Playback singer Anup Ghoshal dies aged 78

Anup Ghoshal, the Indian Bengali playback singer who mesmerised generations with his works in Satyajit Ray's 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne' and 'Heerak Rajar Deshe', has died at the age of 78, reports bdnews24.com.

Ghoshal, the voice behind Goopy, died of a heart disease at a private hospital in Kolkata around 1:30pm on Friday, the Anandabazar Patrika reported.

He had been hospitalised for a long time due to old-age complications, according to the report.

Ghoshal had also contested the 2011 West Bengal Assembly Elections on Trinamool Congress' ticket and won from Uttarpara constituency.