Rupankar Bagchi

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Rupankar Bagchi
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Rupankar Bagchi
Background information
Born (1972-12-02) 2 December 1972 (age 52)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Playback Singer
  • Composer
InstrumentGuitar
Website www.rupankar.com

Rupankar Bagchi, also known mononymously as Rupankar, is a Bengali singer-songwriter, playback singer and actor from Kolkata, India.

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He has sung many famous songs in recent Bengali films like Chalo Let's Go (2008), Baishe Srabon (2011), Aparajita Tumi (2012), Hemlock society (2012), Dutta Vs Dutta (2012), Jaatishwar (2014), Chotushkone (2014) and Monn (2018). [1] He was awarded the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer by the Government of India for the song " E Tumi Kemon Tumi " from Jaatishwar . [2] During the COVID-19 pandemic, he released a song titled Tor Saathe, under Times Music label.

Early life

Bagchi was born in a Bengali family and at an early age he learned classical vocal from his father Ritendra Nath Bagchi and Rabindra Sangeet from his mother Sumitra Bagchi. He was trained in classical music from Sukumar Mitra and in modern songs from Jatileswar Mukhopadhyay. His first stage performance was at the age of eleven. [1] In 1999, he married Chaitali Lahiri. [3]

Discography

Tane [4]

Famous songs

Awards

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajat Kamal Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Jaatishwar (Bengali) to Shri Rupankar Bagchi, at the 61st National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on 3 May 2014. The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajat Kamal Award for Best Male Playback Singer Jaatishwar (Bengali) to Shri Rupankar, at the 61st National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on May 03, 2014.jpg
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Rajat Kamal Award for Best Male Playback Singer: Jaatishwar (Bengali) to Shri Rupankar Bagchi, at the 61st National Film Awards function, in New Delhi on 3 May 2014.

Nomination

Filmography

Controversy

In May 2022, hours before the sudden death of KK in Kolkata, Bagchi stated on his Facebook live that he is better than any KK. [6] [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Home". rupankar.com.
  2. ↑ "61st National Film Awards Announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau (PIB), India. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "'একা শুয়ে বিছানায় অসুবিধে হয়…'! বউ চৈতালিকে ছাড়া থাকতেই পারেন না রূপঙ্কর". Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 16 February 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Home". allmusic.com.
  5. ↑ "Tollywood music album compromising 6 songs one of which is a solo by Sarbajit Ghosh". Ebela.in.
  6. ↑ "Who is KK? Read what Bengali singer Rupankar Bagchi is getting trolled for".
  7. ↑ "Rupankar Bagchi confesses: KK controversy gave me a reality check, I needed this blow — Exclusive!".
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