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	\| name = Shyamal Mitra		\| name = Shyamal Mitra
	\| birth_name = Shyamal Mitra		\| birth_name = Shyamal Mitra
	\| birth_place = ~~Kolkata~~, India		\| birth_place = [[Naihati]], [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]
	~~\| born =~~ শ্যামল মিত্র Kolkata,India		(শ্যামল মিত্র Kolkata, India)
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	* Bengali classical music		* Bengali classical music
	* ~~Film songs~~		* Indian classical
	* Bengali [[ghazal]] }}		* Bengali [[ghazal]] }}
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	* [[Playback singer]]		* [[Playback singer]]
	* [[Music director]]		* [[Music director]]
	* Producer		* Producer
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	'''Shyamal Mitra''' (14 January 1929 – 15 November 1987) was an Indian versatile [[playback singer]] and [[music director]] along with [[Hemanta Mukherjee]] and [[Manna Dey]]. Mitra had also worked in many [[Hindi]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali]] films as a [[music director]] and film producer. He was the most notable musician of the golden era of [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] music industry. His [[baritone]] voice reflected a range of emotions. Besides recording a huge number of popular [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs, he also worked as a playback singer in more than a hundred [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] movies and directed music in more than fifty Bengali films. He also sang in various other Indian languages, like [[Hindi]], [[Assamese language\|Assamese]] and [[Oriya language\|Oriya]].<ref>Shyamal Mitra, Aajkal, {{ISBN\|978-81-7990-115-1}}</ref>		'''Shyamal Mitra''' (14 January 1929 – 15 November 1987) was an Indian versatile [[playback singer]] and [[music director]] along with [[Hemanta Mukherjee]] and [[Manna Dey]]. Mitra had also worked in many [[Hindi]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal\|Bengali]] films as a [[music director]] and film producer. He was the most notable musician of the golden era of [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] music industry. His [[baritone]] voice reflected a range of emotions. Besides recording a huge number of popular [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] basic songs, he also worked as a playback singer in more than a hundred [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] movies and directed music in more than fifty Bengali films. He also sang in various other Indian languages, like [[Hindi]], [[Assamese language\|Assamese]] and [[Oriya language\|Oriya]].<ref>Shyamal Mitra, Aajkal, {{ISBN\|978-81-7990-115-1}}</ref>

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	Shyamal Mitra was born in [[Naihati]], a city near [[Kolkata]], India. Their native village was Patul, near Seakhala. His father, Dr. Sadhan Kumar Mitra, was a reputed doctor in Naihati. The father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and to become a doctor, but the son was very keen on music and was always inspired by his mother and the local singer Mrinal Kanti Ghosh. People associated with the I.P.T.A. movement used to visit Sadhan-babu's house and this gave the chance to young Shyamal Mitra to come in contact with [[Salil Chowdhury]]. Young Shyamal Mitra and his youngest sister Reba used to sing "O Aalor Pathajatree" on the road for I.P.T.A.		Shyamal Mitra was born in [[Naihati]], a city near [[Kolkata]], India. Their native village was Patul, near Seakhala. His father, Dr. Sadhan Kumar Mitra, was a reputed doctor in Naihati. The father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and to become a doctor, but the son was very keen on music and was always inspired by his mother and the local singer Mrinal Kanti Ghosh. People associated with the I.P.T.A. movement used to visit Sadhan-babu's house and this gave the chance to young Shyamal Mitra to come in contact with [[Salil Chowdhury]]. Young Shyamal Mitra and his youngest sister Reba used to sing "O Aalor Pathajatree" on the road for I.P.T.A.

	Shyamal Mitra went to [[Hooghly Mohsin College]], then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]], for his graduation degree. There he met Satinath Mukhopadhyay, another prominent exponent of modern music. Satinath inspired him. Then Shyamal Mitra came to [[Kolkata]] and met Sudhirlal Chackraborty. That was the turning point of his life. He started struggling ~~till~~ he got a chance to playback in "Sunandar Biye" with Supriti Ghosh and Pratima Bandyopadhyay in 1949, and recorded his first basic songs from H.M.V. under the supervision of Sudhirlal Chackraborty. After the sad demise of Sudhirlal Chackraborty in 1952, he recorded "Smriti Tumi Bedonar". That was the turning point and he never looked back after that. He became one of the leading singers and composers of the country.		Shyamal Mitra went to [[Hooghly Mohsin College]], then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]], for his graduation degree. There he met Satinath Mukhopadhyay, another prominent exponent of modern music. Satinath inspired him. Then Shyamal Mitra came to [[Kolkata]] and met Sudhirlal Chackraborty. That was the turning point of his life. He started struggling until he got a chance to playback in "Sunandar Biye" with Supriti Ghosh and Pratima Bandyopadhyay in 1949, and recorded his first basic songs from H.M.V. under the supervision of Sudhirlal Chackraborty. After the sad demise of Sudhirlal Chackraborty in 1952, he recorded "Smriti Tumi Bedonar". That was the turning point and he never looked back after that. He became one of the leading singers and composers of the country.

