Manna Dey honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award

Dadasaheb Phalke award for music legend Manna Dey

Manna Dey , is one of the greatest playback singers in Hindi and Bengali films. Along with Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, he dominated Indian film playback music from the 1950s to the 1970s. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of his career. Manna Dey has been nominated for Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest honour in Indian cinema. Earlier he was honoured with several awards including Padma Bhushan for his achievements.