# Shusmita Anis

Shusmita Anis is a Bangladeshi singer, designer, and business executive. She sings Nazrul Sangeet and modern Bengali songs. She is the niece of the artist Firoza Begum.

## Early life

Shusmita Anis started playing music with her aunt at the age of five. She specializes in her uncle's (Firoza Begum's husband, Kamal Dasgupta) songs. Since an early age, Shusmita Anis has been performing on Bangladesh Television (BTV). She won the first prize in Nazrul Sangeet in 1976 in the annual national competition of performing arts, Notun Kuri, produced by BTV.

## Career

Firoza Begum directed Shusmita Anis' first three albums. Her first album of modern Bengali songs, A Tribute to Kamal Das Gupta, was released in 1998 by Raga Music, Kolkata, India. In 2006, HMV in Kolkata, India, released her second album of Nazrul Sangeet, Chand Herichey Chand Mukh Tar.
Agniveena, a record company in Bangladesh, released her third album, Sei Gaan Sei Sur, in 2007.
In 2008, Gaanchill Music, a record company in Bangladesh, released her fourth album of original Bengali songs, Ichche Nupur. Lyricist Asif Iqbal contributed to the album, while the music composition of two songs on the album was composed by Bangladeshi singers Nakib Khan and Kumar Bishwajit.
Her fifth album, titled Shishirer Sporshe Gatha / Sound of Seasons, was released in August 2015 by New Music Paradigm Company. Shusmita Anis dedicated the album to her aunt. The album was released both in Bangladesh and in West Bengal, India. Composer Ibrar Tipu was the music director for this album. The album's making was supervised by tabla player Syed Meher Hossain, son of Ustad Zakir Hussain.
On 9 September 2015, commemorating the first anniversary of Firoza Begum's death, Shusmita Anis published an online extended play (EP) titled Mémoire Firoza Begum. The EP consists of original renditions of three songs, tuned by Firoza Begum. Shusmita Anis also launched the Firoza Begum Archive. These Begum works collections have been downloaded from Anis' website.

## Discography

Albums
| Year | Album Name | Album details |
| 1998 | Modern Bengali Song – A Tribute to Kamal Das Gupta & Pranab Roy | Record Company: Raga Music, Kolkata, India |
| 2006 | Chad Heriche Chad Mukh Tar | Record Company: Saregama (HMV), Kolkata, India |
| 2007 | Sei Sur Sei Gaan | Record Company: Agniveena; Golden Voice Entertainment |
| 2008 | Ichche Nupur | Record Company: Gaanchill Music Releasing Label: Gaanchill Music; Golden Voice Entertainment |
| 2015 | Shishirer Sporshe Gatha/Sound of Seasons | Record Company: New Music Paradigm Company Releasing Label: G-series; Kaleidoscope |
| 2016 | Esho He Shojol Shyam Ghono Deya | Record Company: New Music Paradigm Company Releasing Label: Ganer Dali; Kaleidoscope |

### Modern Bengali Song – A Tribute to Kamal Das Gupta

| Genre | Vocal Artist | Track Title | Lyricist | Music Composer | Music Director |
| Raga Music, Kolkata, India | Piu Piu Gay Papiya | | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Tumi Amare Bhulibe Jani | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Eshechilo Modhu Jamini | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Ami Chonchola Jhorna Dhara | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Sat Bhai Chompa Jagore | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Ganer Pakhi | Mohini Chowdhury | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Kon Boner Kishor Elo | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Mor Mon Chole Jay | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Ghumiye Chilo Rajkumari | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Amar Chayati Dekhechi | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |

### Chad Heriche Chad Mukh Tar

| Genre | Vocal Artist | Track Title | Lyricist | Music Composer | Music Director |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Ogo Priyo Tobo Gaan | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Jheler Jole Ke Bhasale | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Ekela Gori Jalke Chale | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Nache Irani Meye | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Amaar Gharer Molin Dipaloke | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Jani Jani Priyo | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Bulbuli Nirob Nargis Bone | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Snigdha – Shyam Beni Borna | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Chad Hericha Chad Mukh Tar | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Firoza Begum |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Khelocho E Bishwaloye | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Firoza Begum |

