Sanjib Sarkar

Sanjib Sarkar (Bengali: সঞ্জীব সরকার) is an Indian sound designer, music director and film score composer[3][4][5]

Sanjib Sarkar
Sarkar with Bappi Lahiri at Premiere of Umformung: The Transformation
Background information
Birth name	Sanjib Sarkar [1]
Also known as	Sanju
Born	16 November 1986 Bankura, West Bengal, India
Genres	Bollywood, Film Music
Occupation(s)	Composer , Sound Designer, Background Music Director
Instruments	Keyboard Vocals Percussion Harmonium Melodica
Years active	2014
Labels	Saregama[2]
Website	Official website

Early life

He was born on 16 November 1986 in Bankura, West Bengal, India, to Bengali parents, Debi Prasad Sarkar and Ratna Sarkar. He stayed in Bankura until he was 18, when Sarkar moved to Kolkata after completing Higher Secondary from Akui Union high School, He started learning classical music from his Guruji Sri Provash Dey and received training in Sound Design from Sri. Pankaj Seal (SRFTI)[6]

Education

He is an alumnus of Bangabasi Morning College (University of Calcutta).

Career

After completed his graduation he started composing jingle music for various brands including:

• Emami Healthy & Tasty Oil,
• Asian Paints,
• MTS Mobile,
• Trendy World Garments,
• Turtle Clothing,
• Cookme (Spice),
• Anmol Feeds,
• Cute Soap,
• Bandhan Bank

Film Music

I remembered I was in my family Durga Puja In Bankura. Suddenly got a call from the director of Umformung: The Transformation, He told me that you have own Prestigious "Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival Award" I simply closed my eyes and thanks to Maa Durga. I noticed a lot of curiosity in the Temple ground and 'I couldn't hold my tears.

— Sarkar sharing his experience after own Dada Saheb Phalke Award from India[7][8]

Sarkar got his first break as a film score composer with Sudhamoy Babur Advut Galpo directed by Anindya Chatterjee. Thereafter, he composed for several films like Langto - The Film[9] Third Genaretion (3G 2010). He first received popular acclaim with the film Masoom in 2014 which was produced by PB Films. The track "Halka Nesha Halka"[10] with a hip hop beat became an internet hit ahead of the release of the film. His next film Na Jene Mon[11][12] (2014) was produced by Saregama, his music received positive reviews. Thereafter Sarkar signed to his first Hindi feature film Umformung: The Transformation[13] for which he received best Music Director Award from "Cine India Film Festivel" (CIFF 2014), Mumbai, and from the "Free Spirit Film Festivel" (FSFF 2014) McLeodganj, the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2015, the Noida International film festival 2015, and the Euro Film Festival 2016 in Spain.[14][15][16] and the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] In 2017, he received Best Music Award for the film Paradiso at the NIFF film festival in Delhi.[28]

Discography

Year	Film	Director	Singer	Production	Ref.
2018	Lust	Emhyr Alharic	Background Music & Sound Design	Nez Moving Pixels	[29][30]
2017	Paradiso	Emhyr Alharic	Kavita Krishnamurthy & Sadhana Sargam	Nez Moving Pixels	[31]
2017	Baghini (2017 film)	Nehal Dutta	Raghab Chatterjee	Mondal Films & Entertainment	[32]
2016	Umformung: The Transformation	Sudeep Ranjan Sarkar	Akshaya Rao, & Angelina Grace	Nez Moving Pixels	[33]
2016	Langto - The Film	Sourish Dey	Subhankar Panda & Soumallya Mitra	Octave Studio Kolkata
2016	Chhip Suto Char	Susanta Saha	Abheri Gupta	Frienever Motions Pictures	[34]
2015	Na Jene Mon	Abhisek Roy	Rupankar, Akriti Kakkar, Arun Daga & Prasenjit Mallick	Golden Deer Entertainment	[11]
2014	Masoom (2014 film)	Partha Sarathi Joardar	Sanchita Bhattyacharya & Madhuri Dey	PB Films	[35]
2012	Joker	Jeet Chatterjee	Background Music & Sound Design	Sony Aath	[36]
2011	Sudhamoy Babur Advut Galpo	Anindya Chatterjee	Background Music	Tara Muzik	[37]

Television

Sarkar at "LM Studio Mumbai"

He composed title tracks for television series including:

• "Disha"
• "Mukti Snan"
• "Hiyar Majhe"
• "Arundhutir Chiti"
• "Ektu Sukher Khonje"

He composed music for various Horror Films including:

Year	Title	Channel	Production	Ref.
2012	Saheb Barir Bhoot	Sony Entertainment	Sony Aath	[38]
2012	Circuit House	Sony Entertainment	Sony Aath	[39]
2012	Jangaler Oi Banshita	Sony Entertainment	Sony Aath	[40]
2012	Dorja Ta Khola Thak	Sony Entertainment	Sony Aath	[41]

Non Film Music

Sarkar in his Work Station

He also composed music for various corporate films, short films and documentary films including:

• Expedition Challenge for NIBS,[42]
• Larsen & Toubro Tubes for Anthelion Technology,[43]
• Reincarneation (Documentary)
• Poisonman Vs Ross,[44]
• Rhythm Of Soul (Bengali Short Film)
• Sri Gourio Math
• H2O (Bengali Short Film)
• Putul Nach (Bengali Short Film)
• Dhoni (Bengali Short Film)
• Nayer Meye (Bengali Short Film)
• Mofu Tofu (Bengali Short Film)
• Rojnamcha (Daily Journal),[45]
• She (Bengali Short Film) [46]
• Status (Bengali Short Film) [47]

Albums

Year	Album	Singer	Note	Record Label	Ref.
2009	Shishir Bheja Jochhna	Various	Music Composer	UD Series	[48]
2014	Road Side Garden	The National Beats Band	Music Producer	Octave Studio Kolkata	[49]
2014	JKB	Rana Dev	Music Producer	Octave Studio Kolkata	[50]

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mon Amar[51]"	Akriti Kakkar	4:24
2.	"Oh Baby[52]"	Rupankar & Sanjib	3:16
3.	"Dard Ka Daria[53]"	Akshaya Rao	3:54
4.	"Jara Chunle[54]"	Shaoli Mukherjee	2:43
5.	"Ferari Mon[55]"	Arun Daga	3:26
6.	"Hale Dil[56]"	Prosenjit Mallick, Sangrami	4:52
7.	"Aaji E Badal Dhara[57]"	Rimi Biswas	4:54
8.	"Aamar Shesh Kodita[58]"	Rimi Biswas	4:11
9.	"Halka Nesha Halka[10]"	Madhuri Dey & Sanchita Bhattyacharya	5:03

Awards

Award	Film	Category	Location	Year	Result	Ref
Anandalok Puraskar	Masoom	Best Music	Kolkata	2014	Won
Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2015	Umformung: The Transformation	Best Music	Delhi	2015	Won	[7]
Free Spirit Film Festival	Umformung: The Transformation	Best Music	McLeodganj	2014	Won	[59]
Noida International film festival	Umformung: The Transformation	Best Background Music	Noida	2015	Won	[60][61]
Euro Film Festival	Umformung: The Transformation	Best Music	Spain	2016	Won	[62]
NIFF	Paradiso	Best Music	Delhi	2017	Won	[28]

See also

• List of Indian film music directors

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External links

• Official website
• Sanjib Sarkar at IMDb