Pankaj Kumar Malik

Pankaj Kumar Mullick (10 May 1905 – 19 February 1978) was an Indian music composer, playback singer and actor, who was a pioneer of film music in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema at the advent of playback singing, as well as an early exponent of Rabindra Sangeet.

He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970, followed by the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (India's highest award in cinema, given by the Government of India) in 1972 for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 10, 1905 (Kolkata), Died February 19, 1978 (Kolkata)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, vocalist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia (U.K.) CEI22104 10-in. April 1933 Na kar itna pyār panchi (न कर इतना प्यार पंछी) Pankaj Kumar Mālik Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Columbia (U.K.) CEI22105 10-in. April 1933 Prem bel mein phūl na pattey (प्रेम बेल में फूल न पत्ते) Pankaj Kumar Mālik Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Malik, Pankaj Kumar," accessed October 6, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/369209.

Malik, Pankaj Kumar. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 6, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/369209.

"Malik, Pankaj Kumar." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 October 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/369209

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