Bengali singer Anup Ghosal no more

A prolific singer, Ghoshal proved his versatility in the songs of Kaji Nazrul Islam, Rabindranath Tagore and modern Bengali songs, besides working with Satyajit Ray and Tapan Sinha; he was endeared to Hindi film lovers for the ‘Tujhse Naraz Nahi Zindagi’ number from the 1983 film ‘Masoom’

Bengali singer Anup Ghoshal, widely known for the ‘Tujhse Naraz Nahi Zindagi’ number from the 1983 film Masoom and who immortalised the songs in several Satyajit Ray’s musicals, died in Kolkata on Friday, his family said.

Ghoshal was 77. He is survived by two daughter. He had been hospitalised for the past several days at a private hospital in south Kolkata for old age ailments and died due to multi-organ failure at 1.40 pm.

Ghosal, who had successfully contested the 2011 assembly polls from Uttarpara seat on the Trinamool Congress ticket, left behind two daughters.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled his death.

"I express my deep grief and condolence over the death of Anup Ghosal who had sung in Bengali, Hindi and other languages," she said.

A prolific singer, Ghoshal proved his versatility in the songs of Kaji Nazrul Islam, Rabindranath Tagore and modern Bengali songs. As a playback singer, he had been associated with Ray's Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (The Adventures of Goopy and Bagha, 1969) and Hirak Rajar Deshe (Kingdom of Diamonds, 1980).

Director Tapan Sinha also used his voice in his film Sagina Mahato (1971).