Salil Choudhury was born on November 19, 1923 in Harinavi, 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was a music artist and composer, known for
Madhumati (1958),
Anand (1971) and
Prem Patra (1962). He was married to Jyoti Chowdhury and
Sabita Banerjee. He died on September 5, 1995 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India.