# Subir Nandi

Subir Nandi (30 November 1953 – 7 May 2019) was a Bangladeshi musician. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer five times for his performance in the films Mahanayak (1984), Shuvoda (1986), Srabon Megher Din (1999), Megher Pore Megh (2004) and Mohua Sundori (2015). He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2019 by the government of Bangladesh.

## Early life

Nandi was born in a Bengali Kayastha family of Nandi Para, Baniachong, Habiganj District in present-day Bangladesh. He spent his childhood in Teliapara Tea Estate, Habiganj. His father was a doctor (Medical Corps of The British Army) and medical officer at Teliapara Tea Estate. Nandi has eight siblings. All nine of them learnt music from Ustad Babar Ali Khan. He grew up listening to Pankaj Mullick, Kundan Lal Saigal, Sandhya Mukhopadhyay, and Manna Dey.

## Career

Nandi's musical career started in the 1970s. His work in the film Mahanayak (1984) got him the breakthrough and also his first national film award. He went on singing songs like Shrabon Megher Din and Megher Opare Megh. In an interview with BTV he claimed that he had sung already 2000 film songs setting the record of second highest number of songs sung by any male singer only after Andrew Kishore.
In 1972, Nandi recorded his first song, Jodi Keu Dhup Jele Deye, written by Mohammed Muzakker and composed by Ustad Mir Kasem. In 1979, he sang Din Jaye Kotha Thake from a film with the same title. The lyrics were written by Khan Ataur Rahman.
Nandi learnt folk music from Bidit Lal Das, a folk singer. Nandi became a member of a musical band named Bidit Lal Das and His Team, founded in 1972. Other members included Akramul Islam, Jamaluddin Banna, Rakhal Chakrabarty, Himangshu Goswami and Himangshu Biswas.
In 1994, Nandi rendered songs at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

## Personal life

Subir Nandi married to Purabi Nandi in 1981. Having a daughter, named Falguni Nandi. He died in Singapore on 7 May 2019.

## Awards

* Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer; 1984, 1986, 1999, 2004, 2015
* Citibank Lifetime Achievement award; 2012
* Bangladesh Film Journalist Association awards; 1977, 1982, 1985 and 1986
* Ekushey Padak for music; 2019

## Discography
### Studio albums

* Dukher Pore Shukh
* Prem Bole Kichu Nei
* Valobasha Kokhono Morena
* Surer Bhubone
* Ganer Sure Amay Pabe 2015

### Films

* Devdas (1982)
* Mahanayak (1984)
* Simana Periye (1985)
* Ammajan (1999)
* Srabon Megher Din (1999)
* Chandrokotha (2004)
* Megher Opare Megh (2004)
* Shudha (2004)
* Shasti (2006)

### Songs

* Amar E Duti Chokh
* Ekta Chilo Sonar Konya
* Bha-lobashi Shokaley
* Tomare Chharite Bondhu
* Tumi Emoni Jaal Pe-techho Shongshare
* Ami Brishtir Kachh Theke
* Koto Je Tomake Beshechhi Bhalo
* Chandey Kolongko Achhey Jemon
* Keno Bha-lobasha Hariye Jaye
* O Amar Ural Pongkhirey
* Bondhu Hote Cheye
* Bondhu Tor Borat Niya
* Paharer Kanna Dekhe
* Hajar Moner Kachhe

