Mumbai, 11 Dec’13 : Manna Dey was the last surviving male playback singer from the Golden Age of film music. With his recent death at the age of 94, an important era of Hindi film music has come to an end. Shemaroo pays tribute to the great legend and releases Shraddhanjali : Manna Dey – Yaari Hai Imaan Mera … & Other Hits a song compilation DVD featuring original videos of hindi film songs.
Even though Mohd. Rafi, Mukesh & later Kishore Kumar always remained the popular choices for the leading actors, Manna Dey had succeded in creating his own niche and style. He was almost unbeatable at songs with a classical base and touch. And he was amazing at being versatile and did equal justice to his songs whether he sang for the hero, the comedian or the character artiste. He remained active till the end and sang with the same zest & enthusiasm while performing at musical concerts.
Shraddhanjali: Manna Dey features several moods of Manna Dey like “Chalat Musafir Moh Liyo Re..” from Teesri Kasam, “Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua Hai” from Shree 420, “Aye Mere Pyare Watan.. “ from Kabuliwala, “Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje Paayaliya” from Mere Huzoor, “Gori Tori Paijaniyan” from Mehbooba to his evergreen “Yaari Hai Imaan Mera” from Zanjeer.
One can Watch and listen to the original videos of songs sung by Manna Dey with this special offering!!
The song compilation DVD of Shraddhanjali: Manna Dey is economically priced at Rs 99/- only.
About Shemaroo
Celebrating the golden jubilee, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd is among few entertainment companies that has hallmarked several pioneering efforts with its innovative and out- of-the- box thinking. Founded in 1962, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd is an established Filmed Entertainment “Content Houses” in the country, active in Content Ownership, Creation, Aggregation and Distribution with a large content library of over 2800 titles.
Shemaroo is engaged in the distribution of content for satellite channels, physical formats and emerging digital technologies like the Mobile, Internet, Broadband, IPTV and DTH among others. With its partnership with the major telecom operators and other digital media platforms, Shemaroo is at the forefront of the digital age. The company has also tied up with many content providers across the country. The “Shemaroo” brand today is synonymous with quality entertainment in the Indian entertainment eco system.
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