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 58)
Chandpur District, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater University of Dhaka [ citation needed ]
Occupation(s) Lyricist, journalist
Years active1988-present
Spouse
Dinat Jahan Munni
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(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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 বিবিসির সাথে গানগল্প. BBC News (in Bengali). November 2013. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  2. ↑ "National Film Award winners announced". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. ↑ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০০৮ ঘোষণা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2010-02-12. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  4. ↑ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কারে 'মৃত্তিকা মায়া'র জয়জয়কার. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  5. ↑ বকুলের হ্যাট্রিক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Winners of National Film Awards 2020 announced". The Daily Star. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The power of lyrics". The Daily Star. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Kabir Bakul". The Daily Star. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  9. ↑ "In Perfect Tune". The Daily Star. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  10. 1 2 ""One can't take songwriting as profession in Bangladesh"". The Daily Star. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  11. ↑ "দুজন দুজনার (Dujon Dujonar) - বাংলা মুভি ডেটাবেজ | BMDb". বাংলা মুভি ডেটাবেজ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  12. ↑ "Dinat Jahan: An artiste of many dimensions". The Daily Star. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  13. ↑ "Munni From Folk To Film". The Daily Star. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
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