1. Deebo Bhattacharya, known as Debu Bhattacherjee, was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi musician, painter and singer who worked in Lollywood movies during the era of 1960s and 1970s.
10 Facts About Deebo Bhattacharya
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Deebo Bhattacharya was one of the well known composers in Bangladesh as well.
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Deebo Bhattacharya is known for composing the classic song, "Bare bemurawat hein ye husn walay kahein dil laganay ki koshish na karna" for the film Badnaam.
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Deebo Bhattacharya was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1976 by the Government of Bangladesh.
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Deebo Bhattacharya earned the first ever Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for Choritrohin jointly with Lokman Hossain Fakir.
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Deebo Bhattacharya was conferred Ekushey Padak posthumus in 1997 for his lifetime contribution to Bengali music.
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Deebo Bhattacharya arrived in Pakistan from India in 1956 to work as an assistant to Indian music director Timir Baran who was going to compose music for the film Anokhi.
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The other milestone of Deebo Bhattacharya's career was the film Badnaam.
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Deebo Bhattacharya moved to Bangladesh after the separation of East Pakistan in 1971.
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Deebo Bhattacharya died in 1994, after living for nearly two decades there.