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Surojit Chatterjee (Bengali: সুরজিৎ চট্টোপাধ্যায়, the spelling reads Surajit Caţţōpādhyāy.) is an Indian Bengali singer-songwriter, music director, songwriter and the lead singer of Bengali band Bhoomi[1] and owner of his solo band Surojit O Bondhura. He has won the Radio Mirchi Music Award as the Best Male vocalist of the year 2012 and 2013 for his album titled Folkira (Times Music). He has also directed music for the following Bengali movies like Ichhe, Muktodhara, Handa and Bhonda.

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Surojit Chatterjee
Surojit Chatterjee
Born	(1966-05-07) 7 May 1966 (age 56) Birbhum, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Singer, music director, musician, songwriter
Years active	1990–present
Organization(s)	Bhoomi and Surojit O Bondhura, Kobita Club
Awards	Radio Mirchi Music Awards 2012 (Best Male Vocalist) Best Album of the year 2013 (Folkira)
Website	surojitchatterjee.com

Early life

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Surojit Chatterjee born in Rampurhat, started his schooling from Birbhum and after that he was admitted to Julien Day High School, Kolkata. He started playing tabla at the age of seven and graduated from Allahabad University with distinction for consecutive eight years. He has learnt to play guitar from Tuhin Chatterjee and after that went on to further guitar expertise and took guidance and learnt techniques from guitarist Amyt Datta. His first band was Grassroot which he formed during his college days and that went on to win many awards in inter-college competitions.

Bhoomi

Surojit Chatterjee formed the Bengali band Bhoomi along with his co–partner Soumitra Ray in the year 1999 which took its first stage on 24 July 1999 at the Gyan Manch Auditorium, Kolkata. Bhoomi has managed to reach the homes of rural as well as urban Bengal, with the simplicity of their lyrics and rhythmic music.^{[citation needed]} It has released 12 popular albums for the past 12 years.

Surojit O Bondhura

Surojit Chatterjee formed his first solo band Surojit O Bondhura[2][3] in the year 2012 with the best^{[neutrality is disputed]} musicians from Kolkata. He has won the Radio Mirchi best male vocalist of the year 2012^{[citation needed]} for his first solo album Surojit O Bondhura and Radio Mirchi Best Album of the year 2013^{[citation needed]} for its album Folkira. His second solo album Abhyontoreen.[4] This band has also released Folk Konnection, from Asha Audio and Amaar Poran Jaha Chay from Bhabna records in the year 2016.

Personal life

He is married to Kamalinee Chatterjee who has also penned many songs not only for the Surojit O Bondhura Albums, Kon Roopnagare Konnya Tomar Bari, and Abhyaontoreen and has won the Upcoming Lyricist of the year 2012 for the film Muktodhara, for the song ALO.^{[citation needed]} They have a daughter named Annweshaa Chatterjee.

Filmography

Sl No.	Movie Name	Director	Music Director	Year
1	Kaali Amaar Maa	Shantilal Soni	Surojit Chatterjee	1994
2	Joy Maa Durga	Shantilal Soni	Surojit Chatterjee	1995
3	Handa Bhonda	Subhankar Chattopadhyay	Surojit Chatterjee	2010
4	Sesh Prahar	Rajsekhar Bose	Surojit Chatterjee	2010
5	Icche	Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy	Surojit Chatterjee	2011
6	Muktodhara	Shiboprosad Mukherjee and Nandita Roy	Surojit Chatterjee	2012
7	Holud Pakhir Dana	Kanoj Das	Surojit Chatterjee	2013
8	Gogoler Kirti	Pompy Ghosh Mukherjee	Surojit Chatterjee	12 September 2014
9	Pati Parameshwar	Jayashree Bhattacharya	Surojit Chatterjee	Released
10	Primetime	Ipsita Seal	Surojit Chatterjee	2015
11	Buddhu Bhutum	Nitish Roy	Surojit Chatterjee	Upcoming
12	Kusumitar Goppo	Hrisikesh Mondal	Surojit Chatterjee	2019
12	Take Care	Jayashree Mukherjee	Surojit Chatterjee	Upcoming
13	Basanta Phire Ase	Ritabrata	Surojit Chatterjee	Upcoming
14	Durga Bari	Deep	Surojit Chatterjee	Upcoming

Discography (Surojit O Bondhura)

Sl No.	Album Title	Label	Year
1	Surojit O Bondhura[5]	Cozmik Harmony	2012
2	Abhyontoreen[6] – Surojit O Bondhura	Cozmik Harmony	2013
3	Folkira – Surojit O Bondhura	Times Music	2013
4	Folk Konnection[7]	Asha Audio	2015
5	Aamar Poran Jaha Chay	Bhabna Records	2016
6	Amader Barandaye Roddur	Times Music	2016
7	Surojit and Mosaique		2016

Discography (Bhoomi)

• Jatra Shuru (2000)
• Udaan (2001)
• Isspecial (2002)
• Paal Chhutechhe (2003)
• Lokogeeti Local (2004)
• Dekhtey Dekhtey (2004)
• Bojhai Kora Ganer Gari (2005)
• Gaan Bahan (2007) (includes the song written in English especially for the UN performance "For A Better Day")
• Lokegeetir Deshe (2008)
• Aamra Notun Jouboner Doot (2009) (Rabindrasangeet by Bhoomi)
• Gaan Doriyae (2010) (Released 8 September)
• Desh Judey (2011) (Hindustani folk songs)

References

External links

• Official website
• Surojit Chatterjee at reverbnation.com
• Official Facebook Page
• Official Twitter Account

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