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Salil Chowdhury is a playwright, composer, poet born in Asaam (British Raj).
Salil Chowdhury (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This includes over 75 Hindi films, 41 Bengali films, 27 Malayalam films, and a few Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Odia and Assamese films. His musical ability was widely recognised and acknowledged in the Indian film industry. He was an accomplished composer and arranger who was proficient in several musical instruments, including flute, the piano, and the esraj. He was also widely acclaimed and admired for his inspirational and original poetry in Bengali. The first Bengali film for which Chowdhury composed music was Paribortan, released in 1949. Mahabharati, released in 1994, was the last of the 41 Bengali films where he rendered his music.
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| Born | 19 November 1925, Asaam |
| Profession | playwright, composer, poet |
| Nationality | British Raj |
| Educated at | University of Calcutta, Bangabasi College, Harinavi DVAS High School, Jagadbandhu Institution |
| Children | Antara Chowdhury |
| Awards | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Sagittarius |
| Nakshatra | Purva Ashadha (Pada 2) |
| Sun Sign | Scorpio |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Leo |
| Birth data reliability | Accurate |
Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 147 musicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 11 of them (7%) have the Moon in Sagittarius, like Salil Chowdhury, and 7 (5%) share the Purva Ashadha Nakshatra — the #4 most common Moon Nakshatra among musicians, where Anuradha leads with 10 (7%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Salil Chowdhury was born on 19 November 1925 in Asaam. Birth details come from a recorded or documented source (source: Kundli Sangraha (Tendulkar)), so this chart is reliable.
Salil Chowdhury's Moon sign (Rashi) is Sagittarius and the Nakshatra is Purva Ashadha, pada 2, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
Salil Chowdhury's Ascendant is Leo, calculated from the recorded birth time.
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