Manna Dey to get Dada Saheb Phalke award

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Kavita Gupta

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Posted: 16 years ago

Manna Dey to get Dada Saheb Phalke award

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Renowned playback singer Manna Dey has been nominated for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 2007

Officials in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Wednesday that Dey's name was finalised earlier this week by a five-member committee.

The 90-year-old singer will be conferred the award in a ceremony on October 21st by President Pratibha Patil .

Dey, one of the greatest playback singers in Indian cinema, ruled the playback music scene from the 1950s to the 1970s. He has sung more than 3,500 songs.

The award, named after the father of Indian cinema Dada Saheb Phalke, is the highest honour in Indian Cinema.

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Posted: 16 years ago

Thanks a lot for the info....sad part is such great persons are honoured when the prime time of their life is over. This award should have been given earlier. Somehow we have a tendency of honouring people at a very old age.

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Posted: 16 years ago

One of the most deserving singers , melody that beckons to this day and a classical genius who has been forgotten and ignored over time....

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Summer3

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Posted: 16 years ago

Great I am glad that he is highly honoured after such a long time.

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Summer3

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Posted: 16 years ago

A great song this is from the master

Music - Shankar Jaikishan Cast - Bharat Bhushan Nimmi Kumkum

Movie - Basant Bahar (1956)

Sur na saje - Manna Dey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChghYiSoqWc&feature=related

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChghYiSoqWc&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

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Summer3

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Posted: 16 years ago

One of my immortal favourites too

Music - Shankar Jaikishan Cast - Nutan Balraj Sahni Shobha Khote Movie - Seema(1955)

Tu pyar ka - Manna Dey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoRHTYWBLPY&feature=related

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoRHTYWBLPY&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

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Posted: 16 years ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9XOBlsNfh8

This is the first song Mannada sang for Bollywood, for the film Mashaal. The music was by Sachinda.

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Kavita Gupta

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Posted: 16 years ago

Thanks you all for sharing such memorable songs of Manna de with us..

In my opinion his voice suited Raj Kapoor better than Mukesh's

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Summer3

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Posted: 16 years ago

Originally posted by: uknaik99
Thanks you all for sharing such memorable songs of Manna de with us..

In my opinion his voice suited Raj Kapoor better than Mukesh's

Both are great voices with a lot of character.