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{{short description|Pakistani and Bangladeshi film music composer (1939 - 2016)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians -->
| name = Robin Ghosh
| name = Robin Ghosh
| native_name = রবিন ঘোষ
| image = Robin Ghosh.jpg
| native_name = রবিন ঘোষ
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| native_name_lang = bn
روبن گھوش
| background = non_performing_personnel
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| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_place = [[Baghdad]], Iraq<ref name=Dawn/>
| birth_place = [[Baghdad]], Iraq<ref name=Dawn/>
| birth_date = 13 Sep 1937 <ref name=Dawn>{{cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1244869|author=Peerzada Salman|title=His music had Begal's sweetness|date=11 March 2016|publisher=Dawn (newspaper)|accessdate=22 March 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date = 13 September 1939 <ref name=Dawn>{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1244869 |author=Peerzada Salman |title='His music had Bengal's sweetness' |date=11 March 2016 |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper) |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>
| death_date = {{death date|2016|2|13}} (aged 78)<ref name=Dawn/>
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<ref name=Dawn/>
| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|2016|2|13}} (aged 76)<ref name=Dawn/>
| origin = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| death_place = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<ref name=Dawn/>
| occupation = [[Film score]] composer
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| citizenship = Pakistani (1947–1998)<br/>Bangladeshi (1998–2016)
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| years_active = 1961–1986
| occupation = Composer, musician, singer
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| years_active = 1961–1986
| spouse = [[Shabnam]] (m. 1964-2016; his death)
| children = Ronnie Ghosh
| parents = S.M Ghosh (father) <br> Asnat Zia Ghosh (mother)
| awards = Won 6 [[Nigar Awards]] during his long career
}}
}}


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'''Robin Ghosh''' ({{langx|bn|রবিন ঘোষ}}, {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|روبن گھوش}}}}; 13 September 1939 – 13 February 2016) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for [[Lollywood]] films from 1961 to 1986.<ref name="Scroll">{{cite news |url=https://scroll.in/article/673646/an-introduction-to-the-genius-of-robin-ghosh-bangladeshs-melody-king |title=An introduction to the genius of Robin Ghosh, Bangladesh's Melody King |work=Scroll.in website|date=10 August 2014 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> Robin Ghosh had a notable contribution in establishing career of Playback singer [[Ahmed Rushdi]] and to his success. Ghosh gained fame in the mid-1960s when Rushdi sang his compositions in films like ''[[Chakori]] (1967)'', ''Jahan Tum Wahan Hum'', ''Paisa'', etc.<ref name=TNI>{{cite news |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/98047-Renowned-music-composer-Robin-Ghosh-passes-away |title=Renowned music composer Robin Ghosh passes away |date=13 February 2016 |newspaper=The News International (newspaper)|access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>
'''Robin Ghosh''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''رابِن گھوش '''}}}}),
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({{lang-bn|রবিন ঘোষ}}; 13 September 1937 &ndash; 13 February 2016) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for [[Lollywood]] films from 1961 to 1986.<ref name="Scroll">{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/article/673646/an-introduction-to-the-genius-of-robin-ghosh-bangladeshs-melody-king|title=An introduction to the genius of Robin Ghosh, Bangladesh's Melody King|work=Scroll.in|date=10 August 2014|accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref> Playback singer [[Ahmed Rushdi]] has a notable contribution to Ghosh's success. Ghosh gained fame in the mid-1960s when Rushdi sang his compositions in films like ''[[Chakori]] (1967)'', ''Jahan Tum Wahan Hum'', ''Paisa'', etc.<ref name=TNI>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/98047-Renowned-music-composer-Robin-Ghosh-passes-away|title=Renowned music composer Robin Ghosh passes away|date=13 February 2016|work=The News International |accessdate=22 March 2018}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Ghosh's father worked for the [[International Red Cross]] and was posted at [[Baghdad]] during the Second World War, where Ghosh was educated in a [[convent school]]. His father was a Bengali Hindu, who had converted to Christianity while his mother was an [[Arab Catholic Christan]]. Also, known as [[Baghdadi Catholic Christan]].<ref name="Scroll"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1239425|title=Maestro Robin Ghosh is no more|work=Dawn|date=14 February 2016|accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref><ref name=Dawn/> When Ghosh was young, his father S.M Ghosh left the family and married another woman. His brother, Ashok Ghosh, was a film director in Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1105926.bdnews|title=আয়নায় যে মুখ আর দেখবে না কেউ|accessdate=22 March 2018|newspaper=The Daily Star|date=16 February 2016|author=Santa Maria}}</ref>
Robin Ghosh's father worked for the [[International Red Cross]] and was posted at [[Baghdad]] during the [[Second World War]], where Ghosh was educated in a [[convent school]]. His father was a Bengali Hindu, who had never converted to Christianity and his mother was an Arab Catholic Christian named Asnat Zia Ghosh, a Baghdadi Catholic Christian.<ref name="Scroll"/><ref name=Dawn2>{{cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1239425 |author=Asif Noorani|title=Maestro Robin Ghosh is no more |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|date=14 February 2016 |access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref><ref name=Dawn/> When Ghosh was young, his father S.M Ghosh left the family and married another woman leaving the family to Asnat, which she raised all by herself in Wari, Old Dhaka. His brother, Ashok Ghosh, was a film director in Bangladesh and directed the film Nacher Putol 1972, which has the famous song “”Rup Nogorer Rajkonna.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1105926.bdnews |script-title=bn:আয়নায় যে মুখ আর দেখবে না কেউ |accessdate=22 April 2022 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=16 February 2016 |author=Santa Maria |language=bn}}</ref>


