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Subal Das
Born(1928-12-26)December 26, 1928
DiedAugust 16, 2005(2005-08-16) (aged 76)

Subal Das (December 26, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was a Bangladeshi music director and composer.[1] He was the music director of the first film developed in Film Development Corporation (FDC), Akash aar Mati.[2] He directed music of over 300 films.[1]

Early life

Das was born on 27 December 1927 in Brahmanbaria District, East Bengal, British Raj.[3]

Career

Das took music lessons from Ustad Israel Khan, nephew of musician Ustad Alauddin Khan.[1] Das started working for the radio in 1963.[1]

Das had been suffering from anal cancer.[4] But he died of cardiac arrest on August 16, 2005 at the Lifeline Hospital in Kolkata, India.[2]

Personal life

Das was married to Aporna Das (d. 1996). Between 1948 and 1956, Das played football for Dhaka Azad Sporting Club.[2]

Works

  • Swaralipi
  • Darpachurna
  • Anirban
  • Tansen
  • Jog Biyog
  • Grihalakshmi
  • Bhalo Manush
  • Alo Tumi Aleya
  • Pyaasa
  • Kaajal
  • Preet Na Janey Reet

Awards

  • Lifetime Achievement Award by Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS) (2004)[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "In remembrance..." The Daily Star. December 31, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Subal Das is no more". The Daily Star. August 18, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Das, Subal - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. ^ "Musician Subal Das passes away". The Daily Star. August 17, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Harun ur Rashid (December 7, 2004). "Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on six film personalities". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.