Sheikh Sadi Khan (born 1950) is a Bangladeshi composer and music director. 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 film '' Ghani'' (2006) and Best Music Composer for ''Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na'' (2010). He won

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 2018 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 Con ...

Early life and career

Khan began his career under the guardianship of his father Ustad

Ayet Ali Khan Ayet Ali Khan was a Bengali classical musician. Early life Khan was born in Shibpur Upazila, Shibpur, Brahmanbaria District, Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British Raj in 1884. He trained under his brothers Fakir Aftabuddin Khan and Ustad Alauddi ...

. He took lessons as a violinist from his elder brother Ustad

Bahadur Khan Ustad Bahadur Khan (born Bahadur Hossain Khan; 19 January 1931 – 3 October 1989) was an Indian sarod player and film score composer. Early life and family Ustad Bahadur Khan, a Bengali, was born on 19 January 1931 in Shibpur, Brahmanbaria, B ...

. Khan joined

Pakistan Radio Radio Pakistan serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate Radio Pakistan's founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Pakistan. The network was established on 14 August ...

in 1965. He started as a Behala player. When the

Liberation War of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...

broke out in 1971, he migrated 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 ...

and worked for

Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra ( bn, স্বাধীন বাংলা বেতার কেন্দ্র, lit=Free Bengal Radio Centre) was the radio broadcasting centre of Bengali nationalist forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1 ...

. In the early 1970s, he worked as an assistant to the composer

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 ...

. He continued playing the violin in films as well as composing music for

Bangladesh Betar Bangladesh Betar ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বেতার; ), or BB is the state-owned radio broadcaster of Bangladesh, initially established as the Dhaka station of All India Radio in 1939. It was later made part of Radio Pakistan. After t ...

. He was the music director of the film ''Ekhoni Somoy'' (1980), directed by Abdullah Al Mamun. As of 2014, Khan is serving as the Chief Music Producer of Bangladesh Betar.

Awards

(2006) * Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Composer (2010) * BACHSAS Best Music Composer Award (3 times) * Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award (2014) *

(2018)

Works

;Albums * ''Sweet Dreams'' (2012)

References

External links

* * Living people 1950 births People from Brahmanbaria district Bangladeshi composers Best Music Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Date of birth missing (living people) Best Music Composer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners {{Bangladesh-bio-stub