Subal Das Explained

Subal Das
Birth Date:26 December 1928
Birth Place:Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death Place:Kolkata, India
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Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1951–1954
Clubs1:Azad SC
Years2:1955–1956
Clubs2:Police AC

Subal Das (26 December 192816 August 2005) was a Bangladeshi music director, composer and footballer.[1] He was the music director of the first film developed in Film Development Corporation (FDC), Akash aar Mati. He directed music of 86 films.[1]

Early life

Das was born on 27 December 1927 in Brahmanbaria District, East Bengal, British Raj.[2]

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.[3] He died of cardiac arrest on 16 August 2005 at the Lifeline Hospital in Kolkata, India.[4]

Personal life

Das was married to Aporna Das (d. 1996).[4]

Football career

Das played as a goalkeeper for Azad Sporting Club from 1951 to 1954, during which the club finished runners-up in the Dhaka League in 1952, 1953 and 1954.[4]

discography

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: In remembrance.... December 31, 2005. December 7, 2015. The Daily Star.
  2. Web site: Das, Subal . Banglapedia. en. 2018-01-20.
  3. News: Musician Subal Das passes away. August 17, 2005. December 7, 2015. The Daily Star.
  4. News: Subal Das is no more. August 18, 2005. December 7, 2015. The Daily Star.
  5. News: Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on six film personalities. December 7, 2004. December 7, 2015. The Daily Star. Harun ur Rashid.