Kaushik Hossain Taposh

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Kaushik Hossain Taposh
কৌশিক হোসেন তাপস
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Born (1983-11-08) 8 November 1983 (age 42)
OccupationsMusic composer, MD & CEO of Gaan Bangla & OMZ Group
Years active1991-present
Notable work Wind of Change
SpouseFarzana Arman Munny
Children3
Awards Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Composer

Kaushik Hossain Taposh (born 8 November 1983) is a Bangladeshi music composer, producer, and musician. He is also serving as the managing director and CEO of One More Zero Group & Gaan Bangla TV. [1] [2] [3] He is the creator of the music television series Wind of Change . He is managing director and CEO of Gaan Bangla . [4] At age 31, Taposh broke another record by becoming the youngest person to be given a Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Composer for a film song composition for the film Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013). [5] In 2018, he won the Mother Teresa International Award [6] on behalf of TM Productions for his 'Wind of Change- Music for Peace' campaign.

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Career

At the age of eight, Taposh released his first music album, Pakihder Pathshala (Birds' School), on February 21, 1991, at Ekushey Book Fair. [7] He studied at the Bangladesh Institute of Broadcasting Art (BIBA). [7] He took singing lessons at Shishu Academy, and learned folk music at Chhayanaut. [7]

Taposh created Gaan Bangla , [4] [8] a music streaming television network, in 2013 and introduced top artists through his channel with music videos, refraining from broadcasting any kind of other programs. The channel plays both English and Bangla music.

Taposh is the brainchild and the lead composer of 'Wind of Change' [9] - a multi dimensional musical platform of the world with its headquarters in Bangladesh.

Taposh's television channel Gaan Bangla was vandalised on 4 August 2024. [10] Taposh was arrested on 4 November 2024 after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government. [11] He was made an accused in an attempted murder case of a rickshaw driver during the protests against Sheikh Hasina. [12] He was one of 109 people charged in that case along with former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. [12]

Music videos

YearAlbumSongsMusicSinger(s)LyricsNotes
2018Lovely Accident"Lovely Accident" ft Sunny Leone and Krushna Abhishek Kaushik Akash Guddu (KAG) for JAM8 Taposh, Harjot KaurShloke Lal [13]
YearAlbumSongsMusicSinger(s)LyricsNotes
2020Nit Din Jiyan Maran"Nit Din Jiyan Maran" ft Nargis Fakhri Aditya Dev for MB MusicTaposhKumaar [14]
YearAlbumSongsMusicSinger(s)LyricsNotes
2020Oti Shundor Ghor"Oti Shundor Ghor" by TaposhTaposh for TM RecordsTaposhKeshab Ghosh [15]
2022Premer Laddu"Premer Laddu" ft Tama Mirza Taposh for TM Records Resmi Mirza Taposh [16] [17]

Personal life

Taposh is married to Farzana Arman Munny. Together they operate the OMZ group. Farzana Arman Munny is a beautician and a fashion designer from Bangladesh. She is also the owner of the women's beauty platform Que-Bella. [7] [18] They have three children. [19]

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Gaan Bangla celebrates 7 year-long journey". The Daily Star. 15 Dec 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
    2. ↑ "Gaan Bangla television's 'adda' is a star's jamming hub". The Daily Star. 4 Mar 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
    3. ↑ "Gaan Bangla TV dedicates a day to Bangabandhu". Dhaka Tribune. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
    4. 1 2 "Gaan Bangla". gaanbangla.tv. Archived from the original on 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
    5. ↑ "Mrittika Maya". The Daily Star. 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
    6. ↑ "'Wind of Change' receives Mother Teresa Award". Dhaka Tribune. 27 Aug 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
    7. 1 2 3 4 "Kaushik Hossain Taposh Melody In Motion". The Daily Star. 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
    8. ↑ "Taposh & Munny - The Power Couple". The Daily Star. 21 Apr 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
    9. ↑ "Kaushik Hossain Taposh - The Brainchild Behind Wind of Change". The Daily Star. 23 Jul 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
    10. ↑ "Gaan Bangla TV station vandalised amid clashes". The Daily Star. 2024-08-04. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
    11. ↑ "Gaan Bangla TV chairman Taposh arrested". Prothomalo. 2024-11-04. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
    12. 1 2 "Gaan Bangla Chairman Taposh shown arrested in attempted murder case". The Business Standard. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
    13. ↑ "Lovely Accident - Official video - Taposh Featuring Sunny Leone - JAM8". Zee Music Company on YouTube.
    14. ↑ "Nit Din Jiyan Maran - Official Video - Meet Bros Ft. Taposh - Nargis Fakhri". MB Music on YouTube.
    15. ↑ "TAPOSH - OTI SHUNDOR GHOR". TM Records on YouTube.
    16. ↑ "Toma Mirza starrer song 'Premer Laddu' released". The Business Standard. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
    17. ↑ 'প্রেমের লাড্ডু' নিয়ে এলেন দুই মির্জা. Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 6 February 2022.
    18. ↑ "Taposh & Munny - The Power Couple". The Daily Star. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
    19. ↑ "Taposh receives Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2018". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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