	==Journey as musician==		==Journey as musician==
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	Shyamal Mitra died on 15 November 1987, leaving behind his wife Protima Mitra, son Saibal Mitra and Saikat Mitra, daughter Monobina. His son Saikat has his singing legacy with him, who has become a star Bengali singer singing Shyamal Mitra's songs.		Shyamal Mitra died on 15 November 1987, leaving behind his wife Protima Mitra, son Saibal Mitra and Saikat Mitra, daughter Monobina. His son Saikat has his singing legacy with him, who has become a star Bengali singer singing Shyamal Mitra's songs.

	The [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] audience will never forget his songs like "Tomar Samadhi Phule Phule Dhaka", "Gaane Bhubon Bhoriye Debe", "Amar Sopne Dekha Rajkonyya", "Ami Tomar Kachei Phire Ashbo", "Ke Jane Kobe Abar", "O Mon Kokhon Suru", "Tinti Montro Niye Jader Jibon", "O Shimul Bon", "Emono Din Ashte Pare", "Sediner Sona Jhora Sondha", "Naam Rakhechi Bonolata", "Ei Sundor Prithibi Chere", and many others.		The [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] audience will never forget his songs like "Tomar Samadhi Phule Phule Dhaka", "Gaane Bhubon Bhoriye Debe", "Amar Sopne Dekha Rajkonyya", "Ami Tomar Kachei Phire Ashbo", "Ke Jane Kobe Abar", "O Mon Kokhon Suru", "Tinti Montro Niye Jader Jibon", "O Shimul Bon", "Emono Din Ashte Pare", "Sediner Sona Jhora Sondha", "Naam Rakhechi Bonolata", "Ei Sundor Prithibi Chere", 'Jhiri jhiri baataas kaande' and many others.

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{{infobox musical artist
| name = Shyamal Mitra
| birth_name = Shyamal Mitra
| birth_place = Kolkata, India
| born = শ্যামল মিত্র Kolkata,India
| genre = {{flatlist|
* Bengali classical music
* Film songs
* Bengali [[ghazal]] }}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* [[Playback singer]]
* [[Music director]]
* Producer
}}
}}
'''Shyamal Mitra''' (14 January 1929 – 15 November 1987) was an Indian versatile [[playback singer]] and [[music director]] along with [[Hemanta Mukherjee]] and [[Manna Dey]]. Mitra had also worked in many [[Hindi]] and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali]] films as a [[music director]] and film producer. He was the most notable musician of the golden era of [[Bengali language|Bengali]] music industry. His [[baritone]] voice reflected a range of emotions. Besides recording a huge number of popular [[Bengali language|Bengali]] basic songs, he also worked as a playback singer in more than a hundred [[Bengali language|Bengali]] movies and directed music in more than fifty Bengali films. He also sang in various other Indian languages, like [[Hindi]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]] and [[Oriya language|Oriya]].<ref>Shyamal Mitra, Aajkal, {{ISBN|978-81-7990-115-1}}</ref>

==Early life==
Shyamal Mitra was born in [[Naihati]], a city near [[Kolkata]], India. Their native village was Patul, near Seakhala. His father, Dr. Sadhan Kumar Mitra, was a reputed doctor in Naihati. The father wanted his son to follow in his footsteps and to become a doctor, but the son was very keen on music and was always inspired by his mother and the local singer Mrinal Kanti Ghosh. People associated with the I.P.T.A. movement used to visit Sadhan-babu's house and this gave the chance to young Shyamal Mitra to come in contact with [[Salil Chowdhury]]. Young Shyamal Mitra and his youngest sister Reba used to sing "O Aalor Pathajatree" on the road for I.P.T.A.

Shyamal Mitra went to [[Hooghly Mohsin College]], then affiliated with the [[University of Calcutta]], for his graduation degree. There he met Satinath Mukhopadhyay, another prominent exponent of modern music. Satinath inspired him. Then Shyamal Mitra came to [[Kolkata]] and met Sudhirlal Chackraborty. That was the turning point of his life. He started struggling till he got a chance to playback in "Sunandar Biye" with Supriti Ghosh and Pratima Bandyopadhyay in 1949, and recorded his first basic songs from H.M.V. under the supervision of Sudhirlal Chackraborty. After the sad demise of Sudhirlal Chackraborty in 1952, he recorded "Smriti Tumi Bedonar". That was the turning point and he never looked back after that. He became one of the leading singers and composers of the country.

