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Kabir Bakul

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Kabir Bakul
কবির বকুল
Bakul in 2012
Born (1966-11-21) 21 November 1966 (age 58)
Chandpur District, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka[citation needed]
Occupation(s)Lyricist, journalist
Years active1988-present
Spouse
Dinat Jahan Munni
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(m. 1997)​
Children3

Kabir Bakul (born 21 November 1966) is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist.[1] He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics 6 times for the films Megher Kole Rod (2008), Swami Strir Wada (2009), Nisshash Amar Tumi (2010), Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013), Nayok (2018) and Bishwoshundori (2020).[2][3][4][5][6] As of 2013, he has written about 5000 songs.[1]

Early life and career

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Bakul was born and grew up in Chandpur.[7][1] He learnt singing from Shital Kumar Ghoshal.[8] In 1987, he first came to Dhaka and gave thirteen lyrics to singer Tapan Chowdhury.[8] Bakul's first song, Kaal Shara Raat, was featured in Ayub Bachchu’s album, Moyna.[7] The second was sung by Naseem Ali Khan from Souls.[8] At that time, he was a masters student at the University of Dhaka.[7] He then started working with Monowar Hossen Tutul.[8]

Bakul became a reporter for the Daily Bhorer Kagoj.[9] He has been serving as the head of Prothom Alo's Ananda page since 2004.[10]

Bakul started writing songs professionally in 1991.[7] In 1994, he wrote his first song for a feature film, Agni Shantan.[7] He teamed up with Shakib Khan in Abu Sayeed Khan's romance drama Dujon Dujonar in 1999.[11]

Bakul hosted a musical television program titled "Sur Shambhar," aired on Bangladesh Television.[7]

Works

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Songs

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Filmography

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Awards

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Personal life

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Bakul is married to musician Dinat Jahan Munni since 1997.[12] Together they have two daughters, Prerona and Protikkha, and a son, Prochchhod.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c বিবিসির সাথে গানগল্প. BBC News (in Bengali). November 2013. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  2. ^ "National Film Award winners announced". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার ২০০৮ ঘোষণা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  4. ^ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কারে 'মৃত্তিকা মায়া'র জয়জয়কার. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  5. ^ বকুলের হ্যাট্রিক. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Winners of National Film Awards 2020 announced". The Daily Star. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "The power of lyrics". The Daily Star. 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  8. ^ a b c d "Kabir Bakul". The Daily Star. 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  9. ^ "In Perfect Tune". The Daily Star. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  10. ^ a b ""One can't take songwriting as profession in Bangladesh"". The Daily Star. 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  11. ^ "দুজন দুজনার (Dujon Dujonar) - বাংলা মুভি ডেটাবেজ | BMDb". বাংলা মুভি ডেটাবেজ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  12. ^ "Dinat Jahan: An artiste of many dimensions". The Daily Star. 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  13. ^ "Munni From Folk To Film". The Daily Star. 2013-11-02. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
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