In films like ‘Kapal Kundala’, ‘Nartaki’ and ‘Doctor’, he was not only the music director, composer and singer but the actor as well.
Among the many honours that he won were the Dada Saheb Phalke award in 1973 and the Padma Shri in 1970. Pandit Nehru requested him to sing and record ‘Jana Gana Mana’ in a style that set the standard for the singing of the national anthem. At the TV launch in India he was invited to sing the inaugural song on Doordarshan in Delhi.
He may have passed away but his music will live forever.
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