Timir Biswas
Timir Biswas is an Indian playback singer of Bengali and Hindi both films. He also the lead singer of the band Fakira. He originates from Sreepally, Asansol, West Bengal and belongs to a Bengali family.
Early life
Timir was born on 20 November 1982 to parents Swapan Biswas and Sukla Biswas. His father Swapan Biswas is a theatre actor and a bank employee. Timir completed his education from Subhas Pally Vidya Niketan and then joined Raghunathpur College, Purulia with economics.Timir has never taken any formal training in music. When he was four to five years old he used to sing the ad jingles shown on television. On seeing this his mother took him to her Guruji, but Timir's singing was not encouraged. It was said that he could never sing with such a voice.
Then on the first day of college, he first sang publicly when he was asked to do so by some of his seniors. Everyone liked it. And then this became a daily routine. From then he started singing. He has learnt music by listening to songs. He used to go to many music persons with his compositions and lyrics but no one encouraged him. Then he got a chance to open a gig for a concert of Nachiketa Chakraborty. His performance was praised by Nachiketa. Then he formed and joined the band Muzik Street. After few small gigs, they got selected for Band-e-mataram. Chandrabindoo's Anindya and Upal were the mentor of Muzik Street in the event. Later Upal called up Timir to sing for the film 033. Since then, he took up music as a profession.
Muzik Street
Timir was one of the founding members of the Asansol-based band Muzik Street. He initially played the keyboard, and later as a vocalist. Later he left the band and shifted to Kolkata. Muzik Street brought the band revolution in Asansol. Timir, for his unique voice got noticed by several music directors. It was during this time that he did his first solo playback under the music direction of Chandrabindoo for the song "Onnyo Kothao Chol" of the movie 033. Later he got his wide fame and popularity when under the music direction of Jeet Ganguly, he along with Rana Mazumdar sang the title track of the movie "Dui Prithibi". Thereafter he got numerous offers for playback.Fakira
After leaving Muzik Street, Timir shifted to Kolkata owing to the various offers for playback and other solo works as it was difficult for him to continue working from Asansol. There he met with one of his friend from Asansol, guitarist, composer and a member of the band Desh, Chayan Chakraborty. Their alike interest in Folk Music led them into working more with folk songs. Gradually Abhinaba, Kunaal and the famous percussionist, drummer Bunty joined them to form the band Fakira. They are currently working with Bengali folks and has plans to work on root music round the globe.The current line up is :
- Timir Biswas: Vocals and Keyboard
- Chayan Chakraborty: Guitar and Backing Vocals
- Apurba Das: Guitar
- Kunaal Biswas: Bass and Backing Vocals
- Avirup Das : Drums and Percussion
In July 2015, Fakira featured in Caller Gaan in Desh TV, a popular TV channel of Bangladesh.
''Itorpona''
Fakira released their debut album Itorpona on 6 September 2014 at Story, Elgin Road, Kolkata marked by the gracious presence of Sayani Datta, Sujoyprasad Chattopadhyay, Satrajit Sen, Aakash Fakir and Armaan Fakir. The album released under the banner of Inreco and Major 7th consists of 8 tracks written by Lalon Fakir, Radharomon, Hasan and others. The song titled Somoy Gele Shadhon is a tribute to Pink Floyd and is a bridge between Lalon and Pink Floyd. Itorpona has won the Special Jury Award in Mirchi Music Awards Bangla,2015. The album contains the following tracks:- Bhromor Koyo Giya
- Paal Tule De
- Itorpona
- Somoy Gele Shadhon
- Chander Gaye Chand Legeche
- Nizammuddin Auliya
- Opaar
- Sob Loke Koy Lalon
Hare Krishno
Also, the band is coming up with two singles - Krishno Premer Pora Deho and Ami Shudhu Roinu baki which will be releasing soon. As per the band, the recordings have been done. As of now, the post production works are being carried out.
