Kamal Dasgupta | |
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| কমল দাশগুপ্ত | |
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| Born | 28 July 1912 |
| Died | 20 July 1974 (aged 62) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Other names | Kamal Uddin Ahmed |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, music director, folk singer |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Tahsin Ahmed Hamin Ahmed Shafin Ahmed |
Kamal Dasgupta (28 July 1911 – 20 July 1974), was a Bangladeshi music director, composer and folk artist active in Hindi and Bengali cinema especially in pre-partition British India. Rāga and thumri were the main elements of his music.[1][2]
He later married Feroza Begum, a noted Nazrul Sangeet singer, converting to Islam and taking the name Kamal Uddin Ahmed. Their second and third sons Hamin Ahmed and Shafin Ahmed are the lead singers with Bangladeshi band Miles.[2]
- ^ "Kamal Das Gupta: Voice of renaissance in Bengal music". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 12 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ a b Hussain, Mohsin (2012). "Kamal Dasgupta". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.