koi door se awaaz de chale aao..a tribute to geeta dutt গীতা দত্ত- lata mangeshkar

Song : koi door se awaaz de chale aao..
Geetā Dutt গীতা দত্ত, born Geetā Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri
(23 November 1930 -- 20 July 1972) was an Indian playback singer in Hindi movies in the 1950s and 60s, and also a singer of Gujrati and modern Bengali songs.

Early life of Geeta Dutt :-

Geeta Dutt was born in 1930 into a rich zamindār's family as Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri in Faridpur, (then in Bengal, India; now in Banglādesh). In 1942, her parents shifted to an apartment in Dādar, Bombay (now Mumbai) when she was twelve. There, composer/music director Hanumān Prasād once overheard her
singing casually, and, feeling impressed, he offered to impart her training in singing. He launched her in a chorus song in Bhakta Prahlād (1946), where she sang only two lines. But her rendering of those two lines stood out. The following year, she got a major assignment as a playback singer for Do Bhāi, and her renderings in that movie brought Geeta to the forefront as a top playback singer..

Personal life :-

During Geeta's recording of songs for the movie Baazi, she met the movie's young and upcoming director, Guru Dutt. Their romance culminated in marriage on 26 May 1953. Geeta went on to sing some of her best songs in his movies while continuing to sing in various other assignments as well.

Geeta and Guru Dutt had three children: Tarun (b. 1954), Arun (b. 1956), and Ninā (b. 1962).

In 1957, Guru Dutt launched a movie, "Gauri",' with Geeta as its singing star. It was to be India's first movie in Cinemascope, but the project was shelved after only a few days of shooting. By then, their marriage was on the rocks, Guru Dutt had got romantically involved with Waheedā Rehmān, and Geeta had taken to drinking. The breakup of their marriage affected Geeta's singing career.

Geeta ji was blessed with a rich voice that was like an interacting instrument that at once mesmerized her listeners. She had such magic in her voice that charmed her listeners like a snake is charmed to the music of a been. She rendered songs from her heart making them so endearingly heart rendering. When she sang "Thandi Hawaa Kaali Ghata" you can feel the cool breeze of an overcast day. When she sang "Koi Door Se Awaaz De" you can sense the feelings of a hauntingly disturbed soul celebrating the resplendence of life on one side and yet lamenting setbacks on the other. As critic Subhash K. Jha puts it aptly "Geta Dutt's voice conveys the sweetness of honey and the pain of the bee sting."

In 1958, S.D. Burman had developed discord with Lata Mangeshkar as a playback singer, and he attempted to work with Geeta as the main singer of his compositions rather than the upcoming Asha Bhosle, who, he felt, was relatively raw. However, out of her personal problems, Geeta would not practice her art sufficiently, and failed to meet Burman's demanding standards. (He, and O.P. Nayyar too, then started to work with Asha and helped her blossom as a singer.)


In 1964, Guru Dutt died from a combination of alcohol and an overdose of sleeping pills. (His death was widely perceived as a suicide following two earlier attempts[3].) Geeta then suffered a serious nervous breakdown, and also ran into financial problems. She tried to resume her singing career, cutting discs at Durgā Pujā, and giving stage shows. She also performed in a leading role in a Bengali movie, Bhadu Bharan (1967), and sang admirably for a movie, Anubhav (1971), which turned out to her final performance to the music of Kanu Roy.

Death :-

Geeta died of cirrhosis of the liver on 20 July 1972.
Even when we restrict ourselves to Geeta Roy of the Nineteen Forties we cannot but marvel at her transformation from the unknown child to the idol of the millions when she had not even crossed her teens...Wikipedia

Geeta ji was blessed with a rich voice that was like an interacting instrument that at once mesmerized her listeners. She had such magic in her voice that charmed her listeners like a snake is charmed to the music of a been. She rendered songs from her heart making them so endearingly heart rendering. When she sang "Thandi Hawaa Kaali Ghata" you can feel the cool breeze of an overcast day. When she sang "Koi Door Se Awaaz De" you can sense the feelings of a hauntingly disturbed soul celebrating the resplendence of life on one side and yet lamenting setbacks on the other. As critic Subhash K. Jha puts it aptly "Geta Dutt's voice conveys the sweetness of honey and the pain of the bee sting."

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[MrSohel10]

Geeta's voice can't be copy it was unique,not even Lata,

[mastkalandr]

@MrSohel10 ..Geeta dee was a gifted person..

Thanks for sharing one of my favorite song...

[mastkalandr]

@rumahale .. You are welcome..

Sure! we will ...

[rumahale]

@mastkalandr

Thanks for reply. My comments are without prejudice to your great initiatives. We will continue to share the good music of old time.

[mastkalandr]

@swarmagna ..Thanks for sharing my small tribute ...

[mastkalandr]

@rumahale ..Truly said..every artist has his/her own voice n style

but some gifted artist are born with unique voice n abilities..,

Thanks for sharing my small tribute..

[rumahale]

Personally I am not in favour of by one leading singer imitating the other. Each is having his or her own distinct performance. Rendering by amateur members on YT is different.

[swarmagna]

@capricornmansoor I agree, it is Geeta's song.  No one can reproduce the magic and quality of the proper studio recording on the stage.

[mastkalandr]

@capricornmansoor ..Thanks you for sharing..