Sandhya Mukherjee Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Playback Singer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	04/10/1931
Age	94 years
Birthplace	Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British Raj

Bio/Wiki

Other Names	Sandhya Mukhopadhyay Gitashree Sandhya Mukherjee

Physical Stats & More

Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	White

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Dhakuria Balika Vidyalaya, West Bengal Binodini Girls' High School, West Bengal

Personal Life

Date of Death	15/02/2022
Place of Death	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Zodiac sign	Libra
Hometown	Dhakuria, Calcutta

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	1966

Family

Husband

Shyamal Gupta (Bengali poet)

Parents

Father	Narendranath Mukherjee (Railway officer)
Mother	Hemprova Devi

Children

Daughter	Soumi Sengupta
Siblings	She has three brothers and two sisters.

Career

Debut

Hindi Song	'Ab Nahi Dharat Dheer Dheer' (1948) from the movie Anjaan Garh
Bengali Song	'Jhana jhanana Sur jhankare' (1970) from the movie Jai jayanti

Awards

Best Female Playback Singer for Sandhya Deeper Sikha in 1965
National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for her song 'Amader Chuti Chuti' in the film Jay Jayanti and 'Ore Sakol Sona Molin Holo' in the film Nishi Padma in 1970
Best Female Playback Singer for Jay Jayanti in 1972
Bharat Nirman Award - Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999
Banga Bibhushan in 2011

Some Lesser Known Facts

Sandhya received music training from Pandit Santosh Kumar Basu, Professor A T Kannan, and Professor Chinmoy Lahiri.
She achieved the top position in the Gitashree Examination in 1946.
Her autobiography "Ogo Mor Gitimoy" was published in 2001.
Sandhya's partnership with Bengali singer Hemanta Mukherjee gained significant acclaim.
During the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, Sandhya organized fundraising for refugees from West Bengal.