Anindya Chatterjee

Anindya Chatterjee
Born	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	singer, lyricist, composer,director and actor
Known for	Co-founder and lead vocalist of Bangla band Chandrabindoo

Anindya Chatterjee (Bengali: অনিন্দ্য চট্টোপাধ্যায়) is a popular Bengali singer, lyricist, composer, and actor based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the lead vocalist and one of the founders of the Bengali band Chandrabindoo.

Education

He is an alumnus of the Scottish Church Collegiate School.^[1] He earned an undergraduate degree from the Scottish Church College at the University of Calcutta.^[2] As a student at Scottish in the late 1980s, he was invited to perform at the college's annual fest Caledonia, following which he performed his composition Sweetheart. After the phenomenal success of this song, he became initiated in the Kolkata college festival circuit. In 1989, the band Chandrabindoo was formed, by him along with his college mates Rajesh Bose, Upal Sengupta and Chandril Bhattacharya.^[3]

Films

As an actor

Jaatishwar (2014), as himself
Satyanweshi (2013), as Ajit Bandyopadhyay, investigator Byomkesh Bakshi's friend^[4]
Shubho Mahurat (2003)
Y2K (Athoba, 'Sex Krome Aasitechhe') (2000)

As a director

Open Tee Bioscope (2015)

As a lyricist, music composer, singer or video appearance

Praktan (2016)
Buno Haansh (2014)
Alik Sukh (2013)
Aparajita Tumi (2012)
Icche (2011)
Natobar Not Out (2010)
Jodi Ekdin (2010)
Antaheen (2009)

Awards

National Film Awards

National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 2010 for the song "Pherari Mon" in the film Antaheen (Along with band-mate Chandril Bhattacharya).^[5]^[6]

Filmfare Awards East

Best Lyricist Award in 2014 for the song "Raat Jaaye" in the film Alik Sukh

Nominations

Filmfare Awards East

Best Singer Award in 2014 for the song "Raat Jaaye" in the film Alik Sukh

References

↑ "Old boys' meet". The Telegraph (Calcutta). Retrieved 4 July 2014.
↑ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 588
↑ A musical journeytelegraphindia.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012
↑ IMDB on Satyanweshi
↑ Bollywood wins big at National Film Awards in.reuters.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012
↑ Youtube video of song Pherari Mon sung by Shreya Ghoshal

National Film Award for Best Lyrics

1968–1980	Kannadasan (1968) Kaifi Azmi (1969) No Award (1970) No Award (1971) Vayalar Ramavarma (1972) No Award (1973) Sri Sri (1974) No Award (1975) No Award (1976) No Award (1977) No Award (1978) No Award (1979) No Award (1980)

1981–2000	No Award (1981) No Award (1982) No Award (1983) Vasant Dev (1984) Vairamuthu (1985) No Award (1986) Gulzar (1987) O. N. V. Kurup (1988) Satarupa Sanyal (1989) Gulzar (1990) K. S. Narasimhaswamy (1991) Vairamuthu (1992) Veturi Sundararama Murthy (1993) Vairamuthu (1994) Amit Khanna (1995) Javed Akhtar (1996) Javed Akhtar (1997) Javed Akhtar (1998) Vairamuthu (1999) Yusufali Kechery and Javed Akhtar (2000)

2001–present	Javed Akhtar (2001) Vairamuthu (2002) Suddala Ashok Teja (2003) P. Vijay (2004) Baraguru Ramachandrappa (2005) Swanand Kirkire (2006) Prasoon Joshi (2007) Anindya Chatterjee and Chandril Bhattacharya (2008) Swanand Kirkire (2009) Vairamuthu (2010) Amitabh Bhattacharya (2011) Prasoon Joshi (2012) Na. Muthukumar (2013) Na. Muthukumar (2014) Varun Grover (2015)

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