Salil Chowdhury

Indian music director and singer-songwriter (1925–1995)

Salil Chowdhury

Background information
Born| (1925-11-19)19 November 1925
Ghazipur, 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India (present-day Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India)
Died| 5 September 1995(1995-09-05) (aged 69)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Genres| Bengali, folk, film base, western classical fusion, Indian classical fusion
Occupation(s)| Singer-Songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Poet, Lyricist, Story-writer

Musical artist

Salil Chowdhury (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This includes over 75 Hindi films, 41 Bengali films, 27 Malayalam films, and a few Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese films. His musical ability was widely recognised[1] and acknowledged in the Indian film industry. He was an accomplished composer and arranger who was proficient in several musical instruments, including flute, the piano, and the esraj. He was also widely acclaimed and admired[1] for his inspirational and original poetry in Bengali.

The first Bengali film for which Chowdhury composed music was Paribortan, released in 1949. Mahabharati, released in 1994, was the last of the 41 Bengali films where he rendered his music. He is affectionately called Salilda by his admirers. He mentored famous music directors like R. D. Burman and Hridaynath Mangeshkar.[citation needed]

## Career

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### Early influences – childhood and teenage

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Salil Chowdhury was born on 19 November 1925, in a village called Ghazipur in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Salil's childhood was spent in the Tea Gardens Region of Assam. His father was reputed to stage plays with coolies and other low-paid workers of the tea-gardens.[1] While his father, Dr Gyanendra Chowdhury, was the Medical Officer at Hathikuli Tea Estate near Kaziranga in Assam, between 1931 and 1951, the Chief Medical Officer was Dr Maloni, an Irish national. During his early years, he used to listen to western orchestral music on Dr Maloni's gramophone. To date, this information stands engraved in black granite in Hathikuli Tea Estate in his memory. During the second world war Chowdhury got the opportunity to closely observe human sufferings, hunger and problem of the refugees.[2] He studied in Harinavi D.V.A.S High School and there after graduating from Bangabasi College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, and during this period his political ideas were formulated along with a considerable maturity in his musical ideas.[1]

As a teenager in school, Chowdhury already had an interest in music, and played the flute, harmonium and esraj. He learnt to play the piano from his elder brother at the age of 6. Once in college, he also began to compose tunes. His first popular song was "Becharpoti tomar bichaar" (lit. the days of new judgement have come because people are now awake), set to a kirtan tune. Chowdhury composed it in 1945 during the Indian National Army trials when the freedom fighters had returned from Andaman jail. Chowdhury shifted to a village in 24 Parganas to live with his maternal uncles, when he was witness to a big peasant uprising there in 1943. He got involved with them and began writing songs for the peasant movement. In 1944, while studying for his MA, Chowdhury witnessed people dying on the streets of Calcutta, as 50 lakh Bengalis died during the famine. The famine was human-made as local rice was instead directed to Britain's war effort overseas, leading to scarcity, aggravated by black marketeers and hoarders. This led Chowdhury to become fully involved in the peasant movement, and he became a full-time member of IPTA and the Communist Party. Subsequently, arrest warrants were issued in his name, and he went underground in the Sunderbans, hiding in paddy fields and supported by local peasants. During this time, he continued writing plays and songs.[3]

In 1944, a young Salil came to Calcutta for his graduate studies. He joined the IPTA[1] (Indian Peoples Theater Association) the cultural wing of the Communist Party of India. He started writing songs[1] and setting tunes for them.[1] The IPTA theatrical outfit travelled through the villages and the cities bringing these songs to the common man. Songs like Bicharpati, Runner and Abak prithibi[1] became extremely popular with the general population at the time.

Songs like Gnaayer bodhu (গাঁয়ের বধূ), which he composed at the age of 20, brought about a new wave of Bengali music.[1] Almost every notable singer at the time from West Bengal had sung at least one of his songs. A few examples are Debabrata Biswas, Manna Dey, Hemanta Mukherjee, Shyamal Mitra, Sandhya Mukherjee, Manabendra Mukherjee, Subir Sen and Pratima Banerjee.

### Film career

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Sitting from left: Robin Majumdar, Bhanu Banerjee, Robin Chatterjee, Ila Bose, Bani Ghoshal, Sabita Chowdhury and Salil Chowdhury
Standing from left: V. Balsara, Shyamal Mitra, Montu Bose and Jahar Roy

The first Bengali film in which Salil Chowdhury composed music was Paribortan, released in 1949. Mahabharati, released in 1994, was the last of the 41 Bengali films where he rendered his music.

In an interview with All India Radio, Salil Chowdhury described his coming to Bombay in 1953 as a "stroke of luck". He was writing the script for a Bengali film about a peasant who was disowned of his land and had gone to Calcutta to earn money as a Rickshaw puller. Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who heard of it from Chowdhury during a visit to Calcutta, liked it immensely and suggested that he narrate it to the director Bimal Roy. Roy heard it, and asked him to meet him again the next morning. However, when Chowdhury went to meet him the next day, he learnt that Roy had rushed to Bombay on an urgent call. A week later, he received a telegram from Roy that he wanted to turn his script into a movie. This resulted in Chowdhury's debut in the Hindi film industry in 1953[1] as the music director for Do Bigha Zamin (1953). The movie was based on Tagore's poem by the same name, but the story was different and was written by Salil Chowdhury himself. Directed by Bimal Roy, this film took his career to new heights when it became the first film to win the Filmfare Best Movie Award and won the international Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.[3]

After working for about 20 years in Bengali and Hindi films, he entered the Malayalam film industry and, in 1964, composed music for the movie Chemmeen.[1] He went on to compose music for films in 13 languages. This includes over 75 Hindi films, 41 Bengali films, around 27 Malayalam films, and a few Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese films. Asked about his method, Chowdhury described it thus – He would usually ask the film maker to explain the situation to him, then Chowdhury would compose a tune to suit the mood, and the lyric writer would set in words. This remained his practice for most of his films including Madhumati, in which Shailendra wrote the lyrics subsequently.[3]

During the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Chowdhury contributed to the programmes of the Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra based in Kolkata. His 1971 album Bangla Amar Bangla was meant for the liberation struggle. Later, when Chowdhury visited Bangladesh in 1990, he was given the welcome of a mass leader in Dhaka. Chowdhury was posthumously awarded the Muktijoddha Maitreye Samman in 2012.[4]

Poet, Playwright, Short story writer, Salil also directed a film Pinjre Ke Panchhi starring Meena Kumari, Balraj Sahani and Mehmood based on his own story and screenplay in 1966. Salil Chowdhury was the Founder of Bombay Youth Choir, the first ever Secular Choir in India in 1958 as its composer and conductor - he inspired scores of secular choir groups to be formed throughout India formulating a new genre of music using vocal polyphony for Indian Folk and Contemporary Music.