Playback & Television
Timir because of his unique quality of voice, got noted by music directors quite early. Jeet Ganguly in an interview said that Timir is the Bryan Adams of Bengal. After "onnyo kothao chol" from 033, music by Chandrabindoo and "Dui Prithibi" from Dui Prithibi, Music by Jeet Ganguly, Timir has also sung for music directors like Indradeep Dasgupta, Joy Sarkar. He has recently made his Bollywood debut in the film 'Khajoor Pe Atke' directed by Harsh ChhayaTimir Biswas has also been featured in Zee Bangla Cinema Song connection and has been accredited for the maximum number of songs in the show.
Timir Biswas Live (TBL)
On 17 June 2015 Timir for the first time went solo on stage. On the eve of the anniversary celebration of 4th Bell Theaters, the theatre group organized the show Timir Biswas Live at Gyan Manch. It was the first time where Timir performed his playback numbers live in a concert. The show witnessed many popular faces of the Bengali film and music industry viz. Chaitali Dasgupta, Ujjaini, Satadal and Gabu. Praises showered in for Timir post the show.Henceforth TBL has been immensely popular and has performed in numerous concerts in college fests etc.
Timir Biswas Live features:
- Timir Biswas - Vocals & Guitar
- Chayan Chakraborty - Lead Guitar
- Sagar Chatterjee - Lead Guitar
- Mohul Chakraborty - Bass Guitar
- Rahul - Keyboard
- Appu - Drums
''Ondho Premik''
Ashu-Abhishek and Timir have known each other for four years and have worked on various projects including Zee Bangla Song Connection, but almost all of them were client based. However, all of them had an urge to work on an album independently, with their own understanding and expression of music. However, things kept on getting pushed and nothing was actually taking shape. They had initially arranged many sittings to discuss the same, but little did anything fruitful turn out.
The entire team of Ondho Premik first got together for a show called Poetry on Celluloid hosted by a popular RJ of Kolkata, Raja Das. They created a song titled Bhalobashar Jawr for that show. With this song, they realized that Bhalobashar Jawr was the kind of songs that they actually wanted to work on. With this, the decision to work on an album together, was taken unanimously. They decided to meet at Rajib's place.
As usual, like the earlier meetings, Ashu and Timir were not aware of what was going to take shape from this meeting. Abhishek was out of town when this meeting took place. However, at the meeting they find out that Rajib has already written 8 songs for the album and all of them were production ready content. At this point of time, other members of the team became serious and work on the album began.
Yet Ondho Premik was not progressing ahead as Ashu-Abhishek were stuck in their other projects. Finally one fine night, accompanied by heavy downpour, the duo created the first track of the album Bandhobi Mon. Henceforth, after various sittings, planning etc. the team finally hit the studios on 25 August 2016 and finished recording on 6 September 2016. The Drums have been played by a friend of Ashu, Vinayak Mahadevan and was recorded by Jonathan at The Sound House Studio in California. The album was recorded at Sonic Solutions and Post Production, Kolkata. The album was mixed by a close friend of Timir, Shubhodeep, in Mumbai.
The album released on digital platforms on 15 October 2016 through a Facebook live session. The album release will be held at Princeton Club on 27 October accompanied by a special performance by Fakira. The album consists of the following six tracks:
- Chole Bole Koushole
- Ondho Premik
- Bandhobimon
- Niruddesh
- Bhalobashar Jwor
- Ekshow Aath
YouTube Covers
Timir featured in a number of covers which released on YouTube under the banners of Kolkata Videos HD, 12 Keys Studio etc. His first cover of the song Pyar Deewana Hota Hai from film Kati Patang was released in 2014 by Kolkata Videos HD. The video was eventually re-released by Saregama India Ltd. Hindi music channel "Saregama GenY". Other covers include Iktara , O meri Jaan , Ei meghla dine ekla , etc.Director and Story Teller
The knack of story telling lingered within Timir since his childhood days. According to Timir, his inspiration for storytelling is his father. Timir ventured into Direction and Story Telling with the musical short film Kichudin - a song penned by Soumik Das and sung by Timir. Kichudin talks about love and life in old age homes. Timir's father Swapan Biswas plays a pivotal role in the film.Following the success of Kichudin, Timir directed another music video/ musical short film for a cover version of the Rabinra Sangeet Tumi Robe Nirobe sung by Timir himself with Rahul Sarkar on the Keys. The entire footage for the film was shot on Timir's iPhone while the band was in Jalpaiguri.
