Kiran Chandra Roy is a Bangladeshi
Baul
The Baul ( bn, বাউল) are a group of mystic minstrels of mixed elements of Sufism, Vaishnavism and Tantra from Bangladesh and the neighboring Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and Assam's Barak Valley and Meghalaya. Bauls constitut ...
folk singer. In 1997, he won
and the BACHSAS Best Singer Award for his performance in the film ''
Dukhai
''Dukhai'' ( bn, দুখাই) is a Bangladeshi film written and directed by Morshedul Islam. The film got National Film Awards in 9 different categories.
Plot
This film shows the struggle of the people of the shore in the natural calamity.
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He is also a lyricist and music composer.
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Background and education
Roy took formal music lessons from Khandaker Nurul Alam
Khandaker Nurul Alam (1937 – 22 January 2016) was a Bangladeshi music composer and singer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the films ''Chandranath'' (1984), ''Shuvoda'' (1986), and ''Padma Meghna Jamuna'' (1991 ...
for 14 years.[ He took part in first Bangladesh folklore workshop. He was a student of Bengali Literature at the ]University of Dhaka
The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
and Jagannath University
Jagannath University (JnU) ( bn, জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় ''Jagannātha biśbabidyālaẏa'', University Acrostic : জবি or JnU) is a state-funded public university at 9–10, Chittaranjan Avenue in Sa ...
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As of 2005, Roy released 15 solo albums and rendered playback in over 20 films.]
Albums
* ''Kon Kaal-e Tor Hobe Dishe'' (2014)
References
External links
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Living people
Bangladeshi Hindus
Bangladeshi folk singers
Bangladeshi playback singers
20th-century Bangladeshi male singers
20th-century Bangladeshi singers
Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Bangladeshi male singers
21st-century Bangladeshi singers
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