### Sei Gaan Sei Sur

| Genre | Vocal Artist | Track Title | Lyricist | Music Composer | Music Director |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Ghumaye Poreche Chaad Rojoni Ondhokar | Pranab Roy | Subal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Ak Hate Mor Pujar Thala | Pranab Roy | Sudhirlal Chakraborty | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Koto Je Kotha Chilo Koto Je Chilo Gaan | Bimal Chandra Ghosh | Hemanta Mukherjee | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Jodi Aponar Mone Madhuri Mishaye | Shoilen Ray | Kamal Dasgupta | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | E Pothe Jokhoni Jabe | Anil Bhattacharya | Sudhirlal Chakraborty | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Tumi Je Bhalobeshechile | Pranab Roy | Sudhirlal Chakraborty | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Duti Mon Ar Nei Dujonar | Shyamal Gupta | Satinath Mukhopadhyay | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Ami Obuzher Moto Eki Korechi | Pulak Bandopadhyay | Manna Dey | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Mone Koro Jodi Shob Chere Hay | Shyamal Gupta | Jagjit Singh | Firoza Begum |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Ei Duniya Akhon Toh Ar | Pradip Goswami | Alauddin Ali | Firoza Begum |

### Icche Nupur

| Genre | Vocal Artist | Track Title | Lyricist | Music Composer | Overall Supervision |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Saat Sagor | Asif Iqbal | Ashiqur Rahman Santu | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Chorui | Asif Iqbal | Suman Kalyan | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Shopnoranga | Asif Iqbal | Naqueeb Khan | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Dhusor Smriti | Asif Iqbal | Kumar Bishwajit | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Baba | Asif Iqbal | Suman Kalyan | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Padmapata | Asif Iqbal | Naqueeb Khan | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Ichche Nupur | Asif Iqbal | Ashiqur Rahman Santu | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Bhule Jete Chai | Asif Iqbal | Suman Kalyan | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Koshto | Asif Iqbal | Ashiqur Rahman Santu | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Bhalobasi Deegun | Asif Iqbal | Suman Kalyan | Asif Iqbal |
| Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | Jagao Biswas | Asif Iqbal | Ashiqur Rahman Santu | Asif Iqbal |

### Shishirer Sporshe Gatha – Sound of Season

| Genre | Vocal Artist | Track Title | Lyricist | Music Composer | Music Director |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Lal Tultuke Bou Jayre | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Esho He Shojolo Shyamol Ghono Deya | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Pori Zafhrani Ghagri | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Cholre Cholre Chol | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Boishakhi Zhor Elo Elo Re | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Moner Rong Legeche | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Elo E Bonante | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Shukno Patar Nupur Paye | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Chomke Chomke | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Ami Jar Nupurer Chondo | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kamal Dasgupta | Ibrar Tipu |

### Esho He Shojol Shyam Ghono Deya

| Album Genre | Vocal Artist | Track Title | Lyricist | Music Composer | Music Director |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Lal Tultuke Bou Jayre | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Esho He Shojolo Shyamol Ghono Deya | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Pori Zafhrani Ghagri | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Cholre Cholre Chol | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Boishakhi Zhor Elo Elo Re | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Moner Rong Legeche | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Elo E Bonante | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Shukno Patar Nupur Paye | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Chomke Chomke | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Ibrar Tipu |
| Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | Ami Jar Nupurer Chondo | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kamal Dasgupta | Ibrar Tipu |

