Joy Sarkar
{{short description|Indian singer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| birth_name = Sourav Sarkar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|1|11|df=y}}
| name = Joy Sarkar
| image =
| caption = Joy Sarkar
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| alias = Joy Da
| birth_place = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| origin = Kolkata, West Bengal, India
| genre = Bengali Modern, Filmi, Bangla Ghazals, Classical
| years_active = 1998–present
| instrument = Guitar
| occupation = Music Composer
| module = {{Infobox person | embed = yes
| spouse = {{marriage|Lopamudra Mitra|2001}}
}}
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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).{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Joy-Sarkar|title=Joy Sarkar|website=Times of India|access-date=24 August 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url= http://www.joysarkar.com/main.php|title= Joy Sarkar Biography|access-date= 10 October 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121016051230/http://www.joysarkar.com/main.php|archive-date= 16 October 2012|url-status= dead}}
Sarkar is married to a Bengali singer Lopamudra Mitra since 2001.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/news-and-interviews/We-are-recreating-Balmiki-Pratibha-Joy-Sarkar/articleshow/10689193.cms |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103172605/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-11/news-and-interviews/30386808_1_songs-asha-bhonsle-bengali-numbers |url-status=live |archive-date=3 January 2013 |website=The Times of India |title= We are recreating Balmiki Pratibha: Joy Sarkar|date=11 November 2011}}
Discography
=Albums=
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! Year !! Album !!Singer(s)!!Notes | ||
| 2019 | Aashiana Baarishana | Nilashree |
=Filmography=
Joy Sarkar worked as music director for the following films.
Worked as music director for the following Webseries.
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! 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
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Category:Indian male singer-songwriters
Category:Indian singer-songwriters
Category:Indian film score composers
Category:Indian male playback singers