18-497: Bow Barracks Forever (2004) is an Indian film directed by Anjan Dutt about Anglo-Indians and their difficulties in retaining their identity since the end of British India . The film is about the disaster of the human spirit. It is not easy to fight back the march of progress. Progress brings with it change, often painful, that breaks continuity and destroys tradition, history, power and passion of communities that have lived and grown together over decades. Anjan Dutt's film captures
36-509: A contemporary fusion project. They started experimenting with Hindustani classical and folk traditions. The band released its self-titled debut album in 2009 from Saregama India which was considered to be a failure amongst the fans. FOF toured for three years and released its second album, titled 4/ , in 2012. The band split shortly after this and Dutt moved on with his career in films. When Byomkesh Bakshi released in 2010, it brought Dutt's abilities and his fondness for background scoring to
54-463: A love affair with the instrument. He began to take private lessons from one of the most prominent guitar players in the country, Amyt Datta, whom Rolling Stone magazine (India) announced to be one of the country's true live guitar gods. The guitar then became an inseparable part of his life. In 2007 Dutt joined his friend and vocalist Arko Mukherjee , a fellow guitar player Rajkumar Sengupta and drummer Deboprotim Baksi to form Friends of Fusion (FOF),
72-772: Is an Indian composer and singer from Kolkata . He received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction from the Govt. of India in 2012 for the soundtrack of the Bengali film Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona (Ranjana I ain't coming back no more). Dutt is the third person from West Bengal to win the Best Music Direction award. He is arguably the first music director in India to rearrange a Rabindranath Tagore composition with modern electronic music. Neel Dutt
90-716: Is an Indian film director, actor, and singer-songwriter known for his work in the Bengali alternative music genre anyodharar gaan . As an actor, Dutta began his career in Bengali cinema in the Mrinal Sen film Chaalchitra , for which he won the best newcomer actor award at the Venice Film Festival . He acted in Aparna Sen 's hit film, Mr. and Mrs. Iyer . In 2018 he featured in Swapnasandhani 's new play Taraye Taraye , as Vincent van Gogh , under
108-531: The University of Calcutta in 2002. Dutt was still in middle school when his father started writing songs in Bengali in 1993. That was when he first began to accompany him on the guitar . The two went on to become the first father-son musician duo in modern Bengali music. Playing the guitar professionally with his father from the age of 13 was his first experience in live music as well as studio sessions. From
126-497: The big screen as well as on television. Dutt's subsequent scoring for Anjan Dutt's Shesh Boley Kichu Nei (2013) and Srijit Mukherjee 's Nirbaak (2015) received accolades from critics. In 2014, Neel composing for filmmaker Aparna Sen 's experimental Hindi film Saari Raat . There on he composed for Sen's next two films Sonata(2017) and Gharey O Baire (2019). In 2016, Neel rejoined Srijit Mukherjee for his film Uma. Currently his ongoing projects are Anjan Dutt's Saheber Cutlet. This
144-528: The critically well-received Juganto , scarcity of job opportunities forced him to take up jobs in advertising and later as a journalist for the Kolkata-based daily, The Statesman . At that time, Dutta was greatly influenced by the music of Bob Dylan , Kabir Suman who had heralded a new era in Bengali music through his songs. These songs and lyrics, commonly referred to as Jeebonmukhi (জীবনমুখী ) (literally meaning "towards life"), were concerned with
162-517: The direction of Kaushik Sen . He is also a national award-winning filmmaker and is one of the most prominent directors of Bengali cinema, directing Dutta Vs Dutta , Madly Bangalee , The Bong Connection , Chalo Let's Go , and Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona . In recent years, he has directed a Byomkesh film series. Anjan Dutta was raised in the mountains of North Bengal . He had his schooling from St. Paul's School in Darjeeling . In
180-471: The end of 1993, the duo started performing live and they toured extensively. He received his first Gold Disc from HMV for their first album, Shuntey Ki chao , which released in 1995. While studying for his post graduation, Dutt composed for his first feature film, titled Bow Barracks Forever , a film made in English. He scored and composed the whole soundtrack including the songs. A four-year long delay in
198-403: The film's release made it the second released feature film with Dutt as the music director. It was showcased in various film festivals all over the world and has been a recipient of awards and accolades. The feature film that became his first musical release is The Bong Connection , a bilingual film made in English and in Bengali. The soundtrack was the highest selling album in 2007. The film
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#1732791678301216-611: The forefront. Dutt received the Etv Sangeet Puroshkar for the Best Background Score in 2013 for the film Dutta Vs Dutta . With the success of subsequent Byomkesh Bakshi films, Abar Byomkesh (2012), Byomkesh Phire Elo (2014) and the new revamped Byomkesh Bakshi (2015) starring Jisshu Sengupta , the Byomkesh theme has become quite synonymous to the legendary truth seeker's appearance on
234-465: The group discontinued its repertoire. Dutta was first selected for the feature film Chalachitro , directed by renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen . The film and his performance were critically acclaimed at the Venice Film Festival , but for unknown reasons, was never released commercially. Dutt said that he was more interested in doing art cinema than commercial mainstream cinema. After doing a few art films that were not so commercially successful, including
252-461: The late seventies, he joined a group called Open Theatre and in the early eighties performed plays translated from the works of renowned foreign playwrights like Sartre , Peter Weiss , Jean Genet and Bertold Brecht . The group clearly drew inspiration from Nandikar , a highly active and already famous theatre group at the time. Due to politically sensitive content, they faced many obstructions in producing and performing their work, and eventually,
270-450: The real-life story of a tiny, resolute Anglo-Indian community right in the heart of bustling north Kolkata trying desperately to keep alive its hopes, dreams, aspirations and identity, as the world around them changes swiftly and tries to impose that change on them and their lives. This article about a Hindi film of the 2000s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Anjan Dutt Anjan Dutt (born 19 January 1953)
288-495: The tough reality of Bengali middle-class social life, in and around Kolkata . Anjan Dutt is married to Chanda Dutt. They have a son together- Neel Dutt , who is a music director in the Indian industry. In September 2024, Anjan Dutt announced his retirement from the stage. In a public announcement, the actor revealed the poster of his soon-to-be-performed play Aro Ekta Lear. Neel Dutt Neel Dutt (born 7 March 1979)
306-652: Was born on 7 March 1979 in Kolkata . His parents are Anjan Dutt and Chanda Dutt. Anjan, an actor and filmmaker, is also a prolific musician from the 1990s scene of modern Bengali music. Chanda is a retired English teacher at St. Augustine's Day School, Kolkata. As an infant, Dutt's first school was Mr. Pires Private School. Later, he moved to middle school at Seventh Day Adventist School, Kolkata. Following his high school education at St. Augustine's Day School , he studied English literature at Asutosh College , Kolkata. He completed his master's degree in English literature from
324-522: Was screened at the Museum of Modern Arts in New York in 2007. Dutt grew up listening to a lot of sixties and seventies British and American musicians, whose influence seeped into every aspect of his musical performance. He started playing the guitar from the age of twelve when he was still in junior school. It began with picking up a few chords from his seniors in school and gradually developed into quite
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