Sanjib Sarkar ( bn, সঞ্জীব সরকার) is an Indian

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, music director and

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score composer A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to e ...

Early life

He was born on 16 November 1986 in

Bankura Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology In the Mahabharata, Bankura was described as Suhmobhumi. The word or (in Nagari: rāḍh) was introduced af ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, to

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parents, Debi Prasad Sarkar and Ratna Sarkar. He stayed in Bankura until he was 18, when Sarkar moved to

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 ...

after completing Higher Secondary from Akui Union high School, He started learning

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from his Guruji Sri Provash Dey and received training in

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from Sri. Pankaj Seal (

SRFTI Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) is a film and television institute located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Named after Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, the institute provides higher and professional education and technical exp ...

)

Education

He is an alumnus of

Bangabasi Morning College Bangabasi Morning College is an undergraduate college affiliated with the University of Calcutta. It is located at Sealdah in the heart of the city of Kolkata. It has a very large auditorium named as P.K. Bose Memorial Hall. Accreditation B ...

(

University of Calcutta The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, ...

Career

After completed his graduation he started composing jingle music for various brands including: *

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Healthy & Tasty Oil, *

Asian Paints Asian Paints Ltd is an Indian multinational paint company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing, selling and distribution of paints, coatings, products related to home décor, b ...

, * MTS Mobile, * Trendy World Garments, * Turtle Clothing, * Cookme (Spice), * Anmol Feeds, * Cute Soap, *

Bandhan Bank Bandhan Bank Ltd. is a banking and financial services company, headquartered in Kolkata. Bandhan Bank is present in 34 out of 36 states and union territories of India, with 5,646 banking outlets and more than 2.77 crore customers. Having re ...

Film music

Sarkar's first film score was for '' Sudhamoy Babur Advut Galpo'', directed by Anindya Chatterjee and released in 2011. In 2014, his score for'' Masoom'', which included the song "Halka Nesha Halka", became popular online. He received several awards for the music of ''Umformung: The Transformation'', including the Best Music Director Award from "Cine India Film Festivel" (CIFF 2014),

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, the "Free Spirit Film Festivel" (FSFF 2014)

McLeodganj McLeod Ganj, also spelt McLeodganj, (pronounced ''Mc-loud-gunj'') is a suburb of Dharamshala in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is known as "Little Lhasa" or "Dhasa" (a short form of Dharamshala used mainly by Tibetans) because ...

, and the Euro Film Festival 2016 in Spain. In 2017, he received Best Music Award for the film ''Paradiso'' at the NIFF film festival in Delhi.

Discography

Television

He composed title tracks for television series including: * "Disha" * "Mukti Snan" * "Hiyar Majhe" * "Arundhutir Chiti" * "Ektu Sukher Khonje" He composed music for various

Horror Film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

s including:

Other music

He also composed music for various corporate films, short films and documentary films including: * Expedition Challenge for NIBS *

Larsen & Toubro Larsen & Toubro Ltd, commonly known as L&T, is an Indian multinational conglomerate company, with business interests in engineering, construction, manufacturing, technology, information technology and financial services, headquartered in Mumba ...

Tubes for Anthelion Technology * Reincarneation (Documentary) * Poisonman Vs Ross * Rhythm Of Soul (Bengali Short Film) * Sri Gourio Math * H2O (Bengali Short Film) * Putul Nach (Bengali Short Film) * Dhoni (Bengali Short Film) * Nayer Meye (Bengali Short Film) * Mofu Tofu (Bengali Short Film) * Rojnamcha (Daily Journal) * She (Bengali Short Film) * Status (Bengali Short Film)

Albums

Soundtrack

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkar, Sanjib 1986 births Living people Musicians from West Bengal Indian male playback singers Indian male composers Bollywood playback singers 21st-century classical composers 21st-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian singers