K. C. Dey

K. C. Dey

Krishna Chandra De (Bengali: কৃষ্ণ চন্দ্র দে) (1893-1962) better known as K.C. Dey, was a Bengali actor, singer and music composer and teacher born in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He is probably more known for being Manna Dey's uncle and mentor. He was S.D. Burman's first musical teacher and mentor. He worked for New Theatres in Kolkata until 1940. He got blind as a result of looking at the sun while flying kites as a child.Dey sang and composed music for movies from 1932 till 1946. He did also act in movies in the same period. Dey used to travel from Calcutta to Bombay (Mumbai) to take part in movies. In 1942 he moved to Bombay. Dey quit movies in 1946 after both his music and singing started lacking his previous quality.Dey died as a bachelor in Kolkata in 1962.

External links

* [http://www.calcuttaweb.com/gaan/manna.shtml Manna Dey page from Calcuttaweb]
* [http://www.sdburman.net/website/Life_of_the_Maestro/LifeoftheMaestro_sd.html S.D. Burman's life from sdburman.net]
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2005/02/18/stories/2005021800130300.htm The Hindu Business Line article]
* [http://www.downmelodylane.com/kcdey.html downmelodylane.com page on Krishna Chandra Dey]
* [http://www.abasar.net/filmKCDe.htm Krishna Chandra Dey page from abasar.net]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223347/ IMDB page on Krishna Chandra Dey]


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