Khandaker Nurul Alam (1937 – 22 January 2016) was a Bangladeshi music composer and singer. He won

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 the films ''

Chandranath ''Chandranath'' ( bn, চন্দ্রনাথ) is a 1984 Bangladeshi film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam. This is the adaptation of the novel of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's same title. It stars Abdur Razzak, Shuchanda, Doyel and Golam Mus ...

'' (1984), ''

Shuvoda ''Shuvoda'' ( bn, শুভদা) is a 1986 Bangladeshi Bengali language film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel of the same name. Plot Haran (Golam Mustafa) family consists of his wife Shuvoda ( Anwara), ...

'' (1986), and ''

Padma Meghna Jamuna ''Padma Meghna Jamuna'' ( bn, পদ্মা মেঘনা যমুনা) is a Bangladeshi National award-winning film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam ( Bengali: চাষী নজরুল ইসলাম). The film was released 1991. The ...

'' (1991). 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 2008 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 Co ...

for his contribution to Bangladeshi music.

Career

From the 1960s, Alam was active in the music industry. He was the singer and composer of the song ''“Chokh Je Moner Kotha Bole”'' from the film ''“Je Agune Puri”''. He was the composer for films based on the literary works of

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, alternatively spelt as Sarat Chandra Chatterjee ( bn, শরৎচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়; 15 September 1876 or ৩১ শে ভাদ্র ১২৮৩ বঙ্গাব্দ � ...

- ''

Devdas ''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidd ...

'', ''Chandranath'', ''Shuvoda'', ''Biraj Bou'' and others.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alam, Khandaker Nurul 1937 births 2016 deaths Date of birth missing Bangladeshi male musicians Best Music Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Recipients of the Ekushey Padak