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{{Short description|Indian actor and singer (1893–1962)}} | |||
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| name | | name = Krishna Chandra Dey | ||
| image | | image = K.C. Dey in Devdas (hindi version) (1935).jpg | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1893|8|24}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1962|11|28|1893|8|24}} | ||
| death_place | | death_place = [[Calcutta, West Bengal]], India | ||
| occupation | | occupation = Music director, musician, actor, singer and music teacher | ||
| | | relations = [[Manna Dey]] (Nephew) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Krishna Chandra Dey''' (24 August 1893– 28 November 1962), better known as '''K.C. Dey''', was an Indian music director, music composer, musician, singer, actor, and music teacher born in [[Calcutta]] (now [[Kolkata]]). He was [[S.D. Burman]]'s first musical teacher and mentor. His father's name was Shibchandra Dey. In 1906, at the age of fourteen, he lost his eyesight and became completely blind.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.krishnachandradey.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702031948/http://www.krishnachandradey.com/ |archive-date=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He worked for various theatre groups and finally went on to work for [[New Theatres]] in Kolkata until 1940. He is best remembered for his Kirtan songs. He was patronized by many elite families of Calcutta at that time. He often | '''Krishna Chandra Dey''' (24 August 1893– 28 November 1962), better known as '''K.C. Dey''', was an Indian music director, music composer, musician, singer, actor, and music teacher born in [[Calcutta]] (now [[Kolkata]]). He was [[S.D. Burman]]'s first musical teacher and mentor. His father's name was Shibchandra Dey. In 1906, at the age of fourteen, he lost his eyesight and became completely blind.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.krishnachandradey.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=29 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702031948/http://www.krishnachandradey.com/ |archive-date=2 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He worked for various theatre groups and finally went on to work for [[New Theatres]] in Kolkata until 1940. He is best remembered for his Kirtan songs. He was patronized by many elite families of Calcutta at that time. He often sang in jalsa of Rajbari of Sovabazar, Mitra House of Beadon Street and many others. K.C. Dey recorded around 600 songs, mostly in Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Gujurati and 8 Naats (Muslim religious songs). | ||
Dey sang and composed music for movies from 1932 till 1946. He also acted in movies in the same period. Dey used to travel from Calcutta to [[Bombay]] ([[Mumbai]]) to take part in movies. In 1942 he moved to Bombay. Dey quit movies in 1946 after the quality of both his music and singing started going down. The blind singer died in Kolkata on 28 November 1962.<ref>{{Google books |title=Land and people of Indian states and union territories |id=wfHgzS4etAkC |page=517 }}</ref> Playback singer [[Manna Dey]] was his nephew. | Dey sang and composed music for movies from 1932 till 1946. He also acted in movies in the same period. Dey used to travel from Calcutta to [[Bombay]] ([[Mumbai]]) to take part in movies. In 1942 he moved to Bombay. Dey quit movies in 1946 after the quality of both his music and singing started going down. The blind singer died in Kolkata on 28 November 1962.<ref>{{Google books |title=Land and people of Indian states and union territories |id=wfHgzS4etAkC |page=517 }}</ref> Playback singer [[Manna Dey]] was his nephew. | ||
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Krishna Chandra Dey | |
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| Born | 24 August 1893 |
| Died | 28 November 1962 (aged 69) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Occupation | Music director, musician, actor, singer and music teacher |
| Relatives | Manna Dey (Nephew) |
Krishna Chandra Dey (24 August 1893– 28 November 1962), better known as K.C. Dey, was an Indian music director, music composer, musician, singer, actor, and music teacher born in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He was S.D. Burman's first musical teacher and mentor. His father's name was Shibchandra Dey. In 1906, at the age of fourteen, he lost his eyesight and became completely blind.[1] He worked for various theatre groups and finally went on to work for New Theatres in Kolkata until 1940. He is best remembered for his Kirtan songs. He was patronized by many elite families of Calcutta at that time. He often sang in jalsa of Rajbari of Sovabazar, Mitra House of Beadon Street and many others. K.C. Dey recorded around 600 songs, mostly in Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Gujurati and 8 Naats (Muslim religious songs).
Dey sang and composed music for movies from 1932 till 1946. He also acted in movies in the same period. Dey used to travel from Calcutta to Bombay (Mumbai) to take part in movies. In 1942 he moved to Bombay. Dey quit movies in 1946 after the quality of both his music and singing started going down. The blind singer died in Kolkata on 28 November 1962.[2] Playback singer Manna Dey was his nephew.
Filmography[edit | edit source]
Actor[edit | edit source]
- Bhagaban Shrikrishna Chaitanya (1954)
- Prahlad (1952)
- Anirban (1948)
- Drishtidan (1948)
- Purabi (1948)
- Insaan (1944)... Blind singer
- Tamanna (1942)
- Chanakya (1939)... Beggar
- Sapera (1939)
- Sapurey (1939)... Ghantaburo ... a.k.a. The Snake-Charmer (India: English title)
- Desher Mati (1938)... Kunja... a.k.a. Mother Earth.. a.k.a. Motherland ... a.k.a. Soil of the Motherland
- Dharti Mata (1938)... Kunja
- Bidyapati (1937)... Madhusudan
- Vidyapati (1937)... Madhusudan
- Devdas (1936)
- Grihadaha (1936)
- Manzil (1936)
- Maya (1936/I)
- Maya (1936/II)
- Pujarin (1936)... Blind Beggar
- Bhagya Chakra (1935)... Surdas
- Devdas (1935)
- Dhoop Chhaon (1935)... Surdas
- Inquilab (1935)... Musafir
- Shaher Ka Jadoo (1934)... Baldev
- Nala Damayanti (1933)
- Puran Bhagat (1933)
- Sabitri (1933)... Dyumatsen
- Meera (1933)
- Chandidas (1932)... Sridam
Music department[edit | edit source]
- Bhagaban Shrikrishna Chaitanya (1954) (playback singer)
- Tamanna (1942)
- Sapurey (1939)
- Dharti Mata (1938)
- Vidyapati (1937)
- Bhagya Chakra (1935)
- Devdas (1935)
- Chandidas (1932)
Composer[edit | edit source]
- Purabi (1948)
- Shakuntala (1941)
- Milap (1937)
- Ambikapathy (1937) (Background music)
- Baghi Sipahi (1936)
- Sonar Sansar (1936)
- Sunehra Sansar (1936)
- Chandragupta (1934)
- Shaher Ka Jadoo (1934)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Land and people of Indian states and union territories, p. 517, at Google Books