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'''Pulak Bandyopadhyay''' পুলক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় (2 May 1931 – 7 September 1999) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[India]]n lyricist and songwriter of [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref name=Personalities>{{Cite web |url=http://shibpurinternational.com/sublink/Personalities/html/Pulak%20Bandyopadhyay.html |title=Pulak Bandyopadhyay |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512204128/http://shibpurinternational.com/sublink/Personalities/html/Pulak%20Bandyopadhyay.html |archive-date=12 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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'''Pulak Bandyopadhyay''' ({{Langx|bn|পুলক বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়}}; 2 May 1931 – 7 September 1999) was a [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[India]]n lyricist and songwriter of [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref name=Personalities>{{Cite web |url=http://shibpurinternational.com/sublink/Personalities/html/Pulak%20Bandyopadhyay.html |title=Pulak Bandyopadhyay |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512204128/http://shibpurinternational.com/sublink/Personalities/html/Pulak%20Bandyopadhyay.html |archive-date=12 May 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
He was born and brought up in [[Howrah]]. His family had close links with art circles, in particular in drama, literature, and music.  He was a graduate of the [[Scottish Church College]], in Calcutta.<ref name=Personalities/>
He was born and brought up in [[Salkia]], [[Howrah]]. His family had close links with art circles, in particular in drama, literature, and music.  He was a graduate of the [[Scottish Church College]], in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]].<ref name=Personalities/>


==Career==
==Career==
He experimented with various genres and in the process contributed richly to the evolution of musical compositions in Bengali cinema during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name=Kolrob>[http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/91077610-ek-mutho-jolshar-kolorob-memory-pulak-bandyopadhyay-may-1931-september-7-1999 Article by Kohinoor Dasgupta]</ref> The sheer spontaneity of his compositions made him a much sought after lyricist. Famous Bengali and [[Bollywood]] artistes like [[Akhilbandhu Ghosh]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhonsle]], [[Haimanti Sukla|Haimanti Shukla]], [[Shyamal Mitra]], [[Bhupen Hazarika]], [[Pratima Bandopadhyay]], [[Utpala Sen]], Arundhati Holme Chowdhury, [[Satinath Mukherjee]], [[Madhuri Chattopadhyay]], [[Anup Ghoshal]] and [[Aarti Mukherji|Arati Mukherjee]] sang his compositions.<ref name=Personalities/><ref name=Geeta>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anmolfankaar.com/specials/interviews/304-experience-with-geeta-dutt-during-her-last-years-memories-of-pulak-bandyopadhyay |title=Pulak Bandyopadhyay Remembers Geeta Dutt |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172255/http://www.anmolfankaar.com/specials/interviews/304-experience-with-geeta-dutt-during-her-last-years-memories-of-pulak-bandyopadhyay |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Hazarika>[http://bhupenhazarika-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/pulak-bandyopadhyay-on-bhupen-hazarika.html Pulak Bandyopadhyay on Bhupen Hazarika]</ref> In 1966 film Sankhabela, he wrote two evergreen songs- "Ke Prothom Kachhe Esechhi" (Lata Mageshkar and Manna Dey) and "[[Aaj Mon Cheyechhe]]" (Lata Mangeshkar). In 1969 film [[Prothom Kadam Phool]], he wrote "[[Ami Shri Shri Bhojo Hori Manna]]".
He experimented with various genres and in the process contributed richly to the evolution of musical compositions in Bengali cinema during the 1960s and 1970s.<ref name=Kolrob>{{Cite web |url=http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/91077610-ek-mutho-jolshar-kolorob-memory-pulak-bandyopadhyay-may-1931-september-7-1999 |title=Article by Kohinoor Dasgupta |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=28 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028021012/http://www.washingtonbanglaradio.com/content/91077610-ek-mutho-jolshar-kolorob-memory-pulak-bandyopadhyay-may-1931-september-7-1999 |url-status=usurped }}</ref> The sheer spontaneity of his compositions made him a much sought after lyricist. Famous Bengali and [[Bollywood]] artistes like [[Akhilbandhu Ghosh]], [[Hemanta Mukherjee]], [[Manna Dey]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Manabendra Mukhopadhyay]], [[Geeta Dutt]], [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Asha Bhonsle]], [[Haimanti Sukla|Haimanti Shukla]], [[Shyamal Mitra]], [[Bhupen Hazarika]], [[Pratima Bandopadhyay]], [[Utpala Sen]], [[Arundhati Holme Chowdhury]], Satinath Mukherjee, [[Madhuri Chattopadhyay]], [[Anup Ghoshal]] and [[Aarti Mukherji|Arati Mukherjee]] sang his compositions.<ref name=Personalities/><ref name=Geeta>{{Cite web |url=http://www.anmolfankaar.com/specials/interviews/304-experience-with-geeta-dutt-during-her-last-years-memories-of-pulak-bandyopadhyay |title=Pulak Bandyopadhyay Remembers Geeta Dutt |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172255/http://www.anmolfankaar.com/specials/interviews/304-experience-with-geeta-dutt-during-her-last-years-memories-of-pulak-bandyopadhyay |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Hazarika>[https://bhupenhazarika-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/pulak-bandyopadhyay-on-bhupen-hazarika.html Pulak Bandyopadhyay on Bhupen Hazarika]</ref> In 1966 film Sankhabela, he wrote two evergreen songs- "Ke Prothom Kachhe Esechhi" (Lata Mageshkar and Manna Dey) and "Aaj Mon Cheyechhe" (Lata Mangeshkar). In 1969 film [[Prothom Kadam Phool]], he wrote "[[Ami Shri Shri Bhojo Hori Manna]]". In 1973 film [[Basanta Bilap]], he wrote "O Shyam Jokhon Tokhon, Khelo Na Khela Emon".{{Cn|date=February 2026}}


