Gouri Prasanna Majumdar
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Gouri Prasanna Majumdar was an eminent Bengali
lyricist. He is most commonly associated with the golden age of Bengali cinema
, namely the black and white era, when he penned several enduring classics for the evergreen movies like Anyay Abichar
, Maqsad, Tinmurti, Aparupa, Anusandhan, and Aaj Ka Mahatma. He continued his work till He is fondly remembered and revered till this day.
He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
for best lyricist for Swaralipi (1962), Palatak (1964), Anthony Firingee
(1968), Bon Palashir Padabali (1974), Sanyasi Raja (1976) and Anurager Chhoan (1987, posthumously).
He was a contemporary of Nachiketa Ghosh
, Robin Chattopadhyay, Hemanta Mukherjee, Uttam Kumar
, Kishore Kumar
and worked extensively with R D Burman and Kishore Kumar
among others.
His noted works include Aka keno daake, Aj ei dinta moner khatay, Amar swapno tumi, Asha chilo bhalobasha chilo, Eito hethay kunjo chhayay, Ek polokey ektu dekha, Ki ashay bandhi khelaghor, Shing nei tobu naam tar shingho, Aj dujonar duti poth, Ei balukabelay, Ei raat tomar amar, Ei poth jodi na shesh hoy, O nodi re, Neer choto knoto nei, Mou bone jomechey.
At the age of 13, Alpana Banerjee
was discovered by her father's close friends, Robin Chattopadhyay and Gauriprasanna Majumdar.
, Shaan
, Bappi Lahiri
, Srikanta Acharya, Arati Mukherjee among others were in attendance. Sobhon Chatterjee, the mayor of Kolkata
along with Satabdi Roy and Debasish Kumar MMIC set the ball rolling for the evening though a little too late by formally lighting the lamp and inaugurating the evening.
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
lyricist. He is most commonly associated with the golden age of Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema
Bengali cinema refers to the Bengali language filmmaking industries in the Bengal region of South Asia. There are two major film-making hubs in the region: one in Kolkata, West Bengal, India and the other in Dhaka, Bangladesh .The history of cinema in Bengal dates back to the 1890s, when the first...
, namely the black and white era, when he penned several enduring classics for the evergreen movies like Anyay Abichar
Anyay Abichar
Anyay Abichar is a 1985 Bengali-language Indian feature film directed by Shakti Samanta, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Rozina and Utpal Dutt-Plot:...
, Maqsad, Tinmurti, Aparupa, Anusandhan, and Aaj Ka Mahatma. He continued his work till He is fondly remembered and revered till this day.
He won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards
The Bengal Film Journalists' Association is the oldest Association of Film critics in India, founded in 1937, by the inspiration and determination of the handful of pioneers amongst the then thin section of scribes that were drawn to film journalism with a lofty mission to serve the developing...
for best lyricist for Swaralipi (1962), Palatak (1964), Anthony Firingee
Anthony Firingee
Anthony Firingee Hensman Anthony, was a Bengali language folk poet of Portuguese origin known for his works in Bengali devotional songs in the early part of the 19th century...
(1968), Bon Palashir Padabali (1974), Sanyasi Raja (1976) and Anurager Chhoan (1987, posthumously).
He was a contemporary of Nachiketa Ghosh
Nachiketa Ghosh
Nachiketa Ghosh was one of the most powerful music director and composer of India. He mainly composed for Bengali, Hindi, and Oriya songs. He gave a new dimension to the Bengali music for both the arenas of Bengali modern song as well as Bengali film song...
, Robin Chattopadhyay, Hemanta Mukherjee, Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar
Uttam Kumar is one of the most famous names of Indian Bengali Cinema.Born Arun Kumar Chatterjee in 1926 at Ahiritola, North Calcutta he is widely known as Uttam Kumar and Mahanayak . He remains as much of a cultural icon as he had been in his lifetime...
, Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
and worked extensively with R D Burman and Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar , born Abhas Kumar Ganguly, was an Indian film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore Kumar was one of India's greatest performers of the late 20th century...
among others.
His noted works include Aka keno daake, Aj ei dinta moner khatay, Amar swapno tumi, Asha chilo bhalobasha chilo, Eito hethay kunjo chhayay, Ek polokey ektu dekha, Ki ashay bandhi khelaghor, Shing nei tobu naam tar shingho, Aj dujonar duti poth, Ei balukabelay, Ei raat tomar amar, Ei poth jodi na shesh hoy, O nodi re, Neer choto knoto nei, Mou bone jomechey.
At the age of 13, Alpana Banerjee
Alpana Banerjee
Alpana Mukherjee née Banerjee was a successful Bengali singer during the late 1940s and 1950s and onwards...
was discovered by her father's close friends, Robin Chattopadhyay and Gauriprasanna Majumdar.
25th death anniversary
On 12 February 2011, the 25th anniversary of his demise, a musical evening was organized to pay tribute, held at Nazrul Manch, Kolkata. Luminaries such as LopamudraLopamudra
Lopamudra was an ancient Indian female philosopher. She was the wife of the sage Agastya. Together with her husband she is credited with spreading the fame of the Lalita sahasranama . She is also called Kaushitaki and Varaprada...
, Shaan
Shaan (singer)
Shaan , is an Indian playback singer, and television host. He hosted the shows Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, Star Voice of India and "Star Voice of India 2"...
, Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Lahiri or Alokesh Lahiri , born 27 November 1952, is a music director in the Hindi film industry. He pioneered the use of disco music in Indian cinema and sang some of his own compositions. He was popular in the 1980s with films like Disco Dancer, Namak Halaal and Sharaabi among others.-Early...
, Srikanta Acharya, Arati Mukherjee among others were in attendance. Sobhon Chatterjee, the mayor of Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
along with Satabdi Roy and Debasish Kumar MMIC set the ball rolling for the evening though a little too late by formally lighting the lamp and inaugurating the evening.