Sabita Chowdhury Biography 
Sabita Chowdhury was an Indian playback singer who predominantly worked in Bollywood and Bengali film industry. She was the wife of legendary music director Salil Chowdhury, associated with the golden era of Indian film music and gave immense contributions to Hindi, Bengali and Malayalam cinema. Noted singer Antara Chowdhury is their daughter. The couple had 4 children. She sang 66 songs in 42 Hindi films, mostly composed by her husband. She has also sung for a few regional languages like Malayalam in husband’s composition. She passed away on 28 June, 2017 aged 72. She was suffering from lung cancer.
Sabita was born in Kolkata in 1945. She started her playback singing career in 1954 with Bollywood film – Darwaza, and was active throughout 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Aankh Ka Nasha released in 1956 gave her the first major break. The movie included some of her popular tracks like "Mehfil Me Aayi Haseena", "Nigahe Karam Kar De Shahe Madina", "Thi Aarzu Ki Chaman Me", "Jayega Janewale Kaha", "Kuch Kareeb Jab Se Wah Begana","Ae Dil Hum Toh Huye Ruswa" etc. She went on to record 66 songs in Hindi, which include songs from Masoom (1960), Usne Kaha Tha, Kabuliwala, Anokha Milan, Baaje Ghungroo etc.
Sabita’s career remained unsuccessful in Bollywood during the glorious era of Lata Mangeshkar, and she mostly concentrated on to Bengali film songs which she succeeded. Many of her Bengali songs composed by her husband were later reused in Lata Mangeshkar’s voice in Hindi. Her popular Bengali song - "O Alor Pothojaatri" was dedicated to the independence war of Bangladesh in 1971. Mar Jharu Mar, Oi jhilmil jhauer boney, Jaare jaa jaa mono paakhi, Jhilmil jhilmil opaarero monjil and Du chokhey aashaar nodi chhalachhal are a few more popular songs.
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Updated: June 07, 2018
