Pahari Sanyal

Pahari Sanyal (22 February 1906 – 10 February 1974) was an Indian actor and singer who is known for his work in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema. He belonged to Lucknow was one of the greatest Bengali actors from Uttar Pradesh.

Early life and education Born in Darjeeling as Nagendranath, but the nickname Pahari, one from hills stuck to him, throughout his career. After completing his schooling in Lucknow, he joined Banaras Hindu University to pursue engineering degree, however left it to study Hindustani classical music at Marris College of Music, Lucknow (later known as Bhatkhande Music Institute). Here he trained under Ustad Md. Hussain, Chote Munna Khan, Nasir Khan and Ahmed Khan and learn tabla from Rashbehari Sil and Abid Khan.

Career After serving as private secretary to Maharaja of Dewar for one year, he shifted to Kolkata in 1932, where he was PC Barua, and Debaki Bose. This led to him joining New Theatres as an singer-actor at a monthly salary of Rs 150 and debuting with Meerabai (1933) as Chand Bhatta, a role he reprised in the Hindi version, Rajrani Meera (1933), a biographical film on mystic Meerabai. 1965: Best Supporting Actor Award: Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards: Jaya (1965)