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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chandrabindoo
| image = chandrabindoo @ AACUED.jpg
| caption = Chandrabindoo, left to right: Arup, Saurabh, Upal, Rajshekhar, Anindya, Sibu, Surojit in 2010
| image_size = 864x684
| landscape = yes
| origin = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| genre = [[Band (music)|Band Music]], [[Rock music of West Bengal|Bengali rock]]
| years_active = 1998–present
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]], [[The Times Group|Times Music]], [[Universal Music Group]], [[Sagarika]]
| associated_acts =
| current_members = Upal Anindya Chandril Arup Surojit Rajshekhar Sibu Sourabh Tirthankar
| Former_members = Dron Acharya [[Pritam]]
}}

'''Chandrabindoo''' (often spelled '''Chandrabindu'''), based in [[Kolkata]], is a [[Bengali band]] known for satirical, colloquial lyrics, with references to current affairs and cultural phenomena.

The band is chiefly popular in the [[India]]n city of [[Kolkata]], and in cities like [[Delhi]] and [[Mumbai]] that have a large expatriate [[Bengali people|Bengali]] population.

==Name Origin==
The band shares its name with the last letter (technically a modifier) of the [[Bengali alphabet]], [[Chandrabindu|◌̐]]. The name is a reference to a piece of dialogue from [[Sukumar Ray]]'s ''হযবরল'' ''[[HaJaBaRaLa]]'', a well-known work of [[literary nonsense]] in [[Bengali language|Bengali]].

<blockquote>বেড়াল বলল, “বেড়ালও বলতে পার, রুমালও বলতে পার, চন্দ্রবিন্দুও বলতে পার।” আমি বললাম, “চন্দ্রবিন্দু কেন?”

শুনে বেড়ালটা “তাও জানো না?” বলে এক চোখ বুজে ফ্যাচ্‌ফ্যাচ্ করে বিশ্রীরকম হাসতে লাগল। আমি ভারি অপ্রস্তুত হয়ে গেলাম। মনে হল, ঐ চন্দ্রবিন্দুর কথাটা নিশ্চয় আমার বোঝা উচিত ছিল। তাই থতমত খেয়ে তাড়াতাড়ি বলে ফেললাম, “ও হ্যাঁ-হ্যাঁ, বুঝতে পেরেছি।”

বেড়ালটা খুশি হয়ে বলল, “হ্যাঁ, এ তো বোঝাই যাচ্ছে— চন্দ্রবিন্দুর চ, বেড়ালের তালব্য শ, রুমালের মা— হল চশমা। কেমন, হল তো?”</blockquote>

<blockquote>The cat said "You can call me a cat, or a handkerchief, or even a ''chandrabindoo''". "Why a ''chandrabindoo''?" I asked.

"Can't you tell?" said the cat, winking and sniggering in a most irritating way. I was taken aback. Perhaps I ought to have known about the ''chandrabindoo'', I thought. "Ah!" I said quickly. "I understand".

"Of course you do,"said the Cat, pleased. "‘''cha''’ for ''chandrabindoo'', ‘''sha''’ for ''birāl'' (cat), and ‘''mā''’ for ''rumāl'' (handkerchief) - that spells ‘''chashma''’(spectacles) Simple, isn't it?"</blockquote>

==Early days==
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The band faced many problems during the production of their first album ''[[Aar Jani Na]]'', having to produce their demo with the help of an out-of-date sound mixer. It was released in 1998, and got a lukewarm response. However, they came to the attention of [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]] of [[Mohiner Ghoraguli]], and he recommended them to Asha Audio, who released their second album ''[[Gadha (album)|Gadha]]''. The first public live show of Chandrabindoo was held in ''Gyan Manch'' near [[Rabindra Sadan]], Kolkata.

== Band members ==
* [[Upal Sengupta]] – singer/ [[music composer]]/ lead vocal
* [[Anindya Chatterjee]] – singer/ [[music composer]]/ lead vocal
* [[Chandril Bhattacharya]] – lyricist/[[music composer]]/ vocal
* Arup Podder – bassist
* Surojit Mukherjee – guitarist/ arranger
* Rajshekhar Kundu – drummer
* Sibabrata Biswas aka Sibu – keyboardist
* Sourabh – percussionist
and Tirthankar as [[sound engineer]].

== Former members ==
Chandrabindoo's former members include Subrato Lodh, Subrato Ghosh, Sukhendu, Subhendu, Debapriyo, Tennie, Lintu, Santanu, Arindam, [[Pritam]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=453IUDVA5TQ Pritam answers FAQs], an interview of Pritam by [[Anurag Basu]] in his talk show Ke Hobe Biggest Fan on [[Zee Bangla]]</ref> Dron Acharya, Riju, Kallol, Rajesh, Riddhi, Chandan, Papa, [[Jisshu Sengupta]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmWSgjjR4E0 Chandrabindoo answers FAQs], an interview of Chandrabindoo by [[Anurag Basu]] in his talk show Ke Hobe Biggest Fan on [[Zee Bangla]]</ref> Neepabeethi Ghosh, [[Lopamudra Mitra]].

