Raichand Boral

Also known as Rai Chand Boral

Indian composer (1903-1981)

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Rai Chand Boral (19 October 1903 – 25 November 1981) was an Indian composer, considered by music connoisseurs to be the Bhishma Pitamah, the father of film music in India. He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema, given by Government of India, in 1978, and also in the same year, the Sangeet Natak Akademi award, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's…

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Type: Person
Country: IN
Active from: 1903-10-19
Active to: 1981-11-25

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Dominion of India
Place of birth: Bhagalpur
Place of death: Kolkata
Occupation: film director
Educated at: University of Calcutta
Religion: Hinduism
Award: Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Image: Raichand Boral 2013 stamp of India.jpg

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ethnic group: Bengali Hindus
date of death: 1981-11-25
date of birth: 1903-10-19
Commons category: Raichand Boral

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