When the Second World War ended in 1945, the six-year-old Ghosh along with his family moved to [[Dhaka]], in [[Bengal]] (in pre-partitioned India). He showed interest in music, collecting [[Gramophone record|gramophone]] records and playing the [[Pump organ|harmonium]], and finally graduated with music major in Dhaka.
When the [[Second World War]] ended in 1945, the six-year-old Ghosh along with his family moved to [[Dhaka]], in [[Bengal]] (in pre-partitioned India). He showed interest in music, collecting [[Gramophone record|gramophone]] records and playing the [[Pump organ|harmonium]], and finally graduated with music major in Dhaka.<ref name=Dawn2/>


==Family life==
==Family life==
In the late 1950s, Ghosh was offered a job at the Dhaka Radio Station by a friend. This friend's sister, Jharna Basak (now better known as the film actress [[Shabnam]]) who occasionally played in various [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bengali films]] became friends with him. The two finally got married. Together they had a son, Ronnie (born 1966).
In the late 1950s, Ghosh was offered a job at the Dhaka Radio Station by a friend. This friend's sister, [[Shabnam]] who occasionally played in various [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bengali films]], became friends with him. The two finally got married.<ref name=Dawn3/> Together they had a son, Ronnie (born 1966).


==Film career==
==Film career==
Since Robin Ghosh was a Christian, he had exposure to 'choir singing' at his church. When he was young, he had also worked with veteran film music composer [[Salil Chowdhury]]. Later he also worked, as an assistant, with a Pakistani film music composer from Bengal, Muslahuddin.<ref name=Dawn/> In the early 1960s, film director Ehtesham visited Dhaka Radio Station, and offered Ghosh a contract as a composer for his films. His debut was for the Bengali film ''Raj Dhanir Bookay'' in 1960, and followed by numerous other Bengali and Urdu films, including ''Chanda'' (1962), ''Talash (1963)'', ''Paisa'' (1964), ''[[Chakori]] (1967)'' and ''Bhaiya'' (1966). After the release of the film ''Tum Meray Ho'', Ghosh moved to [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] continuing to compose film music into the 1980s. He composed songs for the film ''[[Aina (1977 film)|Aaina]] (1977)'' one of the greatest films ever made in the [[Pakistani film industry]]. This film celebrated its [[Platinum Jubilee]] at the Pakistani cinemas.<ref name=TNI/><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425735/?ref_=nm_flmg_com_6 Aina (1977 film) on IMDb website] Retrieved 22 March 2018</ref>
Since Robin Ghosh was a Christian, he had exposure to 'choir singing' at his church. When he was young, he had also worked with veteran film music composer [[Salil Chowdhury]]. Later he also worked, as an assistant, with a Pakistani film music composer from Bengal, Muslahuddin.<ref name=Dawn/> In the early 1960s, film director Ehtesham visited Dhaka Radio Station, and offered Ghosh a contract as a composer for his films. His debut was for the Bengali film ''Raj Dhanir Bookay'' in 1960, and followed by numerous other Bengali and Urdu films, including ''[[Chanda (1962 film)|Chanda]]'' (1962), ''Talash (1963)'', ''Paisa'' (1964), ''[[Chakori]] (1967)'' and ''Bhaiya'' (1966). After the release of the film ''Tum Meray Ho'', Ghosh moved to [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]] continuing to compose film music into the 1980s. He composed songs for the film ''[[Aina (1977 film)|Aaina]] (1977)'' one of the greatest films ever made in the [[Pakistani film industry]]. This film celebrated its [[Platinum Jubilee]] at the Pakistani cinemas.<ref name=TNI/><ref name=Dawn2/>