## Film songs

| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Songwriter(s) | Co-artist(s) |
| 1976 | Setu | "Koto Rongo Jaano Re Bondhu" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | chorus |
| 1976 | Surjogrohon | N/A | Raja Shyam | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | N/A |
| 1977 | Trishna | "Na Na Parbona Re" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Abida Sultana |
| 1978 | Abhiman | "Amar Praan Kande" | | | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1978 | Ashikkhito | "Master Saheb Ami Naam Dostokhot" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo |
| 1978 | Maa | "Ami Pothe Pothe Ghuri" | Satya Saha | Zia Haider | solo |
| 1978 | Maa | "Prem Piriti Chai Bole" | Satya Saha | Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury | solo |
| 1979 | Bela Shesher Gaan | "Bondhu Dimuna Jaite" | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Shammi Akter |
| 1979 | Matir Ghor | "Amar Naoye Par Hoite" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Shammi Akter |
| 1980 | Amir Fokir | "Mon Dilam, Pran Dila" | Ali Hossain | Masud Karim | Runa Laila |
| 1980 | Chutir Ghonta | "Rohmot Miya, Tomay Naam Dostokhot Shekhate Chai" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1980 | Shesh Uttar | N/A | Robin Ghosh | Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury | solo |
| 1981 | Bhalo Manush | "Kache Eso Aaro Kachhe" | Subal Das | Masud Karim | Runa Laila |
| 1981 | Angshidar | "Tomari Poroshe" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1981 | Angshidar | "Mama Bhaigna Jekhane" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Khurshid Alam |
| 1981 | Sakkhi | "Amra Duti Chhele Meye" | Alauddin Ali | | Runa Laila |
| 1982 | Devdas | "Sukhero Bashor | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Mohammad Rafiquzzaman | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1982 | Kajol Lota | "Ei Raat Dake" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Shammi Akter |
| 1984 | Chandranath | "Mayar Badhon Chhere Chole Jaay" | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Mohammed Rafiquzzaman | solo |
| 1984 | Mahanayak | "Tumi Chao Priya Nodi Hoye" | Sheikh Sadi Khan | Nazrul Islam Babu | Haimanti Shukla |
| 1984 | Mahanayak | "Amar E Duti Chokh" | Sheikh Sadi Khan | Jahidul Haque | solo |
| 1984 | Mahanayak | "Prithibite Prem Bole Kichhu Nei" | Sheikh Sadi Khan | Masud Karim | solo |
| 1985 | Rai Binodini | "Na Puraiyo Radhar Ongo" | Alauddin Ali | Amjad Hossain | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1985 | Rai Binodini | "Ki Je Kori Bol, Ore O Subol" | Alauddin Ali | Amjad Hossain | solo |
| 1985 | Shubho Ratri | "Kono Priyo Chhobi, Amar Hridoy" | Satya Saha | Mohammad Rafiquzzaman | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1986 | Porosh Pathor | "Tumi Amay Adhar Theke" | Khan Ataur Rahman | Khan Ataur Rahman | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1987 | Rajlakshmi Srikanta | "Laglam Na Karo Pujate" | Alauddin Ali | Abu Hena Mostofa Kamal | Abida Sultana |
| 1987 | Shuvoda | "Abujh Nodir Dui Kinar" | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Mohammed Rafiquzzaman | solo |
| 1987 | Shuvoda | "Tumi Emoni Jaal Petechho" | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Mohammed Rafiquzzaman | solo |
| 1987 | Sondhi | "Jhilmil Jhilmil Korchhe Raat" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo |
| 1987 | Sondhi | "Ekta Chithi Likhe Dao" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1988 | Alibaba Chollish Chor | "Adom O Hawa, Swargo Chhariya" | Subal Das | Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury | Runa Laila |
| 1988 | Kanchanmala | "Tumi Faruk Amar" | Satya Saha | Shah Sikandar Azad | Runa Laila |
| 1989 | Nawab Sirajuddaula | "Ekul Bhange, Okul Gore, Eito Nodir Khela" | Amir Ali | Khan Ataur Rahman, Gazi Mazharul Anwar, Masud Karim | solo |
| 1989 | Nawab Sirajuddaula | "Ekul Bhange, Okul Gore" (reprise) | Amir Ali | Khan Ataur Rahman, Gazi Mazharul Anwar, Masud Karim | solo |
| 1989 | Ram Rahim John | "Jiboner Golpo Eto Chhoto Noy" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo |
