Mitali Mukherjee

Mitali Mukherjee
মিতালী মুখার্জী
Mitali Mukherjee মিতালী মুখার্জী
Background information
Born	Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Genres	modern, classical, playback
Occupation(s)	singer
Instruments	vocal
Years active	1978 - present

Mitali Mukherjee (Bengali: মিতালী মুখার্জী) is a Bangladeshi classical and playback singer. She received the National Film Award of Bangladesh in 1982 for the song Ei Dunia Ekhon To Ar for the film Dui Poishar Alta.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Mukherjee was born in Mymensingh to her parents Amulya Kumar Mukherjee and Kalyani Mukherjee.^[3] She began her formal training in classical music under Pt. Mithun Dey. She studied music at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.^[1]

Career

Mukherjee's first album "Saahil" was released by HMV. She collaborated with lyricist Gulzar for her album "Chand Parosa Hai".^[1] She has sung in several languages, including Punjabi, Gujarati and Tamil.^[1]

Mukherjee served as the judge of the television shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and Shera Kontho.^[2]

Awards

"Gaan-e Gaan-e Gunijon Shongbordhona" by Citi Bank (2015)^[4]

Personal life

Mukherjee is married to Ghazal singer Bhupinder Singh since 1983.^[1] She resides in Mumbai.^[1] Her siblings include Pradip Mukherjee and Deepak Mukherjee (d. 1988).^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Zahangir Alom (October 30, 2015). "Whenever I visit Bangladesh, I don't feel like leaving - Mitali Mukherjee". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Joana Nomrata Mazumder (2018-10-27). "The Flamboyant Songbird Speaks". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
↑ Syeda Shamin Mortada (April 24, 2009). "Out of sight at times, but never out of mind". The Daily Star. Retrieved Oct 29, 2015.
↑ Zahangir Alom (Oct 12, 2015). "Citi Bank honours Mitali Mukherjee". The Daily Star. Retrieved Oct 30, 2015.

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[star-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 Zahangir Alom (October 30, 2015). "Whenever I visit Bangladesh, I don't feel like leaving - Mitali Mukherjee". The Daily Star. Retrieved October 30, 2015.

[songbird-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Joana Nomrata Mazumder (2018-10-27). "The Flamboyant Songbird Speaks". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-10-26.

[sight-3] Syeda Shamin Mortada (April 24, 2009). "Out of sight at times, but never out of mind". The Daily Star. Retrieved Oct 29, 2015.

[4] Zahangir Alom (Oct 12, 2015). "Citi Bank honours Mitali Mukherjee". The Daily Star. Retrieved Oct 30, 2015.

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