Alauddin Ali (24 December 1952 – 9 August 2020)
was a Bangladeshi music composer.
[ He won the ]Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director
Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Direction () is the highest award for music direction in Bangladeshi film.
History
Ferdausi Rahman became the only female musician to claim a National Award for best music direction. Alauddin Ali t ...
eight times for the films '' Golapi Ekhon Traine'' (1978), '' Sundori'' (1979), ''Koshai
''Koshai'' (, "butcher") is a 1980 Bangladeshi film directed by Amjad Hossain. It stars Rozina, Bobita, Alamgir, Kabari, and Jashim. It won four National Film Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Rozina), Best Music Director ( Alauddin Ali), Be ...
'' (1980), ''Jogajog'' (1988) and ''Lakhe Ekta'' (1990). He won the Best Music Composer award for the film ''Laal Doriya'' (2002) and the Best Lyrics award for ''Premik'' (1985).[ Moreover, he won the ]Ifad Film Club Award
The Ifad Film Club Award is presented by Bangladesh Film Club to honour performances in different sectors of films. The official sponsor of the award is Ifad Group and the media partner is NTV.
History
The Ifad Film Club Award 2012 was the firs ...
and the Bachsas Award in the category of Best Music Director. He directed music for more than 300 films.[
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Early life and background
Alauddin Ali was born on 24 December 1952 in the Banshbari village of Tongibari Upazila of the Munshiganj District
Munshiganj District () is a district of Dhaka Division. It is located in central Bangladesh. This region is also historically known as Bikrampur.
Geography
It is a part of Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District and Narayanganj District in the ...
. His father was Ustad Jadab Ali and his mother's name was Johra Khatun.
Ali's father was a staff artiste at the Dhaka radio station. His uncle, Sadek Ali, and cousins Dhir Ali Miah, Mansur Ali, Yunus Ali and Momotaz Uddin, were music directors and composers there during the 1960s. His nephew Ali Akbar Rupu
Ali Akbar Rupu (died 22 February 2018) was a Bangladeshi music composer and music director. He composed songs for Bangladeshi television magazines programme Ityadi and films including ''Rastar Chhele'' and ''Dui Biyai-er Kirti''.
Career
Rupu sta ...
, son of his cousin Mansur Ali, was also a renowned music director of Bangladesh.
At the age of one year and six months, Alauddin Ali moved with his family to AGB Colony, Motijheel
Motijheel () is a central business district and a thana of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is Dhaka's primary central business district, and also the nation's largest commercial and financial hub. Motijheel, located immediately adjacent to Dhaka's zero ...
, Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
. This talented artist grew up in that colony with three brothers and two sisters. His first hand in music was with his younger uncle Sadek Ali. Later in 1986 he entered the film world as a musician. He started as an associate of Shaheed Altaf Mahmud
Altaf Mahmud (23 December 1933 – September 1971) was a musician, cultural activist, and martyred freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was also a language activist of the Language Movement and composer of " Amar Bhaier Rokte Ra ...
and later worked with renowned composer Anwar Pervez for a long time.
Career
In 1964, Ali won the 'All Pakistan Children's Award' for violin from the then president Ayub Khan
Mohammad Ayub Khan (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a Pakistani military dictator who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation on 1969. He was the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army, se ...
as a child musician. By 1967–68, besides practicing violin, he learnt the piano under music director Karim Shahabuddin. He worked under eminent music composers like Khan Ataur Rahman
Khan Ataur Rahman (known as Khan Ata; 11 December 1928 – 1 December 1997) was a Bangladeshi film actor, director, producer, screenplay writer, music composer, and singer, best known for his role in the film '' Jibon Theke Neya'' (1970). He ...
, Altaf Mahmud
Altaf Mahmud (23 December 1933 – September 1971) was a musician, cultural activist, and martyred freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was also a language activist of the Language Movement and composer of " Amar Bhaier Rokte Ra ...
and Robin Ghosh
Robin Ghosh (, ; 13 September 1939 – 13 February 2016) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for Lollywood films from 1961 to 1986. Robin Ghosh had a notable contributi ...
.
In 1968, Ali joined as a film instrumentalist and assistant to composer Altaf Mahmud
Altaf Mahmud (23 December 1933 – September 1971) was a musician, cultural activist, and martyred freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was also a language activist of the Language Movement and composer of " Amar Bhaier Rokte Ra ...
