Aloknath Dey

Aloknath Dey is known to have worked in the music department in the Indian film industry for a long time. Initially, he started as a music instrument player in the music industry and worked his way up the ladder. His first job in the music industry was to play flute for the song in a critically acclaimed movie by one of the most celebrated Indian filmmakers Satyajit Ray’s; Pather Panchali, in 1955. He also worked as a background music artist on another one of Satyajit Ray’s; films named Aparajito in 1956. Later he went on to work on many film songs.

Some of them the songs he worked on are The Music Room (1958), The Cloud-Capped Star (1960), Jhinder Bandi (1961), Jiban Kahini (1964), Galpa Holeo Satyi (1966), Sankha Bela (1966), Apanjan (1968), Baksa Badal (1970), The Middleman (1975), Hangsaraj (1976), Ek Je Chhilo Deesh (1977), Sabuj Dwiper Raja (1979), The Kingdom of Diamonds (1980), Priyatama (1980), Upalabdhi (1981), Mayer Ashirbad (1982), Chokh (1983), The Home and the World (1984), Raj Purush (1987), Antaranga (1988), An Enemy of the People (1989), Chandaneer (1989), Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990), Goopy Bagha Phire Elo (1991), Shet Patharer Thala (1992), and Shilpi (1994).