==Death==
==Death==
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* "Phuleshwari"
* "Phuleshwari"
* "Jeo Na Darao Bondhu"
* "Jeo Na Darao Bondhu"
*''Doore doore kachhe kachhe''
* "Doore doore kachhe kachhe"
*''Ami sri sri Bhojohori Manna''
* "Ami sri sri Bhojohori Manna"
*''Agoon legechhe''
* "Agoon legechhe"
*''Dau dau dau jole duranto bonh''i
* "Dau dau dau jole duranto bonhi"
*''Lajboti nupurer rini jhini jhini''
* "Lajboti nupurer rini jhini jhini"
*''Kotodin pore ele, ektu bosho''
* "Kotodin pore ele, ektu bosho"
*''Shedin tomay dekhechhilam''
* "Shedin tomay dekhechhilam"
*''Ogo kajol noyona horini''
* "Ogo kajol noyona horini"
*''Shei to abar kachhe ele''
* "Shei to abar kachhe ele"
*''O Lolita, oke aaj chole jete bolna''
* "O Lolita, oke aaj chole jete bolna"
*''Jani tomar premer jogyo ami to noi''
* "Jani tomar premer jogyo ami to noi"
*''Abar hobe to dekha''
* "Abar hobe to dekha"
*''Dorodi go''
* "Dorodi go"
*''Kothay kothai je raat hoye jai''
* "Kothay kothai je raat hoye jai"
*''Amar bolar kichhu chhilona''
* "Amar bolar kichhu chhilona"
*''Aaj mon cheyechhe''
* "Aaj mon cheyechhe"
*''Dweep jwele oi tara''
* "Dweep jwele oi tara"
*''Ami tomar kachhei phire ashbo''
* "Ami tomar kachhei phire ashbo"
*''Sobuj Pahar dake''
* "Sobuj Pahar dake"
*''Esho pran bhorono doinyo horono he''
* "Esho pran bhorono doinyo horono he"
*''Tomay keno laagchhe eto chena''
* "Tomay keno laagchhe eto chena"
*''Meghla bhanga rod uthechhe''
* "Meghla bhanga rod uthechhe"
*''Tomar du chokhe amar swapno aanka''
* "Tomar du chokhe amar swapno aanka"
*''Boro saadh jaage ekbar tomai dekhi''
* "Boro saadh jaage ekbar tomai dekhi"
*''Tumi onek jotno kore amay dukkho dite cheyechho''
* "Tumi onek jotno kore amay dukkho dite cheyechho"
* " Basrai Golap Haate Dilam"
* "Basrai Golap Haate Dilam"
* " Tomar Bhubane Phuler Mela Ami Kadi Sharaye"
* "Tomar Bhubane Phuler Mela Ami Kadi Sharaye"
* "Ekta Chithi dilam likhe"


==References==
==References==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150512204128/http://shibpurinternational.com/sublink/Personalities/html/Pulak%20Bandyopadhyay.html Pulak Bandyopadhyay]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150512204128/http://shibpurinternational.com/sublink/Personalities/html/Pulak%20Bandyopadhyay.html Pulak Bandyopadhyay]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172255/http://www.anmolfankaar.com/specials/interviews/304-experience-with-geeta-dutt-during-her-last-years-memories-of-pulak-bandyopadhyay Pulak Bandyopadhyay remembers Geeta Dutt]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150923172255/http://www.anmolfankaar.com/specials/interviews/304-experience-with-geeta-dutt-during-her-last-years-memories-of-pulak-bandyopadhyay Pulak Bandyopadhyay remembers Geeta Dutt]
*[http://bhupenhazarika-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/pulak-bandyopadhyay-on-bhupen-hazarika.html Pulak Bandyopadhyay on Bhupen Hazarika]
*[https://bhupenhazarika-news.blogspot.com/2008/04/pulak-bandyopadhyay-on-bhupen-hazarika.html Pulak Bandyopadhyay on Bhupen Hazarika]
*[http://www.raaga.com/channels/bengali/lyricist/Pulak_Bandyopadhyay.html Some songs]


