Deebo Bhattacharya, also known as Debu Bhattacherjee, was a Pakistani-

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musician, painter and singer who worked in

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movies during the era of 1960s and 1970s. He was one of the well known composers in Bangladesh as well. He is known for composing the classic song, "''Bare bemurawat hein ye husn walay kahein dil laganay ki koshish na karna''" for the film

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(1966). After 1971, he became a citizen of

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. 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 1976 by the Government of Bangladesh. He earned the first ever

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Direction ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার শ্রেষ্ঠ সঙ্গীত পরিচালক) is the highest award f ...

for Choritrohin (1975) jointly with Lokman Hossain Fakir. He was conferred

posthumus in 1997 for his lifetime contribution to Bengali music.

Early life and career

Deebo was born into a

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family. He arrived in

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from

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in 1956 to work as an assistant to

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''Timir Baran'' who was going to compose music for the film ''Anokhi''. While ''Timir Baran'' moved back to India after composing for a few Pakistani films, Deebo remained in Pakistan and resided in

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. In 1957, his first film as a solo music director,''Maska Polish'', was released. The movie was a box office disappointment. The same fate befell his next two movies, ''Yeh Duniya'' (1960) and ''Lakhoun Fasane'' (1961). With the release of ''Banjaran'' (1962), he rose to notoriety, and the song "Na jane kaisa safar hai mera", sung by

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, became a hit. The other milestone of Deebo's career was the film ''

'' (1966). One of its songs, "''Bare Bemurawat Hain Yei Husn Waale, Kahin Dil Lagane Ko Koshish Na Karna''", vocalized by

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, is considered one of his most timeless tunes. In 1968, he composed songs for producer

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's film ''Sumandar'' including the theme song, "''Tera Mera Sathi Hai Lehrata Sumandar''". In the 1960s and 1970s, he composed music for several other films, including; ''Shararat'' (1963), ''

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'' (1964), ''Taqdeer'' (1966), ''Meray Bachay Meri Ankhen'' (1967), ''Bahadur'' (1967), ''Jhuk Gaya Aasman'' (1970) and ''

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'' (1974).

Popular compositions

discography

Later life and death

Deebo moved to

after the separation of

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in 1971. He died in 1994, after living for nearly two decades there.

Awards

(1997) * National Film Award (1976)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhattacharya, Deebo 1994 deaths Pakistani composers Pakistani film score composers Bangladeshi composers Bangladeshi film score composers Pakistani people of Bengali descent 1930 births Bangladeshi painters Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Best Music Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners