Prabodh Chandra Dey, known professionally as Manna Dey, born on May 1, 1919, in
Calcutta, India, was an Indian playback singer. He recorded more than 3,500
songs during his career, establishing himself as one of the prominent playback
singers in Hindi cinema alongside Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, and Mukesh. His
filmography includes playback singing for landmark films such as Awaara (1951),
Do Bigha Zamin (1953), Boot Polish (1954), Shree 420 (1955), Devdas (1955),
Chori Chori (1956), Anand (1971), and Deewaar (1975). Throughout his career, he
received honors including the Padma...