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| years_active = 2016–present
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = Kaleidoscope Bioscope, Amara Muzic Bengali
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Raka Bhattacharya
রাকা ভট্টাচার্য
Birth nameRaka Bhattacharya
OriginKrishnanagar, Nadia, West Bengal
GenresBengali Modern, Rabindra Sangeet
OccupationPlayback singer
InstrumentVocals
Years active2016–present
LabelsKaleidoscope Bioscope, Amara Muzic Bengali

Raka Bhattacharya is a popular Indian playback singer from Kolkata, West Bengal. She primarily sings Bengali songs.[1]

She shot to fame in 2016, with her first single release, 'Brishti Pagol'. [2]Brishti Pagol was a love song that she sung as a duet , with legendary Bengali musician Kabir Suman. The song was composed by Anindya Bhattacharya while Kabir Suman and poet Joyasish Ghosh penned down the lyrics. The song, initially released through Youtube, was well appreciated by the Bengali listeners. [3]

Bhattacharya debuted as a playback singer in the Chiranjeet Chakraborty starred romantic drama Guhamanob (2017), directed by Paromita Munsi. The soundtrack of the film included two songs by Raka, one a solo rendition of Rabindranath Tagore's Sesh Ganeri Resh and Shedin Dujone, another Rabindrasangeet that she sung with Kabir Suman. Kabir Suman scored the music for the film. [4][5] The movie failed at box-office and received mixed reviews from critics, but the Soundtrack was uniformly appreciated. [6]

References

  1. ^ Grihosobha Bangla : November 2017 edition. Delhi Press. 2017.
  2. ^ "Promo Release of BrishtiPagol". Calcalling. 30 November 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ Calcalling (7 December 2016). "Digital Release of BrishtiPagol". Calcalling. {{cite news}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "শ্বশুরমশাই আর বউমার প্রেমের অন্য গল্প বলবে 'গুহামানব'". Sangbad Pratidin. 24 November 2016. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "You can love GuhaManab". WhatsNewLife. 11 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ "গুহাবন্দি হয়ে থাকলো গুহামানব". Anandabazar Patrika. 11 December, 2017. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)