Deebo Bhattacharya Explained

Deebo Bhattacharya
দিবা ভট্টাচার্য
دیبو بھٹاچاریہ
Birth Place:Bengal, British India
Origin:Karachi, Pakistan
Birth Date:1930 8, df=y
Genre:Film score
Occupation:Music director
Years Active:1956  - 1974

Deebo Bhattacharya (1 August 1930 – 1994), also known as Debu Bhattacherjee, was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi musician, painter and singer who worked in Lollywood movies during the era of 1960s and 1970s.

He was one of the well known composers in Bangladesh as well. He is known for composing the classic song, "Bare bemurawat hein ye husn walay kahein dil laganay ki koshish na karna" for the film Badnaam (1966). After 1971, he became a citizen of Bangladesh. [1] He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1976 by the Government of Bangladesh.[1]

He earned the first ever Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for Choritrohin (1975) jointly with Lokman Hossain Fakir. He was conferred Ekushey Padak posthumus in 1997 for his lifetime contribution to Bengali music.[2]

Early life and career

Deebo was born into a Bengali family. He arrived in Pakistan from India in 1956 to work as an assistant to Indian music director Timir Baran who was going to compose music for the film Anokhi. While Timir Baran moved back to India after composing for a few Pakistani films, Deebo remained in Pakistan and resided in Karachi.

In 1957, his first film as a solo music director, Maska Polish, was released. The movie was a box office disappointment but the songs in Ahmed Rushdi's voice gained recognition for Deebo. The same fate befell his next two movies, Yeh Duniya (1960) and Lakhoun Fasane (1961). With the release of Banjaran (1962), he rose to notoriety, and the song "Na jane kaisa safar hai mera", sung by Noor Jehan, became a hit. The other milestone of Deebo's career was the film Badnaam (1966). One of its songs, "Bare Bemurawat Hain Yei Husn Waale, Kahin Dil Lagane Ko Koshish Na Karna", vocalized by Suraiya Multanikar, is considered one of his most timeless tunes.In 1968, he composed songs for producer Waheed Murad's film Sumandar including the theme song, "Tera Mera Sathi Hai Lehrata Sumandar" (singer- Ahmed Rushdi).

In the 1960s and 1970s, he composed music for several other films, including; Shararat (1963), Beti (1964), Taqdeer (1966), Meray Bachay Meri Ankhen (1967), Bahadur (1967), Jhuk Gaya Aasman (1970) and Tiger Gang (1974).[3] [4]

Popular compositions

Song title Singer(s) Lyrics Movie
Na jane kaisa safar hai mera Noor JehanFayyaz HashmiBanjaran (1962)
Ae dil tujhe ab un se ye kaisi shikayat haiMasroor AnwarShararat (1963)
Bare bemurawat hein ye husn waleMasroor AnwarBadnaam (1966)
Hum bhi musafir tum bhi musafir Masroor AnwarBadnaam (1966)
Hasein bahar ye mousam Sehba AkhtarMere Bachay Meri Ankhein (1967)
Tera mera sathi hai lehrata samandarAhmed Rushdi / Masood Rana & co Sehba AkhtarSamundar (1968)
Yon rooth no gori mujh se Sehba AkhtarSamundar (1968)
Tanha thi aur hamesha se tanha hai zindgi Sehba AkhtarJaltay Armaan Bhujtay Deep (unreleased)
Chaand Ki Saej Pe Taaron Se Saja Ke Sehra Runa Laila[5] Sehba AkhtarJhuk Gaya Aasman (1970)

Discography

See also: Deebo Bhattacharya discography.

Later life and death

Deebo moved to Bangladesh after the separation of East Pakistan in 1971. He died in 1994, after living for nearly two decades there.

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhattacherjee, Debu. June 11, 2015. Mahbubul Alam. Banglapedia.
  2. Web site: http://shahittabazar.com/1861/. bn:একুশে পদক : ২০১৪ পেলেন ১৫ জন ব্যক্তিত্ব. bn.
  3. News: Parvez . Amjad . Deebo Bhattacharya — a captivating composer . Daily Times . January 31, 2019.
  4. News: Zafar . Abdul Hafeez . بڑے بےمروت ہیں یہ حسن والے، دیبو بھٹا چاریہ کا سنگیت سب سے منفرد تھا . Roznama Duniya . August 17, 2020.
  5. Web site: Runa Laila on Mehdi Hassan. Cineplot Music website. 18 June 2011. 3 April 2022. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111101094529/http://cineplot.com/music/runa-laila-on-mehdi-hassan/. 1 November 2011. Asif Noorani.