Abdul Alim (folk singer)

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{{Short description|Bangladeshi folk singer}}
{{other people||Abdul Alim}}
{{infobox musical artist
| name = Abdul Alim
| native_name = আব্দুল আলীম
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|07|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Talibpur, [[Murshidabad]], [[West Bengal]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|09|05|1931|07|27|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
| occupation = playback singer
| instruments = Vocals
}}
'''Abdul Alim''' (27 July 1931 – 5 September 1974) was a Bangladeshi [[folk singer]].<ref name=dstar>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/07/25/d40725140190.htm|publisher=The Daily Star|title=Abdul Alim: The king of folk songs|author=Sadya Afreen Mallick|date=2004-07-25|accessdate=2012-11-29}}</ref> He won the [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] in 1975 for playback in ''Sujan Sakhi''. He was posthumously awarded the [[Ekushey Padak]] in 1977 and [[Independence Day Award]] in 1997 by the [[Government of Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cabinet.gov.bd/site/view/all_independence_awardees|title=স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কারপ্রাপ্ত ব্যক্তি/প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা|language=bn|trans-title=List of the names of personnel and institutions who won the Independence Day Award|accessdate=2019-08-14|publisher=Government of Bangladesh}}</ref><ref name=ekushey>{{cite news|url= http://www.moca.gov.bd/site/page/c706da0c-29ee-4f0f-95d9-fa6705e19001/|title=একুশে পদকপ্রাপ্ত সুধীবৃন্দ|accessdate=3 April 2019|publisher=Government of Bangladesh|language=bn|trans-title=Ekushey Padak winners list}}</ref>

==Career==
Alim migrated from [[Murshidabad]] to Dhaka after the [[partition of India]] in 1947, and joined the Dhaka Radio Station as a staff artiste. By the age of 14, he had recorded two songs. In Dhaka, he took lessons from [[Mumtaz Ali Khan (musician)|Mumtaz Ali Khan]] and Mohammed Hossain Khosru.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248391 | title=Tribute to Abdul Alim | work=The Daily Star | date=5 September 2012 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Mallick, Sadya Afreen}}</ref><ref name=dstar/> He got his breakthrough while performing songs at the [[Aliah University|Alia Madrasah]] in Calcutta. He was awarded five gold medals for his performances and contributions to music at the All Pakistan music conference in [[Lahore]].<ref name=voice>{{cite news | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/abdul-alim-a-voice-across-time-35580 | title=Abdul Alim: A voice across time | work=The Daily Star | date=3 August 2014 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Mallick, Sadya Afreen}}</ref>

Alim recorded over 300 Gramophone records.<ref name=dstar/> He sang playbacks in over 100 films.<ref name=dstar/> He recorded songs for [[Mukh O Mukhosh]], the first film to be produced in the erstwhile [[East Pakistan]].<ref name=voice/>

==Works==
;Notable songs
* ''Chirodin Pushlam Ak Achin Pakhi''
* ''Ei Je Duniya Kishero Lagia''
* ''Shorbonasha Padma Nodi''
* ''Holudia Pakhi Shonar Boron''<ref name=voice/>
* ''Naiya Rey Nayer Badaam Tuila''
* ''Duarey Aishachey Palki''
* ''Amare Shajay Dio Nowshar Shajey''
* ''Porer Jaiga Porer Jomi''
* ''Mon-e Boro Asha Chhilo Jabo Modina-e''
* ''Shab Shakhire Par Korite Nebo Ana Ana''
* ''Ujaan Gang-er Naiyya''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/the-musical-legacy-of-abdul-alim | title=The musical legacy of Abdul Alim | publisher=The Daily Star | date=22 July 2013 | accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]] (1975)<ref name=nfa>{{cite web|url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২|title=জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)|language=bn|trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)|accessdate=25 March 2019|publisher=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation|work=Government of Bangladesh}}</ref>
* [[Ekushey Padak]] (1977)
* [[Independence Day Award]] (1997)
* President's [[Pride of Performance]] Award (1960) by the [[President of Pakistan]]
* Bachsas Awards (1972-1973)

==Personal life and legacy==
Alim has three sons, Jahir Alim, Haider Alim and Asgar Alim and four daughters, Zohra Alim, Noorjahan Alim, Aktar Jahan Alim and Asia Alim.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/968107/আবদুল-আলীমকে-নিয়ে-আয়োজন | title=আবদুল আলীমকে নিয়ে আয়োজন | publisher=Prothom Alo | date=5 September 2016 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | language=Bengali}}</ref> Alim died on 5 September 1974, at [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University|PG Hospital]] in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/abdul-alim-beacon-folk-music-1280581 | title=Abdul Alim: A beacon of folk music | publisher=The Daily Star | date=5 September 2016 | accessdate=1 October 2016 | author=Islam, Iftekharul}}</ref>

His Wife Begum Jamila Khatun died on 13 October 2020 , at Yamagata Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

A research-based book on Alim's life, titled ''Bangla Loko Sangeet-er Amar Kanthoshilpi Abdul Alim'' along with a DVD, titled ''Tomaro Lagiarey'', were launched in 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/music/musical-legacy-the-legend-abdul-alim-192112 | title=Musical legacy of the legend Abdul Alim | publisher=The Daily Star | date=25 December 2015 | accessdate=1 October 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|7644696}}
{{Bangladesh National Film Award Best Male Playback Singer}}
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[[Category:1931 births]]
[[Category:1974 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Murshidabad district]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi male musicians]]
[[Category:Best Male Playback Singer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ekushey Padak in arts]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award]]
[[Category:Singers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:20th-century male singers]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi folk singers]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi people of Indian descent]]

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