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Sabina Yasmin
Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi singer. She is best known as a playback singer in Bengali cinema. She has won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer a record 14 times. She has recorded more than 1,500 songs for films and over 10,000 songs in total. Yasmin was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1984 and Independence Day Award in 1996 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Yasmin was born on 4 September 1953. Her father, Lutfar Rahman, worked in Provincial Civil Service of British Raj and her mother, Begum Mouluda Khatun, was a vocal artist who took lessons from the musician Ustaad Kader Baksh. Yasmin's sisters are singers Farida, Fauzia, Nazma and Nilufar. The first song that Yasmin learned with the household harmonium was ''Khokon Moni Shona''. In 1964, she sang regularly in ''Khela Ghar'', a radio programme. P.C. Gomez was her classical music mentor. Musician Altaf Mahmud discovered her singing voice while visiting her neighbour's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satkhira
Satkhira( bn, সাতক্ষীরা) is a city and district headquarter of Satkhira District in Khulna Division, south-west Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ....The city has a population of about 2,50,000, making it the 20th largest city in Bangladesh. Satkhira also has a large proportion of the Sundarbans rainforest of Bangladesh. References https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/district/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B7 {{Authority control Populated places in Khulna District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altaf Mahmud
Altaf Mahmud ( bn, আলতাফ মাহমুদ; 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 Rangano", the famous song written to commemorate the event. Early life Altaf Mahmud was born in ''Patarchar'' village of ''Muladi'' Thana under Barisal district. He finished his matriculation from Barisal Zilla School. Mahmud was then admitted to BM College before he went to Kolkata to learn painting at the Calcutta Arts School. Mahmud started singing while he was a school boy. He first learnt music from famous violin player Suren Roy. He learnt to sing gana sangit (people's song), which brought him popularity during that time. Professional career Altaf Mahmud came to Dhaka in 1950 and joined in Dhumketu Shilpi Shongho. Later he became the music director of the institution. In 1956, Mahmud was inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danga
''Danga'' () ( bn, দাঙ্গা) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language action drama film written and directed by Kazi Hayat. It stars Manna, Suchorita, Wasimul Bari Rajib, Anowara and Mizu Ahmed in lead roles. The film was released in 1991. ''Danga'' film won two National Film Awards. Wasimul Bari Rajib won the Best Supporting Actor Awards and popular Singer Sabina Yasmin won Best Female Singer Awards for song "Hey Matribhumi". Plot Begunbari, a small town where Abul Hossain is an influential parliament member who embezzles all the relief goods with the help of local chairman. Chhobi is a lower middle class young woman goes to get relief goods. Chairman's evil eye fell on her and VP of local college Habib saves her. As a result, he gets murdered. OC Raju comes to the town to investigate the murder and reveal the actual culprit behind this. Cast * Manna as OC Raju * Suchorita as Chhobi * Wasimul Bari Rajib as Kalu Miah * Mizu Ahmed as MP Abul Hossain * Anowara as Amena Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar (born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly (); 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. He was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodeling and ability to sing songs in different voices. He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. According to his brother and legendary actor Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar was successful as a singer because his "voice hits the mike, straight, at its most sensitive point". Besides Hindi, he sang in many other Indian languages, including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia and Urdu. He also released a few non-film albums in multiple languages, especially in Bengali, which are noted as all-time classics. He won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdausi Rahman
Ferdausi Rahman (; born 28 June 1941) also known as Ferdausi Begum is a Bangladeshi playback singer. She is the daughter of folk singer Abbas Uddin. She sang some popular film songs for Pakistani films also in the 1960s especially working with the music composer Robin Ghosh in film Chakori released in 1967. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh. Personal life Rahman had two elder brothers, Justice Mustafa Kamal (died 2015) and singer Mustafa Zaman Abbasi. Her niece, Nashid Kamal, is a singer. Her other nieces who are also singers are Samira Abbasi and Sharmini Abbasi. Rahman is married to Rezaur Rahman, an engineer and industrialist, since 1966. They have two sons, Rubaiyat Rahman and Razin Rahman. Career Rahman participated as a children artiste in radio programs. In 1955, she first sang for the radio as an adult artiste. The first released movie where she sang as a playback singer was Ehtesham's ''Ei Desh Toma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jibon Theke Neya
