Nabarun Bose (Bengali: নবারুণ বোস; born 30 December 1988) is an Indian keyboard player, composer and music producer from Kolkata, West Bengal. He made his debut as a music director in 2018 with the feature film Rainbow Jelly. Previously, he had directed music for the television film Loadshedding in 2015, and had scored the background music for many films and webseries including the short film Ahalya, Sharate Aaj, Kaali season 1 & season 2, Feluda, Bhalobashar Shohor, Mafia and many others. He has been acclaimed for his work as a music director in the films Tangra Blues and Mukhosh (2021). As a music producer, his career spans over nine years. He is known for arranging and programming music for Anupam Roy in films like Piku, Chotushkone, Highway, Pink and many others.

Nabarun Bose
নবারুণ বোস
Nabarun Bose
Nabarun Bose
Background information
Birth nameNabarun Bose
Also known asNobby
Born (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 35)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresPop, Rock, Rap
Occupations
  • Composer
  • Keyboard player
  • Music producer
Instrument(s)Keyboard, Piano, Melodica

He is also an intrinsic part of The Anupam Roy Band, where he plays keyboards. He is also the keyboard player for the experimental bleak-rock band Enolaton and he also works as a vocalist and songwriter for the rap-metal band The Prophesor. As a keyboard player and music producer he has worked with many other bands and artists including Fossils, Ganesh Talkies, Neel and the Ligtbulbs, Zoo and many others. He was awarded Song Producer of the Year at the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2018 and the best music director award at WBFJA 2021.[citation needed]

Early life

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Bose's mother is an Indian classical vocalist.[1] Nabarun completed his schooling at Patha Bhavan. When he was 17, he became interested in becoming a musician. During college, he was playing for various bands and did studio sessions for music directors. He earned an undergraduate and a postgraduate degree in English literature from Presidency College, Kolkata. After graduating, he taught for a year at Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita College as a part-time professor before quitting the job to pursue music full time.

Music

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Bose's first professional band was a Hindi pop-rock band called ‘The Colors’ who released their first album ‘Naya Din’ from ‘Purple Music’ in 2010. In 2011, he met Anupam Roy and became one of the founding members of The Anupam Roy Band. In 2013, Bose began producing and arranging music.

In 2015, he made his playback debut with Office Song from the movie Katmundu.[2] In the same year he debuted as music director[3] for the Bengali movie Loadshedding. He composed background scores for the movie Jomer Raja Dilo Bor and Dwitiyo Ripu and has been recognized for his background score of Ahalya, a short film directed by Sujoy Ghosh.

Nabarun also fronts a Bengali alternative-metal band called The Prophesor where he works as a vocalist and songwriter. As of September 2020, The Prophesor has released their first EP - "Year One" on various digital platforms. He is also the keyboard player for the alternative-rock project Enolaton.

Discography

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with The Anupam Roy Band

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Year Title Language Role
2013 Dwitiyo Purush Bengali Keyboard Player, Backing Vocals
2014 Bakyobageesh Bengali Keyboard Player, Backing Vocals
2017 Ebar Morle Gachh Hawbo Bengali Keyboard Player, Backing Vocals

with other bands

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Year Band/ Artist Album Song(s) Role
2010 The Colors Naya Din All songs Keyboard Player, composer
2012 Calcutta Blues Rajkanya Bondhu, Kolkata, Modhyoraate Keyboard Player
Ganesh Talkies 3 Tier-Non AC EP All songs Keyboard Player, composer
Neel and the Lightbulbs House in a Car EP 915 Keyboard Player
2013 Zoo The Attic Sessions EP Pulp Organ Player
Fossils Fossils 4 Khnoro amar fossil, Mohakash, Shoytaan Keyboard Player
2014 Ganesh Talkies In Technicolor All songs Keyboard Player
2017 Sanchita Roy Kagojer Nouka Bhir Ghire Ase Keyboard Player and Programming

