Q709
Name the singer who was a pioneer of film music in Bengal cinema and won the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
A.
K. L. Saigal
B.
Sachin Dev Burman
C.
Pankaj Mallick
AnswerD.
None of them
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Pankaj Mallick was a pioneeer of film music in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema when playback singing was just started.
He was awarded Padma Shri in 1970, followed by the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1972.