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{{infobox person
| name = Raichand Boral
| native_name = রাইচাঁদ বড়াল
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Raichand Boral 2013 stamp of India.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption =Boral on a 2013 stamp of India
| birth_name = Rai Chand Boral
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1903|10|19}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal]], [[British India]] (present-day [[West Bengal]], [[India]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.womenonrecord.com/music-makers/media-makers/raichand-boral |title=Raichand Boral}}</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1981|11|25|1903|10|19}}
| death_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| occupation = Music director
| yearsactive =
| nationality = [[India|Indian]]
}}

'''Rai Chand Boral''' (19 October 1903 – 25 November 1981) was an Indian composer, considered by music connoisseurs to be the Bhishma Pitamah, the father of film music in India.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095932/bio
|title=Rai Chand Boral – Biography
|publisher=imdb.com
|access-date=23 October 2008
}}
</ref>

He was awarded the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] the highest award in [[Indian cinema]], given by [[Government of India]], in 1978, and also in the same year, the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] award, given by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.

==Early life and training==
Boral was born in [[Calcutta]]. His father, Lal Chand Boral was a classical musician (expert of ''[[Dhrupad]]''). He had three sons, and Rai Chand was the youngest. Musicians from [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]] and [[Gwalior]] were invited for lessons. These include Ustad Mushtaq Hussain Khan of [[Rampur-Sahaswan gharana]], [[Masit Khan]] (tabla player), and Ustad [[Hafiz Ali Khan]] (sarod player). Rai Chand learnt "Sath Sangat" on the tabla and attended music conferences in [[Lucknow]], [[Allahabad]], and [[Benares]].

==Career==
Raichand Boral is often credited to be the pioneer of Indian film music. {{By whom|date=May 2017}} Along with [[Pankaj Mullick]], he was in charge of New Theatres' music department. New Theatres set standards in [[Film score|film music]] which have rarely been approached since. {{Citation needed|date=May 2017}} They also shaped film music in its early days and their format was followed for the most part for first 20–30 years in [[Bollywood|Hindi film]] music. He was also responsible for shaping Saigal's budding career. [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] called Boral 'Bhishma Pitamah of film music'.

Boral joined the [[Indian Broadcasting Company]] in the year of its inception, 1927. In 1931, he shifted to the [[New Theatres]] in the silent era for supporting the stage with live music. He dissolved the [[Ghazal]] style of singing from Northern India into the 19th Century [[Bengali language|Bengali]] tunes with string instrument medium. In 1935, he introduced playback singing for the first time in the [[Hindi]] feature film ''Dhoop Chhaon'' (1935). The song, "Main Khush Hona Chahun", had an all women chorus led by [[Parul Ghosh]] with [[Suprabha Sarkar]] and [[Harimati]] picturised in a dance sequence. After arriving in [[Bombay]] in 1953, Boral composed music for ''Dard-e-Dil'' (1953) with Lata's songs. Music for some basic records were composed by him. ''Anjangarh'' (1948) was his last famous film with [[New Theatres]]. He is correctly complimented by late [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] as the '''Father of Indian Cinema Music'''. He had directed the music of 70–75 (?) films (excluding live scores of silent movies) including [[Hindi]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films.

He received the [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] the highest award in [[Indian cinema]], given by [[Government of India]], in 1978 at the age of 75.<ref name="26thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/26th_NFA.pdf|title=26th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> Also in the same year he received the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] award in the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award#Creative and experimental music|Creative and Experimental music]] category, the highest award for a performing artist, conferred by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|title=SNA: List of Akademi Awardees|publisher=[[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] Official website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530204253/http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm|archive-date=30 May 2015}}</ref>

He died in 1981 at the age of 78.

==Hindi filmography==
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*[[Mohabbat Ke Ansu]] (1932)
*[[Zinda Lash (1932 film)|Zinda Lash]] (1932)
*[[Subah Ka Sitara]] (1932)
*[[Puran Bhagat (film)|Puran Bhagat]]
*[[Rajrani Meera]] (1933) (Hindi)
*Meerabai (1933) (Bengali)
*[[Dulari Bibi]] (1933)
*[[Chandidas (1934 film)|Chandidas]] (1934)
*[[Daku Mansoor (1934 film)|Daku Mansoor]] (1934)
*[[Mohabbat Ki Kasauti]] (1934)
*After the Earthquake (1935)?
*[[Karwan-E-Hayat]] (1935) (with [[Mihirkiron Bhattacharya]])
*[[Dhoop Chhaon]] (1935) (with [[Pankaj Mullick]])
*Inquilab (1935)
*[[Manzil (1936 film)|Manzil]] (1936) (with Pankaj Mullick)
*[[Karodpati]] a.k.a. Millionaire (1936) (with Pankaj Mullick)
*Anath Aashram 1937
*[[Vidyapati (1937 film)|Vidyapati]] 1937
*[[President (1937 film)|President]] 1937 (with Pankaj Mullick)
*Abhagin 1938
*[[Street Singer (1938 film)|Street Singer]] 1938
*[[Sathi (1938 film)|Sathi]] 1938 Bengali version of Street Singer
*Jawani Ki Reet 1939
*Sapera 1939
*Haar Jeet 1940
*[[Lagan (1941 film)|Lagan]] 1941
*Nari 1942 (not sure Bengali or Hindi)
*Saugand 1942
*Waapas 1943
*''[[Hamrahi (1945 film)|Hamrahi]]'' (1945)
*Wasiatnaama 1945
*Anjangarh 1948
*Pahela Admi 1950
*Swami Vivekanand 1950 (1955?)
*Dard-e-Dil 1953
*[[Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (film)|Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] 1954
*Amar Saigal 1955 (with Pankaj Mullick and Timir Baran)
* ''[[Nilachale Mahaprabhu]]'' (1957)

==Bengali filmography==
*[[Dena Paona (film)|Dena Paona]] (1931)
*Punarjanma 1932
*Chirakumar Sabha 1932
*Palli Samaj 1932
*Chandidas 1932
*Rajrani Meera 1932
*Mastuto Bhai 1933
*Kapalkundala 1933
*Meerabai 1933
*Ruplekha 1934
*Excuse Me Sir 1934
*Debdas 1935 (with Pankaj Mullick)
*Bhagyachakra 1935
*Grihadaha 1936 (with Pankaj Mullick)
*Maya 1936 (with Pankaj Mullick)
*Barababu 1937
*Didi 1937 (with Pankaj Mullick)
*Bidypati 1937
*Abhigyan 1938
*Sathi 1938
*Sapudey 1939
*Rajat Jayani 1939
*Parajay 1939
*Abhinetri 1940
*Parichay 1941
*Prastisruti 1941
*Udayer Pathey 1944
*Biraj Bou 1946
*Anjangarh 1948
*Mantramugda 1949
*Bishnupriya 1949
*Mantramugdha 1949
*Bara Bou 1950
*Sparshamani 1951
*Paritran 1952
*Maa 1952
*Neelachaley Mohaprabhu 1957
*Sagar Sangame 1959
*Natun Fasal 1960
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0095932}}
*[http://members.tripod.com/oldies_club/new_theatres_calcutta.htm Musicians]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080204210951/http://www.calcuttaweb.com/cinema/cinema.shtml A short history] of [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]]

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