==discography==
{{See|Robin Ghosh discography}}


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
Robin Ghosh won a total of 6 Nigar Awards for the following films:
Robin Ghosh won a total of 6 Nigar Awards for the following films:
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer in the film ''Talash'' (1963)<ref>[http://cineplot.com/nigar-awards-1963/ Nigar Award for Robin Ghosh for film Talash (1963) on cineplot.com website] Retrieved 22 March 2018</ref>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for Talash (1963)<ref name=hot>{{cite web|url=https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/ |date=24 November 2017|archive-date=13 June 2020|access-date=22 April 2022|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613171619/https://www.desimoviesreviews.com/index.php/2017/11/24/pakistans-oscars-nigar-awards/|title=Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards|website=The Hot Spot Film Reviews website}}</ref>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer in ''[[Chakori]]'' (1967)<ref>[http://cineplot.com/nigar-awards-1967/ Nigar Award for Robin Ghosh for film Chakori (1967) on cineplot.com website] Retrieved 22 March 2018</ref>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for [[Chakori]] (1967)<ref name=hot/><ref name=Dawn3/>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for film ''Chahat'' (1974)<ref name=janubaba/>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for ''Chahat'' (1974)
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for film ''[[Aina (1977 film)|Aaina]]'' (1977)<ref name=janubaba>[http://www.janubaba.com/c/forum/topic/20869/Lollywood/Nigar_Awards__Complete_History Robin Ghosh's Nigar Awards on janubaba.com website] Retrieved 22 March 2018</ref>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for [[Aina (1977 film)|Aaina]] (1977)<ref name=hot/><ref name=Dawn3/>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for film ''Bandish'' (1980)
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for [[Bandish (1980 Pakistani film)|Bandish]] (1980)<ref name=hot/><ref name=Dawn3/>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for film ''Dooriyan'' (1984)<ref name=janubaba/>
*[[Nigar Award]] for best film composer for ''[[Doorian]]'' (1984)<ref name=Dawn3/>


==Death and legacy==
==Death and legacy==
On 10 February 2016, Ghosh became ill and was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka. He died on 13 February 2016 due to [[respiratory failure]]. He was 78 years old.<ref>{{cite web|title=End of a legend: Fans pay tribute to Bangladeshi music director Robin Ghosh|url=http://images.dawn.com/news/1174831/|website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn Images]]|accessdate=22 March 2018|date=13 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Famous musician Robin Ghosh passes away|url=http://www.thenewstribe.com/2016/02/13/famous-musician-robin-ghosh-passes-away|website=The News Tribe|accessdate=22 March 2018|date=13 February 2016}}</ref>
On 10 February 2016, Ghosh became ill and was admitted to a hospital in [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh. He died on 13 February 2016 due to [[respiratory failure]]. He was 78 years old.<ref name=Dawn3>{{cite news |title=End of a legend: Fans pay tribute to Bangladeshi music director Robin Ghosh |url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1174831/ |newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=22 April 2022 |date=13 February 2016}}</ref>

Robin Ghosh's music fans gathered at the [[Karachi Arts Council]], after his death, to pay tributes to him and his music. Pakistan's music connoisseur Sultan Arshad was among the main speakers at the event. He remarked that Robin Ghosh was known for his orchestration skills and had been influenced by western music, but he was best known for mixing a syrupy sweetness of Bengali music in his compositions.<ref name=Dawn/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0315918}}, Robin Ghosh filmography on IMDb website
* {{IMDb name|0315918}}
*[http://www.citwf.com/person193125.htm Robin Ghosh filmography on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website]
*{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/person193125.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703142411/http://www.citwf.com/person193125.htm |title= Robin Ghosh filmography on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website|archive-date=3 July 2018|url-status=dead}}


