Kabir Bakul

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Kabir Bakul
কবির বকুল
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Bakul in 2012
Born (1966-11-21) 21 November 1966 (age 57)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater University of Dhaka [ citation needed ]
Occupation(s) Lyricist, journalist
Years active1988-present
Spouse
Dinat Jahan Munni
(m. 1997)
Children3

Kabir Bakul (born 21 November 1966) is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist. [1] He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics 6 times for the films Megher Kole Rod (2008), Swami Strir Wada (2009), Nisshash Amar Tumi (2010), Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013), Nayok (2018) and Bishwoshundori (2020). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] As of 2013, he has written about 5000 songs. [1]

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Early life and career

Bakul was born and grew up in Chandpur. [7] [1] He learnt singing from Shital Kumar Ghoshal. [8] In 1987, he first came to Dhaka and gave thirteen lyrics to singer Tapan Chowdhury. [8] Bakul's first song, Kaal Shara Raat, was featured in Ayub Bachchu’s album, Moyna. [7] The second was sung by Naseem Ali Khan from Souls. [8] At that time, he was a masters student at the University of Dhaka. [7] He then started working with Monowar Hossen Tutul. [8]

Bakul became a reporter for the Daily Bhorer Kagoj. [9] He has been serving as the head of Prothom Alo's Ananda page since 2004. [10]

Bakul started writing songs professionally in 1991. [7] In 1994, he wrote his first song for a feature film, Agni Shantan. [7] He teamed up with Shakib Khan in Abu Sayeed Khan's romance drama Dujon Dujonar in 1999. [11]

Bakul hosted a musical television program titled "Sur Shambhar," aired on Bangladesh Television. [7]

Works

Songs

Filmography

Awards

Personal life

Bakul is married to musician Dinat Jahan Munni since 1997. [12] Together they have two daughters, Prerona and Protikkha, and a son, Prochchhod. [13]

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