Filmography

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As a music producer

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Year Film Music Director Song(s) Role
2012 One Liner (Unreleased) Anupam Roy All songs (except one) Music Arranger/Programmer
Bedroom Rupam Islam and Alan Ao Mayabono Biharini and Dnaare Dnaare Droom Keyboard Player
Teen Yaari Katha Anupam Roy Teen Yaari Kotha Title song Music Arranger/Programmer
2013 Shunyo Awnko Anupam Roy Ki Bibhotsho Moja Music Arranger/Programmer
Mishawr Rawhoshyo Indraadip Dasgupta Kakababu’r gaan (reprise) Keyboard Player
2014 Chaya Manush Anupam Roy All songs Music Arranger/Programmer
Window Connection Anupam Roy All songs Music Arranger/Programmer
Highway Anupam Roy All songs (except Pratidin) Music Arranger/Programmer
Chotushkone Anupam Roy All songs Music Arranger/Programmer
2015 Bela Seshe Anupam Roy Shesh Belaye and Obhabe Keno Music Arranger/Programmer
Piku Anupam Roy All songs (except Lamhe Guzar Gaye) Music Arranger/Programmer
Family Album Anupam Roy All songs Music Arranger/Programmer
Jomer Raja Dilo Bor Anupam Roy All songs and Background Score Music Arranger for the songs and background music director
Dwitiyo Ripu Gaurab Chatterjee, Rishabh Ray, Nabarun Bose All songs and Background Score Music Arranger, Keyboard Player, Co-music director
Katmundu Anupam Roy Office Song and Sidhu-Sunny-Pablo Music arranger, Vocalist
2016 Praktan Anupam Roy Kolkata and Tumi Jake Bhalobasho(Female version) Music Arranger/Programmer
Shaheb Bibi Golaam Anupam Roy All songs (except Tomar Shawhore) Music Arranger/Programmer
Pink Anupam Roy Tujhse Hi Hain Roshni Music Arranger/Programmer
Zulfiqar Anupam Roy Ami ajkal bhalo achhi and Ghawrbari Music Arranger/Programmer
2017 Black Coffee Anupam Roy All Songs Music Arranger/Programmer
RunningShaadi.com Anupam Roy Main Farar Sa Music Arranger/Programmer
Dear Maya Anupam Roy Kehne Ko, Sune Saaye and Saat Rangon Se (Acoustic) Music Arranger/Programmer
Chaamp Anupam Roy Tumio Chaamp Music Arranger/Programmer
Projapoti Biskut Anupam Roy Ahare Mon Music Arranger/Programmer
Chalochchitro Circus Anupam Roy Music Arranger/Programmer
Chol Kuntal Anupam Roy Chol Kuntal Title Track Music Arranger/Programmer
2019 Buro Sadhu Pranjal Das Askhara, Noyono Tomaare, Buro Sadhu Title Track Music Arranger
Buro Sadhu Pranjal Das Jole Jhapash Na Keyboard Player
2022 The Eken Subhadeep Guha BGM Programmer and Keyboard Player
2023 The Eken Subhadeep Guha BGM Programmer and Keyboard Player
Abar Bibaho Obhijaan Subhadeep Guha BGM Programmer and Keyboard Player
Ardhangini Anupam Roy Shorir Bhalo nei Arranger/Programmer

As a music director

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Year Film Director Role
2015 Ahalya (Short Film) Sujoy Ghosh Background Music
Jomer Raja Dilo Bor Abir Sengupta Background Music
Loadshedding Soukarya Ghosal Music Director
2017 Dance of Joy (Documentary) Aparajita Ghosh Music Director
The Paperman (Short Film) Abhiroop Basu Music Director
Sheyal Debota Rohoshyo - Feluda (Web Series) Parambrata Chatterjee Background Music
Ghurghutiya'r Ghotona - Feluda (Web Series) Parambrata Chatterjee Background Music
2018 Gariahat-er Ganglords (Web Series) Atreyee Sen Music Director
Rainbow Jelly[4] Soukarya Ghosal Music Director
Kaali (Web Series) Season 1[5] Korok Murmu Music Director
2019 Sharate Aaj (Web Series) Parambrata Chatterjee Background Music
Bhalobashar Shohor (Web Series) Rohan Ghosh & Aritro Sen , Deepayan Chatterjee Music Director
2020 Kaali (Web Series) Season 2 Rohan Ghosh & Aritro Sen Music Director
Mafia (Web Series)[6] Birsa Dasgupta Music Director
TikiTaka Parambrata Chatterjee Music Director
SOS Kolkata Anshuman Pratyush Background Music
Rawkto Rawhoshyo Soukarya Ghosal Music Director
2021 Tangra Blues Supriyo Sen Music Director
Mukhosh Birsa Dasgupta Music Director
Hare Krishna (Short Film) Hindol Chakraborty Music Director
Bony Parambrata Chatterjee Background Music
F.I.R Joydeep Mukherjee Background Music
2022 Shaaticup[7] (TV series) Mohammad Touqir Islam Music
Nagarbaul Katha Aranyak Chatterjee Music
Shaaticup[8] (TV series) Mohammad Touqir Islam Music
2023 Rahasyamoy Soumyaa-Supriyaa Music Director
Doctor Bakshi Saptaswa Basu Music Director
Shohorer Ushnotomo Din E Aritra Sen Music Director
Biye Bibhrat Raja Chanda Background Score
Nikhoj - The Search Begins Aranyak Chatterjee Music Director
Parnashavarir Shaap (Web Series) Parambrata Chatterjee Music Director
2024 Sinpaat (Web Series) Md. Touqir Islam Music Director
Bhootpori Soukarya Ghosal Music Director

