Subir Nandi


Subir Nandi was a Bangladeshi musician. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer five times for his performance in the films Mahanayak, Shuvoda, Srabon Megher Din, Megher Pore Megh and Mohua Sundori. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2019 by the government of Bangladesh.

Early life

Nandi was born in a Bengali Kayastha family of Nandi Para, Baniachong, Habiganj District in present-day Bangladesh. He spent his childhood in Teliapara Tea Estate, Habiganj. His father was a doctor and medical officer at Teliapara Tea Estate. Nandi has eight siblings. All nine of them learnt music from Ustad Babar Ali Khan. He grew up listening to Pankaj Mullick, Kundan Lal Saigal, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, and Manna Dey.

Career

Nandi's musical career started in the 1970s. His work in the film Mahanayak got him the breakthrough and also his first national film award. He went on singing songs like Shrabon Megher Din and Megher Opare Megh. In an interview with BTV he claimed that he had sung already 2000 film songs setting the record of second highest number of songs sung by any male singer only after Andrew Kishore.
In 1972, Nandi recorded his first song, Jodi Keu Dhup Jele Deye, written by Mohammed Muzakker and composed by Ustad Mir Kasem. In 1979, he sang Din Jaye Kotha Thake from a film with the same title. The lyrics were written by Khan Ataur Rahman.
Nandi learnt folk music from Bidit Lal Das, a folk singer. Nandi became a member of a musical band named Bidit Lal Das and His Team, founded in 1972. Other members included Akramul Islam, Jamaluddin Banna, Rakhal Chakrabarty, Himangshu Goswami and Himangshu Biswas.
In 1994, Nandi rendered songs at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Personal life

Subir Nandi married to Purabi Nandi in 1981. Having a daughter, named Falguni Nandi. He died in Singapore on 7 May 2019.

Awards

Discography

;Studio albumsDukher Pore ShukhPrem Bole Kichu NeiValobasha Kokhono MorenaSurer BhuboneGaner Sure Amay Pabe 2015
;FilmsDevdas Mahanayak Simana Periye Ammajan Srabon Megher Din Chandrokotha Megher Opare Megh Shudha Shasti
;SongsAmar E Duti ChokhEkta Chilo Sonar KonyaBha-lobashi ShokaleyTomare Chharite BondhuTumi Emoni Jaal Pe-techho ShongshareAmi Brishtir Kachh ThekeKoto Je Tomake Beshechhi BhaloChandey Kolongko Achhey JemonKeno Bha-lobasha Hariye JayeO Amar Ural PongkhireyBondhu Hote CheyeBondhu Tor Borat NiyaPaharer Kanna Dekhe
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