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Neel Dutt (born 7 March 1979) is an Indian composer and singer from
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. He received the
National Film Award for Best Music Direction The National Film Award for Best Music Direction (the Silver Lotus Award) is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards by the Directorate of Film Festivals to a musician who has composed the best score for films produced within th ...
from the Govt. of India in 2012 for the soundtrack of the
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film ''
Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona ''Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona'' ( bn, রঞ্জনা আমি আর আসবনা, en, Ranjana, I will not come back again) is a 2011 Bengali language Indian rock musical drama film directed by Anjan Dutt. It won three national film awar ...
'' (Ranjana I ain't coming back no more). Dutt is the third person from
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to win the Best Music Direction award. He is arguably the first music director in India to rearrange a
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composition with modern electronic music.


Early life

Neel Dutt was born on 7 March 1979 in
Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
. His parents are Anjan Dutt and Chanda Dutt. Anjan, an actor and filmmaker, is also a prolific musician from the 1990s scene of modern Bengali music. Chanda is a retired English teacher at St. Augustine's Day School, Kolkata. As an infant, Dutt's first school was Mr. Pires Private School. Later, he moved to middle school at Seventh Day Adventist School, Kolkata. Following his high school education at St. Augustine's Day School, he studied English literature at
Asutosh College Asutosh College (Bengali: আশুতোষ কলেজ) is a college affiliated to the University of Calcutta, situated in Southern Kolkata, close to the Jatin Das Park Metro Station, gate No. 2. It was established in 1916 as the South Subu ...
, Kolkata. He completed his master's degree in English literature from the
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in 2002.


Early career

Dutt was still in middle school when his father started writing songs in Bengali in 1993. That was when he first began to accompany him on the
guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
. The two went on to become the first father-son musician duo in modern Bengali music. Playing the guitar professionally with his father from the age of 13 was his first experience in live music as well as studio sessions. From the end of 1993, the duo started performing live and they toured extensively. He received his first Gold Disc from HMV for their first album, ''Shuntey Ki chao'', which released in 1995.


Film music

While studying for his post graduation, Dutt composed for his first feature film, titled ''
Bow Barracks Forever ''Bow Barracks Forever'' (2004) is an Indian film directed by Anjan Dutt about Anglo-Indians and their difficulties in retaining their identity since the end of British India. Plot The film is about the disaster of the human spirit. It is not ...
'', a film made in English. He scored and composed the whole soundtrack including the songs. A four-year long delay in the film's release made it the second released feature film with Dutt as the music director. It was showcased in various film festivals all over the world and has been a recipient of awards and accolades. The feature film that became his first musical release is ''
The Bong Connection ''The Bong Connection'' is a 2006 Bengali- English language Indian film starring Raima Sen, Shayan Munshi and Parambrata Chatterjee and directed by Anjan Dutt. The movie is based on the lives of Bengalis in the U.S. and Kolkata. Plot The story ...
'', a bilingual film made in English and in Bengali. The soundtrack was the highest selling album in 2007. The film was screened at the
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s in New York in 2007.


