1. Robin Ghosh was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for Lollywood films from 1961 to 1986.
11 Facts About Robin Ghosh
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Robin Ghosh had a notable contribution in establishing career of Playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and to his success.
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Robin Ghosh's father worked for the International Red Cross and was posted at Baghdad during the Second World War, where Ghosh was educated in a convent school.
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Robin Ghosh's father was a Bengali Hindu, who had never converted to Christianity and his mother was an Arab Catholic Christian named Asnat Zia Ghosh, a Baghdadi Catholic Christian.
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Robin Ghosh showed interest in music, collecting gramophone records and playing the harmonium, and finally graduated with music major in Dhaka.
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Since Robin Ghosh was a Christian, he had exposure to 'choir singing' at his church.
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Robin Ghosh's debut was for the Bengali film Raj Dhanir Bookay in 1960, and followed by numerous other Bengali and Urdu films, including Chanda, Talash, Paisa, Chakori and Bhaiya.
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Robin Ghosh composed songs for the film Aaina one of the greatest films ever made in the Pakistani film industry.
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Robin Ghosh won a total of 6 Nigar Awards for the following films:.
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On 10 February 2016, Robin Ghosh became ill and was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Robin Ghosh died on 13 February 2016 due to respiratory failure.