native_name_lang death_date death_place birth_place nationality native_name birth_date known_for image article_title name occupation
bn 19 february 1978 calcutta , west bengal , republic of india calcutta , bengal presidency , british india india পঙ্কজ কুমার মল্লিক 10 may 1905 singing , music direction , acting pankaj mullick.jpg pankaj mullick
 pankaj mullick music director , singer and actor
pankaj mullick

pankaj mullick , also known as pankaj kumar mullick -lrb- `` pôngkoj kumar mollik '' ; 10 may 1905 -- 19 february 1978 -rrb- was a bengali indian music director , who was a pioneer of film music in bengali cinema and hindi cinema at the advent of playback singing , as well as an early exponent of rabindra sangeet .
he was awarded the padma shri in 1970 , followed by the dadasaheb phalke award -lrb- india 's highest award in cinema , given by the government of india -rrb- in 1972 for lifetime contribution to indian cinema .