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Latest revision as of 11:09, 13 February 2026


Pulak Bandyopadhyay
Born(1931-05-02)2 May 1931
Salkia, Howrah
Died7 September 1999(1999-09-07) (aged 68)
Occupationlyricist

Pulak Bandyopadhyay (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 2 May 1931 – 7 September 1999) was a Bengali Indian lyricist and songwriter of Bengali cinema.[1]

Early life[edit | edit source]

He was born and brought up in Salkia, Howrah. His family had close links with art circles, in particular in drama, literature, and music. He was a graduate of the Scottish Church College, in Calcutta.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

He experimented with various genres and in the process contributed richly to the evolution of musical compositions in Bengali cinema during the 1960s and 1970s.[2] The sheer spontaneity of his compositions made him a much sought after lyricist. Famous Bengali and Bollywood artistes like Akhilbandhu Ghosh, Hemanta Mukherjee, Manna Dey, Kishore Kumar, Manabendra Mukhopadhyay, Geeta Dutt, Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhonsle, Haimanti Shukla, Shyamal Mitra, Bhupen Hazarika, Pratima Bandopadhyay, Utpala Sen, Arundhati Holme Chowdhury, Satinath Mukherjee, Madhuri Chattopadhyay, Anup Ghoshal and Arati Mukherjee sang his compositions.[1][3][4] In 1966 film Sankhabela, he wrote two evergreen songs- "Ke Prothom Kachhe Esechhi" (Lata Mageshkar and Manna Dey) and "Aaj Mon Cheyechhe" (Lata Mangeshkar). In 1969 film Prothom Kadam Phool, he wrote "Ami Shri Shri Bhojo Hori Manna". In 1973 film Basanta Bilap, he wrote "O Shyam Jokhon Tokhon, Khelo Na Khela Emon".[citation needed]

Death[edit | edit source]

On 7 September 1999, he committed suicide by jumping off a launch into the Hooghly river.[2]

Notable songs[edit | edit source]

  • "Ke Jaane Ka Ghanta"
  • "Bristi Bristi Bristi"
  • "Tomar Daake Sara dite"
  • "Ja Re Ja Ure Rajar Kumar"
  • "Jani Na Kakhon Tumi"
  • "Jakhon Keu Amake Pagol Bole"
  • "Ami Agantuk"
  • "Ami Gaan Shonabo Ekti Asha"
  • "Ke Prothom Kache Esechi"
  • "Jato Bhabna Chilo"
  • "Khopar Oi Golap Diye"
  • "Ei Chhanda E Ananda"
  • "Amar Bhalobasar Rajprasade"
  • "Tumi Shatodal Hoye Phute"
  • "Tapur Tupur Bristi Jhore"
  • "Phuleshwari"
  • "Jeo Na Darao Bondhu"
  • "Doore doore kachhe kachhe"
  • "Ami sri sri Bhojohori Manna"
  • "Agoon legechhe"
  • "Dau dau dau jole duranto bonhi"
  • "Lajboti nupurer rini jhini jhini"
  • "Kotodin pore ele, ektu bosho"
  • "Shedin tomay dekhechhilam"
  • "Ogo kajol noyona horini"
  • "Shei to abar kachhe ele"
  • "O Lolita, oke aaj chole jete bolna"
  • "Jani tomar premer jogyo ami to noi"
  • "Abar hobe to dekha"
  • "Dorodi go"
  • "Kothay kothai je raat hoye jai"
  • "Amar bolar kichhu chhilona"
  • "Aaj mon cheyechhe"
  • "Dweep jwele oi tara"
  • "Ami tomar kachhei phire ashbo"
  • "Sobuj Pahar dake"
  • "Esho pran bhorono doinyo horono he"
  • "Tomay keno laagchhe eto chena"
  • "Meghla bhanga rod uthechhe"
  • "Tomar du chokhe amar swapno aanka"
  • "Boro saadh jaage ekbar tomai dekhi"
  • "Tumi onek jotno kore amay dukkho dite cheyechho"
  • "Basrai Golap Haate Dilam"
  • "Tomar Bhubane Phuler Mela Ami Kadi Sharaye"
  • "Ekta Chithi dilam likhe"

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Pulak Bandyopadhyay". Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Article by Kohinoor Dasgupta". Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Pulak Bandyopadhyay Remembers Geeta Dutt". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Pulak Bandyopadhyay on Bhupen Hazarika

External links[edit | edit source]

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