Salil Chowdhury

Salil Chowdhury

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Salil Chowdhury (Salilda) was a prolific Indian composer, songwriter, lyricist and poet whose work spanned Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam and multiple regional cinemas. Renowned for blending folk melodies with Western classical arrangements, he composed iconic scores for films like Do Bigha Zamin, Madhumati, Chemmeen, and Anand, and founded India’s first secular choir, the Bombay Youth Choir.