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Latest revision as of 21:45, 2 November 2024

Robin Ghosh
রবিন ঘোষ روبن گھوش
Born13 September 1939 [1]
Baghdad, Iraq[1]
Died(2016-02-13)13 February 2016 (aged 76)[1]
Dhaka, Bangladesh[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
CitizenshipPakistani (1947–1998)
Bangladeshi (1998–2016)
Occupation(s)Composer, musician, singer
Years active1961–1986
SpouseShabnam (m. 1964-2016; his death)
ChildrenRonnie Ghosh
Parent(s)S.M Ghosh (father)
Asnat Zia Ghosh (mother)
AwardsWon 6 Nigar Awards during his long career

Robin Ghosh (Bengali: রবিন ঘোষ, Urdu: روبن گھوش; 13 September 1939 – 13 February 2016) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi playback singer and film music composer, best known for singing and composing music for Lollywood films from 1961 to 1986.[2] Robin Ghosh had a notable contribution in establishing career of Playback singer Ahmed Rushdi and to his success. Ghosh gained fame in the mid-1960s when Rushdi sang his compositions in films like Chakori (1967), Jahan Tum Wahan Hum, Paisa, etc.[3]

Early life

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Robin Ghosh's father worked for the International Red Cross and was posted at Baghdad during the Second World War, where Ghosh was educated in a convent school. His father was a Bengali Hindu, who had never converted to Christianity and his mother was an Arab Catholic Christian named Asnat Zia Ghosh, a Baghdadi Catholic Christian.[2][4][1] When Ghosh was young, his father S.M Ghosh left the family and married another woman leaving the family to Asnat, which she raised all by herself in Wari, Old Dhaka. His brother, Ashok Ghosh, was a film director in Bangladesh and directed the film Nacher Putol 1972, which has the famous song “”Rup Nogorer Rajkonna.[5]

When the Second World War ended in 1945, the six-year-old Ghosh along with his family moved to Dhaka, in Bengal (in pre-partitioned India). He showed interest in music, collecting gramophone records and playing the harmonium, and finally graduated with music major in Dhaka.[4]

Family life

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In the late 1950s, Ghosh was offered a job at the Dhaka Radio Station by a friend. This friend's sister, Shabnam who occasionally played in various Bengali films, became friends with him. The two finally got married.[6] Together they had a son, Ronnie (born 1966).

Film career

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Since Robin Ghosh was a Christian, he had exposure to 'choir singing' at his church. When he was young, he had also worked with veteran film music composer Salil Chowdhury. Later he also worked, as an assistant, with a Pakistani film music composer from Bengal, Muslahuddin.[1] In the early 1960s, film director Ehtesham visited Dhaka Radio Station, and offered Ghosh a contract as a composer for his films. His debut was for the Bengali film Raj Dhanir Bookay in 1960, and followed by numerous other Bengali and Urdu films, including Chanda (1962), Talash (1963), Paisa (1964), Chakori (1967) and Bhaiya (1966). After the release of the film Tum Meray Ho, Ghosh moved to Karachi, Pakistan continuing to compose film music into the 1980s. He composed songs for the film Aaina (1977) one of the greatest films ever made in the Pakistani film industry. This film celebrated its Platinum Jubilee at the Pakistani cinemas.[3][4]

discography

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Further information: Robin Ghosh discography

Awards and recognition

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Robin Ghosh won a total of 6 Nigar Awards for the following films:

Death and legacy

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On 10 February 2016, Ghosh became ill and was admitted to a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He died on 13 February 2016 due to respiratory failure. He was 78 years old.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Peerzada Salman (11 March 2016). "'His music had Bengal's sweetness'". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "An introduction to the genius of Robin Ghosh, Bangladesh's Melody King". Scroll.in website. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Renowned music composer Robin Ghosh passes away". The News International (newspaper). 13 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Asif Noorani (14 February 2016). "Maestro Robin Ghosh is no more". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  5. ^ Santa Maria (16 February 2016). আয়নায় যে মুখ আর দেখবে না কেউ. The Daily Star (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "End of a legend: Fans pay tribute to Bangladeshi music director Robin Ghosh". Dawn (newspaper). 13 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Pakistan's "Oscars": The Nigar Awards". The Hot Spot Film Reviews website. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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