## Personal life

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Salil Chowdhury married the painter Jyoti Chowdhury in July 1952 in a temple. He had three daughters with her – Aloka, Tulika and Lipika. Later, he had a court marriage with singer Sabita Chowdhury, with whom he had two sons, Sukanta and Sanjoy, and two daughters, Antara and Sanchari. Sanjoy Chowdhury is a successful music composer and has scored music for over 100 feature films. Sabita Chowdhury was a legendary singer and their daughter Antara Chowdhury too a known singer. Smt. Sabita Chowdhury died on 29 June 2017.[5]

## Legacy

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Chowdhury on a 2013 stamp of India

* Salil's music was a blending of Eastern and the Western music traditions. He had once said: "I want to create a style which shall transcend borders – a genre which is emphatic and polished, but never predictable".[6] He dabbled in a lot of things and it was his ambition to achieve greatness in everything he did.[6] But at times, his confusion was fairly evident: "I do not know what to opt for: poetry, story writing, orchestration or composing for films. I just try to be creative with what fits the moment and my temperament", he once told a journalist.[6]
* Salil's love for Western classical music started when he was a young boy growing up in an Assam tea garden where his father worked as a doctor. His father inherited a large number of western classical records and a gramophone from a departing Irish doctor. While Salil listened to Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and others everyday, his daily life was surrounded by the sound of the forest, chirping of the birds, sound of the flute and the local folk-music of Assam.[6] This left a lasting impression in young Salil. He became a self-taught flute player and his favourite composer was Mozart. His compositions often used folk melodies or melodies based on Indian classical ragas but the orchestration was very much western in its construction. According to his daughter Antara, (Ref.: Ek Fankar @ Vividbharati Radio Programme at 10.00 pm on 19 November 2013), Salil himself once joked that he was Mozart, reborn.
* Salil being a composing exponent, he even sensed the talent of a guitarist who played in his orchestra and uttered that, "I think he's going to be the best composer in India".[7] The guitarist eventually turned out to be maestro Ilaiyaraaja. A. R. Rahman's father, R. K. Shekhar used to conduct Salil Chowdhury's arrangements in South Indian film music. Rahman once said that his musical understanding was greatly influenced by the musical sessions conducted by Salil Chowdhury.[1]
* "The Salil Chowdhury Foundation of Music, Social Help & Education Trust" was created in 2002 by Sabita Chowdhury, wife, and Antara Chowdhury, daughter of the late composer, to carry forward the legacy and preserve the works of Salil Chowdhury. In 2015 the Salil Chowdhury Memorial Concert and Honours were established in memory of the Genius to honour some of the greatest Indian singers and musicians.[8]

## Filmography

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Hindi

Year  | Film

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1953  | Do Bigha Zamin
1954  | Biraj Bahu; Naukri; Manohar
1955  | Amanat; Tongawali
1956  | Awaz; Parivaar; Jagte Raho
1957  | Apradhi Kaun; Ek Gaon ki Kahani; Lal Batti; Musafir, Zamana
1958  | Madhumati
1959  | Heera Moti
1960  | Jawahar; Honeymoon; Kanoon; Parakh; Usne Kaha Tha
1961  | Char Diwari; Chhaya; Kabuliwala; Maya; Mem Didi; Sapne Suhaane
1962  | Half Ticket; Jhoola; Prem Patra
1965  | Chand Aur Suraj; Poonam Ki Raat
1966  | Pinjre Ki Panchhi; Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose; Jawaab Aayega
1968  | Mitti Ka Dev
1969  | Ittefaq; Sara Akaash
1971  | Anand; Gehraa Raaz; Mere Apne
1972  | Annadata; Anokha Daan; Anokha Milan; Mere Bhaiya; Sabse Bada Sukh
1974  | Rajnigandha
1975  | Chhoti Si Baat; Sangat
1976  | Jeevan Jyoti; Mrigayaa; Udaan Chhoo
1977  | Minoo; Anand Mahal
1979  | Kalaa Patthar; Jeenaa Yahaan
1980  | Chehre Pe Chehra; Chemmeen Lahrein; Chirutha; Kuhasaa; Naani Maa; Room no.203; Daisy
1981  | Plot no. 5; Agni Pareeksha
1982  | Dil Ka Saathi Dil; Darpok ki Dosti; Artap
1984  | Kanoon Kya Karega
1986  | Zevar
1988  | Trishagni
1989  | Kamla Ki Maut; Nehru The Jewel of India; Atmadaan; Aakhiri Badlaa
1990  | Triyaatri; Hamaari Shaadi * (MD: Sanjoy Chowdhury and Salil Chowdhury)
1991  | Netraheen Saakshi;
1994  | Tiriacharittar (or Striyascharittram)
1994  | Swami Vivekananda
1995  | Mera Damaad
Salil Chowdhury Filmography (Detailed)  Year | Title | Language | Other Notes | Director

