Kumar Bishwajit (born 1 June 1963) is a Bangladeshi singer and composer.
He received
two times for the films ''Swami Streer Wada'' (2009) and ''Ma Amar Chokher Moni'' (2011). He also got the
Best Music Composer award for ''Swami Streer Wada''.
Early life
Also known by his nickname "Tultul", Bishwajit was born on 1 June 1963, to Sadhan Ranjan Dey and Sova Rani Dey in Sitakunda,
Chittagong
Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...
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[ He started his music career by performing on a radio show in 1977. He passed childhood in Chittagong district and took primary education from Chittagong. He used to come and go to Dhaka for his career.]Souls
In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being".
Etymology
The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest atte ...
and performed only in the first album. Biswajit's ''"Tore Putuler Moto Kore Shajiye"'' is originally a song of the first album of Souls, Super Souls. Then he left the band and went on to pursue his solo career. He performed his first television show on BTV in 1980.[
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Career
, Bishwajit has released more than 30 solo music albums.
Works
Solo
Film scores
# '' Wrong Number'' (2004)
# ''Swami Streer Wada'' (2009)
# '' Jaago'' (2010)
# ''Ma Amar Chokher Moni'' (2011)
Souls
# '' Super Souls'' (1982)
Books
# ''Abong Bishwajit'' (2022)
Filmography
Personal life
Bishwajit is married to Naima Sultana.[ In 2001, their son, Kumar Nibir Dey, was born.
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Awards
* (2009) for ''Swami Strir Wada''
* Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Composer
The Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Composition is the highest award for music composition in Bangladeshi film.
History
Azad Rahman became the first recipient in this category for '' Jadur Banshi'' (1977). But the category wasn't c ...
(2009) for ''Swami Strir Wada''
* Film Bangla Best Playback Singer Male Award (2010) for '' Jaago – Dare to Dream''[
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References
External links
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Living people
1963 births
Bengali Hindus
Bangladeshi Hindus
20th-century Bangladeshi male singers
20th-century Bangladeshi singers
21st-century Bangladeshi male singers
21st-century Bangladeshi singers
Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Best Music Composer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
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