Firoz Dastur

Firoz Dastur (also spelled Feroze Dastur) (30 September 1919 – 9 May 2008) was an Indian actor and an Indian classical vocalist from the Kirana gharana (singing style).^[1]

Firoz Dastur
Born	(1919-09-30)30 September 1919 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	9 May 2008(2008-05-09) (aged 88) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Singer • actor
Years active	1941 – 2006
Known for	Indian classical music
Awards	Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by the Government of India in 1986 Tansen Award

Career

Born into a Parsi family in Bombay.^[2] Dastur worked in the Indian film industry in 1930s,^[1] acting in a few films by Wadia Movietone and others. 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.^[3] But his first love was Indian classical music.^[1]

He was a disciple of Sawai Gandharva, whose other disciples were Bhimsen Joshi and Gangubai Hangal,^[1] and a regular performer at Sawai Gandharva Music Festival for several years, well into his late 80s.

Dastur's music was very close to Abdul Karim Khan's style.^[1] He taught music to many students.

Death

Firoz Dastur died in May 2008 in Mumbai, India after a brief illness. He was 89.^[1]

Bibliography

• Homi Rogers (1993). Feroz Dastur: Striking the Right Note. Trustees of the Parsi Punchayet Funds and Properties.