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Gita Ghatak

Gita Ghatak
Born 23 January 1931
Died 17 November 2009 (2009-11-18) (aged 78)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation Actress, singer

Gita Ghatak (Geeta Ghatak) (1931-2009) was an Indian actress and singer. She mainly acted in Bengali cinema. Gita Ghatak was also an exponent of Rabindra Sangeet. She had her primary lessons in Tagore songs from celebrated artistes like Sailajaran Majumdar and Indira Debi Choudhurani, having a brief stint in Indian classical music too in her long music career of 65 years. She was closely associated with the All India Radio, Kolkata. She was also a teacher of music at South Point School, Kolkata.

She was the spouse of Anish Ghatak, whose youngest uncle was Ritwik Ghatak.

Her notable works include Meghe Dhaka Tara, Bari Theke Paliye, Ekti Nadir Naam…


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