. Ali made his debut as a music composer through the country song ''O Amar Bangla Maa Tor''. Ali's first film as a music director was ''Shondhikkhon'' (1975). In 1978, Ali made his breakthrough by composing songs for the film Golapi Ekhon Traine. He composed two songs ''"Achen Amar Moktar"'' and ''"Haire Kopal Mondo, Chokh Thakite Ondho"'' for that film. Another film named ''Fakir Majnu Shah'' was released in the same year. The songs ''Premer Agune'', ''Sobai Bole Boyosh Bare'' and ''Chokher Nojor Emni Koira'' were composed by Ali.
During his career he recorded several songs in Dhaka, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lahore and Karachi. He worked for His Master's Voice
His Master's Voice is an entertainment trademark featuring a dog named Nipper, curiously peering into the horn of a wind-up gramophone. Painted by Francis Barraud in 1898, the image has since become a global symbol used across consumer elect ...
in India in the 80's. A reputed French music company has included the background scores for the movie ''Surja Dighal Bari
''Surja Dighal Bari'' (''The Ominous House'') is a 1979 Bangladeshi feature film directed and produced by Sheikh Niamat Ali and Masihuddin Shaker. The screenplay was based on Abu Ishaque's 1955 novel of the same title. It was the first film mad ...
'', composed by Alauddin Ali, in the curriculum of several music schools. He has also directed music for the film Padma Nadir Majhi
''Padma Nadir Majhi'' is an Cinema of West Bengal, Indo-Cinema of Bangladesh, Bangladesh joint production feature Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Goutom Ghosh from the novel of the same name, Manik Bandopadhyay's ''Padma Nad ...
directed by renowned director Goutam Ghose
Goutam Ghose (also spelled Gautam Ghosh; born 24 July 1950) is an Indian film director, actor, music director and cinematographer who works primarily in Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali cinema. He is the only Indian to have received the "Vittorio ...
. He was the music director for the South Asian Games
The South Asian Games is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among athletes from South Asia. The South Asia Olympic Council, which was formed in 1983, governs it. The Games consist of seven countries, namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, N ...
Ceremony in 1993 at Bangabandhu National Stadium
National Stadium, Dhaka () is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of Bangladesh. Located in the Motijheel area of Dhaka, it is predominantly used for Association football, football matches and serves as the home venue for the B ...
, where over 8000 artistes sang to his tune.
He started an organization called 'LCS' on his own initiative, which works to protect artists ’royalties. Moreover, he also founded a production company called 'Ektara Multimedia Production' where various works related to music are done. The name of his music studio was ''Sruti.''
Personal life
Ali was married three times. With Monowara Begum, he has three children - Afrin Ali, Ajmeri Ali Minu and Showkat Ali Rana. With Nazrul Sangeet singer Salma Sultana (d. 2016), he has a daughter Alif Alauddin, who is also a singer and media personality like her parents.
Until his death, Ali had lived in Banasree, Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; , ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital city, capital and list of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh. It is one of the list of largest cities, largest and list o ...
with his wife Farzana Ali Mimi, a singer and youngest daughter, Adrita Alauddin Rajkonna.
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Notable songs
The number of songs composed by him is more than 5 thousand. In his career of more than four decades, he directed for playback songs of an average of 10 films every year. Some of the notable songs of Alauddin Ali are:
Awards
Death
Ali had been suffering from pneumonia and blood infection for a long time. Alauddin Ali was first taken to Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
on 3 July 2015. After examination there, it was found that he had a tumor in his lung. Then he underwent treatment for cancer along with other physical problems. Earlier, he was admitted to hospital on several occasions. For a long time he was suffering from respiratory problems. He was treated in Bangladesh and Bangkok. He also been received treatment at the Center for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed in Savar
Savar () is a city in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest separate city to the centre of Dhaka. It is also a part of the Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About ...
for a long period. When his physical condition deteriorated, he was admitted to Universal Medical College Hospital in Mohakhali
Mohakhali () is a neighborhood of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh. Mohakhali is one of the busiest places in Dhaka city. Mohakhali is bounded by Banani (neighbourhood), Banani in the north, Tejgaon Industrial Area Thana, Tejgoan area in the ...
. Considering the situation, he was given life support. Ali died at 5:50 pm on 9 August 2020. He was 67. He was buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard in Dhaka on 10 August 2020.
Notes
References
External links
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Alauddin Ali
on BMDb
The story of the Melody Emperor
(in Bengali) on Bangla Movie Database (BMDb)
Archived
from the original on 11 August 2020.
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1952 births
2020 deaths
Bangladeshi film score composers
Best Lyricist National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Burials at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard
Best Music Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Best Music Composer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners