Pratima Bandopadhyay
| Srimati Pratima Bandopadhyay | |
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শ্রীমতি প্রতিমা বন্দোপাধ্যায়
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| Born |
December 21, 1934 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Died | July 29, 2004 (aged 69) |
| Genres | Playback singer |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Pratima Bandopadhyay (Bengali: প্রতিমা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়) (21 December 1934 – 29 July 2004) (born as Pratima Chatterjee aka Pratima Chattopadhyay) was a Bengali playback singer from Kolkata, who sang numerous songs in popular Bengali language movies and non-film as well, particularly during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. She was also known as Pratima Banerjee.
Pratima Bandopadhyay's ancestors were native to Baherak (Bengali: বাহেরক), Bikrampur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She lost her father Mani Bhusahn Chattopadhyay at the age of one year only. Her mother Kamala Chattopadhyay raised her in their house at Bhabanipur, Kolkata. She started taking lessons in music at a very early age from Sri Prakash Kali Ghoshal.
Over three decades, she lent her voice to more than 65 Bengali movies and numerous non-film songs.
Pratima Bandopadhyay also rendered her voice in the following Musical Opera:
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