Tag: Music Director

Bhubaneswar: In a sensational case, a female playback singer has labelled harassment charges on pretext of marriage against a music director of the Odia film industry. The victim has lodged a complaint with the Police against music director, Dipu Dasmohapatra. Police have also recorded the statement of the victim. To back her allegations, the victim […]

Mumbai: Celebrated music director Bappi Lahiri was feted by London’s World Book of Records for his contribution to global music with his immortal song “Jimmy Jimmy aaja aaja”. Bappi told the media: “It has been one long journey with innumerable accolades over nearly five decades and over 600 films. But there is something special about […]

The Odia music industry loses another gem. Eminent music director Santiraj Khosla (50) succumbed to Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at Cuttack Covid Hospital today (May 27). The news was shared by his family members.

Cuttack: Veteran music director Rakhal Chandra Mohanty today passed away at his residence in Badambadi area of Cuttack due to age related ailments. He was 88 years old. Rakhal was a renowned music director at All India Radio(AIR). Born on June 26, 1932, at Chatana village in Kendrapara district, Rakhal had completed his post graduation […]

Bhubaneswar: Eminent Odia music director Shantanu Mohapatra passed away at a private hospital here on Wednesday. He was 85. Mohapatra lost his long battle with acute pneumonia and kidney ailment at 12.30 am, informed Kousik Mohapatra, son of the legendary music director. A multi-talented artist of Odisha, Mohapatra was associated with Odia music industry for […]