"GEETA ROY DUTT"
A voice full of life, made Geeta Dutt an evergreen singer of her times. Her haunting voice breathed life into any 'genre' she sang. 'Geeta Ghosh Roy Chowdhuri' was born in Faridpur district in then East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in 1930.
Her parents moved to Bombay when she was twelve years old. Her first singing assignment was for the film ‘Bhakt Prahlad, (1946). Her major break came with the film ‘Do Bhai’ (1947). The song ‘Mera Sunder Sapana Beet Gaya’ from the film, established Geeta Dutt as a singer of repute.
The early fifties were the heyday in Geeta Dutt's career. In 1953, she married Guru Dutt. Unfortunately, in the later half of the fifties, professional as well as personal frustration, steered Geeta towards alcoholism. Geeta gradually lost interest in singing despite some wonderfull songs in ‘Anubhav’. Geeta Dutt died in 1972 of cirrhosis of the liver.