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1949 | Poribartan | Bengali |  | Satyen Bose
1951 | Barjatri | Bengali |  | Satyen Bose
1952 | Pasher Bari | Bengali |  |
1953 | Bansher Kella | Bengali |  |
1953 | Bhore hoye elo | Bengali |  |
1953 | Do Bigha Zamin | Hindi |  | Bimal Roy
1954 | Biraaj bahu | Hindi |  | Bimal Roy
1954 | Naukari | Hindi |  |
1954 | Aaj Sondhyay | Bengali |  |
1954 | Mohila Mahal | Bengali |  |
1955 | Amaanat | Hindi |  |
1955 | Ek Din Ratre | Bengali |  | Shombhu Mitra and Amit Moitra
1955 | Tangewali | Hindi |  |
1955 | Rikshawala | Bengali | Story written by Salil Chowdhury. In 1952 story was used by Bimal Roy to create "Do Bigha Zameen" | Satyen Bose
1956 | Raat Bhore | Bengali |  | Mrinal Sen
1956 | Parivar | Hindi |  |
1956 | Jagte Raho | Hindi |  |
1956 | Aawaz | Hindi |  |
1957 | Apradhi Kaun? | Hindi |  |
1957 | Ek Gaon Ki Kahani | Hindi |  | Dulal Guha
1957 | Gotoma the Buddha | Hindi | A documentary film |
1957 | Lal Batti | Hindi |  |
1957 | Musafir | Hindi |  | Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1957 | Zamaana | Hindi |  |
1958 | Bari Theke Paliye | Bengali |  |
1958 | Madhumati | Hindi | Won – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director | Bimal Roy
1959 | Heeramoti | Hindi |  |
1959 | The River | Hindi |  |
1960 | Jawaahar | Hindi |  |
1960 | Gangaa | Bengali |  | Rajen Tarafdar
1960 | Parakh | Hindi |  |
1960 | Honeymoon | Hindi |  |
1960 | Kanoon | Hindi | Background Score only. | B. R. Chopra
1960 | Usne Kaha Tha | Hindi |  | Moni Bhattacharjee
1961 | Rai Bahadur | Bengali |  |
1961 | Komol Gandhaar | Bengali |  | Ritwik Ghatak
1961 | Kabuliwala | Hindi | From – Tagore's story Kabuliwala in Begali film 1960 |
1961 | Char Diwari | Hindi |  |
1961 | Chhaya | Hindi |  | Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1961 | Maya | Hindi |  |
1961 | Mem-Didi | Hindi |  |
1961 | Sapne Suhane | Hindi |  |
1962 | Half Ticket | Hindi |  |
1962 | Sunbai | Marathi |  |
1962 | Jhoola | Hindi |  |
1962 | Prem Patra | Hindi | – From a Bengali film " Sagarika" |
1964 | Kinu Goaalaar Goli | Bengali |  |
1964 | Ayanaanto | Bengali |  |
1964 | Lal Patthar | Hindi | – From a Bengali film " Lal Pathar" |
1965 | Chand Aur Suraj | Hindi |  |
1965 | Poonam Ki Raat | Hindi |  |
1966 | Paari | Bengali |  |
1966 | Pinjre Ke Panchhi | Hindi |  |
1966 | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose | Hindi |  |
1966 | Jawaab Aayega | Hindi |  |
1965 | Chemmeen | Malayalam |  |
1968 | Mitti Ka Dev | Hindi |  |
1968 | Anokhi Raat | Hindi | Background Score only |
1968 | Chehere | Hindi | TV series |
1968 | Ezhu Rathrikal | Malayalam |  |
1969 | Ittefaq | Hindi | Background Score only |
1969 | Sara Akash | Hindi | Background Score only |
1970 | Abhayam | Malayalam | Background Score only |
1970 | Aparajeyo | Assamese |  | CHATURANGA – Phani Talukdar, Munin Bayan, Atul Bardaloi & Gauri Barman
1971 | Anand | Hindi |  | Hrishikesh Mukherjee
1971 | Samshaya Phala | Kannada | Won – Karnataka State Film Award for Best Music Director |
1971 | Uyir | Tamil | Background Score only |
1971 | Gehraa Raaz | Hindi |  |
1971 | Mere Apne | Hindi |  |
1971 | Ghar Sansaar | Gujarati |  |
1972 | Marjina Aabdullah | Bengali |  |
1972 | Raktaakto Banglaa | Bengali |  |
1972 | Anokha Milan | Hindi |  |
1972 | Mere Bhaiya | Hindi |  |
1972 | Sabse Bada Sukh | Hindi |  |
1972 | Annadata | Hindi |  |
1972 | Anokha Daan | Hindi |  |
1973 | Swapnam | Malayalam |  |
1973 | Achanak | Hindi | Background Score only |
1973 | Karumbu | Tamil |  |
1974 | Nellu | Malayalam |  |
1974 | Chairman Chalamayya | Telugu |  |
1974 | Rajnigandha | Hindi |  |
1975 | Rasaleela | Malayalam |  |
1975 | Sangat | Hindi |  |
1975 | Mausam | Hindi | Background Score only |
1975 | Chhoti Si Baat | Hindi |  |
1979 | Pratheeksha | Malayalam |  |
1975 | Neela Ponman | Malayalam |  |
1975 | Onde Roopa Eradu Guna | Kannada |  |
1975 | Raagam | Malayalam |  |
1975 | Thomasleeha | Malayalam |  |
1976 | Jeevan Jyoti | Hindi |  |
1976 | Udaan Chhoo | Hindi |  |
1976 | Thulavarsham | Malayalam |  |
1977 | Kobita | Bengali |  | Bharat Shamsher
1977 | Minoo | Hindi |  |
1977 | Sister | Bengali |  |
1977 | Mrigayaa | Hindi |  |
1977 | Anand Mahal | Hindi |  |
1977 | Aparadhi | Malayalam |  |
1977 | Chinna Ninna Muddaduve | Kannada |  |
1977 | Dweep | Malayalam | Background score only |
1977 | Vishukkani | Malayalam |  |
1977 | Kokila | Kannada |  |
1978 | Ee Ganam Marakkumo | Malayalam |  |
1978 | Madanolsavam | Malayalam |  |
1978 | Naukri | Hindi | Background Score.
Also Story Writer |
1978 | Samayamayilla Polum | Malayalam |  |
1978 | Etho Oru Swapnam | Malayalam |  |
1979 | Jibon Je Rakam | Bengali |  |
1979 | Rupaali Soikate | Bengali |  | Alamgir Kabir
1979 | Srikaanter Will | Bengali |  |
1979 | Azhiyadha Kolangal | Tamil |  |
1979 | Chuvanna Chirakukal | Malayalam |  |
1979 | Kaala Patthar | Hindi | Background Score only |
1979 | Jeena Yahan | Hindi |  |
1979 | Puthiya Velicham | Malayalam |  |
1980 | Byapika Bidaay | Bengali |  |
1980 | Parabesh | Bengali |  |
1980 | Antarghaat | Bengali |  |
1980 | Air Hostess | Malayalam |  |
1980 | Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam | Tamil |  |
1981 | Agni Pareeksha | Hindi |  |
1981 | Akaler Sandhaney (In Search of Famine) | Bengali |  | Mrinal Sen
1981 | Chehre Pe Chehra | Hindi | Background Score only |
1981 | Batasi Jhada | Odia |  |
1981 | Plot No. 5 | Hindi | Background Score only |
1982 | Artap | Bengali |  |
1982 | Anthiveyilile Ponnu | Malayalam |  |
1984 | Kanoon Kya Karega | Hindi | Background Score only |
1984 | Vellam | Malayalam | Background Score only |
1985 | Protiggya | Bengali |  |
1985 | Debikaa | Bengali |  |
1985 | Mowchor | Bengali |  |
1985 | Manas Kanya | Assamese |  | Phani Talukdar
1986 | Jibon | Bengali |  |
1987 | Zevar | Hindi | Background Score only |
1988 | Trishagni | Hindi |  |
1989 | Swarnatrishaa | Bengali |  |
1989 | Aakhri Badla | Hindi |  |
1989 | Kamla Ki Maut | Hindi | Background Score only |
1990 | Nehru: The Jewel of India | Hindi |  |
1990/91 | Aashrita | Bengali | Background Score only |
1991 | Haaraaner Naatjamaai | Bengali |  |
1991/92 | Thamburan | Malayalam |  |
1991 | Vasthuhara | Malayalam |  |
1994 | Mahabharoti | Bengali |  |
1994 | Sei Somoy | Bengali |  |
1994 | Triyacharitra | Hindi |  |
1994 | Swami Vivekananda | Hindi |  | G. V. Iyer
1995 | Thumboli Kadappuram | Malayalam |  |
1995 | Mera Damad | Hindi |  |
1995 | Agar Aisa Ho Toh | Hindi | Television series |

Bengali

Year  | Film

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1949  | Poribartan
1951  | Barjaatri
1952  | Paasher Baadi
1953  | Baansher Kella
1953  | Bhor Hoye Elo
1954  | Aaj Sondhaay
1954  | Mohila Mahal
1955  | Rickshawaala
1956  | Raat Bhore
1956  | Ak din Raatre
1959  | Baadi Thekey Paaliye
1960  | Gangaa
1961  | Rai Bahadur
1964  | Kinu Goaalaar Goli
1964  | Ayanaanto
1964  | Laal Paathor
1966  | Paari
1972  | Marjina Aabdullah
1972  | Raktaakto Banglaa (made in Bangladesh)
1977  | Kobita
1977  | Sister
1979  | Jibon Je Rakam;Rupaali Soikate (made in Bangladesh)
1979  | Srikaanter Will
1980  | Byapika Bidaay
1980  | Parabesh
1980  | Akaler Sandhaney
1980  | Antarghaat
1982  | Artap
1985  | Protiggya
1985  | Debikaa
1985  | Mowchor
1986  | Jibon
1989  | Swarnatrishaa
1990/91  | Aashrita **(background: Salil) (MD:Hridaynath Mangeskar)
1991  | Haaraaner Naatjamaai
1994  | Mahabharoti
1994  | Sei Somoy
1961  | Komol Gandhaar
1981  | Aswamedher Ghoraa

Malayalam

Year  | Film

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1965  | Chemmeen
1968  | Ezhuraathrikal
1970  | Abhayam
1973  | Swapnam
1974  | Nellu
1975  | Neelaponman
1975  | Raagam
1975  | Rasaleela
1975  | Thomasleeha / St. Thomas)
1976  | Aparadhi
1976  | Thulavarsham
1977  | Dweepu (background music only)
1977  | Vishukkanni
1978  | Samayamayilla polum
1978  | Etho Oru Swapnam
1978  | Madanolsavam
1978  | Devdasi (Unreleased)
1978  | Ee Ganam Marakkumo
1978  | Chuvanna Chirakukal
1979  | Pratheeksha
1979  | Puthiya Velicham
1980  | Air Hostess
1982  | Anthiveyilile Ponnu
1985  | Vellam (background music only)
1991  | Vasthuhara (background music only)
1992  | Thamburan (Unreleased)
1995  | Thumboli Kadappuram

Others

Language  | Year  | Film

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Tamil  | 1971  | Uyir (Salilda composed background music only - MD was Ramana Sridhar)
Tamil  | 1973  | Karumbu
Tamil  | 1978  | Paruvamazhai
Tamil  | 1979  | Azhiyatha Kolangal
Tamil  | 1980  | Thooraththu Idimuzhakkam
Telugu  | 1974  | Chairman Chalamayya
Telugu  | 1978  | Amara Prema
Kannada  | 1971  | Samsayaphala
Kannada  | 1975  | Onde Rupa Eradu Guna
Kannada  | 1977  | Chinna Ninna Muddaduve; Kokila
Gujarati  | 1978  | Ghar Sansaar
Assamese  | 1970  | Aparajeyo
Assamese  | 1985

1989

| Manas Kanya

Bangshadhar

(Bankground Score)

Odia

| 1981  | Batasi Jhada
Marathi  | 1962  | Sunbai

## Discography

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List of some songs for which music or lyrics were composed by Salil Chowdhury (in alphabetical order)

Salil Chowdhury Discography  Year  | Song  | Singer  | Language  | Film/album  | Lyrics  | Versions

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1955 | Ab machal utha hain dariya | Chorus | Hindi | Non-Film 78 rpm record ( N76006) | Govind Munshi | Salil Chowdhury
1949 | Abujh mon re bol more | Chorus | Bangla | Poribartan | Bimal Ghosh | Salil Chowdhury
1946 | Aage chalo aage chalo | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Aaja Re Pardesi | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1953 | Aaja tu aa | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Do Bigha Zameen (Story written by Salil Chowdhury "Rikshawala") | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1953 | Aajab teri duniya | Md Rafi with Chorus | Hindi | Do Bigha Zameen (Story written by Salil Chowdhury "Rikshawala") | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Aaji shunye gagan pothe | – | Bangla | Mohila Mahal | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Aakela tujhe jaane na du | Lata | Hindi | Chaar Deewaari | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Aankho mein masti sharaab ki | Talat Mahmood | Hindi | Chhayaa | Rajinder Krishan | Salil Chowdhury
1945 | Aalor desh thekey aandhaar paar hoyee | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1953 | Aamar kichhu moner asha
[Chale thumak thumak \- Hindi (1957) Lata Mangeskar (Ek Gaaon Ki Kahaani]) | Utpala Sen | Bangla | - |  | Salil Chowdhury
1953 | Aamay kichhu khete dao ma | Mahananda Baul | Bangla | Bhor Hoye Elo |  | Salil Chowdhury
1949 | Aamra kishore dal | Chorus | Bangla | Poribartan | Bimal Ghosh | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Aarzi hamari | Kishore Kumar | Hindi | Naukri | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Aanshu samajhke kyun mujhe | Talat Mahmood | Hindi | Chhayaa | Rajinder Krishan | Salil Chowdhury
1980 | Alaiyendi Kollvom | S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela | Tamil | Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Ay dil kahan teri manjil | Dwijen Mukherjee & Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Ay dil kahan teri manjil | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Ay mere pyaare watan | Manna Dey | Hindi | Kaabuliwaalaa | Prem Dhawan, Gulzaar | Salil Chowdhury
1946 | Ay re o ay re | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Ay re o paushali batase | Chorus | Bangla | Rikshawala | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1995 | Aaye naa aisaa waqt kisi pe | Kavita Krisnhamurthy | Hindi | Mera Damaad | Yogesh and Prem | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Baa.nki adaayei.n dekhnaa ji dekhnaa | Geeta Dutt | Hindi | Amaanat  | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Baat koi matlab ki hai zaroor
[Jay jay din \- Bengali (1967) Biswajit] | Asha Vonsle | Hindi | Aparadhi Kaun | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1982 | Beeti dino ki sapne | Arundhati Home Chowdhury | Hindi | Non-Film | Yogesh | Hindi: Kayse manaao (1961) by Mukesh]
Begali: Chanchal sonali pakhnay, (1982) by Arundhati
1953 | Bhaai re.. Dharti kahe pukar ke | Lata Manna Chorus | Hindi | Do Bigha Zameen (Story written by Salil Chowdhury "Rikshawala") | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1944 | Bhango bhango bhango bhango bhango kaaraa | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1947 | Bichaarpoti tomaar bichaar korbey jaaraa | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Bodhua lagiya basraso sajanu | – | Bangla | Aaj Sandhyay | – | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Bole pihu pihu pi papiharaa | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Ek Gaaon Ki Kahaani | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1956 | Bone noy mone aaj ronger mela | Sandhya Mukhopadhyay | Bangla | Raat Bhore | Gouriprasanna Mazumdar | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Bristi pare tapur tupur | Hiralal Sarkhel | Bangla | IPTA | Bhaskar Bose | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Chadh Gayo Papi Bichhua | Lata Mangeshkar & Manna Dey | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Chale thumak thumak taare | Lata Mangeskar | Hindi | Ek Gaaon Ki Kahaani | Shailendra | [Amaar kichhu moner aasha \- Bengali (1953) Utpala Sen]
1982 | Chanchal sonali pakhnay | Arundhati Home Chowdhury | Bangla | Non-Film | – | [Kayse maano piyawa \- Hindi (1961) Mukesh]
1955 | Chet re moorakh..re moorakh tu kyaa | Asha & Manna Dey | Hindi | Amaanat  | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Chhal chhal paani hamaari zindagaani | Asha & Manna Dey | Hindi | Amaanat  | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Chham chham naachata aayee bahaar | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Chhayaa | Rajinder Krishan | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Chhotasa ghar hoga | Kishorekumar & Shaila Belle | Hindi | Naukri | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Chhotasa ghar hoga | Hemanta Mukherjee | Hindi | – | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Chuk chuk chhaiya chhaiya | Manna Dey, Chorus | Hindi | Lal Batti | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Dekho tangaa mera nirala | Md. Rafi | Hindi | Taangewaali | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Desi kyaa bidesi, goraa bhi kitnaa | Shamshad Begum, Manna Dey | Hindi | Lal Batti | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1946 | Dheu uthchhey karaa tutchhey | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Dil mera [Na jani re \- Bengali (1954) Gayatri Basu] | Shamshad Begam | Hindi | Biraj Bahoo | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Dil Tadap Tadap Ke | Mukesh, Lata | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Dil se dil ki Dor baandhe | Lata, Mukesh | Hindi | Chhayaa | Rajinder Krishan | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Do matwale do dilwale | Samshad Begum, Chorus | Hindi | Manohar | V.M.Adil and J.S. Kashyap | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Dol gayee dharti | Md Rafi | Hindi | Biraj Bahoo | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1956 | Dukher simaa naai | Satinath Mukherjee | Bangla | Raat Bhore | Gouriprasanna Mazumdar | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Duru duru duru guru guru guru
[Aarzi hamari \- Hindi - Kishore] | – | Bangla | Mohila Mahal | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1956 | E maajhi re | Shyamal Mitra | Bangla | Raat Bhore | Gouriprasanna Mazumdar | Salil Chowdhury
1960 | Ebar Amar Somoy Holo | Madhuri Chattopadhyay | Bangla | Puja Album |  | Salil Chowdhury
1956 | Ei duniyay bhai sob i hoy | Manna Dey | Bangla | Ak Din Raatre | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Ek chhotisi naukri ka talabgaar hoon | Kishore, Shyamal Mitra, Shankar Dasgupta | Hindi | Naukri | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Gangaa aaye kahaa.n se | Hemant Kumar | Hindi | Kaabuliwaalaa | Prem Dhawan, Gulzaar | Bengali: [Uthaali paathaali amaar buuk (1960) Manna Dey (Ganga)]