Timir's third venture is the Musical Short Film for the song Ami Jani Tumi Thik by the band Bad Trip. Timir has written the story and directed film. The film talks about getting over our mistakes and starting out afresh. Timir's father Swapan Biswas has played the role of the protagonists father in the film.
Theater
Timir's father Swapan Biswas has been associated with theater for more than 35 years. He has performed in numerous shows in Asansol and various parts of West Bengal, Delhi etc. Timir, watching his father perform was intrigued by this form of art and had developed a liking for the art as early as his toddler age. Timir too has been associated with theater and stage plays since his childhood. Timir is associated with one of the most famous theater groups of Kolkata, called 4th Bell Theaters for more than 4 years. For numerous plays viz. Noble Chor, 15 Minutes to Fame, Fan staged by the group, Timir has been an active member in producing the music. Timir has also performed on stage for many of the plays.Discography
Director| Film | Song Credits |
| Kichudin | Timir Biswas and Soumik Das |
| Tumi Robe Nirobe | Timir Biswas and Rahul Sarkar |
| Chorono Dhorite | Timir Biswas and Rahul Sarkar |
| Ami Jani Tumi Thik | Bad Trip |
| Ebhabe Amay | Timir Biswas & Srija Mandal |
| Sedin Dujone | Timir Biswas |
MUZIK STREET
| Song Name | Movie/Band | Music By |
| Ajo Mon | Muzik Street | Muzik Street |
| Brishti Bheja | Muzik Street | Muzik Street |
| Chal Aaj | Muzik Street | Muzik Street |
| 9/11 | Muzik Street | Muzik Street |
| Amar Gaan | Muzik Street | Muzik Street |
| Moni Da | Muzik Street | Muzik Street |
Fakira
| Song Name | Movie/Band | Music By |
| Chander Gaye Chand Legeche | Fakira | Fakira |
| Bhromor Koyo Giya | Fakira | Fakira |
| Golemale Pirit | Fakira | Fakira |
| Nizamuddin Auliya | Fakira | Fakira |
| Tyangra | Fakira | Fakira |
| Shomoy Gele Shadhon | Fakira | Fakira |
| Sob Loke Koy Lalon | Fakira | Fakira |
| Itorpona | Fakira | Fakira |
| Bhojibo Tomar Ranga Charan | Fakira | Fakira |
| Hare Krishna | Fakira | Fakira |
| Banka Nodi | Fakira | Fakira |
| Bangla Qawali | Fakira | Fakira |
PLAYBACK
MOVIES
| Year | Song Name | Movie | Music director | Co – Singers |
| 2019 | Mriter Shohor | Zombiestaan | Aviraj Sen | Solo |
| 2019 | Toke Chai | Teko | Savvy | Savvy |
| 2019 | Katha Chilo Kato | Googly | Prasen | Iman Chakraborty |
| 2019 | Ashkara | Buro Sadhu | Pranjal Das | Bumpai Chakraborty |
| 2019 | Noyono Tomare | Buro Sadhu | Pranjal Das | Solo |
| 2019 | Jole Jhapas Na | Buro Sadhu | Pranjal Das | Solo |
| 2019 | Amar Bhul Hoye Geche Priyo | Rajlokhi O Srikanto | Anirban Das | Solo |
| 2019 | Amar Etuk Sudhu Chaoa | Rajlokhi O Srikanto | Anirban Das | Solo |
| 2019 | Kanu Haramzada | Bhokatta | Dolaan Mainnakk | Solo |
