Kabir Bakul


Kabir Bakul is a Bangladeshi lyricist and journalist. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyrics five times for the films Megher Kole Rod, Swami Strir Wada, Nisshash Amar Tumi, Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini and Nayok. As of 2013, he wrote about 5000 songs.

Early life and career

Bakul was born and grew up in Chandpur. He learnt singing from Shital Kumar Ghoshal. In 1987, he first came to Dhaka and gave thirteen lyrics to singer Tapan Chowdhury. Bakul's first song, Kaal Shara Raat, was featured in Ayub Bachchu’s album, Moyna. The second was sung by Nasim Ali Khan from Souls band. At that time, he was a masters student at the University of Dhaka. He then started working with Monowar Hossen Tutul.
Bakul became a reporter for the Daily Bhorer Kagoj. He has been serving as the head of Prothom Alo's Ananda page since 2004.
Bakul started writing songs professionally in 1991. In 1994, he wrote his first song for a feature film, Agni Shantan.
Bakul hosted a musical television program titled "Sur Shambhar," aired on Bangladesh Television.

Works

;Songs
;Films

Awards

Bakul is married to musician Dinat Jahan Munni since 1997. Together they had two daughters, Prerona and Protikkha, and a son, Prochchhod.