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Birth name | Anupam Roy |
Born |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
29 March 1982
Genres | Pop, Rock, |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Composer, Musician, Poet, Writer, Playback Singer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Anupam Roy (Bengali: অনুপম রায়; born 29 March 1982) is an Indian lyricist, music composer and singer from Kolkata, West Bengal. He is best known for his song Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao (আমাকে আমার মতো থাকতে দাও), which appeared on the soundtrack to the 2010 film Autograph. In 2015, he made his Bollywood debut, composing the songs and score for Piku. He was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, and won the Filmfare Award for Best Background Score. In 2016, he composed two songs for the Hindi film Pink
Roy has been writing songs from his childhood days. His biggest break was having two of his songs featured in the Bengali film, Autograph (2010) by Srijit Mukherji. Roy wrote and composed Bneche Thakaar Gaan (বেঁচে থাকার গান), sung by Rupam Islam & also by himself in another version and Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao (আমাকে আমার মতো থাকতে দাও), which he sang himself. Roy subsequently debuted as music director for the Bengali movie "Chalo Paltai" (2011). In the same year movies like Baishe Srabon, Rang Milanti released where he continued his work as a music director, lyricist and vocalist. In 2012, Hemlock Society released where he worked as a music director/lyricist/vocalist. Songs like "Ekhon Anek Raat" & "Amar Mawte" catapulted his success to another level. 2014, marked the release of 4 films where he worked as a music director. Songs from Highway and Chotushkone did remarkably well on music charts. "Boba Tunnel" and "Bawshonto Eshe Gechhe" were super hit numbers.