Subal Das

Subal Das
Born(1928-12-26)26 December 1928
Brahmanbaria, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died16 August 2005(2005-08-16) (aged 76)
Kolkata, India
Association football career
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1954 Azad SC
1955–1956 Police AC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Subal Das (26 December 1928 – 16 August 2005) was a Bangladeshi music director, composer and footballer. He was the music director of the first film developed in Film Development Corporation (FDC), Akash aar Mati. He directed music of 86 films.

Early life

Das was born on 27 December 1927 in Brahmanbaria District, East Bengal, British Raj.

Career

Das took music lessons from Ustad Israel Khan, nephew of musician Ustad Alauddin Khan. Das started working for the radio in 1963.

Das had been suffering from anal cancer. He died of cardiac arrest on 16 August 2005 at the Lifeline Hospital in Kolkata, India.

Personal life

Das was married to Aporna Das (d. 1996).

Football career

Das played as a goalkeeper for Azad Sporting Club from 1951 to 1954, during which the club finished runners-up in the Dhaka First Division League in 1953 and 1954.

Discography

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "In remembrance..." The Daily Star. December 31, 2005. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Subal Das is no more". The Daily Star. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Das, Subal". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Musician Subal Das passes away". The Daily Star. August 17, 2005. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  5. ↑ Harun ur Rashid (December 7, 2004). "Lifetime Achievement Award conferred on six film personalities". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.