Musical origins and influences

Dutt grew up listening to a lot of sixties and seventies British and American musicians, whose influence seeped into every aspect of his musical performance. He started playing the guitar from the age of twelve when he was still in junior school. It began with picking up a few chords from his seniors in school and gradually developed into quite a love affair with the instrument. He began to take private lessons from one of the most prominent guitar players in the country, Amyt Datta, whom ''Rolling Stone'' magazine (India) announced to be one of the country's true live guitar gods. The guitar then became an inseparable part of his life. In 2007 Dutt joined his friend and vocalist Arko Mukherjee, a fellow guitar player Rajkumar Sengupta and drummer Deboprotim Baksi to form Friends of Fusion (FOF), a contemporary fusion project. They started experimenting with Hindustani classical and folk traditions. The band released its self-titled debut album in 2009 from Saregama India which was considered to be a failure amongst the fans. FOF toured for three years and released its second album, titled ''4/'', in 2012. The band split shortly after this and Dutt moved on with his career in films. When ''
Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...
'' released in 2010, it brought Dutt's abilities and his fondness for background scoring to the forefront. Dutt received the Etv Sangeet Puroshkar for the Best Background Score in 2013 for the film ''
Dutta Vs Dutta ''Dutta Vs Dutta'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt. This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film. Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of hi ...
''. With the success of subsequent ''Byomkesh Bakshi'' films, ''
Abar Byomkesh ''Abar Byomkesh'' ( Byomkesh Once again) is an Indian detective film about Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi released on 23 March 2012. It is directed by Anjan Dutt and is the sequel of 2010's ''Byomkesh Bakshi''. Dutt made a sequel o ...
'' (2012), ''
Byomkesh Phire Elo ''Byomkesh Phire Elo'' is a 2014 Indian mystery thriller film on Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi, released on 19 December 2014. The film is directed by Anjan Dutt. This is the third installment of '' Byomkesh series'' By Anjan Dut ...
'' (2014) and the new revamped ''
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'' (2015) starring
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, the ''
Byomkesh Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian- Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...
'' theme has become quite synonymous to the legendary truth seeker's appearance on the big screen as well as on television. Dutt's subsequent scoring for Anjan Dutt's ''Shesh Boley Kichu Nei'' (2013) and Srijit Mukherjee's '' Nirbaak'' (2015) received accolades from critics. In 2014, Neel composing for filmmaker
Aparna Sen Aparna Sen (, ''Ôporna Shen'') is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actress who is known for her work in Bengali cinema. She has received several accolades as an actress and filmmaker, including nine National Film Awards, five F ...
's experimental Hindi film ''Saari Raat''. There on he composed for Sen's next two films Sonata(2017) and Gharey O Baire (2019). In 2016, Neel rejoined Srijit Mukherjee for his film Uma. Currently he on going projects are Anjan Dutt's Saheber Cutlet. This is a musical in the authentic way. For the first time in an Indian film the entire cast sang the songs themselves after rigorous training sessions with Neel. No playback singers have been used.


