Babul Supriyo
| Babul Supriya Baral | |
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| বাবুল সুপ্রিয় | |
Babul Supriyo in 2012
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| Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises | |
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Assumed office 12 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Preceded by | G.M. Siddeshwara |
| Union Minister of State for Urban Development,Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation | |
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In office 9 November 2014 – 12 July 2016 |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 26 May 2014 – Incumbent |
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| Preceded by | Bansa Gopal Chowdhury |
| Constituency | Asansol |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 December 1970 Uttarpara, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Rachana Sharma |
| Alma mater | University of Calcutta |
| Occupation | Actor, Playback Singer |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Babul Supriyo, (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian playback singer, actor and politician. Currently he is a Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, in the Government of India. He made a career as singer in Hindi cinema, and contributed to more than 70 films. He has also done playback singing in other Indian films including Bengali and Odia.
He entered politics in 2014 and joined Narendra Modi's government.
Babul Supriyo was born and brought up in Uttarpara, a small town on the banks of the Hooghly River in West Bengal. His parents are Sunil Chandra Baral and Sumitra Baral. He comes from a musical family and was greatly influenced by his grandfather, Banikantha NC Baral, a Bengali vocalist and composer. He won several inter-school and inter-college music compositions, and had performed in All India Radio and Doordarshan. He attended Don Bosco Liluah school during which he became an "All India Don Bosco Music Champion" in 1983, and "The Most Enriching Talent" in 1985. He completed his bachelor's degree in commerce from Calcutta University in 1991.
At the time he entered entertainmentindustry, he changed his birth name Supriya Baral to Babul Supriyo.
After a brief work at the Standard Chartered Bank, Supryio chose singing as a full-time career. He moved to Mumbai in 1992 to make a career in Bollywood. Kalyanji gave him a break, and took him to perform abroad at their live shows. In 1993 he toured Canada and USA with Amitabh Bachchan. He also toured US with Asha Bhonsle in 1997 and 1999. Besides playback singing, he has also done several stage shows.
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