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[caption id=“attachment_1191475” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Manna Dey received several awards his his lifetime. Source: www.mannadey.in[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1191477” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Manna Dey collaborated with the best and the brightest of his times. Source: www.mannadey.in[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1191481” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Manna Dey sang across languages and genres. Source: www.mannadey.in[/caption]
Manna Dey never intended to be a singer. In his autobiography Jibaner Jalshagharey he confessed “In my youth when I ran around creating mischief with my friends from Simlepara, boxing or wrestling in akharas – there was no desire in any corner of my mind to be a singer.” That combativeness of the young pugilist remained throughout his career. It had to. Now we salute him as the last of the legendary male voices of Indian films. But in his heyday Manna Dey had to fight for almost every song.
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