Bengali playback singer Anup Ghoshal of Tujhse Naraz Nahi Zindagi fame passes away at 77
Picture of Singer Anup Ghoshal
Bengali singer and politician Anup Ghoshal is no more. Ghoshal, who was well-known for his song “Tujhse Naraz Nahi Zindagi” from the film Masoom, breathed his last on Friday. He was 77.
The singer died due to multi-organ failure at a private hospital in south Kolkata, where he was undergoing treatment.
Ghoshal was known for his prolific talent for singing. In his career, he has lent his voice to several musical films by ace filmmaker Satyajit Ray. He has sung Kaji Nazrul Islam, Rabindranath Tagore, and other modern Bengali songs.
In his decades-long career, Ghoshwas associated with many known filmmakers. He has worked with Ray in movies like Goopy Gyne Bagha Byneand Hirak Rajar Deshe.
In 1981, he won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Bengali film Hirak Rajar Deshe. Apart from Bengali and Hindi, he has sung songs inother Indian languages like Assamese and Bhojpuri.
In 2011, Ghoshal entered politics and successfully contested the assembly polls from Uttarpara seat on the Trinamool Congress ticket. Condoling his death, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote on X, “I express my deep grief and condolence over the death of Anup Ghosal who had sung in Bengali, Hindi and other languages.”
Ghoshal is survived by his two daughters.
(With agency inputs)
