Chandril Bhattacharya
Chandril Bhattacharya (Bengali: চন্দ্রিল ভট্টাচার্য্) is a popular Bengali columnist, lyricist, poet, singer and director from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Music
Bhattacharya is one of the main lyricists of the বাংলা band Chandrabindoo and also occasionally sings for them. His idiomatic lyrics are laced with satire and critique of modern society. Chandril, together with Anindya Chatterjee won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Pherari Mon" in the film Antaheen (2009).[1]
Education
He earned an undergraduate degree in economics as a student at Bidhannagar College and subsequently pursued an M.Sc. degree in economics from the University of Calcutta. He married Sanchari Mukherjee in 2006.[citation needed]
Writing
Chandril Bhattacharya formerly wrote the column "Uttam Madhyam" for Anandabazar Patrika on alternate Sundays, contributing to occasional op-eds in the same newspaper. His Uttam Madhyam pieces were collected as a book. Later, he began to air his views in the weekly Robbar Pratidin, in a column entitled "Du Chhokka Pnaach" ("two sixes and a five" - the highest score you can get in a single turn in the popular board game Ludo). In January 2011 his "Du Chhokka Pnaach" became bi-weekly. His satirical viewpoints addressed cultural phenomena, national and international current affairs, human psychology and social norms. He coins peculiar idioms, playful jargon, Spoonerisms and reconstructs colloquial Bengali phrases and expressions to formulate absurdist, humorous puns in most of his articles.
Published books
- Dhur Dhur A Porobaase Ke Thakbe - collection of poems (Pratibhaas)
- Uttam Madhyom - collection of bi-weekly Sunday columns of the same name, published early in Anandabazar Patrika (Pratibhaas)
- Ras Kosh Singara Bulbuli Mastak - collection of articles and columns by Chandril, also from Anandabazar [Dey's Publishing]
- Ugo Bugo Chouko Chugo - Collection of poems [Dey's Publishing]
- Ha Ha Hi Hi Ho Ho O Onyanyo - collection of seven articles published early in Robbar, Pratidin [Dey's Publishing]
- Du Chhokka Pnaach - collection of selected writings from the column'Du Chhokka Pnaach' published in Robbar, Pratidin Dey's Publishing
- Sondher Songe Casual Guley - collection of poems [Dey's Publishing]
Film
He directed a short film named Y2K (Athoba, 'Sex Krome Aasitechhe'), from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in the year 2000. The music/ lyrics of this film was composed by his band Chandrabindoo.[2]
References
- ^ Bollywood wins big at National Film Awards in.reuters.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012
- ^ Chandril Bhattacharya - Y2K (Film Script) scribd.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012
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