Madhabi Mukherjee, our very own Ray's Charulata, turned 80 recently. It's a day to remember by the movie buffs especially for her unfathomable contribution in the field of Bengali cinema. Be it
Ritwik Ghatak,
Satyajit Ray, or Tapan Sinha; Madhabi essayed so many memorable characters that remain timeless.
Sristi Dance Academy celebrated the special occasion last week in a very homely ambiance in presence of the living legend herself besides
Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee
, Satinath Mukhopadhyay, Maitreyee Mitra and
Indrani Ganguly
of Sristi Dance Academy at Abanindranath Gallery (ICCR, Kolkata). Indrani conceived the entire evening from the dance performance by her students on a few of Madhabi acted film songs like Aaro Dure Chalo Jai, Chanchal Mon Anmona Hoy, O Pakhi Ure Aay, Aaj Mon Cheyechhe Ami Hariye Jabo and so on.
After the cake-cutting ceremony, Madhabi Mukherjee recalled those bygone days. She said, " I still remember my mother used to celebrate the day when I was a little girl. She prepared sweets for me so many times. Now my daughter celebrates the day. Indrani is also like my daughter. I am touched by the way she has arranged the whole thing."
An excited Indrani Ganguly said," I am speechless, thankful to God for blessing me with such a precious moment.” On the other hand, GIMA awardee percussionist Pt. Prodyut Mukherjee said," We all are happy and honored to be present here. I wish Madhabi di a healthy life ahead." After the felicitation, many of his admirers sang songs from her films.
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