohon (2010)
*Musolmanir Galpo (2010)
*1 No. Plum Villa (2009)
*Antarotamo (2008)
*Gandharbi (2002)
*Bhakter Bhagaban (1997)
*
Bhalobasa Bhalobasa (1985)
*
Chashme Buddoor (1981)
*Darpachurna (1980)
*Amavas Ka Chand (1979)
*Sister (1977)
*Asadharan (1977)
*Ami Se O Sakha (1977)
Awards
References
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Living people
1949 births
Singers from Kolkata
Bengali singers
Bengali Hindus
Kalakar Awards winners
Indian women classical singers
20th-century Indian singers
21st-century Indian singers
Women musicians from West Bengal
20th-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian women singers