Mitali, was born in Mymensingh a place in Bangladesh which is culturally a very aware area. Her father late Mr. Amulya kumar Mukherjee was an officer in Police Department and her mother Mrs Kalyani Mukherjee was a housewife and a good singer too. Among the seven children, she is the sixth one. All her brothers and sisters were musically inclined. From a very young age she was trained in classical music under her Guru Shri Mithun Dey in Mymensingh.
She did her schooling in Vidya Moyee School and her Intermediate from Muminunisa College. While studying in school she had won many Awards in the children group competitions. Besides classical music she used to sing Nazrul geet, Rabindra Sangeet, Modern Bengali Songs and Semi Classical Songs.
She got the India Government Scholarship for further studies in music which she did in Maharaja Sayaji Rao University, Baroda, Gujarat. She did her Bachelors and Masters in music there and was awarded Distinction with a Gold medal.
During this time in Baroda, she had already started performing in different cities of Gujarat. In her concerts ghazal, sufi , folk was her forte.She sang for T.V. and Radio in Baroda and Ahmedabad. After finishing her Masters, she joined S.N.D.T College , Bombay for M.Phil in music. During this period she sang for Bombay Doordarshan and performed many concerts in Mumbai. In one of her concerts Ashok Kumar heard her and recommended to sing for FilmFare Award function where she enthralled the audience and Pritish Nandy wrote about her in Illustrated Weekly.
Her first Ghazal album called “ Saahil ” by HMV became a gold disc was a breakthrough. Her other albums are Arz Kiya Hai , Tauba Tauba , Aap Ke Naam, Shama Jalaye Rakhna, Ek Haseen Sham, Mohabbat , Nasheman Gulmohur and Tu Saath Chal.
She sang a Hindi Film song for Mr. Bappi Lahiri “ Satyameva Jayate ”.
She recorded a Tamil song for a film called “ Dalpati ”music by IIaya Raja and was awarded with a Triple Platinum disc for this film.
Recently the album Chand Parosa Hai written by the great poet Gulzaar who has written a special poem on women “ Kitni Girhein Kholi Hai Maine” was sung by Mitali was appreciated.
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Mitali has managed to take our culture beyond the borders whether it is Ghazal, Sufi, Kabir she sings all, her serene voice and poignant performances continue to stir the hearts of many a fan.