Chandril Bhattacharya

Chandril Bhattacharya (Bengali: চন্দ্রীল ভট্টাচার্য্য) is a popular Bengali columnist, lyricist, poet, singer and director from Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Music

Bhattacharya is one of the main lyricists of the বাংলা band Chandrabindoo and also occasionally sings for them. His idiomatic lyrics are laced with satire and critique of modern society. Chandril, together with Anindya Chatterjee won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Pherari Mon" in the film Antaheen (2009).[1]

Education

He earned an undergraduate degree in economics as a student at the renowned Scottish Church College[2] and subsequently pursued an M.Sc. degree in economics from the University of Calcutta. He married Sanchari Mukherjee in 2006.

Writing

Chandril Bhattacharya formerly wrote the column "Uttam Madhyam" for Anandabazar Patrika on alternate Sundays, contributing to occasional op-eds in the same newspaper. His Uttam Madhyam pieces were collected as a book. Later, he began to air his views in the weekly Robbar Pratidin, in a feature entitled "Du Chhokka Pnach" ("two sixes and a five" - the highest number of moves you can make in the popular board game Ludo). In January 2011 his "Du Chhokka Pnach" became bi-weekly. His satirical viewpoints addressed cultural phenomena, national and international current affairs, human psychology and social norms. He coins peculiar jargon and reconstructs colloquial Bengali phrases and expressions in most of his articles.

Published books

Film

He directed a short film named Y2K (Athoba, 'Sex Krome Aasitechhe'), from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in the year 2000. The music/ lyrics of this film was composed by his band Chandrabindoo.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bollywood wins big at National Film Awards in.reuters.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012
  2. ↑ A musical journeytelegraphindia.com. Rtrived 4 October 2012
  3. ↑ Chandril Bhattacharya - Y2K (Film Script) scribd.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012