Khandaker Nurul Alam (1937 – 22 January 2016) was a Bangladeshi music composer and singer. He won

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 ...

for the films ''

Chandranath ''Chandranath'' () is a 1984 Bangladeshi film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. This was the adaptation of the novel of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay by the same title. It stars Abdur Razzak, Shuchanda, Doyel and Golam Mustafa in the lead. Cas ...

'' (1984), '' Shuvoda'' (1986), and ''

Padma Meghna Jamuna ''Padma Meghna Jamuna'' () is a Bangladeshi national award-winning film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam (Bengali: চাষী নজরুল ইসলাম). The film was released in 1991. The film was produced by Mohammad Iqbal Hossain and ...

'' (1991). He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ...

in 2008 by the

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for his contribution to Bangladeshi music.

Career

From the 1960s, Alam was active in the music industry. He was the singer and composer of the song ''“Chokh Je Moner Kotha Bole”'' from the film ''“Je Agune Puri”''. He was the composer for films based on the literary works of

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (anglicised as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee; 15 September 1876 – 16 January 1938) was a Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He generally wrote about the lives of Bengali family and socie ...

- ''

Devdas ''Devdas'' (, transliterated as ''Dēbôdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden childhood love ...

'', ''Chandranath'', ''Shuvoda'', ''Biraj Bou'' and others.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alam, Khandaker Nurul 1937 births 2016 deaths Date of birth missing Bangladeshi male musicians Best Music Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Recipients of the Ekushey Padak People from Goalpara district