1958 | Ghadi Ghadi Mora Dil Dhadke | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Gori babul ka | Lata, chorus | Hindi | Chaar Deewaari | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1946 | Gowrisringa tulechhe sheer | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Ghoom Aay Re Aay | Pratima Bandyopadhyay | Bangla | Puja album | Mangalacharan Chattopadhyay | Salil Chowdhury
1979 | Habuchandra Raja from "Chhotasa ghar hoga" | Antara Chowdhury | Bangla | – | – | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Hai Bichhua Hai Re Hai | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Hain pyaar ke do matwaale | Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey | Hindi | Aparadhi Kaun | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Hay jhilmil jhilmil ye shaam ke saaye
[Shyamameghame - Malayalam (1977) K.J.Yesudas ] | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Lal Batti | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Hay koi dekh lega | Lata Mangeskar, Talat Mahmood | Hindi | Ek Gaaon Ki Kahaani | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Halke halke chalo saa.nware
[Unaru Unaru (Malayalam) Movie- Air Hostess (1980) K.J.Yesudas, Vani Jairam] | Lata Mangeskar, Hemant Mukherjee | Hindi | Taangewaali | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1953 | Hariyaala sawaan dhol bajaata aaya
[Uru taka taka taghina taghina \- Bengali (1944)] | Lata Manna Chorus | Hindi | Do Bigha Zameen (Story written by Salil Chowdhury "Rikshawala") | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1948 | Hei samaalo dhaan ho, kasteyta dao shaan ho | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Ho ya qurbaan.. o sabaa kehnaa mere dildaar ko | Mohammed Rafi | Hindi | Kaabuliwaalaa | Prem Dhawan, Gulzaar | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Holi Hain....
[O kanai paar karo amare \- Bengali by Nirmalendu Choudhury] | Lata Mangskar, Manna Dey | Hindi | Ek Gaaon Ki Kahaani | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Hum Haal-e-Dil Sunaenge | Mubarak Begum | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Hum to ghar mein choolha phoonke | Lata, Mahendra Kapoor,chorus | Hindi | Memdidi | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Humko samajh baiThi hai, ye duniyaa [Ei duniyay bhai sob i hoy \- Bengali (1956) Manna dey (Ek Din Raatre)] | Mukesh | Hindi | Chaar Deewaari | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1980 | Indro Manam kalangi | K. J. Yesudas | Tamil | Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Itnaa na mujhse tu pyaar baDhaa
inspired by Mozart's Symphony number 40 in G minor | Lata Mangeshkar, Talat Mahmood | Hindi | Chhayaa | Rajinder Krishan | Salil Chowdhury
1995 |  Itharo chembaruntho
[Machalti aarzoo from Usne Kaha Tha (Hindi - 1960)] | - | Malayam | Thumboli Kadappuram | - | Salil Chowdhury
1959 | Jaa re ure jare pakhi | Lata Mangeshkar | Bangla | Puja Album | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Jaa re ur jare panchhi | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1995 | jab main bhaiyaa sharaab hun peeta | Jolly Mukherjee | Hindi | Mera Damaad | Yogesh and Prem | Salil Chowdhury
1956 | Jaago mohan pritam | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Ak Din Raatre | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Jab tumne mohabaat chheen lee | Asha Bhonsle | Hindi | Amaanat  | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1995 | Jhir jhir barse aaj gagan se | Anuradha Paudwal, Sabita Chowdhury, Amit Kumar and Shailendra Singh | Hindi | Mera Damaad | Yogesh and Prem | Hindi, Bengali (O phuler dal sung by Usha Mangeskar), Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu
1952 | Jhir jhir jhir jhir jhiri barosa | Dhananjay Bhattacharya | Bangla | Pasher Bari | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Jhoom re | Geeta Dutta | Hindi | Naukri | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | jhoome re neela ambar jhoome | Talat Mahmood | Hindi | Ek Gaaon Ki Kahaani | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Jhuk jhuk jhuk jhoom ghaTaa aayee re | Lata | Hindi | Chaar Deewaari | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Jibano mono charane tomar | Gayatri Basu | Bangla | Aaj Sandhyay | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Jungle Mein Mor Naacha | Md Rafi | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Kaabuliwaalaa.. nanhi munni kyo.n kumhalaaya | Hemant, Usha, Sabita Chowdhury, Ranu Mukherj | Hindi | Kaabuliwaalaa | Prem Dhawan, Gulzaar | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Kaancha Le Kanchi Lai Lajo | Asha Bhonsle, Sabita Chowdhury & Ghulam Mohammad | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Kaanha khubDa langDa loolaa, buDDhaa | Asha Bhonsle | Hindi | Ek Gaaon Ki Kahaani | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1944 | Karaar duaar bhaango bhaango oikker bajra kothin hathey | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1995  | Kaathil Thenmazhayaay  | K.J Yesudas | Malayalam  | Thumboli Kadappuram | O.N.V Kurupp | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Kayse maano piyawaa | Mukesh | Hindi | Chaar Deewaari | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1953 | Ke jaabi ay | Geeta Mukherjee | Bangla | Bhor Hoye Elo |  | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Ki je kori, durey jetey hoi taai
[Aanshu samajhke kyun mujhe (1961) Talat Mahmood] | Lata Mangeshkar | Bangla | - |  | Salil Chowdhury
1952 | Klaanti naame go | Dwijen Mukherjee | Bengali | - | - | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Koi dekhe to kahey tujhko | Asha Vonsle | Hindi | Aparadhi Kaun | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Koi sone ki dil wala | Md Rafi | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Kyaa se kyaa ho gayaa re | Nirmalendu Chowdhury, Chorus | Hindi | Lal Batti | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1956 | Lo se wai wai | Sandhya Mukherjee and others | Hindi | Ak Din Raatre | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Maajhi re chal naiya, raam karega paar | Nirmalendu Chowdhury | Hindi | Biraj Bahoo | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1960 | Machalti aarjoo
