Asif Akbar আসিফ আকবর | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 25 March 1972 Comilla, Chattogram, Bangladesh |
| Genres | Pop |
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| Years active | 1998-present |
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| Spouse | Begum Salma Asif Mitu (m. 1992) |
Asif Akbar (born 25 March 1972), [1] commonly known as ASIF, is a Bangladeshi singer. [2] He releases solo, duet, and mixed albums and also songs for Bangladeshi cinema. He received six Meril-Prothom Alo Award and a Bangladesh National Film Award. [3]
Akbar was born to Ali Akbar and Rokeya Akbar in Comilla. [1] He did his SSC from Comilla Zilla School in 1989 and HSC from Comilla Victoria Government College in 1991.
Music director Shawkat Ali Emon gave Akbar the first break, and he started performing as a playback singer for films since 1998. [3] Akbar made his break with the track "O Priya Tumi Kothay". [4] His debut album was released on 30 January 2001. He consistently releases solo albums and also duets with singers such as Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kumar Sanu, Bappa Mazumder, Doly Shaontoni, Suzana Ansar, Sonia, Kaniz Suborna, Dinat Jahan Munni, Monir Khan, and many others. He temporarily retired from commercial singing on 17 March 2010 to concentrate on his political career but returned to the Bangladeshi music scene with his solo album titled X Prem released in August 2013.
Akbar received the Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Singer (Male) for five consecutive years from 2001 through 2005, the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for 2006, and for 2013, a record sixth Meril Prothom Alo Award for the performance of his song "X Prem". [5]
Akbar is married to Salma Asif Mitu. [6] Politically, he is a supporter of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He was a member of BNP's central executive committee until resigning in 2011. [6] [7] [8] [9]
In June 2018, singer Shafiq Tuhin accused Akbar of selling out digital copies of several songs without permission and filed a case against him with Tejgaon Police Station. [10] Akbar was arrested on 6 June from his studio in the FDC area in Dhaka. [11] Later, a Dhaka court rejected both the remand and bail prayers and ordered to send him to jail. [12] After spending 5 days in jail, Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate granted him bail. [13]
| Years | Album No | Album Name | Genre |
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| 2001 | 001 | O Priya Tumi Kothay | Pop |
| 2002 | 002 | Tumi Shukhi Hou | Pop |
| 003 | Tumi Kotha Rakhoni | Pop | |
| 004 | Tumio Kadbe Ekdin | Pop | |
| 2003 | 005 | Shukhe Theko Tumi Bandhobi | Pop |
| 006 | Pashani Tumi Pashani | Pop | |
| 007 | Tumi Mone Rakhoni | Pop | |
| 2004 | 008 | Akbar Bolo Tumi | Pop |
| 009 | Keno Tumi Shukhe Thakbe | Pop | |
| 010 | Tumi Valobashoni | Pop | |
| 011 | Tobuo Valobasi | Pop | |
| 2005 | 012 | Batashe Prem Uriye Dio | Pop |
| 013 | Bachbona | Pop | |
| 014 | Jobab Daw | Pop | |
| 2006 | 015 | Ovinoy | Pop |
| 016 | Shongshar | Pop | |
| 017 | Hridoye Roktokkhoron | Pop | |
| 2007 | 018 | Bondi | Pop |
| 019 | Shorto | Pop | |
| 020 | Boikaler Chad | Pop | |
| 2008 | 021 | Kichu Bhool Kichu Smriti | Pop |
| 022 | Akhono Joshna Dekhi | Pop | |
| 023 | Ek Fota Asru | Pop | |
| 2009 | 024 | Bondhu Tor Khobor Kire | Pop |
| 025 | Pani Nai Chokhe | Pop | |
| 026 | Sei Din Guli Koi | Pop | |
| 027 | Dorodiyare | Folk | |
| 028 | Shongkolito Desher Gaan | Pop | |
| 2013 | 029 | X-Prem [1] | Pop [1] [14] |
| 2014 | 030 | Jaan Re | Pop |
| Year [17] | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) |
| 1998 | Raja No. 1 | "Amari Bhagye Tomari Naam" | solo | ||
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| 2001 | Hridoyer Bandhon | "Na Na Korbona Prem" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Kabir Bakul | Kanak Chapa |
| "E Monta Bolechhe" (version 1) | |||||
| Bipodjonok | "Ei Jogot Songsare | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Baby Naznin | |
