Subal Das
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Subal Das (26 December 1928 – 16 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.[2] He directed music of 86 films.[1]
Early life
[edit]Das was born on 27 December 1927 in Brahmanbaria District, East Bengal, British Raj.[3]
Career
[edit]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.[4] He died of cardiac arrest on 16 August 2005 at the Lifeline Hospital in Kolkata, India.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Das was married to Aporna Das (d. 1996).[2]
Football career
[edit]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.[2]
discography
[edit]- Swaralipi
- Darpachurna
- Anirban
- Tansen
- Jog Biyog
- Grihalakshmi
- Bhalo Manush
- Alo Tumi Aleya
- Pyaasa
- Kaajal
- Preet Na Janey Reet
Awards
[edit]- Lifetime Achievement Award by Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS): 2004[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "In remembrance..." The Daily Star. December 31, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Subal Das is no more". The Daily Star. August 18, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ "Das, Subal". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
- ^ "Musician Subal Das passes away". The Daily Star. August 17, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
- ^ Harun ur Rashid (December 7, 2004). "Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on six film personalities". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.