Filmography


Music composer

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Bow Barracks Forever ''Bow Barracks Forever'' (2004) is an Indian film directed by Anjan Dutt about Anglo-Indians and their difficulties in retaining their identity since the end of British India. Plot The film is about the disaster of the human spirit. It is not ...
'' (2004) *''
Ek Mutho Chabi ''Ek Mutho Chabi'' or ''Ek Mutho Chhobi'' ( bn, এক মুঠো ছবি ''A Fistful Of Films'') is a Bengali feature-film released in September 2005. As the name suggests, the movie does not tell one continuous story over 90 minutes; rat ...
'' (2005) *''
The Bong Connection ''The Bong Connection'' is a 2006 Bengali- English language Indian film starring Raima Sen, Shayan Munshi and Parambrata Chatterjee and directed by Anjan Dutt. The movie is based on the lives of Bengalis in the U.S. and Kolkata. Plot The story ...
'' (2006) *''
Chalo Let's Go ''Chalo Let's Go'' is a 2008 Indian movie in Bengali starring Ritwick Chakraborty, Rudranil Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee and Parambrata Chatterjee, written and directed by Anjan Dutt. Plot This is a story about four friends, Hari, Shekhar, A ...
'' (2008) *'' Brake Fail'' (2009) *''Chowrasta Crossroads of Love'' (2009) *''
Madly Bangalee ''Madly Bangalee'' is a Bengali 2009 rock musical film directed by Anjan Dutt. During his previous film "Bong Connection" shot in Houston, Director Anjan Dutt received lot of help and support from Houston filmmaker San Banarje who arranged for ...
'' (2009) *''
Cross Connection ''Cross Connection'' ( bn, ক্রস কানেকশন) is a 2009 Indian Bengali romance drama film directed by Sudeshna Roy and Abhijit Guha. The film released theatrically on 1 May 2009.This film is the debut of Abir Chatterjee as lead ...
'' (2010) *''
Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...
'' (2010) *''Rong Melanti'' (2011) *''
Jaani Dyakha Hawbe ''Jaani Dyakha Hawbe'' is a 2011 Bengali film directed by Birsa Dasgupta and produced under the banner of Cine Nine. The film features actors Parambrata Chatterjee and Payel Sarkar in the lead roles. The musical score was composed by Indradeep ...
'' (2011) *''
Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona ''Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona'' ( bn, রঞ্জনা আমি আর আসবনা, en, Ranjana, I will not come back again) is a 2011 Bengali language Indian rock musical drama film directed by Anjan Dutt. It won three national film awar ...
'' (2011) *''
Abar Byomkesh ''Abar Byomkesh'' ( Byomkesh Once again) is an Indian detective film about Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi released on 23 March 2012. It is directed by Anjan Dutt and is the sequel of 2010's ''Byomkesh Bakshi''. Dutt made a sequel o ...
'' (2012) *''
Dutta Vs Dutta ''Dutta Vs Dutta'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali film directed by Anjan Dutt. This is Anjan Dutt's semi-autobiographical film. Most of the film has been shot in a house of Amherst Street in Kolkata. Anjan has described this house resonated feel of hi ...
'' (2012) *''
Maach Mishti & More ''Maach Mishti & More'' (English: Fish, sweet and more) is a 2013 Indian Bengali language drama film directed by Mainak Bhaumik. This is a comedy film about today's Bengali generation. Rituparno Ghosh wrote lyrics of the songs of this film. Pl ...
'' (2013) *''Ammi R Aamar Girlfriends'' (2013) *'' Ganesh Talkies'' (2013) *''Biye Notout'' *''Shesh Boley Kichu Nei'' (2013) *''
Khola Hawa ''Khola Hawa'' is a 2014 Bengali film directed by Anup Das and produced by White Mist Productions. The film is a story about a middle age housewife and a young guy. The film stars Rituparna Sengupta and Samadarshi Dutta in the lead roles, with L ...
'' (2014) *'' Byomkesh Phirey Elo'' (2014) *'' Nirbaak'' (2015) *''Cross Connection 2'' (2015) *''
Byomkesh Bakshi Byomkesh Bakshi is an Indian-Bengali fictional detective created by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay. Referring to himself as a "truth-seeker" or Satyanweshi in the stories, Bakshi is known for his proficiency with observation, logical reasoning, and ...
'' (2015) *''
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'' (2016) *''
Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana ''Byomkesh O Chiriyakhana'' is 2016 Indian Thriller film on Bengali fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi. The role of Byomkesh Bakshi is portrayed by Jisshu Sengupta. The film is directed by Anjan Dutt. This is the fifth installment of '' Byom ...
'' (2016) *''Saari Raat'' (2016) *''Sonata'' (2017) *''
Byomkesh O Agnibaan ''Byomkesh O Agniban'' (2017) is a Bengali Detective thriller film directed by Anjan Dutt and produced by Kaustav Roy & Ashok Dhanuka. The movie features Jisshu Sengupta as the sleuth Byomkesh Bakshi. This is based on compilation of the stor ...
'' (2017) *'' Aami Ashbo Phirey'' (2018) *''
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'' (2018) *''
Ahare Mon ''Ahare Mon'' is a 2018 Indian Bengali film directed by Pratim D. Gupta and stars Adil Hussain, Anjan Dutt, Mamata Shankar, Ritwick Chakraborty, Paoli Dam, Parno Mittra and Chitrangada Chakraborty in the lead roles. Cast * Adil Hussain as ...
'' (2018) *'' Shonar Pahar'' (2018) *''
Finally Bhalobasha ''Finally Bhalobasa'' (English: "Finally Love", 2019) is an Indian Bengali language anthology film directed by Anjan Dutt. The film includes 3 stories and explores different dimensions of life . The trailer of the film was released in January 20 ...
'' (2019) *''
Ghawre Bairey Aaj ''Ghawre Bairey Aaj'' is a Bengali political drama film directed by Aparna Sen. The film starring Jisshu Sengupta, Anirban Bhattacharya and Anjan Dutt, released on 15 November 2019 under the banner of Shree Venkatesh Films. It is the modern rete ...
''(2019) *''
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'' (2020)


Lyricist

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The Bong Connection ''The Bong Connection'' is a 2006 Bengali- English language Indian film starring Raima Sen, Shayan Munshi and Parambrata Chatterjee and directed by Anjan Dutt. The movie is based on the lives of Bengalis in the U.S. and Kolkata. Plot The story ...
'' (2005)


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutt, Neel 1979 births Living people Bengali musicians Indian film score composers Musicians from Kolkata Asutosh College alumni University of Calcutta alumni Best Music Direction National Film Award winners Bengali film score composers 21st-century Indian composers