Geeta Dutt(Born Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhury) was prominent Indian playback singer and a famous Hindi and Bengali classical artist, born in Faridpur before the Partition of India. She found particular prominence as a playback singer in Hindi cinema. She also sang many modern Bengali songs, both in the film and non-film genre.
She is supposed to have sung over 1200 songs in Hindi films. In addition, she has sung songs in many Indian regional languages including Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Maithili, Bhojpuri and Punjabi. She has sung in Nepali evergreen movie Maitighar.
Her most Notable Hindi, Bengali and Nepali songs are "Babuji Dhire Chalna" (Aar Paar – 1954), "Mera Naam Chin Chin Chu" (Howrah Bridge – 1958), "Bombay Meri Jaan" (CID – 1956), With Mohammed Rafi, "Tumi Je Amar" (Harano Sur, 1958; Music: Hemant Kumar), "Nishiraat Banka Chand Aakashe" (Prithibi Aamare Chaay, 1957; Music: Nachiketa Ghosh), "Sanu Maya Mero Maya Lai" (Maitighar starring Mala Sinha), etc...
Geeta Dutt had love marriage with Legendary Actor-Director Guru Dutt on 26 May 1953.
Postage stamps featuring Dutt were issued by India Post in 2013 and 2016.
Geeta Dutt died on 20 July 1972 due to cirrhosis of liver at the age of 41 in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Su-Niti News pays its Heartiest Respect and Love to Geeta Ji!
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Legendary singers never die.
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