Manna Dey was born on May 1, 1919 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India as Prabodh Chandra Dey. He is known for his work on Sholay (1975), Anand (1971) and Deewaar (1975). He was married to Sulochana Dey. He died on October 24, 2013 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.