==Journey as musician==
Shyamal Mitra started working as a singer and music composer for the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] music industry. During the fifties and early sixties he composed music for hit films like ''Joy Maa Kali Boarding'', ''Jamalaye Jibonto Manush'', and ''Bhranti Bilash''. During this period he also worked as playback singer in many [[Bengali language|Bengali]] films.

In 1963, he produced a film called ''Deya Neya'', another milestone of his career. Then he produced more films like ''Rajkanya'', ''Kheya'', and ''Ami Se O Sakha''. He was also the distributor and producer of "Garh Nasimpur".

Shyamal Mitra went to [[Mumbai]] in the early fifties with [[Salil Chowdhury]]. He worked in three films: ''Musafer'', ''Biraj Bou'', and ''Naukri''. In 1973, he again went to Mumbai. He worked in Shakti Samanta's films, like ''[[Amanush]]'', ''[[Anand Ashram]]'', F.C.Mehra's film ''Bandi'', Basu Chatterjee's films like ''[[Safed Jhoot]]'', and ''Mamta''. He came back to Kolkata again and created many hit tracks in both [[Bengali language|Bengali]] basic and film songs.

Shyamal Mitra had a long association with [[All India Radio]]. He also sang in the famous Mahisasura Mardini programme of [[All India Radio]]. That song was "Subhra sankha robe" with co-artists Arati Mukherjee and Ashima Mukherjee.

Beside modern [[Bengali language|Bengali]] songs and film songs, Shyamal Mitra worked with many other different forms of Bengali music like [[Rabindrasangeet]], [[Nazrul Geeti]], "Chotoder Gaan", and Atul Prasadi. As a music composer, he also worked in a Yatra Pala called "Bibi Anondomoyee".

As a music composer, Shyamal Mitra worked with many major artists like [[Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay]], Tarun Bandyopadhyay, [[Dhananjay Bhattacharya]], Pratima Bandyopadhyay, [[Sandhya Mukhopadhyay]], Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Ila Basu, Supriti Ghosh, Gayatri Basu, Utpala Sen, Alpana Bandyopadhyay, Manabendra Mukhopadhyay, [[Talat Mahmood]] and [[Kishore Kumar]].

As an actor, Shyamal Mitra, worked in Bengali movies like Sharey Chuattar and Saapmochan.

Shyamal Mitra died on 15 November 1987, leaving behind his wife Protima Mitra, son Saibal Mitra and Saikat Mitra, daughter Monobina. His son Saikat has his singing legacy with him, who has become a star Bengali singer singing Shyamal Mitra's songs.

The [[Bengali language|Bengali]] audience will never forget his songs like "Tomar Samadhi Phule Phule Dhaka", "Gaane Bhubon Bhoriye Debe", "Amar Sopne Dekha Rajkonyya", "Ami Tomar Kachei Phire Ashbo", "Ke Jane Kobe Abar", "O Mon Kokhon Suru", "Tinti Montro Niye Jader Jibon", "O Shimul Bon", "Emono Din Ashte Pare", "Sediner Sona Jhora Sondha", "Naam Rakhechi Bonolata", "Ei Sundor Prithibi Chere", and many others.

==Shyamal Mitra as music composer==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film Name !! Year
|-
| Lakh Taka || 1953
|-
| Joy Maa Kali Boarding || 1955
|-
| Jamalaye Jibonto Manush || 1958
|-
| Deli Passenger || 1958
|-
| Bhranti || 1959
|-
| Sokher Chor || 1960
|-
| Hashi Sudhu Hashi Noi || 1963
|-
| Bhranti Bilash || 1963
|-
| Deya Neya || 1963
|-
| Saptarshi || 1964
|-
| Trishna || 1965
|-
| Rajkanya || 1965
|-
| Kheya || 1967
|-
| Hotath Dekha || 1967
|-
| Gor Nashimpur || 1968
|-
| Bibaha Bibhrat || 1969
|-
| Duranta Charai || 1969
|-
| Samantaral || 1970
|-
| Padmagolap || 1970
|-
| Pratibad || 1971
|-
| Janani || 1971
|-
| Jiban Jiggasha || 1971
|-
| Bhanu Goyenda Jahar Assistant || 1971
|-
| Andha Atit || 1972
|-
| Banpalashir Padabali || 1973
|-
| Chithi || 1973
|-
| [[Amanush]] || 1974
|-
| Phulu Thakurma || 1975
|-
| Ami Se O Sokha || 1975
|-
| Rajbangsha || 1977
|-
| Ajashra Dhonnyobad || 1977
|-
| Jaal Sanyashi || 1977
|-
| [[Anand Ashram]] || 1977
|-
| Bandi || 1978
|-
| Nishan || 1978
|-
| Dhanraj Tamang || 1978
|-
| Priyatama || 1980
|-
| Khana Baraha || 1981
|-
| Bandi Balaka || 1981
|-
| Kalankini || 1981
|-
| Maayer Ashirbaad || 1982
|-
| Maatir Sorgo || 1982
|-
| Songsarer Itikotha || 1983
|-
| Kenaram Becharam || 1986
|-
| Mohamilan || 1987
|-
| Ekaki || 1990
|}

