Chandril Bhattacharya ( bn, চন্দ্রিল ভট্টাচার্য) is a popular

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essayist, lyricist, poet, orator and director from

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Music

Bhattacharya is one of the main lyricists of the

band

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and also occasionally sings for them. His

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atic lyrics are laced with satire and critique of modern society. Chandril, together with Anindya Chatterjee won the 2010

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for the song "Pherari Mon" in the film ''

Antaheen ''Antaheen'' ( bn, অন্তহীন, sometimes dubbed in English as ''The Endless Wait'') is a 2009 Bengali film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. The film stars Radhika Apte, Rahul Bose, Mita Vashisth, Aparna Sen, Kalyan Ray and Sharmi ...

'' (2009).

Education

He completed his schooling from

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. He credited his alma mater for the nourishment of his cultural side. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics as a student at

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and subsequently pursued an MSc degree in economics from the

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. He studied in Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (1st Batch) (1996-2000) and earned a Diploma in Film Direction and Screenwriting. He married Sanchari Mukherjee in 2006.

Writing

Chandril Bhattacharya formerly wrote the monthly column "Uttam Madhyam" for ''

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'', contributing to occasional

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s and Cover stories for Sunday Supplement in the same newspaper. His ''Uttam Madhyam'' pieces were collected as a book. Later, he began to air his views in the weekly '' Robbar Pratidin'', in a column entitled "Du Chhokka Pnaach" ("two sixes and a five" – the highest score you can get in a single turn in the popular board game Ludo). In January 2011 his "Du Chhokka Pnaach" became bi-weekly. His satirical viewpoints addressed cultural phenomena, national and international current affairs,

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and

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s. He coins peculiar idioms, playful

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and reconstructs colloquial Bengali phrases and expressions to formulate absurdist, humorous puns in most of his articles.

Published books

1. Dhur Dhur A Porobaase Ke Thakbe (ধুর ধুর এ পরবাসে কে থাকবে): Collection of poems ratibhaas Publications(2008) 2. Uttam Maadhyom (উত্তম মাধ্যম): Collection of bi-weekly Sunday columns of the same name, published in Anandabazar Patrika ratibhaas Publications(2009) 3. Ras Kosh Singara Bulbuli Mastak (রস কষ সিঙাড়া বুলবুলি মস্তক): Collection of articles from Anandabazar Patrika ey's Publishing(2011) 4. Ha Ha Hi Hi Ho Ho O Onyanyo (হাহা হিহি হোহো ও অন্যান্য): Collection of seven articles published in Robbar, Pratidin ey's Publishing(2011) 5. Ugo Bugo Chouko Chugo (উগো বুগো চৌকো চুগো): Collection of poems ey's Publishing(2012) 6. Du Chhokka Pnaach (দু ছক্কা পাঁচ): Collection of selected writings from the column 'Du Chhokka Pnaach' published in Robbar, Pratidin ey's Publishing(2015) 7. Sondher Songe Casual Guley (সন্ধের সঙ্গে ক্যাজুয়াল গুলে): Collection of poems ey's Publishing(2015) 8. Soruchaakli (সরুচাকলি): Collection of poems uruchandali(2017) 9. Rowabnaama (রোয়াবনামা): Collection of selected writings from a 'Person of the week' type satirical column in Anandabazar Patrika aptarshi Prakashan(2018) 10. Ghawno Chokkor (ঘন চক্কর): Collection of selected essays from Anandabazar Patrika ey's Publishing(2018) 11. Chattikhani (চাট্টিখানি): Collection of 4-line poems (clerihews) about renowned people ey's Publishing(2021) 12. Something Something (সামথিং সামথিং): Collection of selected essays from the column 'Something Something' published in Cultural Portal Daakbangla.com aakbangla & Dey's Publishing(2022)

Film

He wrote and directed a short film named '' Y2K (Athoba, 'Sex Krome Aasitechhe')'', from

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in the year 2000. The music/ lyrics of this film was composed by his band Chandrabindoo.Chandril Bhattacharya – Y2K (Film Script)
Scribd. Retrieved 4 October 2012 In 2017, he wrote and directed a short film named 'Talent' and released it on Youtube. He also wrote and directed 'Praay Kafka', a short film (a part of anthology 'Paanch Phoron 2'), which was released on Hoichoi ott-platform in 2020, under the banner of SVF.

References

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