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His rendition, Mahisasura Mardini, is still played by [[All India Radio]], every [[Mahalaya]], marking the beginning of [[Durga Puja]] festivities. So popular was his version of the recitation that when in 1976, the voice of noted Bengali actor, [[Uttam Kumar]] was employed for the programme, it didn't get a favorable response from the audience and it was shifted back to the original version of Birendra Krishna Bhadra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/voice-from-nbsp-the-sky/cid/1470200|title=Voice from the sky|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]}}</ref> | His rendition, Mahisasura Mardini, is still played by [[All India Radio]], every [[Mahalaya]], marking the beginning of [[Durga Puja]] festivities. So popular was his version of the recitation that when in 1976, the voice of noted Bengali actor, [[Uttam Kumar]] was employed for the programme, it didn't get a favorable response from the audience and it was shifted back to the original version of Birendra Krishna Bhadra.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/west-bengal/voice-from-nbsp-the-sky/cid/1470200|title=Voice from the sky|newspaper=[[The Telegraph (Calcutta)]]}}</ref> | ||
[[Subhasish Mukhopadhyay|Subhasish Mukherjee]] portrayed him in his biopic [[ | [[Subhasish Mukhopadhyay|Subhasish Mukherjee]] portrayed him in his biopic [[Mahalaya (film)|''Mahalaya'']],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movie-reviews/mahalaya/movie-review/68215274.cms|title=Mahalaya Movie Review|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> written and directed by [[Soumik Sen]], highlighting the 1976 fiasco.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.anandabazar.com/supplementary/patrika/%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AD-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B7-1.70296|title=যা বীরেন্দ্র সর্বভূতেষু|publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]]}}</ref> [[Jisshu Sengupta]] portrayed the role of [[Uttam Kumar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.uniindia.com/mahalaya-is-a-confluence-of-historical-nostalgia-and-artistic-excellence/entertainment/news/1516978.html|title=Mahalaya'is a confluence of historical nostalgia and artistic excellence|publisher=[[United News of India]]}}</ref> | ||
On the Mahalaya day in 2006, Sujata Bhadra, daughter of the late Birendra Krishna Bhadra, got a cheque for Rs 50,917 from music company, [[Saregama|Saregama India Ltd]] as a royalty for her father's famous work. | On the Mahalaya day in 2006, Sujata Bhadra, daughter of the late Birendra Krishna Bhadra, got a cheque for Rs 50,917 from music company, [[Saregama|Saregama India Ltd]] as a royalty for her father's famous work. | ||