Indranil Sen

Indranil Sen
Indranil Sen
Minister of State, Government of West Bengal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 10 May 2021
Chief Minister	Mamata Banerjee
Department	Tourism (Independent Charge)
Preceded by	Goutam Deb
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 May 2016
Chief Minister & MIC	Mamata Banerjee
Department	Information and Cultural Affairs
Preceded by	office restablised
	In office; 26 May 2016 – 4 May 2021
Chief Minister	Mamata Banerjee
Minister	Goutam Deb
Department	Tourism
Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 May 2016
Preceded by	Ashoke Kumar Shaw
Constituency	Chandannagar, Hooghly
Personal details
Born	Indranil Sen; 3 June 1965 (age 59); Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Political party	All India Trinamool Congress (since 2012)
Spouse(s)	Madhuchhanda Sen
Parent(s)	Pradyut Kumar Sen (father);
Residence	329, Shantipally, Kasba, Kolkata - 700107
Education	Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology (Diploma in AME in 1986)
	Musical career
Genres	Jeebonmukhi , Aadhunik Bengali Songs , Rabindra Sangeet and Lokogeety
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, composer, film producer, politician
Years active	1982 - present
Labels	Visva Bharati, Prime Music, Saregama & T-Series

Indranil Sen (Bengali: ইন্দ্রনীল সেন) is an Indian Bengali politician, male playback singer, actor and producer of Bengali films.^[1] He mainly sings in Bengali songs of own albums as well as in other Indian Bengal type such as Jeebon Mukhi, Lokogeety, Rabindra Sangeet & Modern Bengali Song.^[2] He has received numerous awards including for BFJA Awards for Best Male Playback Singer.^{[citation needed]} He is serving as cabinet minister in West Bengal.^[3]^[4]

Early life[edit]

Indranil was an engineering student in the Aircraft Maintenance Engineering faculty in Madras in the year 1986^[5] and later returned to Kolkata to became a singer.

Music career[edit]

Musical life of Indranil Sen started from the world of Rabindra Sangeet. He is an qualitative songs-tan of Visva Bharati Sangeet Samiti. His famous album released from Visva Bharati are: Adhura Maadhuri, Aaloowkshikhaa Jaaloowk Jaane, Bondhu Aamaar, Chiropather Sangi, Dhoniloow Aaobhaano, Tomaar Aakaash Tomaar Baataash, Paaglaa Hawan, Shilaaidaher Gaan, Utal Hawan, Aapon Mone, Eka, Aaji Shubho Dine, Hiyaar Maajhe, Aamaar Sonaar Baangla, Chokher Aalooye, Pream Eshechhilo, Je Tore Paagol Bale, Aamaar Sakol Dukher Prodip, O Aamaar Desher Maati, Mehgmaalaa, Aaloowkdhaaraaye, Mone Rekho etc.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and honors[edit]

Year	Award	Category	Result	Source
1999	BFJA Awards for Best Male Playback Singer	Best Male Playback Singer	Won	^{[citation needed]}

Filmography[edit]

Year	Film	Producers	Director	Starring	Language	Notes	Source
2007	Kailashe Kelenkari	Indranil Sen Mou Raychowdhury Sumita Bhattacharyay	Sandip Ray	Sabyasachi Chakrabarty Parambrata Chatterjee	Bengali	Feluda series - Satyajit Ray	^[6]
2013	Misti Cheler Dustu Buddhi	Bidyut Chakraborty	Parthasarathi Manna	Indranil Sen Abhishek Chatterjee Bhola Tamang Prasun Gain Master Ankit Seth Raju Majumder Nupur	Bengali	Release date(s) January 4, 2013	^[7]

Political career[edit]

Sen joined to All India Trinamool Congress in 2012. He is a close aside to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. He contested in 2014 Indian General elections at Bahrampur constituency but lost to Adhir Ranjan Choudhury of Indian National Congress. Later at 2016 assembly elections he won at Chandhannagar. He was sworn to junior minister on 2016. He retained his seat on 2021.

References[edit]

↑ KolkataDecember 31, Romita Datta; December 31, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 19:59. "Mamata's counterpunching strategy: Will it pay off?". India Today. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ "Listen to Popular Bengali Audio Song - 'Chhelebela Mane' Sung By Indranil Sen and Indrajit Sen | Bengali Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ "West Bengal: Indranil Sen 'threatens' to send GJM leaders away in trunks, booked". The Indian Express. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ Desk, India com News (2021-05-10). "43 TMC Leaders Sworn-in as Ministers in West Bengal Cabinet | Full List". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
↑ "Indranil Sen(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- BAHARAMPUR(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
↑ Kailashey Kelenkari (2007) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-08-30
↑ "Misti Cheler Dustu Buddhi (2013) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

External links[edit]

Indranil Sen on IMDb

Template:Bengal Film Journalists' Association Best Male Playback Award

[1] KolkataDecember 31, Romita Datta; December 31, 2020UPDATED; Ist, 2020 19:59. "Mamata's counterpunching strategy: Will it pay off?". India Today. Retrieved 2021-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "Listen to Popular Bengali Audio Song - 'Chhelebela Mane' Sung By Indranil Sen and Indrajit Sen | Bengali Video Songs - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[3] "West Bengal: Indranil Sen 'threatens' to send GJM leaders away in trunks, booked". The Indian Express. 2017-05-07. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[4] Desk, India com News (2021-05-10). "43 TMC Leaders Sworn-in as Ministers in West Bengal Cabinet | Full List". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

[5] "Indranil Sen(All India Trinamool Congress(AITC)):Constituency- BAHARAMPUR(WEST BENGAL) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[6] Kailashey Kelenkari (2007) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-08-30

[7] "Misti Cheler Dustu Buddhi (2013) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Retrieved 2021-08-30.

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