Durbeen
SALIL CHOWDHURY: A MUSIC GENIUS Composing music for films in 13 languages (75 in Hindi) is no joke. Add to it screenplays, scripts, short stories and profound poems. Don't stop at that...think about the same man playing instruments like piano, violin, esraj and flute - with amazing ease and conducting choir as well. That's Salil Chowdhury (Salilda/Sholilda) - a stockpile of myriad talents. Salilda had a knack to dabble in different things; it helped him in letting out the torrent of creativity flowing within. What the world received in return were pearls that music and art lovers will always treasure in their hearts. His early songs for IPTA (Indian Peoples Theater Association) were epic and their tunes hugely popular. He had already scored music for Bengali films before 'Do Bigha Zameen' happened in 1953. Bimal Roy, the iconic film director, not only used Salilda's story but also asked him to compose music for it. (BTW, the film's name was derived from ...