| 2018 | Bhanga Mon Bhanga Chand | Asche Abar Shabor | Bickram Ghosh | Iman Chakraborty & Ambarish Das |
| 2018 | Aao Na Dekha | Khajoor Pe Atke | Bickram Ghosh | Ujjaini Mukherjee |
| 2018 | Kichu Kichu Kotha | Flat No 609 | Ratul Shankar | Solo |
| 2018 | Inge Laare | Reunion | Joy Sarkar | Rupankar Bagchi & Joy Sarkar |
| 2018 | Dhire Dhire | Roshogolla | Harish Sagane | Arnab Dutta & Raj Barman |
| 2017 | Shey Ekhon Aar | Black Coffee | Anupam Roy | Anupam Roy |
| 2017 | Srabone | Meher Aali | Savvy | Solo |
| 2017 | Classi - Folk Medly | Durga Sohay | Bickram Ghosh | Iman Chakraborty |
| 2017 | Buro Lamp Post | Khoj | Shunopoka | Solo |
| 2017 | Ghawre Pherar Gaan | Michael | Indrajit Dey | Shafqat Amanat Ali |
| 2017 | Jak Chole Jak | Michael | Indrajit Dey | Lagnajita |
| 2016 | Journey Song | Sangabora | Raja Narayan Deb | Neeti Mohan |
| 2016 | Qatl-e-Zulfiqar | Zulfiqar | Anupam Roy | Solo |
| 2016 | Eka Ekela Mon | Eka Ekela Mon | Amit Mitra | Solo |
| 2016 | Raat Jege | Sarook Se Shahrukh Tak | Saikat Chatt | Solo |
| 2016 | Eka Eka | Sarook Se Shahrukh Tak | Saikat Chatt | Solo |
| 2016 | Mannat | Sarook Se Shahrukh Tak | Saikat Chatt | Solo |
| 2016 | Ekhono She Radharani | D Major | Samik & Kunal | Solo |
| 2016 | O Jadugar | D Major | Samik & Kunal | Solo |
| 2016 | Untitled Track | Gangster | Arindom | Solo |
| 2016 | Jabo Chole | Kanamachi Bho Bho | Orin | Solo |
| 2016 | Koto Ki Thaklo Baki | Kuheli | Dolan-Mainak | Solo |
| 2016 | Life Goes On | Antarleen | Ratul Shankar | Solo |
| 2016 | Bole De Na | Haripada Bandwala | Indraadip Dasgupta | Solo |
| 2015 | Khojo Nijeke Bojho | Bodhon | Mayukh Mainak | Solo |
| 2015 | Asche Sokal | Lorai | Indradeep Dasgupta | Bonnie Chakraborty |
| 2015 | Jekhane Shob Sesh | Lorai | Indradeep Dasgupta | Solo |
| 2015 | Journey Song | Fakebook | Sandip Kar | Solo |
| 2015 | E buker aagune | Fakebook | Dolon - Mainak | June Banerjee |
| 2015 | Ami shudhu cheyechi tomay | Professional | Cactus | Solo |
| 2015 | Me Amor | Chitra | Mohul | Solo |
| 2015 | Khunshuti | Chitra | Mohul | Ujjaini Mukherjee, Mohul |
| 2015 | Honey Honey | Bosonto Ese Geche | Samidh | Ujjaini Mukherjee, Samidh |
| 2015 | Aaj shomoy oshohay | Not a Dirty Film | Dev Sen | Solo |
| 2015 | Hoyto Achi Bager Bhitor | Ebhabeo Phire Asha Jay | Abhi Ashu | Solo |
| 2014 | Bondhu | The Royal Bengal Tiger | Jeet Ganguly | Solo |
| 2014 | Jouno Shukh | Pathghat | Suvam Moitra | Solo |
| 2014 | Majhe Majhe | Window Connection | Anupam Roy | Solo |
| 2014 | Ekta Manush | Hercules | Neel Dutta | Solo |
| 2014 | Prem Nokuldana | Janla Diye Bou Palalo | Savvy | Shreenibas |
| 2014 | Police | Force | Saptarshi Mukherjee | Ujjaini Mukherjee |
| 2013 | Bhogoban Bhogoban | Bojhena Shey Bojhena | Arindom Chatterjee | Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury |
| 2013 | Majhe Majhe | Maach Mishti and More | Neel Dutt | Solo |
| 2013 | Mann Bawre | Kanamachi | Indradeep Dasgupta & Rishi Chanda | Arijit Singh, Anwesha Datta Gupta, Ujjwal |
| 2013 | Keno Pririti Baraila Re | Phoring | Prabuddha Banerjee | Solo |
| 2013 | Aaj Jemon Kore | Phoring | Prabuddha Banerjee | Solo |
| 2013 | Aschorjo Prodip | Aschorjo Prodip | Raja Narayan Deb | Rishi Chanda |
| 2013 | Ekta Beporoya Din Ashe | The Play | Joy Sarkar | Somchanda Bhattacharya |
| 2013 | Aaj Ke Keno Mon Bhijey Jay | Aagun | Anindya Banerjee | Madhuraa Bhattacharya |
| 2013 | Eka Ei Mon Eka Jibon | Aagun | Anindya Banerjee | Solo |
| 2013 | Kannar Jolchobi | Aagun | Anindya Banerjee | Rupankar Bagchi |
| 2012 | O Ochena | Accident | Joy Sarkar | Solo |
| 2012 | Kane Kane | Bicycle Kick | Joy Sarkar | Solo |
| 2011 | Dheu e Oi | Ghete Ghaw | Indradeep Dasgupta | Solo |
| 2011 | Jaliye Puriye | Shatru | Indradeep Dasgupta | June Banerjee |
| 2010 | Onnyo Kothao Chal | 033 | Chandrabindoo | Solo |
| 2010 | Dui Prithibi | Dui Prithibi | Jeet Ganguly | Rana Mazumdar |
TELEVISION AND OTHERS
| Year | Song Name | Serial/Album | Music director | Co – Singers |
| 2017 | Sada Kalo Cinema | Coffee FM 2 Baba Tomake | Chayan Chakraborty | Solo |
| 2016 | Hocche Sokal | Single | Soumik | Solo |
| 2016 | Title Track | Sohagi Sindur | Ashu Abhishek | Ujjaini Mukherjee |
| 2016 | Title Track | Phire Ashar Gaan | Chandrashish | Solo |
| 2016 | Theme Song | Manush Mela | Kunal Biswas | Kaushik Chakraborty, Laxman Das Baul, Ila Maa |
| 2015 | Ichchhe | Sargam Sarbajanin | Chayan Chakraborty | Solo |
| 2014 | Oo Nodi Re | Zee Bangla Cinema Song Connection | Mayukh and Mainakh | Solo |
| 2014 | Aar To Noy Besi Din | Zee Bangla Cinema Song Connection | Abhishek and Ashu | Solo |
| 2014 | Jemon Sree Radha Kande | Zee Bangla Cinema Song Connection | Abhishek and Ashu | Solo |
| 2014 | Halla Rajar Sena | Zee Bangla Cinema Song Connection | Indradeep Dasgupta | Solo |
| 2014 | O Montri Moshay | Zee Bangla Cinema Song Connection | Indradeep Dasgupta | Malabika |
| 2014 | O Baghare | Zee Bangla Cinema Song Connection | Indradeep Dasgupta | Bonnie |
| 2014 | Pagla Hawar Badol Dine | Zee Bangla Cinema Song Connection | Mayukh and Mainakh | Solo |
| 2012 | Track Programming of all songs & Vocals in:
| 15 Minutes Minutes to Fame by 4th Bell Theaters | Indranil Majumdar | Indranil, Amrita |
| 2012 | Josh | Josh | Arindom Chatterjee | Rupam Islam |
| 2012 | Ghure Geche Din | Josh | Arindom Chatterjee | Solo |
| 2012 | Kache Peethe Tora | Josh | Arindom Chatterjee | Solo |
| 2012'' | Jeet | Jeet | Jeet Ganguly | Monali Thakur |
Awards
Special Award for Nabagato Kantho, 91.9 Friends FM Sangeet Samman 2013Special Jury Award for Itorpona, Mirchi Music Awards Bangla, 2015