==Shyamal Mitra as playback singer==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Film Name !! Year
|-
| Sunandaar Biye || 1951
|-
| Antaraal || 1965
|-
| Aakashpradeep || 1963
|-
| Asamaptaa || 1956
|-
| Aabak Prithivi || 1959
|-
| Onno Maati Onno Rong || 1971
|-
| Angikaar || 1966
|-
| Abhaya O Shrikanto || 1965
|-
| Oshru Diye Lekha || 1966
|-
| Agnisikha || 1962
|-
| Andhar Surya || 1969
|-
| Alo Andhare || 1974
|-
| Bodhubaran || 1967
|-
| Baaluchori || 1968
|-
| Bhagya || 1971
|-
| Bhagabaan ShriShriRamakrishna || 1955
|-
| Bhanu Pelo Lottery || 1958
|-
| Chutir Ghonta || 1976
|-
| Deep Nebhe Nai || 1964
|-
| Dashhu Mohan|| 1955
|-
| Dwiper Naam Tiarang || 1963
|-
| Dersho Khokaar Kando || 1959
|-
| Eaktaara || 1957
|-
| E Johor Se Johor Noy || 1959
|-
| Hangshamithun || 1968
|-
| Cheenamukh / Kaantataar || 1964
|-
| Kamallata || 1969
|-
| Kaajal || 1962
|-
| Kostipathar || 1964
|-
| Kothin Maaya || 1961
|-
| Keri Saheber Munshi || 1961
|-
| Kono Eakdin || 1960
|-
| Kichukhhon || 1959
|-
| Krishnarjun || 1982
|-
| Laalpathor || 1964
|-
| Maahut Bondhure || 1959
|-
| Maayar Songsaar || 1962
|-
| Muktisnaan || 1970
|-
| Mohalogno || 1965
|-
| Maamlar Phol || 1956
|-
| Noder Nimai || 1960
|-
| Nirdharito Silpir Onuposthitite || 1959
|-
| [[Nishipadma]] || 1970
|-
| Nokol Sona || 1973
|-
| Prostor Sakhhor || 1967
|-
| Pandober Bonobaas || 1966
|-
| Panna Hire Chuni || 1969
|-
| Roktorekha || 1968
|-
| Rajodrohi || 1966
|-
| [[Raat Bhore]] || 1955
|-
| Ruposhi || 1970
|-
| Saapmochon || 1955
|-
| Sagarika || 1956
|-
| SriKrishna Sudama || 1955
|-
| Sindur || 1957
|-
| Sashibabur Songsaar || 1959
|-
| Silalipi || -
|-
| Sunobaranari || 1960
|-
| Sohorer Itikotha || 1960
|-
| Sona Boudi || 1970
|-
| Saraswatir Protigga || -
|-
| Taa Hole || 1964
|-
| Upohaar || 1955
|-
| Utsorgo || 1983
|-
| Mondomodhur || 1981
|-
| Nishitrishna || 1978
|-
| Aami Ratan || 1979
|-
| Noya Michil || 1972
|-
| Daabi || 1974
|-
| Bonpalashir Podaboli || 1972
|-
| Ogo Suncho || 1957
|-
| Bonjotsna || 1969
|-
| Sachimaar Songsaar || 1971
|-
| Biraaj Bou || 1972
|-
| Ekadoshi || -
|-
| Tir Bhanga Dheu || 1977
|-
| Roktojoba || 1985
|-
| Sare Chuattor || 1953
|-
| G T Road || 1979
|-
| Behula Lokhindor || 1977
|-
| Bhagyalipi || 1979
|-
| Dub De Mon Kali Bole || 1979
|-
| Haashitukui Thaak || -
|-
| Sondhay Surya || -
|-
| Bhorer Kuasha || -
|-
| Baari Theke Paliye || 1959
|-
| Mriter Morte Agomon || 1959
|-
| Shakuntala || 1971
|-
| Archana || 1972
|-
| Chupi Chupi || -
|-
| Aapanjan || 1968
|-
| Maatir Putul || -
|-
| Maa O Meye || 1969
|-
| Raajpurush || 1987
|-
| Prithibi Amare Chai || 1957
|-
| Sei Chookh || 1976
|-
| Omor Prem || -
|-
| Jibon Moron || 1983
|-
| Surer Poroshe || 1957
|-
| Punormilan || 1957
|-
| Aparadhi || 1988
|-
| Aamader Desh || -
|-
| Dui Bondhu || -
|}

==See also==
* [[List of Indian film music directors]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0593968}}
* [http://singershyamalsaikat.com/shyamal.html Shyamal Mitra]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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