Chandril Bhattacharya

Chandril Bhattacharya (Template:Lang-bn) is a popular Bengali lyricist, poet, singer and director from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. He is the grandson of Bani Kumar (Baidyanath Bhattacharya).

Music

Bhattacharya is one of the main lyricists of the Bengali band Chandrabindoo and also occasionally sings for them. His idiomatic lyrics are laced with satire and critique of modern society. Chandril, together with Anindya Chatterjee won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Pherari Mon" in the film Antaheen (2009).

Education

He completed his schooling from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur. He credited his alma mater for the nourishment of his cultural side. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics as a student at Bidhannagar College and subsequently pursued an MSc degree in economics from the University of Calcutta. He married Sanchari Mukherjee in 2006.

Writing

Chandril Bhattacharya formerly wrote the column "Uttam Madhyam" for Anandabazar Patrika on alternate Sundays, contributing to occasional op-eds in the same newspaper. His Uttam Madhyam pieces were collected as a book. Later, he began to air his views in the weekly Robbar Pratidin, in a column entitled "Du Chhokka Pnaach" ("two sixes and a five" – the highest score you can get in a single turn in the popular board game Ludo). In January 2011 his "Du Chhokka Pnaach" became bi-weekly. His satirical viewpoints addressed cultural phenomena, national and international current affairs, human psychology and social norms. He coins peculiar idioms, playful jargon, Spoonerisms and reconstructs colloquial Bengali phrases and expressions to formulate absurdist, humorous puns in most of his articles.

Published books

1. Dhur Dhur A Porobaase Ke Thakbe – collection of poems [Pratibhaas Publications]

2. Uttam Madhyom – collection of bi-weekly Sunday columns of the same name, published in Anandabazar Patrika [Pratibhaas Publications]

3. Ras Kosh Singara Bulbuli Mastak – collection of articles from Anandabazar Patrika [Dey's Publishing]

4. Ugo Bugo Chouko Chugo – collection of poems [Dey's Publishing]

5. Ha Ha Hi Hi Ho Ho O Onyanyo – collection of seven articles published in Robbar, Pratidin [Dey's Publishing]

6. Du Chhokka Pnaach – collection of selected writings from the column 'Du Chhokka Pnaach' published in Robbar, Pratidin [Dey's Publishing]

7. Sondher Songe Casual Guley – collection of poems [Dey's Publishing]

8. Soruchaakli- collection of poems [Guruchandali]

9. Rowabnaama- collection of selected writings from a 'Person of the week' type satirical column in Anandabazar Patrika [Saptarshi Prakashan]

10. Ghawno Chokkor- collection of selected essays from Anandabazar Patrika [Dey's Publishing]

Film

He wrote and directed a short film named Y2K (Athoba, 'Sex Krome Aasitechhe'), from Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in the year 2000. The music/ lyrics of this film was composed by his band Chandrabindoo. In 2017, he wrote and directed a short film named 'Talent' and released it on Youtube.

He also wrote and directed an episode of "Panch Phoron" season 2, "Praay Kafka" for the streaming platform Hoichoi.