Cinemaazi remembers Pannalal Ghosh on his death anniversary
20 Apr 1960
Remembering the pioneer of Hindustani classical flute music, bansuri player and composer Pandit Pannalal Ghosh on the occasion of his death anniversary. The maestro had passed away this day, 20 April, in 1960 at the age of 48. Born Amal Jyoti Ghosh in 1911 in Barisal in current Bangladesh, he hailed from a family of proficient musicians. Trained in the sitar by his father, he focussed his attention on the flute by the time he was 18. Moving to Calcutta in search of a livelihood, he went on to assist in music production at New Theatres Ltd, after which he shifted to Bombay in 1940 for better prospects. Ghosh made his debut as independent music composer with Sneh Bandhan (1940), which included such popular songs as Aabroo ke kamaanon mein and Sneh bandhan mein bandhe hue. He also composed the background score for Aandhiyan (1952) along with Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and Pandit Ravi Shankar. His filmography as independent music director includes Anjaan (1941), Basant (1942), Bhalai (1943), Duhai (1943), Sawaal (1943), Police (1944), Beesvi Sadi (1945), and Aadhar (1945). Pannalal Ghosh remains memorable for being the first to introduce the seven-hold flute.
