Rajdweep

Rajdweep
Born20 September 1986 (1986-09-20) (age 38)
Dhing, Nagaon, Assam, India
OccupationScreenwriter, playwright, lyricist, journalist
LanguageAssamese, Hindi, Bengali
EducationMA Economics, MA Journalism
Alma materCotton College, Gauhati University
Notable awardsWinner at Cinestaan India's Storyteller's Script Contest (2018), Assam State Film Award for Best Lyricist (2017), Best Playwright of the year (2019)
SpouseMeenakshi Neog
ParentsJiban Dey, Rina Dey
Website
www.rajdweep.com

Rajdweep is an Indian screenwriter, playwright, lyricist and journalist hails from Dhing, Nagaon, Assam.[1][2][3] He has been awarded by Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan for his script 'Ishqlogy' at Cinestaan India's Storyteller's Script Contest in 2018.[1][3][4][5] He is the first lyricist from Assam who writes Assamese songs in Bollywood film.[6] He wrote the songs 'Jiri Jiri' for the film A Death In The Gunj[7][8] and the bihu song for the film Jagga Jasoos. Again, he becomes the first screenwriter from Assam who signed a Bollywood film. He signed the film on 21 October 2019.[9][10]

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  3. ^ a b "Script by Assam's Rajdweep wins heart of Aamir Khan, Rajkumar Hirani". drongoexpress. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Scriptwriter Rajdweep placed fourth in 'Storytellers Contest'". The Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  5. ^ N, Jolly; Sarkar, i. "The mighty pen of a young writer makes Assam proud | Musiana Collective". Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  6. ^ "For the first time: A full-length Assamese song in a Bollywood film". The News Mill. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  7. ^ "When Bollywood goes jirijiri to Assam beats". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  8. ^ "The Assam Tribune Online". www.assamtribune.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  9. ^ "Playwright Rajdweep All Set To Debut In Bollywood". TIME8. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  10. ^ "Scripting The Bollywood Dream". www.magzter.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.