Subal Das

Subal Das
Born (1928-12-26)December 26, 1928
Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died August 16, 2005(2005-08-16) (aged 76)
Kolkata, India

Subal Das (December 26, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was a Bangladeshi music director and composer.[1] He was the music director of the first film developed in Film Development Corporation (FDC), Akash aar Mati.[2] He directed music of over 300 films.[1]

Career

Das took music lessons from Ustad Israel Khan, nephew of musician Ustad Alauddin Khan.[1] Das started working for the radio in 1963.[1]

Das had been suffering from anal cancer.[3] But he died of cardiac arrest on August 16, 2005 at the Lifeline Hospital in Kolkata, India.[2]

Personal life

Das was married to Aporna Das (d. 1996). Between 1948 and 1956, Das played football for Dhaka Azad Sporting Club.[2]

Works

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "In remembrance...". The Daily Star. December 31, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Subal Das is no more". The Daily Star. August 18, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Musician Subal Das passes away". The Daily Star. August 17, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ Harun ur Rashid (December 7, 2004). "Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on six film personalities". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
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