Sanjit Acharya

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Sanjit Acharya
Born1953
Chafra village, Patiya, Chattagram
Died9 December, 2024
Chittagong
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Singer-Songwriter, Playwright
Known forChattogram Folk-music, Maizbhandari
Notable workOre Sampanwala

Sanjit Acharya (born 1953) was a Bangladeshi singer, composer, playwright, and lyricist from Chattogram. He is best known for his song O Re Sampanwala, which was used in his play Sampanwala.

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Sanjit Acharya was a Bangladeshi singer, composer, playwright, and lyricist from Chattogram. He is best known for his song O Re Sampanwala, which was used in his play Sampanwala. [1] His other notable creations include Amar Moner Bedona Bondhu Chara Jane Na and Banshkhali Moishkhali Pal Uraiya Dile Sampan Gur Gurai Chole. He wrote two plays: Sampanwala and Sonai Bandhu. [1] Both were later turned into films. His music first gained national attention in 1978, when two of his duets with Kalyani Ghosh—"Gura Gura Kotha Hoi Baganer Adale" and "Satya Gori Hao Na Cox's Bazar Loi Jaiba"—were recorded on gramophone. He has written or composed over 1,000 songs. [2] [3]

Notable songs

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References

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