### Extended play

| Release Year | Album Title | Genre | Vocal Artist | Record Company | Track Title | Lyricist | Music Composer |
| September 2015 | Mémoire Feroza Begum | Mixed | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Ami Nijere Jalaye Tomare Diyechi Alo | Firoza Begum | Firoza Begum/Kamal Dasgupta |
| September 2015 | Mémoire Feroza Begum | Mixed | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Jodi Prithibi Panthonibash | Atanu Chakraborty | Firoza Begum |
| September 2015 | Mémoire Feroza Begum | Mixed | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Amar E Ghor Bhangiyache Jeba, Ami Badhi Tar Ghor | Kobi Jasimuddin | Firoza Begum |
| December 2015 | Basher Bashi | Modern Folk Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Khoma Koro Boter Chaya Basher Bashi | Moniruzzaman Monir | Sheikh Sadi Khan |
| December 2015 | Basher Bashi | Modern Folk Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music ParadigmCompany | Ghate Jeta Amar Shudhu Icche Kore | Moniruzzaman Monir | Sheikh Sadi Khan |
| December 2015 | Basher Bashi | Modern Folk Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music ParadigmCompany | Tor Buke Pani Ache | Moniruzzaman Monir | Mohammad Shah Newaz |
| January 2016 | Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I | Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | New Music ParadigmCompany | Tomar Akhir Moto Akasher Duti Tara | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kamal Dasgupta |
| January 2016 | Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I | Rabindra Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | New Music ParadigmCompany | Shokhi Bhabona Kahare Bole | Rabindranath Tagore | Rabindranath Tagore |
| January 2016 | Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I | Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music ParadigmCompany | Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin | Pranab Roy | Kamal Dasgupta |
| January 2016 | Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I | Nazrul Sangeet | Shusmita Anis | New Music ParadigmCompany | Gobhir Nishithe Ghum Bhenge Jay | Kazi Nazrul Islam | Kamal Dasgupta |
| January 2016 | Amoni Borosha Chilo Shedin – Mixed Album-I | Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music ParadigmCompany | Akhi Tare Bhole Jodi | Pobitro Mitro | Sudhirlal Chakraborty |

### Singles

| Release Year | Album Title | Genre | Vocal Artist | Record Company | Track Title | Lyricist | Music Composer |
| January 2016 | Chupke Chupke Bol | Singles – Hindi Geet | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Chupke Chupke Bol Mayna | Faiyyaz Hashmi | Kamal Dasgupta |
| March 2016 | Singles | Patriotic Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Ogo Jonmo bhumi | Moniruzzaman Monir | Azad Rahaman |
| April 2016 | Singles | Modern Folk Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Chithi Dilana re Bondhu | Moniruzzaman Monir | Golam Mortaza |
| July 2016 | Singles | Modern Folk Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Smritira Pohay Roddur | Mohammad Asafuddowlah | Mohammad Asafuddowlah |
| 14 December 2016 | Singles | Patriotic Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | E Pran Amar Bangladesh | Moniruzzaman Monir | Sheikh Sadi Khan, Anupam Roy |
| 27 February 2017 | Singles | Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis,Mohammed Shoyeb | New Music Paradigm Company | Keu Janok Ar Nai Januk | Adit Rahman | Adit Rahman |
| 26 February 2018 | Singles | Modern Bengali Song | Shusmita Anis | New Music Paradigm Company | Tomar Akash | Sohel Arman | Adit Rahman |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director | Genre |
| 2016 | Jagao Biswas Prane Jagao | Suman Guha | Modern Bengali Song |
| 2015 | Lal Tultuke Bou Jayre | Gazi Shubhro | Nazrul Sangeet |
| 2015 | Esho He Shojolo Shamol Ghono Deya | Gazi Shubhro | Nazrul Sangeet |
| 2016 | Ghate Jeta Amar Shudhu Icche Kore | Suman Guha | Modern Folk Song |
| 2016 | Shukno Patar Nupur Paye | Yamin Elan | Nazrul Sangeet |
| 2016 | Chomke Chomke | Yamin Elan | Nazrul Sangeet |
| 2016 | Boishakhi Zhor Elo Elo Re | Yamin Elan | Nazrul Sangeet |
| 2016 | Chupke Chupke Bol Mayna | Yamin Elan | Hindi Geet |
| 2016 | Ogo Jonmobhumi | Yamin Elan | Patriotic Song |
| 2016 | Gobhir Nishithe Ghum Bhenge Jay | Yamin Elan | Nazrul Sangeet |
| 2016 | Ogo Priyo Tobo Gaan | Yamin Elan | Nazrul Sangeet |
| 2016 | Nache Irani Meye | Yamin Elan | Nazrul Sangeet |
| 2016 | Tor Buke Pani Ache | Yamin Elan | Modern Folk Song |
| 2016 | Smritira Pohay Roddur | Yamin Elan | Modern Bengali Song |
| 2016 | Chithi Dilanare Bondhu | Yamin Elan | Modern Folk Song |
| 2016 | E Pran Amar Bangladesh | Gazi Shubhro | Patriotic Song |
| 2017 | Keu Janok Ar Nai Januk | Taneem Rahman Angshu | Modern Bengali Song |
| 2018 | Tomar Akash | Taneem Rahman Angshu | Modern Bengali Song |