Bhosle of course, was to evolve a style of her own much later.ĭutt blended her training in Classical Indian music with her imagination and contemporary thought.
Since these songs were real challenges, few Indian playback artists attempted them, except perhaps Asha Bhosle, but that was later – for Bhosle considered Geeta Dutt an inspiration and one of her favourite singers. Later, some music directors from Bengal exposed a darker side of emotion in which she performs some of her masterpieces – specifically so, melodies by Kanu Ghosh for Salil Choudhury's lyrics.
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She hit the low notes in a superb manner which is rather unheard of from Indian singers.Įven passages dominated by minor keys are sung with full richness. The foremost quality of this under-rated singer was her ability to touch low notes in the lower octave and yet impart emotive power to the compositions. However, she continued to record in Bengali also - but now on a more a select basis, and if the offer was truly irresistible.ĭutt's melodic songs are mostly in slow waltz. Meanwhile, as she became better recognised as singer, she did shuttle between Mumbai and Kolkata, dividing her time between assignments but finally she chose Mumbai, because she got married to the actor-director Guru Dutt. Dutt had even toyed with the idea of acting in films, but melody won over celluloid fame and she stuck to what came naturally to her - singing for films and private albums in Kolkata. Geeta Dutt who began her career as Geeta Roy in Kolkata – where she had undergone training in classical music briefly, was perhaps one of the first singing stars on the Indian film firmament. Who else, but the unmistakably melodious Geeta Dutt's renditions, could weave magic the way she did? The voice soothes the mind and lulls the soul but it echoes with resonance and finds itself a place permanently in the listener’s heart. A soft dulcet voice serenades and fills the air with its pathos and sweetness.
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