Subal Das

Subal Das
Subal Das
Born	(1928-12-26)26 December 1928; Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	16 August 2005(2005-08-16) (aged 76); Kolkata, India
Position
Position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1951–1954	Azad SC
1955–1956	Police AC
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bangladeshi music director and composer

Subal Das (26 December 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Bangladeshi music director, composer and footballer.^[1] He was the music director of the first film developed in Film Development Corporation (FDC), Akash aar Mati.^[2] He directed music of 86 films.^[1]

Early life

Das was born on 27 December 1927 in Brahmanbaria District, East Bengal, British Raj.^[3]

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.^[4] He died of cardiac arrest on 16 August 2005 at the Lifeline Hospital in Kolkata, India.^[2]

Personal life

Das was married to Aporna Das (d. 1996).^[2]

Football career

Das played as a goalkeeper for Azad Sporting Club from 1951 to 1954, during which the club finished runners-up in the Dhaka First Division League in 1953 and 1954.^[2]

Discography

Swaralipi
Darpachurna
Anirban
Tansen
Jog Biyog
Grihalakshmi
Bhalo Manush
Alo Tumi Aleya
Pyaasa
Kaajal
Preet Na Janey Reet

Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award by Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies (BFFS): 2004^[5]

References

^ a b c d "In remembrance..." The Daily Star. December 31, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ a b c d "Subal Das is no more". The Daily Star. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ "Das, Subal". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
^ "Musician Subal Das passes away". The Daily Star. August 17, 2005. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
^ Harun ur Rashid (December 7, 2004). "Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on six film personalities". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[death-1] "In remembrance..." The Daily Star. December 31, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[kolkata-2] "Subal Das is no more". The Daily Star. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[3] "Das, Subal". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2018-01-20.

[4] "Musician Subal Das passes away". The Daily Star. August 17, 2005. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

[5] Harun ur Rashid (December 7, 2004). "Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on six film personalities". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.