== Discography ==

<big>'''Studio Albums'''</big>

* [[Aar Jani Na]] ({{lang-bn|আর জানি না}}, Lit: Don't Know Any More) (1997), T-Series
* [[Gadha (album)|Gadha]] ({{lang-bn|গাধা}}, Lit: Donkey) (1998), Asha Audio
* [[Twaker Jatna Nin]] ({{lang-bn|ত্বকের যত্ন নিন}}, Lit: Take Care Of Your Skin) (1999), Asha Audio
* Chaw ({{lang-bn|চ}}, Lit: Let's Go) (2001), Asha Audio
* [[Daknam]] ({{lang-bn|ডাকনাম}}, Lit: Nickname) (2002), Sony BMG
* [[Juju (Chandrabindoo album)|Juju]] ({{lang-bn|জুজু}}, Lit: The Bugbear) (2003), Sony Music
* [[Hulabila]] ({{lang-bn|হুলাবিলা}}, Lit: Hullabaloo) (2005), Sagarika
* [[U/A (album)|U/A]] ({{lang-bn|ইউ/এ}}, Lit: U/A) (2008), BIG Music
* [[Noy (album)|Noy]] ({{lang-bn|নয়}}, Lit: Nine) (2012), Kaleidoscope

<big>'''Compilation Albums'''</big>

* Chandrabindaas ({{lang-bn|চন্দ্রবিন্দাস}}, Lit: Chandrabindoo is Bindaas) (2005)
* [[Ebhabeo Phire Asha Jae (album)|Ebhabeo Phire Asha Jae]] ({{lang-bn|এভাবেও ফিরে আসা যায়}}, Lit: Even that's a Comeback) (2005)
*Bachhai 11 ({{lang-bn|বাছাই ১১}}, Lit: Selected 11) (2006)
*Sera Chandrabindoo ({{lang-bn|সেরা চন্দ্রবিন্দু}}, Lit: Best Of Chandrabindoo) (2008)

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Year !! Film !! Directed By !! Other Notes
|-
|rowspan="1"|2009
|Box No. 1313
|Aniruddha Bhattacharya
|as Music Director
|-
|rowspan="1"|2009
|[[Cross Connection]]
|Abhijit Guha, Sudeshna Ray
|as Lyricists
|-
|rowspan="1"|2009
|[[Brake Fail]]
|[[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|as Playback Singers
|-
|rowspan="1"|2009
|[[Antaheen]]
|[[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]
|Anindya and Chandril as Lyricist together, They won [[56th National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104115850/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-05/news-interviews/28307619_1_lyricists-song-lac "Writings on the wall"] a published in [[Times of India]] on 5 July 2010, Tollywood's reaction on the national awards in lyrics</ref> in 2010 for it<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji8MgksljVw Anindya's reaction after winning National Award], an interview of Anindya by R-Plus</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XtM8hBqk4I Chandril's reaction after winning National Award], an interview of Anindya by R-Plus</ref>
|-
|rowspan="1"|2010
|Jodi Ekdin
|[[Riingo Banerjee]]
|Anindya and Chandril as lyricists together, Upal and Anindya made a video appearance for a song (Playback Singers)
|-
|rowspan="1"|2010
|[[Ekti Tarar Khonje]]
|[[Abhik Mukhopadhyay]]
|as Lyricists
|-
|rowspan="1"|2010
|[[033]]
|Birsa Dasgupta
|as Music Director
|-
|rowspan="1"|2010
|Natobar Not Out
|Amit Sen
|Playback Singers; Upal and Anindya made a video appearance for a song
|-
|rowspan="1"|2011
|[[Jiyo Kaka]]
|[[Parambrata Chatterjee]]
|as Music Director
|-
|rowspan="1"|2011
|[[Icche]]
|[[Nandita Roy]]/ Shiboprasad Mukhopadhyay
|Anindya as a Playback Singer
|-
|rowspan="1"|2011
|[[Rang Milanti]]
|[[Kaushik Ganguly]]
|as Music Director, lyricist, Voice Artist
|-
|rowspan="1"|2011
|[[Gosainbaganer Bhoot (film)|Gosainbaganer Bhoot]]
|[[Nitish Roy]]
|as Music Director and Playback Singer(s)
|-
|rowspan="1"|2012
|[[Aparajita Tumi]]
|[[Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury]]
|Anindya and Chandril as Lyricist
|}

== Other work ==
They made their first international tour in July 2015, when they performed in London in aid of the Kolkata-based [[Child In Need Institute (CINI)]]. Chandrabindoo is the official [[brand ambassador]] for CINI ASHA.<ref>[http://www.kicpl.in/celeb_details.php?celebid=9 Chandrabindoo: Kaleidoscope] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821171444/http://www.kicpl.in/celeb_details.php?celebid=9|date=21 August 2014}} ''kicpl.in''. Retrieved 21 August 2013</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Moheener Ghoraguli]]
* [[Music of West Bengal]]

== References ==

{{reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081209234912/http://www.chandrabindoo.in/ chandrabindoo.in] (official website of Chandrabindoo)
*[https://twitter.com/chandrabindaas twitter.com/chandrabindaas] (Official Twitter page)
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/chandrabindooband youtube.com/user/chandrabindooband] (Official YouTube channel)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080406140800/http://www1.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?catkey=383130806&art_id=1548526068&sType=1 Singing the nonsense verse], a [[Times of India]] article on the band
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071124143107/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2005/10/08/stories/2005100803310300.htm Of Moon and More], an article on the band in [[The Hindu]]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1dZYq_FdK4 Chandrabindoo answers FAQs], an interview of Chandrabindoo by [[Anurag Basu]] in his talk show Ke Hobe Biggest Fan on [[Zee Bangla]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090201001358/http://gaanerbhela.blog.co.in/ Listen to all Chandrabindoo Songs]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081021010251/http://www.ciniuk.org/news.html Chandrabindoo to perform in aid of the Child In Need Institute] an article on CINI UK website
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPR3MSGvxsU Chandrabindoo's new music video featuring Vidya Balan named Jani Na from the forthcoming album E-arki]

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