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Bhimsen Joshi(1922-2011)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Bhimsen Joshi was born on 4 February 1922 in Ron, Kingdom of Mysore, British India. He was an actor and composer, known for Basant Bahar (1956), Sandhya Raga (1966) and Devaki Nandan Gopala (1977). He died on 24 January 2011 in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
BornFebruary 4, 1922
DiedJanuary 24, 2011(88)
BornFebruary 4, 1922
DiedJanuary 24, 2011(88)
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Known for

Bharat Bhushan and Nimmi in Basant Bahar (1956)
Basant Bahar
7.4
  • Music Department
  • 1956
Sandhya Raga (1966)
Sandhya Raga
9.1
  • Music Department
  • 1966
Devaki Nandan Gopala (1977)
Devaki Nandan Gopala
8.8
  • Music Department
  • 1977
Tansen
  • Music Department
  • 1958

Credits

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Music Department

  • 99.9 FM (2005)
    99.9 FM
    5.1
    • playback singer
    • 2005
  • Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, and Jeetendra in Mile Sur Mera Tumhara (1988)
    Mile Sur Mera Tumhara
    7.9
    Music Video
    • singer
    • 1988
  • Deepti Naval and Amol Palekar in Ankahee (1985)
    Ankahee
    7.7
    • playback singer
    • 1985
  • Makkaliralavva Mane Thumba (1984)
    Makkaliralavva Mane Thumba
    5.2
    • playback singer
    • 1984
  • Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige (1983)
    Nodi Swamy Navirodu Hige
    8.3
    • playback singer
    • 1983
  • Devaki Nandan Gopala (1977)
    Devaki Nandan Gopala
    8.8
    • playback singer
    • 1977
  • Sandhya Raga (1966)
    Sandhya Raga
    9.1
    • playback singer
    • 1966
  • Tansen
    • playback singer
    • 1958
  • Bharat Bhushan and Nimmi in Basant Bahar (1956)
    Basant Bahar
    7.4
    • playback singer
    • 1956

Actor

  • Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, and Jeetendra in Mile Sur Mera Tumhara (1988)
    Mile Sur Mera Tumhara
    7.9
    Music Video
    • Bhimsen Joshi
    • 1988

Composer

  • Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, and Jeetendra in Mile Sur Mera Tumhara (1988)
    Mile Sur Mera Tumhara
    7.9
    Music Video
    • music composer
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 4, 1922
    • Ron, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
  • Died
    • January 24, 2011
    • Pune, Maharashtra, India(kidney failure)
  • Other works
    He performed at Town Hall in New York City.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One of some 16 children of a Brahmin schoolmaster.
  • Quotes
    For a few years after learning music, I did not sing, I only listened; I heard a lot of music of different kinds. This is an education which is as important as practicing music. The singer has to be a great thief. From each person take the best to create your own style.

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