Shamit, of SONY TV's "Fame Gurukul" has become a heartthrob of millions of youngsters in India. His fan club spans across continents including the United States. Shamit, who is from Mumbai was among the finalists in one of the most watched and highly rated reality television show of India – Sony TV’s "Fame Gurukul".Shamit has a knack for drawing huge crowds wherever he goes – be it Delhi Chennai, Chicago, Dhaka or San Francisco. Following his success in "Fame Gurukul" he also performed creditably (First Runner-up) at Sony TV's "Dus Ke Dus Le Gaye Dil". Shamit has also sung playback in Bollywood movies. Shamit is a trained singer, having learnt Hindustani classical for almost 15 years, and Western Classical music from the Delhi School of Music. With his experience in India and abroad, we strongly believe that Shamit will make your evening memorable.
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About Living Legend MANNA DEY (from wikipedia):
Prabodh Chandra Dey (born 1 May 1919), better known by his nickname Manna Dey, is one of the greatest playback singers in Hindi and Bengali films. He has recorded more than 3500 songs over the course of his career.
Accolades and awards
Dey has been honored with the titles Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan.
The following is the list of Manna Dey's other awards:
1969 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Hindi Film Mere Huzur
1971 National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the Bengali film Nishi Padma
1971 Padma Shri Award by Government of India
1985 Lata Mangeshkar Award awarded by Government of Madhya Pradesh
1988 Michale Sahittyo Puraskar awarded by Renaissance Sanskritik Parishad, Dhaka
1990 Shyamal Mitra Award by Mithun Fans Association
1991 Sangeet Swarnachurr Award awarded by Shree Khetra Kala Prakashika, Puri
1993 P.C.Chandra Award by P.C.Chandra Group & others
1999 Kamala Devi Roy Award by Kamala Devi Group
2001 Anandalok Lifetime Award by Anandabazar Group
2002 Special Jury Swaralaya Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music
2003 Alauddin Khan Award by Government of West Bengal
2004 National Award as Playback singer by Government of Kerala
2004 D. Litt Honouris Causa by Rabindra Bharati University
2005 Life Time Achievement award by Government of Maharashtra