Anil Biswas

Anil Krishna Biswas was an Indian film music composer from 1935 to 1965, who apart from being one of pioneers of playback singing, is also credited for the first Indian orchestra of twelve pieces and introducing orchestral music and full-blooded choral effects, into Indian cinema.

A master in western symphonic music was known for the Indian classical or folk elements, especially Baul and Bhatiyali in his music.

He was also the pioneer in using the counter melody in film scores, employing technique of western music, 'cantala', where one line overlaps the other in contra-melody, recitative prose songs as in Roti (1942), besides he was the first one to start extensively using the Ragmala. Anil Biswas died in New Delhi on 31 May 2003.