Subir Sen

Bengali singer of modern songs and Rabindra Sangeet · 1934–2015

Subir Sen was a Bengali singer of modern songs and Rabindra Sangeet, born on 24 July 1934. He came to Bombay at Guru Dutt's invitation and was scouted by Shankar-Jaikishan, who brought him into the Mumbai film industry. His Hindi hits include 'Aa Ja Re Nain Dware' from Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja (1961), with Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman, and 'Main Rangeela Pyar Ka Raahi' from Chhoti Bahan. In Basu Bhattacharya's Anubhav (1971) he appears on screen as himself, singing a Rabindra Sangeet at a party. Runa Laila, the Bangladeshi singer, was his niece. He died of lung cancer in Kolkata on 29 December 2015; West Bengal's Chief Minister called him 'our Banga Bibhushan'.