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Born | Kolkata | |
|---|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Essayist, "Lyricist," Poet, "Filmmaker," Orator | |
| Member of | Chandrabindoo | |
Chandril Bhattacharya (Bengali: āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¯) is a popular Bengali essayist, lyricist, poet, filmmaker and orator from Kolkata.
Musicâģ
Bhattacharya is one of theââmain lyricists of the Bengali band Chandrabindoo and also occasionally sings for them. His idiomatic lyrics are laced with satire and "critiques 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).
Educationâģ
He completed his schooling at 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 studied at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (1st Batch) (1996-2000) and earned a Diploma in Film Direction and Screenwriting. He married Sanchari Mukherjee in 2006.
Writingâģ
Chandril Bhattacharya formerly wrote the monthly column "Uttam Madhyam" for Anandabazar Patrika, contributingââto occasional op-eds and Cover stories for Sunday Supplement 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" â 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 booksâģ
1. Dhur Dhur A Porobaase Ke Thakbe (āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŦā§): Collection of poems âģ (2008)
2. Uttam Maadhyom (āĻāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽ): Collection of bi-weekly Sunday columns of the same name, published in Anandabazar Patrika âģ (2009)
3. Ras Kosh Singara Bulbuli Mastak (āĻ°āĻ¸ āĻāĻˇ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŦā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻ): Collection of articles from Anandabazar Patrika âģ (2011)
4. Ha Ha Hi Hi Ho Ho O Onyanyo (āĻšāĻžāĻšāĻž āĻšāĻŋāĻšāĻŋ āĻšā§āĻšā§ āĻ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯): Collection of seven articles published in Robbar, Pratidin âģ (2011)
5. Ugo Bugo Chouko Chugo (āĻāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§): Collection of poems âģ (2012)
6. Du Chhokka Pnaach (āĻĻā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ): Collection of selected writings from the column 'Du Chhokka Pnaach' published in Robbar, Pratidin âģ (2015)
7. Sondher Songe Casual Guley (āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§): Collection of poems âģ (2015)
8. Soruchaakli (āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻŋ): Collection of poems âģ (2017)
9. Rowabnaama (āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻž): Collection of selected writings from a 'Person of the week' type satirical column in Anandabazar Patrika âģ (2018)
10. Ghawno Chokkor (āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ°): Collection of selected essays from Anandabazar Patrika âģ (2018)
11. Chattikhani (āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋ): Collection of 4-line poems (clerihews) about renowned people âģ (2021)
12. Something Something (āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻĨāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻĨāĻŋāĻ): Collection of selected essays from the column 'Something Something' published in Cultural Portal Daakbangla.com âģ (2022)
13. Kaak Khaa Bawk Khaa Electiri Shock Khaa (āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻ āĻāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ°āĻŋ āĻļāĻ āĻāĻž): Collection of poems âģ (2024)
Filmâģ
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 and lyrics of this film were 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 'Praay Kafka', a short film (a part of anthology 'Paanch Phoron 2'), which was released on Hoichoi ott-platform in 2020, under the banner of SVF. He released his latest film 'Aatpoure' on YouTube, which he himself has written and directed, in March, 2024.
Referencesâģ
- ^ Bollywood wins big at National Film Awards Reuters. Retrieved 4 October 2012
- ^ Chandril Bhattacharya â Y2K (Film Script) Scribd. Retrieved 4 October 2012