| 1989 | Ranga Bhabi | "Amar Ja Kichu" (part 1) | Subal Das | Gazi Mazharul Anwar, Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1989 | Ranga Bhabi | "Amar Ja Kichu" (part 2) | Subal Das | Gazi Mazharul Anwar, Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1989 | Shorto | "Tumi Kedona" | Alauddin Ali | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | solo |
| 1990 | Karon | "Tumi Eto Sundor" | Alauddin Ali | Masud Karim | solo |
| 1990 | Karon | "Ami Jibon Pothe Tomar" | Alauddin Ali | Masud Karim | solo |
| 1990 | Kusum Koli | "Ei Deho Hoilo" | Monsur Ali | Moniruzzaman Monir | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1991 | Padma Meghna Jamuna | "Tumi Amar Bondhu" | Khandaker Nurul Alam | Mohammad Rafiquzzaman, Nazrul Islam Babu | Shammi Akter |
| 1992 | Amar Adalot | "Tomar Premer Agune Puri" | N/A | N/A | Sabina Yasmin |
| 1995 | Ei Ghor Ei Songsar | "Narir Karone" | Alam Khan | Mohammad Rafiquzzaman | solo |
| 1996 | Mayer Adhikar | "Palkite Choraiya" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, Moniruzzaman Monir | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Shakila Zafar |
| 1997 | Abdullah | "Ki Kore Bolbo Tomay" | Abu Taher | Moniruzzaman Monir | solo |
| 1998 | Anek Diner Asha | "Ore Maa Re, Khokhono Tui Jas Na Re" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Andrew Kishore, Kanak Chapa, Shakila Zafar, Khalid Hasan Milu, Shuvro Dev |
| 1998 | Anek Diner Asha | "Baper Moto Baap Hole, Emon Chhele Hoy" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Shakila Zafar |
| 1998 | Anek Diner Asha | "Tore Niya Shopno Joto" (part 1) | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | solo |
| 1998 | Anek Diner Asha | "Tore Niya Shopno Joto" (part 2) | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | solo |
| 1998 | Anek Diner Asha | "Tore Niya Shopno Joto" (part 3) | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | solo |
| 1999 | Paharadar | "Aay Ghum Aay" | N/A | N/A | solo |
| 1999 | Srabon Megher Din | "Ekta Chilo Sonar Konya" | Maksud Jamil Mintu | Humayun Ahmed | solo |
| 2001 | Churiwala | "Kon Deshete Thakore" | Satya Saha | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Abida Sultana |
| 2003 | Chondrokotha | "AO Amar Ural Ponkhi Re" | Maksud Jamil Mintu | Humayun Ahmed | solo |
| 2005 | Chhotto Ektu Bhalobasha | "O Priyo Bondhure" | Devendranath Chattopadhyay | Kabir Bakul | Kanak Chapa |
| 2005 | Dui Noyoner Alo | "Bodhuare Bujhona Keu Bhul" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | solo |
| 2005 | Hajar Bochor Dhore | "Asha Chilo Mone Mone" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Zahir Raihan | solo |
| 2005 | Hajar Bochor Dhore | "Tumi Sutoy Bedhechho" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | Gazi Mazharul Anwar | Anupama Mukti |
| 2005 | Meher Nigar | "Eso Sundoro He" | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul, Emon Saha | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Sabina Yasmin |
| 2006 | Dajjal Shashuri | "Amar Maa Hara Duita Maiya" | Emon Saha | N/A | Kanak Chapa |
| 2008 | Chandragrohon | "Aayre Sokhi Biron Kori" | Emon Saha | Mohammed Rafiquzzaman, Kabir Bakul | solo |
| 2015 | Mohua Sundori | "Kothay Chhilam Kothay Ailam" | | | solo |
| 2018 | Pagol Manush | "Ei Sundor Prithibite" | Imtiaz Ahmed | Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul | solo |
| N/A | N/A | "Nachoto Dekhi Tumi" | N/A | N/A | Sabina Yasmin |
| N/A | N/A | "Jotodin Bachbo Tomay Bhalobashbo" | N/A | N/A | Sabina Yasmin |
| N/A | N/A | "Jiboner Kono Songrame" | N/A | N/A | Sabina Yasmin |
| N/A | N/A | "Ami Hajaar Bochhor Bachte Chai" | Golam Hossain Ladu | N/A | Sabina Yasmin |
| N/A | Bashor Ghor | "Aajke Khushir Rong Legechhe" | N/A | N/A | Sabina Yasmin |
| N/A | Lal Golap | "Pakhire Tui Dure Thakle" | Amir Ali | Khan Ataur Rahman | solo |
| N/A | Papi Sontan | "Aaj Nijhum Raat Amar Phool Shojya" | N/A | N/A | solo |
| N/A | Usila | "Ore Phool Debo, Bichha Debo" | Ali Hossain | Nazrul Islam Babu | Abida Sultana |
| N/A | Usila | "Koto Je Tomake, Besechhi Bhalo" | Ali Hossain | Nazrul Islam Babu | solo |