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11 Facts About Anup Ghoshal

1.

Anup Ghoshal was an Indian playback singer and composer in Hindi and other vernacular Indian films, especially Bengali-language.

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Anup Ghoshal was born in 1944 or 1945 to Amulya Chandra Ghoshal and Labanya Ghoshal.

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Anup Ghoshal's mother encouraged his singing by arranging for his musical training at age 4.

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Anup Ghoshal received music lessons from teachers such as Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakraborty and Sangeetacharya Sukhendu Goswami.

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Anup Ghoshal learned Rabindra Sangeet from Debabrata Biswas and learned different Bengali songs from Manindra Chakraborty.

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Anup Ghoshal earned a university degree in Humanities from Asutosh College, Kolkata and a Master's degree and Ph.

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Anup Ghoshal sang for various Bengali and Hindi movies, as well as in Bhojpuri and Assamese films.

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Anup Ghoshal visited the UK, USA, Canada, and Germany for various musical concerts.

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Anup Ghoshal wrote a book on Indian Music, Ganer Bhubane.

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Anup Ghoshal was elected as one of the members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from Uttarpara Assembly constituency as a candidate of All India Trinamool Congress, headed by Mamata Banerjee in 2011.

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Anup Ghoshal died in Kolkata on 15 December 2023, at the age of 78.