Kamal Dasgupta

Kamal Dasgupta
Born	Kamal Dasgupta 28 July 1912 Kalia District, Jessore
Died	20 July 1974 (aged 61) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Music director, composers, lyricist, folk artist
Spouse(s)	Firoza Begum (m. 1955–1974)
Children	Tahsin Ahmed, Hamin Ahmed, Shafin Ahmed,

Kamal Dasgupta or Kamal Ali(Bengali: কমল দাশগুপ্ত) (July 28, 1912 – July 20, 1974) was a twentieth century Bengali music director, composer and folk artist. Rāga and Thumri were the main elements of his music.^[1][2]

Dasgupta converted to Islam and took up the name Kamal Ali. His wife Firoza Begum (1930-2014) was a noted Nazrul Sangeet singer.

Discography

Hindi

• Jawab (1942)
• Hospital (1943)
• Rani (1943)
• Megdoot (1945)
• Arabian Nights (1946)
• Bindiya (1946)
• Krishan Leela (1946)
• Zamin Aasman (1946)
• Faisla (with Anupam Ghatak) (1947)
• Gribala (1947)
• Manmani (1947)
• Chander Shekhar (1948)
• Iran Ki Ek Raat (1949)
• Phulwari (1951)

Bengali

• Pandit Mashi (1936)
• Shesh Uttar (1942)
• Sahadharmini (1943)
• Joga jog (1943)
• Chandar Kalnka (1944)
• Dhampati (1944)
• Bideshni (1944)
• Nandita (1944)
• Megdoot (1945)
• Bhabi kaal (1945)
• Rangamati (1948)
• Anuradha (1949)
• Malancha (1952)
• Prarthana (1953)
• Bhagwan Sri Krishna Chataniya (1953)
• Sandhan (1953)
• Nabibidhan (1954)
• Bratacharini (1955)
• Manraksha (1956)
• Govindadas (1956)
• Madhu Malati (1956)
• Bodhu Baran (1967)

References

1. "Kamal Das Gupta: Voice of renaissance in Bengal music". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). Retrieved 11 July 2013.
2. Hussain, Mohsin (2012). "Kamal Dasgupta". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

External links

• Kamal Dasgupta at the Internet Movie Database
• "Kamal-Dasgupta | Music-Directors | Music-Composers | Kamal-Dasgupta songs | Kamal-Dasgupta biography". Planetradiocity.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.