Chandrashekhar Gadgil

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Chandrashekhar Gadgil
Born1947
Origin Pune, Maharashtra, India
Died2 October 2014 [1]
Genres Indian classical music
Occupation(s)Singer and composer
Instrument(s)Vocal

Chandrashekhar Gadgil was an Indian playback singer of the Marathi Cinema and Hindi Cinema. He has sung a lot of songs for R.D. Burman. He has written a famous book Shaapit Gandharva. [2] [3] He started his career as an orchestra singer and then became playback singer [4] [5] Brother = Sudhir Gadgil and Surendra Gadgil

Discography in films

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References

  1. "Marathi Playback Singer Chandrashekhar Gadgil Passed away". Loksatta . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. House, Mehta Publishing (1 September 2014). Mehta Marathi GranthJagat - September 2014 (in Marathi). Mehta Publishing House. p. 97.
  3. "Chandrashekhar Gadgil on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. "शापित गंधर्व-Shapit Gandharva by Mr. Chandrashekhar Gadgil - Sanmitra Prakashan - BookGanga.com". www.bookganga.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  5. "पार्श्वगायक चंद्रशेखर गाडगीळ यांचे निधन". Loksatta (in Marathi). 3 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2018.