Maksud Jamil Mintu | |
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Native name | মাকসুদ জামিল মিন্টু |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | composer, music director |
Maksud Jamil Mintu is a Bangladeshi music composer and director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the song "Ekta Chhilo Shonar Konya" in the film Srabon Megher Din (1999).
Mintu first played guitar in 1979. In 1982, he began working in film playback songs with Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul. He played the guitar for the background score for the film "Megh Bijli Badol".
Mintu first worked as a music director in the film "Agun Jalo", directed by Motin Rahman. The film featured the song "Elomelo Batashe", rendered by singer Baby Naznin. He worked as composer and music director in several films by Humayun Ahmed.
In 2009, Mintu released an audio album for Subir Nandi titled, "Shonar Konya".
Mintu debuted theme-music composition for the television dramas with "Jekhane Dekhibe Chhai" in 1998. He went on to compose for more than 500 dramas including "Gronthik-gon Kohe" by Selim Al Deen, "Shirsho Bindu" by Abdullah Al Mamun and "Kothao Keu Nei" by Humayun Ahmed.