Pulak Bandyopadhyay

Pulak Bandyopadhyay (2 May1931-7 September 1999)was a Bengali Indian lyricist, songwriter and music composer of Bengali cinema.[1] He died on 7 September 1999[2]

Early life

He was born and brought up in Howrah. His family had close links with art circles, in particular in drama, literature, and music. He was a graduate of the Scottish Church College, in Calcutta.[1]

Career

He experimented with various genres and in the process contributed richly to the evolution of musical compositions in Bengali cinema during the 1960s and 1970s.[3] The sheer spontaneity of his compositions made him a much sought after lyricist. Famous Bengali and Bollywood artistes like Hemanta Mukherjee, Manna Dey, Geeta Dutt, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Haimanti Shukla, Shyamal Mitra, Bhupen Hazarika, Pratima Banerjee, Utpala Sen, Arundhati Holme Chowdhury, Satinath Mukherjee, Anup Ghoshal and Arati Mukherjee sang his compositions.[1][4][5] In 1966 film Sankhabela, he wrote two evergreen songs- "Ke Prothom Kachhe Esechho" (Lata Mageshkar and Manna Dey) and Aaj Mon Cheyeche" (Lata Mangeshkar). In 1969 film Prothom Kadam Phool, he wrote "Ami Shri Shri Bhojo Hori Manna".

Death

On September 7, 1999, he committed suicide by jumping off a launch into the Hooghly river.[3]

Notable songs

References

  1. 1 2 3 Pulak Bandyopadhyay
  2. ↑ http://m.imdb.com/name/nm3059997/filmotype/music_department?ref_=m_nmfm_1
  3. 1 2 Article by Kohinoor Dasgupta
  4. ↑ Pulak Bandyopadhyay Remembers Geeta Dutt
  5. ↑ Pulak Bandyopadhyay on Bhupen Hazarika

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