Firoz Dastur
| Firoz Dastur | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 30 September 1919 Mumbai, India |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Mumbai |
| Genres | Hindustani Music - khyal and light forms |
| Occupation(s) | singer, actor |
| Years active | 1941–2006 |
Firoz Dastur also Feroze Dastur (30 September 1919 – 9 May 2008) was an Indian film actor and a Hindustani vocalist from the Kirana Gharana.
Early life
Dastur was born in Mumbai to a Parsi family.[1]
Career
Dastur was part of Indian Film Industry in 1930s, acting in a few films by Wadia Movietone and other film banners. In 1933, when Wadia Movietone under JBH Wadia, released its first talkie film, he performed classical songs as child actor in film Lal-e-Yaman.[2] But his first love was Indian Classical Music.
He was a disciple of Sawai Gandharva, whose other disciples were Bhimsen Joshi and Gangubai Hangal,[1][3] and a regular performer at Sawai Gandharva Music Festival for several years, well into his late 80s.
Dastur died in May 2008 in Mumbai after a brief illness. He was 89.
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External links
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- 1919 births
- 2008 deaths
- Hindustani singers
- Indian classical singers
- Male actors from Mumbai
- Indian male film actors
- Male actors in Hindi cinema
- Parsi people
- Indian music educators
- Kirana gharana
- 20th-century singers
- 20th-century Indian musicians
