Sabita Chowdhury (29 June 2017) was an Indian singer. Sabita Chowdhury was born in . Married to

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, they had two daughters (

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and Sanchari) and two sons (Sanjoy and Bobby) before his death. Sabita Chowdhury died of

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on 29 June 2017, aged 72. Her body

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. Singing in

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and

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, Chowdhury also performed playback for films. Some of her more famous songs are "Du chokhey aashaar nodi chhalachhal", "Jaare jaa jaa mono paakhi", and "Oi jhilmil jhauer boney".

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