[ Itharo chembaruntho from Thumboli Kadappuram (Malayalam, 1995)] | - | Hindi | Usne Kaha Tha | - | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Maharaja jaago ji | Asha Bhonsle & Chorus | Hindi | Manohar | V.M.Adil and J.S. Kashyap | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Mai.n lut gayee duniyaa waalo.n | Lata Mangeskar | Hindi | Taangewaali | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Meghe meghe rim jhim | Alpana Banerjee | Bangla | Aaj Sandhyay | Anil Chatterjee | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Mera dil dil dil dil dil laa... | Asha Vonsle | Hindi | Aparadhi Kaun | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Mere man bhula bhula kahe dole | Hemanta Mukherjee | Hindi | Biraj Bahoo | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Meri wafaaei.n tumhaari jafaaei.n | Asha Bhonsle | Hindi | Amaanat | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Na jani re
[Dil mera \- Hindi (1954) by Shamshad Begam in Biraj Bahu] | Gayatri Basu | Bangla | Aaj Sandhyay | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1959 | Na jeo na | Lata Mangeshkar | Bangla | Puja Album | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1959 | Naach re dharti ke pyaare (bangla version: Aay re o pousaali bataasey | – | Hindi | Heera Moti | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Nind pari lori gaayi
[Prantorer gaan \- Bengali (1953) Utpala Sen | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Chaar Deewaari | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1960 | Nijere Haraye KhNuji | Madhuri Chattopadhyay | Bangla | Puja Album |  | Salil Chowdhury
1948 | Nondito nondito desh aamaar  | Geeta Mukherjee & Salil Chowdhury | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1947 | Nobaaruno raage raange re | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Nao Gaan Bhore Naoy | Pratima Bandyopadhyay | Bangla | Puja album | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1959 | O banshi hay | Lata Mangeshkar | Bangla | Puja Album | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | O jab se milee.n to se ankhiyaa.n
[Dola o dola \- Bengali] | Geeta Dutt & Hemant Mukherjee | Hindi | Amaanat  | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | O man re | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Naukri | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1960 | O sajna barkha bahar ayi | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Parakh | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Om namo namo | Hemanta Mukherjee | Hindi | Biraj Bahoo | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1980 | Onnam kunnin from "chhotasa ghar hoga" | K.J.Yesudas | Malayalam | Air Hostess | ONV Kurup | Salil Chowdhury
1960 | Ogo ar kichu to nai | Lata Mangeshkar | Bangla | Puja Album | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Patthar se badle huye | – | Hindi | Mohila Mahal | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Phir ekbar kaho | Dwijen Mukherjee & Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Phir wohi dard hai phir wohi jigar | Manna Dey | Hindi | Aparadhi Kaun | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1953 | Prantorer gaan
[Neend pari lori gaaye \- Hindi (1961) Lata Mangeskar (Chaardeewaari)] | Utpala Sen | Bangla | - |  | Salil Chowdhury
1977 | Ponnushassin
[Jhuk jhuk jhuk \- Hindi (1961) Lata;
Monobinaay akhoni boojhi \- Bengali (1962) Sabita] | P. Jayachandran | Malayalam | Vishukkani | SreeKumaran Thampi | Salil Chowdhury
1951 | Puntimachh dangay uithya foot katey | Tarja Gaan | Bangla | Barjatri | Gurudas Pal | Salil Chowdhury
1965 |  Puthan valakkaare | Manna Dey | Malayalam | Chemmeen | Vayalar | Salil Chowdhury
1957 | Raat ne kyaa kyaa khwaab dikhaaye | Talat Mahmood | Hindi | Ek Gaaon Ki Kahaani | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1956 | Rim jhim jhim | Sandhya Mukhopadhyay | Bangla | Raat Bhore | Gouriprasanna Mazumdar | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Rimjhim jhim jhim badarvaa barse
[Jhir jhir jhir jhiir jhiri barosa (Bengali) Movie- Pasher Bari (1952) Dhananjoy Bhattyacharya]
[Jil jil jil (Malayalam) Movie- Puthiya Velicham (1979) Jayachandran, P.Susheela] | Lata Mangeskar | Hindi | Taangewaali | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1951 | Roop nagarer pothik ogo | Supriti Ghosh | Bangla | Barjatri | Bimal Ghosh | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Sanam tu chal | Md Rafi | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1956 | Se gaan ami jai je bhule | Sandhya Mukherjee | Bangla | Ak Din Raatre | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1980 | Sevvali Poove | P. Susheela | Tamil | Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Shyam re | Hemanta Mukherjee | Hindi | Biraj Bahoo | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1952 | Shyamal baroni ogo kanya
[Aankhon mein masti sharaab ki - Hindi (1961) Talat Mahmood (Chhaya) ] | Dwijen Mukherjee | Bengali | - | - | Salil Chowdhury
1951 | Shimul shimul shimulti | Bharati Basu | Bangla | Barjatri | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Siaram Siaram (Hindi) | Dhananjay Bhattacharya and Chorus | Bangla | Rikshawala | Govind Munshi | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Suhana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam | Mukesh | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Taare udaas | Gayatri Basu | Hindi | Aaj Sandhyay | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Tan Jale Man Jalta Rahe | Dwijen Mukherjee | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Tasbeer teri dil me | Lata Mangeshkar & Md Rafi | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Tera ghar aabad rahe | Lata & Shyamal Mitra | Hindi | Biraj Bahoo | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1955 | Tere nayno ne | Lata and Md. Rafi | Hindi | Taangewaali | Prem Dhawan | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Tomra kebal moner sukhe | – | Bangla | Mohila Mahal | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Toote Huye Khwabon Ne | Md Rafi | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1954 | Tore tokka tokka tore | – | Bangla | Mohila Mahal | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1980 | Ullam Ellam Thalladuthe | K. J. Yesudas & S. Janaki | Tamil | Doorathu Idi Muzhakkam | Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | Salil Chowdhury
1944 | Uru taka taka taghina taghina [Hariyaali sawaan dhol bajaata aaya \- Hindi - Do Bigha Zameen] | Chorus | Bangla | IPTA | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1960 | Uthaali paathaali amaar buuk | Manna Dey | Bangla | Ganga | Salil Chowdhury | Salil Chowdhury
1960 | Ye banshi kiun gay | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Parakh | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Ye kahde hum insaan nahi | Md. Rafi | Hindi | Chhayaa | Rajinder Krishan | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Zadu daale hai | Asha Bhosle & Chorus | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1961 | Zindegi hai kya | Md Rafi | Hindi | Maya | Majrooh | Salil Chowdhury
1958 | Zulmi Sang Aankh Ladi | Lata Mangeshkar | Hindi | Madhumati | Shailendra | Salil Chowdhury

