Manna Dey was one of the great playback singers in Bollywood in the 50's, 60's and '70s. He sang for many of the male actors in a variety of films such as "Boot Polish" (1954), "Love in Tokyo" (1966), "Padosan" (1968), and a host of others. In his career spanning more than 4 decades, it is said that he recorded more than 3000 songs. Manna Dey's name at birth was Prabodh Chandra Dey. He was born on May 1, 1919, in Calcutta. His father was named Purna Chandra Dey and his mother was named Mahamaya Dey. His earliest education was received in the Indu Babur Pathshala. After that, he entered the Scottish Church Collegiate School and then to the Scottish Church College. He went for his post-graduate education at the Vidyasagar College. After some time he began to act as an assistant to late S.D. Burman. During this tenure, he sang Upar Gagan Vishal for the 1950 film "Mashaal". By 1952 he had established his name as one of the top playback singers. It was at this point that he started to work independently. His professional progress in the film industry did not interfere with his musical training. While working in the films he continued his training in Hindustani classical music under Aman Ali Khan and then under Ustad Rahman Khan. Many awards were bestowed upon Manna Dey.