''Jibon Theke Neya'' () is a 1970 Bengali-language Pakistani film directed by Zahir Raihan. The film is a political satire based on the Bengali Language Movement under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in East Pakistan, and stars Shuchanda, Razzak, Rosy Samad and Shawkat Akbar. It is the first political film of Bangladesh. According to Ahmad Ishtiaq, writing in ''The Daily Star'', the film is considered to be Zahur Raihan's best. ''Jibon Theke Neya'' has been described as an example of "national cinema", using discrete local traditions to build a representation of the Bangladeshi national identity. It is considered a milestone for Bangladeshi cinema and also a classic. Plot The story of the film is based on a very ordinary family of Bengal. In one family there are two brothers, Anis (Shawkat Akbar) and Farooq (Razzak), the elder sister Raushan Jamil and the sister's husband Khan Ataur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazi Mazharul Anwar
Gazi Mazharul Anwar (22 February 1943 – 4 September 2022) was a Bangladeshi film director, producer, lyricist, screenwriter and music director. He earned the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyricist a record six times for the films ''Tit for Tat (1992)'', ''Ajante (1996)'', ''Churiwala (2001)'', ''Lal Dariya (2002)'', ''Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti (2003)'' and '' Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe (2016)''. He worked as a lyricist in the "Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra". He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2002 and Independence Day Award in 2021 by the government of Bangladesh. He has penned lyrics for 176 films. Career 1960s Gazi started his career as a lyricist at Radio Pakistan. The Bangladeshi film industry was born in 1956. Gazi started his career as a lyricist in the Dhallywood film industry in 1965. He wrote songs for Zahir Raihan's films, including ''Kacher Dewal'' (1965), ''Behula'' (1966), and ''Dui Bhai'' (1968). In 1968, Zahir asked him to pen seven songs for a film in two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul
Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul (1 January 1956 – 22 January 2019) was a Bangladeshi lyricist, composer and music director, active since the late 1970s. He was a freedom fighter who joined the Bangladesh Liberation War at the age of 15. He won Ekushey Padak and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director twice for the films '' Premer Taj Mahal'' (2001) and ''Hajar Bachhor Dhore'' (2005). Early life Bulbul was born on 1 January 1956 in Dhaka. He studied at West End High School in Azimpur, Dhaka. Career Bulbul's compositions include a number of works for films, beginning with 1978's ''Megh Bijli Badol''. He has also released independent albums and created works for a number of Bangladeshi performers, including Samina Chowdhury and Andrew Kishore. He was a judge on the talent show '' Closeup 1 Tomakei Khujchhe Bangladesh'' for three seasons. Discography Selected composed film songs Bangladesh Liberation war Bulbul joined the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971 when he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alauddin Ali
Alauddin Ali (24 December 1952 – 9 August 2020) was a Bangladeshi music composer. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director five times for the films ''Golapi Ekhon Traine'' (1978), '' Sundori'' (1979), ''Koshai'' (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 and the Bachsas Award in the category of Best Music Director. He directed music for more than 300 films. Early life and background Alauddin Ali was born on 24 December 1952 in the Banshbari village of Tongibari Upazila of the Munshiganj District. 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 nep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subal Das
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. Early life Das was born on 27 December 1927 in Brahmanbaria District, East Bengal, British Raj. 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 Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ..., India. Personal life Das was married to Aporna Das (d. 1996). Between 1948 and 1956, Das played football for Dhaka Azad Sporting Club. discograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Tumi Asbe", "Rupali Nadire", "Bondho Hote Cheye Tomar" by Subir Nandi, "Akasher Haate Ache" by Shammi Akhter, "Tumi Ki Dekhecho Kobhu" by Abdul Jabbar, "Oi Dur Digonte", "Mago Ma Ogo Ma" etc. He earned three Bangladesh National Film Awards in 1994, 1996, and 2001 in music director and composer categories. In 2013, he was awarded Independence Day Award after his death. He was the father of musician Emon Saha and film director Sumon Saha. Early life Saha's father was Prasannakumar Saha. He started learning and rehearsing music from his uncle Rabindrapal Saha. He passed B.A. from Vidyasagar College in 1951–1952. Career Saha started his career as an assistant of composer Panchanon Mitra at Radio's Dhaka Station in 1956. From 1964 to 1999, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan is a compound masculine name; Ayub is the Arabic version of the name of the Biblical figure Job, while Khan or Khaan is taken from the title used first by the Mongol rulers and then, in particular, their Islamic and Persian-influenced successors in South Asia, where the name is usually found, although Khan was being used before outside South Asia. Given name * Ayub Khan (Kipchak leader) (died 1117), ruler of the Kipchak tribal confederation. * Ayub Khan (actor) (born 1969), Indian film and television actor best known for his role in the television series ''Uttaran''. * Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan) (1857–1914), Emir of Afghanistan who fought against the British Empire in the Second Anglo-Afghan War. * Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) (1907–1974), Pakistani military commander who served as President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969 following his staging a coup d'état. Previously served as Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army (1951–1958) and Minister of Def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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