Anwar Parvez (September 2, 1942 – June 17, 2006) was a Bangladeshi music composer and music director. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

in 2007 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

. He composed about 2,000 songs and worked as a music director in about 200 feature films.

Background

Singer

Shahnaz Rahmatullah Shahnaz Rahmatullah (; 2 January 1952 – 23 March 2019) was a Bangladeshi singer. Her notable songs are ''Ekbar Jete De Na Amar Chotto Sonar Gaye'', ''Je Chilo Drishtir Shimanay'' and ''Ek Tara Tui Desher Kotha''. She was the recipient of the Ek ...

and actor Zafar Iqbal were Parvez's siblings.

Filmography

* '' The Rain'' (1976) * ''

Joy Bangla Joy Bangla ( bn, জয় বাংলা) is a slogan and war cry used in Bangladesh and India's West Bengal, Tripura, Barak Valley and Manbhum District to indicate nationalism towards the geopolitical, cultural and historical region of Benga ...

'' (1967) * ''

Abhijan Abhijan may refer to: * Abhijan (1962 film), a Bengali film directed by Satyajit Ray * Abhijan (1984 film), a Bangladeshi film directed by Abdur Razzak * Abhijaan (2022 film) ''Abhijaan'' () is a 2022 Indian Bengali biographical film directed ...

'' (1984) * ''Madhu Maloti'' * ''Shonar Harin'' * ''Talaq'' * ''Shokal Shandhya''

Awards

(2007) * ''Lifetime Achievement Award'' by Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (2006)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Parvez, Anwar 1944 births 2006 deaths Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Bangladeshi male musicians Bangladeshi composers Bangladeshi music directors 20th-century male musicians