As a vocalist

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Year Song Film Music Director Lyricist Co-Singer
2015 "Office Song" Katmundu Anupam Roy Anupam Roy and Nabarun Bose (Rap portion)
"Jomer Raja Dilo Bor Title Track" Jomer Raja Dilo Bor Anupam Roy Anupam Roy and Nabarun Bose (Rap portion) Silajit Majumdar
"Loadshedding Title Track" Loadshedding Nabarun Bose Soukarya Ghosal Prashmita Paul
2018 "Rainbow Jelly Title Track" Rainbow Jelly Soukarya Ghosal/ Nabarun Bose Soukarya Ghosal
"Kaali Title Track" Kaali Nabarun Bose Pranjal Das and Nabarun Bose (Rap portion) Paloma Majumder
2023 "Krishno Aila Radhar Kunje" Ghore Pherar Gaan Prabuddha Banerjee Rap Section by Nabarun Bose Bonny Chakraborty

Jingles

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  • Jibon Gorar Gaan (2012) for George Telegraph S.C. – Music Arranger
  • Ei Samay Theme Song (2012) for Ei Samay Sangbadpatra – Music Arranger
  • Nomoshkar Kolkata (2017) for Central (Future Group) - Organ
  • Hiland River (2019) for Hiland Group - Background Score
  • PS Group Pujo (2019) for PS Group - Background Score
  • Solaris Shalimar Eden Real Estate (2021) - Music Director
  • Ruchi Masala Promo TVC (2021) - Music Director
  • Shyam Steel (Feat.Manpreet Singh and Lovlina Borgohain) (2021) - Music Director
  • Mio Amore- Fatafati Pujo Song(2023)- Music Director/composer

Singles

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  • Second Sex (2013) with The Anupam Roy Band – Keyboard, Melodica & Backing Vocals
  • Cha E Rock "Promo Song" (2016) with The Prophesor for Cha E Rock – Vocal, Music, Lyrics & Melodica
  • Voter Baddi (2016) with Anupam Roy for ABP Ananda – Music Arranger & Programmer
  • Pulse Rate (2017) for Aprokashito – Vocal, Music & Lyrics
  • Poyla Rock Official Anthem Song (2018) - Vocal, Rap, Music Arranger & Programmer
  • Jodi Phirey Dekhtam (2019) for Aprokashito - Vocal, Music & Lyrics
  • Boitoronir Teere (2021) - Vocal, Music & Lyrics

Awards and nominations

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  • Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2015 - Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year: Office Song (Katmundu) - Nominated
  • Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2016 - Best Music Producer: Ghorir Kaantar Mawto (Shaheb Bibi Golaam) - Nominated
  • WBFJA Awards 2019 - Best Background Music: Rainbow Jelly - Nominated
  • Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2018 - Best Song Producer (Programming and Arranging): Tui Ki Kore Dili (Ghare & Baire) - Winner
  • Virgin Spring Cinefest 2021 - Best Music Score (Silver Award): Three Hours in Grayscale (Short Film) - Winner
  • WBFJA Cinemar Samabartan 2021- Best Music Director for Tangra Blues-Winner.
  • WBFJA Cinemar Samabartan 2021- Best Background Score- F.I. R- Nominated.
  • Filmfare Awards East 2022- Nominated- Best Music Album- Tangra Blues
  • Filmfare Awards East 2022- Nominated- Best Background Score- F.I. R
  • Anandalok Awards 2022- Nominated- Best Music Director- Tangra Blues

References

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  1. ^ "ONE-ON-ONE WITH NABARUN BOSE". BongRong. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Nabarun debuts in playback with Kath Mundu". Times of India. 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Up and Rising Music Director of Kolkata". Anandabazar Patrika.
  4. ^ Dasgupta, Srishti. "Nabarun basks in praise from music veterans - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ^ "ZEE5 launches first Bengali Original web series 'Kaali' - TVNews4u". DailyHunt. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Nabarun Bose decodes the music map of Mafia". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Nabarun Bose on composing music for Bangladeshi web series Shaaticup". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Nabarun Bose on composing music for Bangladeshi web series Shaaticup". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 14 January 2022.