| Birth Name: | Sourav Sarkar | ||
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1972 | ||
| Joy Sarkar | |||
| Alias: | Joy Da | ||
| Birth Place: | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Origin: | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Genre: | Bengali Modern, Filmi, Bangla Ghazals, Classical | ||
| Years Active: | 1998–present | ||
| Instrument: | Guitar | ||
| Occupation: | Music Composer | ||
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Sourav Sarkar, popularly known as Joy Sarkar, is a Kolkata based Indian Bengali film music composer. Sarkar mainly works in Bengali cinema and albums. He composed soundtracks for Jodi Ekdin (2010), Accident (2012), Muktodhara (2012), Bicycle Kick (2013), Half Serious (2013), Rupkatha Noy (2013), The play (2013), Antaraal (2013), Women Prayed and Preyed Upon (2013), Ek Phali Rodh (2014),Abby Sen (2015), Kiriti Roy (2016), Nayikar Bhumikay (2017), Bilu Rakkhosh (2017), Pupa (2018), Reunion (2019), Shesher Golpo (2019), and Parcel (2019).[1]
Joy Sarkar was born on 1972, 11 January in Kolkata, India, to Sudhin Sarkar, who is a Bengali singer of yesteryears, and Kalyani Sarkar. He has an elder brother, Rana, who is also a musician. Due to the musical bent of his parents, music came to him spontaneously.[2]
Sarkar is married to a Bengali singer Lopamudra Mitra since 2001.[3]
Joy Sarkar worked as music director for the following films.
| Year | Film Name | Director/Directors | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jodi Ekdin | Riingo Banerjee | ||
| 2012 | Accident | |||
| 2012 | Muktodhara | Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy | ||
| 2013 | Bicycle Kick | Sumit Das, Debasish Sen Sharma | ||
| 2013 | Half Serious | Utsav Mukherjee | ||
| 2013 | Rupkatha Noy | Atanu Ghosh | ||
| 2013 | The play | Ranjay Ray Choudhury | ||
| 2013 | Antaraal | Binay Kumar Mittra, Benoy Mittra | ||
| 2013 | Women Prayed and Preyed Upon (Documentary) | Kankana Chakraborty | ||
| 2014 | Ek Phaali Rodh | Atanu Ghosh | ||
| 2015 | Abby Sen | Atanu Ghosh | ||
| 2016 | Kiriti Roy | Aniket Chattopadhyay | ||
| 2017 | Nayikar Bhumikay | Swagato Chowdhury | ||
| 2017 | Bilu Rakkhosh | Indrasis Acharya | ||
| 2018 | Pupa | Indrasis Acharya | ||
| 2018 | Reunion | Murari Mohan Rakshit | [5] | |
| 2019 | Shesher Golpo | Jiit Chakraborty | [6] | |
| 2019 | Parcel | Indrasis Acharya | [7] | |
| 2020 | Doodhpither Gachh | Ujjwal Basu | ||
| 2022 | Boudi Canteen | Parambrata Chatterjee | ||
| 2022 | Manabjomin | Srijato | ||
| 2023 | Datta |
Worked as music director for the following Webseries.
| Year | Series Name | Director/Directors | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tansener Tanpura | Soumik Chattopadhyay | Hoichoi | |
| 2020 | Feluda Pherot | Addatimes | ||
| 2021 | Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni | Hoichoi | ||
| 2022 | Rudrabinar Obhishaap | Hoichoi | ||
| 2022 | Feludar Goyendagiri | Hoichoi |