Ira Roshan

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Ira Roshan
A young South Asian woman, dark hair parted center and dressed back behind her ears; she is wearing a light-colored shawl
Ira Moitra (later Nagrath), from a 1947 issue of The Indian Listener
Died22 January 2005
Other namesIra Nagrath, Ira Moitra
OccupationSinger, composer
Spouse(s)Roshan Lal Nagrath
ChildrenRajesh Roshan, Rakesh Roshan
RelativesHritik Roshan, grandchild

Ira Nagrath (died 22 January 2005), billed as Ira Roshan, was a Bengali singer and composer, wife of music director Roshan Lal Nagrath, and mother of music director Rajesh Roshan and actor Rakesh Roshan.

Career[]

As a young woman, Ira Moitra was a singer heard on All India Radio in Delhi.[1][2][3] She had musical (off-screen) credits on several films, including Anokhi Raat (1968),[4] Shakka (1981), Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002), and Prateeksha (2006). She sang a duet with Lata Mangeshkar for the film Anokhe Pyar (1948),[5] and completed recording a film score left unfinished when her composer husband died suddenly.[6]

Personal life[]

In 1948, Ira Moitra married Punjabi music director Roshan Lal Nagrath as his second wife, and moved to Bombay.[7] Their sons were Rajesh Roshan (born 1953) and Rakesh Roshan (born 1949).[8][9] She was widowed when Roshan died suddenly from a heart attack in 1967; she died in 2005. Actor Hrithik Roshan is her grandson. Her granddaughter, Sunaina Roshan, published a family history titled To Dad With Love (2014), with many pictures and anecdotes about Moitra and Roshan's household.[10] In 2008, the speech and hearing wing of Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai was named for Ira Roshan.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ "News Reel". The Indian Listener. 12: 37. 7 March 1947.
  2. ^ "Delhi 1" The Indian Listener: Vol. VIII. No. 22. All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi. 1943-11-07. p. 65.
  3. ^ Kapoor, Vinod (2021-04-17). Radio Cavalcade: Indian Broadcasting ...A Look Back. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-63781-669-1.
  4. ^ Jha, Subhash K. (2005). The Essential Guide to Bollywood. Lustre Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-81-7436-378-7.
  5. ^ "Lata Mangeshkar opens up about her close bond with the Roshans family, comes up with a astounding request". Laughing Colours. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  6. ^ Premchand, Manek (2018-12-27). Yesterday's Melodies Today's Memories. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-64429-877-0.
  7. ^ "Rakesh Roshan: The Reinventor of Bollywood". Pickle Media. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Roshan, Sunaina Roshan (5 July 2014). "Daddy Cool". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 2021-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Somaaya, Bhawana (2014-10-02). "I watch a film every Friday: Rakesh Roshan". The Hans India. Retrieved 2021-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Roshan, Sunaina (2014). To Dad with Love. Om Books International. ISBN 978-93-83202-74-4.
  11. ^ "Bollywood Star Talks About His Stuttering". Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  12. ^ "It's not easy to be a special child: Hrithik Roshan". DNA India. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 2021-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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