IPTA: Indian People's Theater Association

## Awards and recognitions

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1953 – Do Bigha Zamin

A Hindi film directed by Bimal Roy based on a story in Bengali "Rikshawalaa" written by Salil Chowdhury.

1st Filmfare Awards (1954)[9] Winner – Best Film; Winner – Best Director – Bimal Roy;

1st National Film Awards[10] (India) Winner – All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film

7th Cannes Film Festival (1954)[11] Winner – Prix International (International Prize) Nominated – Grand Prize (Best Film)

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival[12] Winner – Prize for Social Progress

1965 – Chemmeen

A Malayalam film directed by Ramu Kariat, based on a novel of the same name written by the renowned writer Thakazhy Shivshankar Pillai, where Music Direction was done by Salil Chowdhury.

Recipient of president's gold medal in 1965.

1958 – Madhumati

Received Filmfare Best Music Director Award along with eight other Filmfare awards[13] Madhumati won the National Film Awards for Best Feature Film in Hindi

The Uttar Pradesh Film Patrakar Sangh Puraskar in 1966 for his only Hindi directorial film 'Pinjre Ke Panchhi'

The Bengal Films Journalist Award, Kolkata in 1973

The Allauddin Smriti Puraskar in 1985 from the Govt of West Bengal

1988 – Salil Chowdhury received Sangeet Natak Akademi Award

The Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar Award in 1990

Posthumously he was awarded the Mukti Judhho Maitreyi Samman Award by the Govt Bangladesh in 2012.

Poet, Playwright, Short story writer, he also directed a film Pinjre Ke Panchhi starring Meena Kumari, Balraj Sahani and Mehmood b

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Chennai, Shaji (20 November 2005). "Flawless harmony in his music". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 September 2006. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
2. ^ Chumki, Bhowmik (19 November 2017). "ও আলোর পথযাত্রী". peoplesreporter.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
3. ^ a b c Surer, Bhuban. "Rare interview – Salil Chowdhury". All India Radio. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
4. ^ Dasgupta, Priyanka (29 November 2021). "How a secret radio station broadcast hope in 1971". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
5. ^ "Singer Sabita Chowdhury dies". outlookindia.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
6. ^ a b c d "Remembering Salil Chowdhury on his 22nd death anniversary". mediu,.com. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
7. ^ "One of a kind". The Hindu. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
8. ^ "The Salil Chowdhury Memorial Concert and Honors". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
9. ^ Raheja, Dinesh. "Do Bigha Zamin: Poignant, stark, human". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
10. ^ "1st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
11. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Do Bigha Zamin". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2009.
12. ^ Raheja, Dinesh. "Do Bigha Zameen: poignant, stark, human". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
13. ^ "The Winners 1958". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.

## Further reading

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* Sabita Chowdhury (5 September 2015). "উজ্জ্বল এক ঝাঁক সলিল". Ananda Bazar Patrika. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
* Salil Chowdhury (2013). Salil Chowdhury Rachana Sangraha. Kolkata: Dey`s Publishing. ISBN 978-81-295-1952-8.
* Samir Kumar Gupta (2011). Salil Chowdhury. Kolkata. ISBN 978-81-921-0890-2.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
* Samir Kumar Gupta, ed. (2016). Salil Chowdhury's First Life And Mass Songs. Kolkata: Miley Mishey. p. 391\. ISBN 978-81-921-0890-2.
* Suresh Rao (2008). Salil Chowdhury – The Non-Conformist Genius. Kolkata: Jain Book Agency. p. 391.

## External links

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Filmfare Award for Best Music Director

1954–1960|

* Naushad (1954)
* S. D. Burman (1955)
* Hemant Kumar (1956)
* Shankar–Jaikishan (1957)
* O. P. Nayyar (1958)
* Salil Chowdhury (1959)
* Shankar–Jaikishan (1960)

1961–1980|

* Shankar–Jaikishan (1961)
* Ravi (1962)
* Shankar–Jaikishan (1963)
* Roshan (1964)
* Laxmikant–Pyarelal (1965)
* Ravi (1966)
* Shankar–Jaikishan (1967)
* Laxmikant–Pyarelal (1968)
* Shankar–Jaikishan (1969)
* Laxmikant–Pyarelal (1970)
* Shankar–Jaikishan (1971)
* Shankar–Jaikishan (1972)
* Shankar–Jaikishan (1973)
* S. D. Burman (1974)
* Kalyanji–Anandji (1975)
* Rajesh Roshan (1976)
* Khayyam (1977)
* Laxmikant–Pyarelal (1978)
* Laxmikant–Pyarelal (1979)
* Laxmikant–Pyarelal (1980)

1981–2000|

* Laxmikant–Pyarelal (1981)
* Khayyam (1982)
* R. D. Burman (1983)
* R. D. Burman (1984)
* Bappi Lahiri (1985)
* Ravindra Jain (1986)
* No Award (1987)
* No Award (1988)
* Anand–Milind (1989)
* Raamlaxman (1990)
* Nadeem–Shravan (1991)
* Nadeem–Shravan (1992)
* Nadeem–Shravan (1993)
* Anu Malik (1994)
* R. D. Burman (1995)
* A. R. Rahman (1996)
* Nadeem–Shravan (1997)
* Uttam Singh (1998)
* A. R. Rahman (1999)
* A. R. Rahman (2000)

2001-present|

* Rajesh Roshan (2001)
* A. R. Rahman (2002)
* A. R. Rahman (2003)
* Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy (2004)
* Anu Malik (2005)
* Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy (2006)
* A. R. Rahman (2007)
* A. R. Rahman (2008)
* A. R. Rahman (2009)
* A. R. Rahman (2010)
* Sajid–Wajid and Lalit Pandit (2011)
* A. R. Rahman (2012)
* Pritam (2013)
* Ankit Tiwari, Jeet Ganguly and Mithoon (2014)
* Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy (2015)
* Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari and Meet Bros Anjjan (2016)
* Pritam (2017)
* Pritam (2018)
* Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2019)
* Zoya Akhtar, Ankur Tewari and Amaal Mallik, Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Mithoon, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara, Akhil Sachdeva (2020)
* Pritam (2021)
* Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak, Jaani, Jasleen Royal, Javed–Mohsin, Vikram Montrose (2022)
* Pritam (2023)
* Pritam, Vishal Mishra, Harshavardhan Rameshwar, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson, Bhupinder Babbal, Jaani, Manan Bhardwaj (2024)

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