Joy Sarkar
Sourav Sarkar, popularly known as Joy Sarkar, is a Kolkata based Indian Bengali film music composer. Sarkar mainly works in Bengali cinema and albums. He composed soundtracks for Jodi Ekdin (2010), Accident (2012), Muktodhara (2012), Bicycle Kick (2013), Half Serious (2013), Rupkatha Noy (2013), The play (2013), Antaraal (2013), Women Prayed and Preyed Upon (2013), Ek Phali Rodh (2014), Abby Sen (2015), Kiriti Roy (2016), Nayikar Bhumikay (2017), Bilu Rakkhosh (2017), Pupa (2018), Reunion (2019), Shesher Golpo (2019), and Parcel (2019).[1]
Joy Sarkar | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sourav Sarkar |
| Also known as | Joy Da |
| Born | 11 January 1972 Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Origin | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Bengali Modern, Filmi, Bangla Ghazals, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Music Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Spouse | |
Personal life
Joy Sarkar was born on 1972, 11 January in Kolkata, India, to Sudhin Sarkar, who is a Bengali singer of yesteryears, and Kalyani Sarkar. He has an elder brother, Rana, who is also a musician. Due to the musical bent of his parents, music came to him spontaneously.[2]
Sarkar is married to a Bengali singer Lopamudra Mitra since 2001.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Aashiana Baarishana | Nilashree | Lyrics by Srijato[4] |
Filmography
Joy Sarkar worked as music director for the following films.
| Year | Film Name | Director/Directors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jodi Ekdin | Riingo Banerjee | |
| 2012 | Accident | Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy | |
| 2012 | Muktodhara | Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy | |
| 2013 | Bicycle Kick | Sumit Das, Debasish Sen Sharma | |
| 2013 | Half Serious | Utsav Mukherjee | |
| 2013 | Rupkatha Noy | Atanu Ghosh | |
| 2013 | The play | Ranjay Ray Choudhury | |
| 2013 | Antaraal | Binay Kumar Mittra, Benoy Mittra | |
| 2013 | Women Prayed and Preyed Upon (Documentary) | Kankana Chakraborty | |
| 2014 | Ek Phaali Rodh | Atanu Ghosh | |
| 2015 | Abby Sen | Atanu Ghosh | |
| 2016 | Kiriti Roy | Aniket Chattopadhyay | |
| 2017 | Nayikar Bhumikay | Swagato Chowdhury | |
| 2017 | Bilu Rakkhosh | Indrasis Acharya | |
| 2018 | Pupa | Indrasis Acharya | |
| 2018 | Reunion | Murari Mohan Rakshit | [5] |
| 2019 | Shesher Golpo | Jiit Chakraborty | [6] |
| 2019 | Parcel | Indrasis Acharya | [7] |
| 2020 | Doodhpither Gachh | Ujjwal Basu | |
| 2022 | Boudi Canteen | Parambrata Chatterjee | |
| 2022 | Manabjomin | Srijato |
Worked as music director for the following Webseries.
| Year | Series Name | Director/Directors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tansener Tanpura | Soumik Chattopadhyay | Hoichoi |
| 2020 | Feluda Pherot | Srijit Mukherjee | Addatimes |
| 2021 | Robindronath Ekhane Kawkhono Khete Aashenni | Srijit Mukherjee | Hoichoi |
| 2022 | Rudrabinar Obhishaap | Joydeep Mukherjee | Hoichoi |
| 2022 | Feludar Goyendagiri | Srijit Mukherjee | Hoichoi |
Singles
- "Aaye Aaaye Ke Jaabi" with Lopamudra Mitra (2002)
- "Dekhechho Ki Taake(Brishti Paaye Paaye)" with Subhamita Banerjee (2005)
- "Mon Kemoner Station" (album) with Shreya Ghoshal (2012)
- "Kolkata Diaries" (Hindi) with Akriti Kakar (2016)
- "Khobor Diyo Hothat Kanna Pele" with Joy Sarkar (2016)
- "Dekha Jodi Ba Hoy Abar" with Shom Chatterjee (2016)
- "Ei Roko" with Joy Sarkar (2017)
- "Taar Daak Naam" with Srija (2017)
- Rabindra Sangeet albums ( Music Arrangement)
- "Bhalobasa Kare koy" with Srabani Sen (2003)
- "Bismaye" with Lopamudra Mitra (2003)
- "Krishnakali" with Lopamudra Mitra (2004)
- "Mone Rekho" with Lopamudra Mitra (2006)
- "Ananda The Ecstasy" with Lopamudra Mitra (2009)
- "Silent Amazement" with Rituparna Sengupta, Lopamudra Mitra, Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee (2012)
- "Akash-The Infinite" with Lopamudra Mitra (2017)
- "Ajana Gaaner Ajana" with Subhamita Banerjee 2019
- "Hoytoh Prem" with Shaan and Akriti Kakkar 2018
References
- "Joy Sarkar". Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- "Joy Sarkar Biography". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- "We are recreating Balmiki Pratibha: Joy Sarkar". The Times of India. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
- "Aashiana Baarishana - Full Album - Nilashree - Joy Sarkar - Srijato". YouTube. Asha Audio. 31 January 2019.
- SHANTANU RAY CHAUDHUR (7 December 2018). "Reunion Movie Review: An Interesting Mix Of Youthful Nostalgia And Violent Campus Politics". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019.
- "Soumitra Chatterjee, Mamata Shankar breathe new life to Amit and Labanya". Times of India.
- "Rituparna, Sreela sing for Indrasis's film". Times of India. 26 February 2019.