Subal Das (26 December 192816 August 2005) was a Bangladeshi music director and composer.
He was the music director of the first film developed in Film Development Corporation (FDC), ''Akash aar Mati''.
[ He directed music of 86 films.][
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Early life
Das was born on 27 December 1927 in Brahmanbaria District
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Career
Das took music lessons from Ustad Israel Khan, nephew of musician Ustad Alauddin Khan.[ Das started working for the radio in 1963.][
Das had been suffering from anal cancer. He died of cardiac arrest on 16 August 2005 at the Lifeline Hospital in ]Kolkata
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Personal life
Das was married to Aporna Das (d. 1996). Between 1948 and 1956, Das played football for Dhaka Azad Sporting Club.[
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discography
* ''Swaralipi''
* ''Darpachurna''
* ''Anirban''
* ''Tansen''
* ''Jog Biyog''
* ''Grihalakshmi''
* ''Bhalo Manush''
* ''Alo Tumi Aleya''
* ''Pyaasa''
* ''Kaajal''
* ''Preet Na Janey Reet''
Awards
* Lifetime Achievement Award by Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) (2004)
References
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1928 births
2005 deaths
Bangladeshi composers
Bangladeshi music directors