Nirmala Mishra was a renowned playback singer.
Noted Bengali and Odia singer Nirmala Mishra died at her residence in Chetla area of Kolkata on Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack. She was one of the most respected and admired playback singers.
Here are five points about Nirmala Mishra:
- She was born in 1938 in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district and later moved to Kolkata along with her family. Music director Balakrushna Das gave her a chance to sing a song in 1960 for the first time in the Odia movie Shri Lokanath.
- She also collaborated with several renowned and contemporary Odia music directors like Akshaya Mohanty, Rakhal Mohanty and Shantanu Mohapatra.
- Nirmala Mishra was a recipient of the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award, which was conferred on the singer for her lifetime contribution to Odia music.
- 'Eamon Ekta Jhinuk', 'Bolo to Arshi', 'Kagojer phul bole', 'Eai banglar mati tea' and 'Ami to Tomar' are some of the popular Bengali songs she lent her voice to.
- She lent her voice to more than 20 Odia films during the 1960s and 1970s.
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