Deebo Bhattacharya, also known as Debu Bhattacherjee, was a
Pakistani-
Bangladeshi musician, painter and singer who worked in
Lollywood
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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
Badnaam
''Badnaam'' is a Pakistani film in Urdu language, released on 2 September 1966, adapted from Saadat Hasan Manto's short story ''Jhumkay'' ("Ear-rings") by screenwriter Riaz Shahid.
The film was directed and produced by Iqbal Shehzad, in his d ...
(1966). After 1971, he became a citizen of
Bangladesh
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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 for Choritrohin (1975) jointly with Lokman Hossain Fakir. He was conferred ]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 ...
posthumus in 1997 for his lifetime contribution to Bengali music.
Early life and career
Deebo was born into a Bengali
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family. He arrived in Pakistan
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from India
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in 1956 to work as an assistant to Indian
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music director ''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 Karachi
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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 Noor Jehan
Noor Jehan ( Punjabi: ) (born () Allah Rakhi Wasai ; 23 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan),Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen, ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema,'' British Film Institute, Oxford University Pres ...
, became a hit. The other milestone of Deebo's career was the film ''Badnaam
''Badnaam'' is a Pakistani film in Urdu language, released on 2 September 1966, adapted from Saadat Hasan Manto's short story ''Jhumkay'' ("Ear-rings") by screenwriter Riaz Shahid.
The film was directed and produced by Iqbal Shehzad, in his d ...
'' (1966). One of its songs, "''Bare Bemurawat Hain Yei Husn Waale, Kahin Dil Lagane Ko Koshish Na Karna''", vocalized by Suraiya Multanikar, is considered one of his most timeless tunes.
In 1968, he composed songs for producer Waheed Murad
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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), ''Beti
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'' (1964), ''Taqdeer'' (1966), ''Meray Bachay Meri Ankhen'' (1967), ''Bahadur'' (1967), ''Jhuk Gaya Aasman'' (1970) and ''Tiger Gang
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Cast
* Tony Kendall as Jo Louis Walker
*Brad Harris as ...
'' (1974).
Popular compositions
discography
Later life and death
Deebo moved to Bangladesh
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after the separation of East Pakistan
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in 1971. He died in 1994, after living for nearly two decades there.
Awards
* 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 ...
(1997)
* National Film Award (1976)
References
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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