Shawkat Ali Emon (born 1968–69)
is a Bangladeshi music composer. He won
for the film
Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini
''Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini'' () also known by initialism as PDPK, is a 2013 Bangladeshi romance film written by Rumman Rashid Khan and directed by Shafi Uddin Shafi. The film stars Shakib Khan, Joya Ahsan, and Arifin Shuvoo with Razzak, Anwa ...
(2013). he also won
Babisas Awards for Best Music Director in film ''
Black Money
A black market, underground economy, or shadow economy is a clandestine market or series of transactions that has some aspect of illegality or is characterized by noncompliance with an institutional set of rules. If the rule defines the se ...
'' (2015). He also served as one of the judges of the television show ''Black Horse RTV Golden Key – Ebar Tomra Gao''. In the 1990s, he was a member of the musical bands ''Chime'' and ''Pentagon''. He has composed music for 116 films.
Background
Emon was born in
Dhaka
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
in the then
East Pakistan
East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...
.
His father, Abdus Salam, was a writer from
Manikganj District
Manikganj ( bn, মানিকগঞ্জ ) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, In 1845 AD it was at first declared as a sub-division. It was at first, under Faridpur district (Faridpur Zila) then it was in ...
.
[
]
Career
In his early years, Emon served as an assistant of music composer Satya Saha
Satya Saha (25 December 1934 – 27 January 1999) was a Bangladeshi composer, and musician. His notable composed songs are "Chena Chena Lage" by Shyamal Mitra, "Dukkho Amar Basor Raater Palonko", "Chhiti Dio Protidin" by Sabina Yasmin, "Mon Bole ...
.
Emon debuted his film career through the film ''Rooti'' (1996).[ He performed as a playback singer for a few films under the ]pseudonym
A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...
Saimon.[ He composed music of ]Akhi Alamgir
Ankhi Alamgir is a Bangladeshi singer and actress. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance in the film ''Bhat De
''Bhat De'' ( bn, ভাত দে) is a Bangladeshi film, released in 1984. The film w ...
's debut album, ''Tomar Chokh'' (2011) and Tareen Jahan's debut album ''Akash Debo Kakey'' (2011).
Works
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Lyrics
Background score only
Personal life
Emon was married to actress Bijori Barkatullah
Bijori Barkatullah is a Bangladeshi television actress and dancer.
Early life
Barkatullah graduated from the Department of History at the University of Dhaka.
Career
Barkatullah acted her first drama, ''Shukher Chharpotro'', directed by her ...
from 1995 to 2012.[ Emon has five sisters, Abida Sultana, Rebeka, Rehena, Chitra and Salma (d. 2016), and a brother, Mohammad Ali Shumon. Shumon is the founding member of the band ''Pentagon''.
In 2013, Emon then married Jinat Kabir Tithi.][ He later denied the allegations and the case did not result in convictions. The marriage ended in divorce as well.][
Emon married his third wife Hridita Reza, a news presenter in a private television channel, on 27 February 2020. On 27 September, Emon was arrested by the police after Reza accused him of physically torturing her in a case.]
References
External links
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Emon, Shawkat Ali
Living people
1960s births
People from Manikganj District
Bangladeshi film score composers
Best Music Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Date of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)