Shyamal Mitra
Known For: Sound
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 14, 1929
Day of Death: November 15, 1987 (59 years old)
Place of Birth: Naihati, Bengal Presidency, British India
Shyamal Mitra (14 January 1929 – 15 November 1987) was an Indian versatile playback singer and music director along with Hemanta Mukherjee and Manna Dey. Mitra has also worked in many Hindi and Bengali films as a music director and film producer. He was the most notable musician of the golden era of the Bengali music industry. His baritone voice reflected a range of emotions. Besides recording a huge number of popular Bengali basic songs, he also worked as a playback singer in more than a hundred Bengali films and directed music in more than fifty Bengali films. He also sang in various other Indian languages, like Hindi, Assamese, and Oriya.
