Raichand Boral | |
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রাইচাঁদ বড়াল | |
 Boral on a 2013 stamp of India | |
| Born | Rai Chand Boral 19 October 1903 |
| Died | 25 November 1981 (aged 78) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Music director |
Rai Chand Boral (19 October 1903 – 25 November 1981) was an Indian composer, considered by music connoisseurs to be the Bhishma Pitamah, the father of film music in India.[2]
He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Indian cinema, given by Government of India, in 1978, and also in the same year, the Sangeet Natak Akademi award, given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.
- ^ "Raichand Boral".
- ^ "Rai Chand Boral – Biography". imdb.com. Retrieved 23 October 2008.