| 2002 | Arman | "N/A" | Alauddin Ali | Kabir Bakul | Baby Naznin |
| Bipodjonok | "Ki Jadu Korila Amare" | Ali Akram Shuvo | Kabir Bakul | Dolly Sayontoni | |
| Itihas | "Tumi Koi, Tumi Koi" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Baby Naznin | |
| "Prem Korechhe Prithibite" | Sabina Yasmin | ||||
| Karishma | "Premer Pathshalate" | Alam Khan | Baby Naznin | ||
| "Janure Kichhu Chainare" | |||||
| Probesh Nishedh | "Ami Tomar Premer Dewana" | Shawkat Ali Emon | N/A | Anima D'Costa | |
| 2003 | Hingsha Protihingsha | "Koshtoi Koshto, Jibone Amar" | N/A | N/A | solo |
| "Charidik Nirjon, Koro Na Alingon" | Anima D'Costa | ||||
| Khuner Porinaam | "Ajhore Shrabon Dhara" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Kabir Bakul | Simi Sifat | |
| Sotter Bijoy | "Shopno Dekhi Ami" | Emon Saha | Kabir Bakul | Kanak Chapa | |
| 2004 | Agun Amar Naam | "Deewana Re Deewana, Ami Prem Deewana" | Emon Saha | Kabir Bakul | Kavita Krishnamurthy |
| Baap Betar Lorai | "Kokhono Ki Cheyechhile" | Shawkat Ali Emon | N/A | Samina Chowdhury | |
| Kothin Purush | "Bhalobashar Majhe Duti Hridoy" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Kabir Bakul | Kanak Chapa | |
| "Chai Gorom Gorom Bhalobasha" | Anima D'Costa | ||||
| Teji Purush | "Monke Boli Tomari Kotha" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Kabir Bakul | Kanak Chapa | |
| Onno Manush | "O Sokhi Tui Chinli Na" | ||||
| 2005 | Badha | "Ei Tumi Sei Tumi" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Kanak Chapa | |
| Ekrokha | "Dewana Re Dewana" | Baby Naznin | |||
| Somajke Bodle Dao | "Buke Agun Lage" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Nazu | |
| 2006 | Banglar Hero | "O Meye Shono" | Emon Saha | Kabir Bakul | Dinat Jahan Munni |
| Hira Amar Naam | "Tomar Bari Amar Barir Moddhe Ekta Nodi" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Kabir Bakul | Baby Naznin | |
| Rani Kuthir Baki Itihash | "Amar Majhe Nei Ekhon Ami" | S I Tutul | Kabir Bakul | Samina Chowdhury | |
| "Shopno Tumi, Sotti Tumi" | |||||
| Torture | "Jaanu Jaanu Jaanu, Tumi Amar Jaani" | N/A | N/A | Bipasha | |
| "Chokchoke Rupe Tomar Achhe Jaadu" | Nazu | ||||
| 2007 | Ami Bachte Chai | "Jibon Ei Jibon" | Emon Saha | Anima D'Costa | |
| Moner Sathe Juddho | "Asman Dekhbe Dekhuk" | Emon Saha | Ashraf Babu | Anima D'Costa | |
| Tomar Jonyo Morte Pari | "Chupi Chupi Bole Mon" | Ali Akram Shuvo | Kabir Bakul | Baby Naznin | |
| Tumi Acho Hridoye | "Koshto Buke Boro Koshto" | S. I. Tutul | Kabir Bakul | Baby Naznin | |
| "Keu Dekhe Dekhuk Na" | Runa Laila | ||||
| 2008 | Ek Buk Bhalobasha | "Dhire Dhire Tumi Hole Hridoyer Mehman" | Alam Khan | Kabir Bakul | Kanak Chapa |
| 2009 | Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghore | "Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghore" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Kabir Bakul | Kanak Chapa |
| Mon Jekhane Hridoy Sekhane | "Shada Kagojer Moto" | Sabina Yasmin | |||
| Mon Diyechi Tomake | "Badhbo Bhalobashar Ghor" | Mimi | |||
| Rastar Chele | "Kichu Somoy" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Kabir Bakul | Dinat Jahan Munni | |
| Mone Boro Kosto | "Dhak Dhak Kore Buker Bhetor" | Shawkat Ali Emon | Kabir Bakul | Ronti Das | |
| O Sathii Re [18] | "Ekta Mon Sarakhon" | Ali Akram Shuvo | Dinat Jahan Munni | ||
| Shaheb Name Golam | "Shurovi, Tumi Amar Madhobi" | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Emon Saha | Anima | |
| 2010 | Bolo Na Tumi Amar | "Beautiful Beautiful" | Doly Sayontoni | ||
| Abar Ekti Juddho | "Aaj Holo Budhbar" | Baby Naznin | |||
| 2013 | Tomar Majhe Ami | "Tomar Majhe Ami" (Title Track) | Kanak Chapa | ||
| 2014 | Hero: The Superstar | "Dekhe Tor Mayabi Hasi" | Ali Akram Shuvo | Kabir Bakul | Mimi Naznin |
| 2015 | Antaranga | "Muri Chanachur" | Ronti | ||
| Podmo Patar Jol | "Alokito Sharadin" | Porshi | |||
| Rajababu: The Power | "Selfie" | Ali Akram Shuvo, Aryan Ashik | solo | ||
| N/A | Devdas | "Moneri Aynate" | N/A | N/A | solo |
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