Srikanto Acharya is a Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

-based modern Bengal

Bengal

Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...

i singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 and music director.

Early life

Srikanto was born in Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

, India and is son of Rohini Nandan Acharya and Kana Acharya. He got formal training in music from Dakshinee

Dakshinee

Dakshinee is one of the premier Music Academies in the city of Calcutta, now Kolkata. It plays an important role in encouraging and promoting primarily the Rabindrasangeet.-History:...

. He also got trained in tabla from Ustad Ali Ahmed Khan. He quit his job as a sales professional and then Utpal Chakravarty, proprietor of an old music store convinced him to drop in his cassettes at Sagarika Music. He got a call from them within a week and they offered him a contract to sing for them.

Awards

• Anandalok Award - ---------------Best Male Playback Singer for Amar Bhuban in 2004
• Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Male Playback Award
  Bengal Film Journalists' Association - Best Male Playback Award
  Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won....
  
   for Titli
  Titli
  Titli is a 2002 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Aparna Sen, Mithun Chakraborty....
  
   in 2003
• Outstanding Young Person's Award for his achievements in Music awarded by the North Calcutta Junior Chamber

Discography

Basic Albums

• Ami Noi
• Ghuri (Anandabazar Best Puja Album of the year 2004)
• Jibon Chhobi (Best Rabindrasangeet Music Award 2004)
• Yeh Chahat (Hindi)
• Nodir Chhobi Anki (Anandabazar Best Album of the year 2001)
• Bristi Tomake Dilam (Anandabazar Best Puja Album of the year 2000)
• Nil Dhribotara
• Kono Ekdin
• Nivrito Praner Debota
• Kachhei Achhi
• Hridoy Aamar
• Roudrochhaya
• Anubhobe Jenechhilem
• Smritir Soroni
• Apon Gaan
• Sanj Sakaler Robi
• Moner Janala
• Uttoron

Albums (Collaborative)

• Ganbela (with Lopamudra Mitra
  Lopamudra Mitra
  Lopamudra Mitra is a Kolkata-based prominent Rabindra Sangeet and modern Bengali singer-songwriter.-Early life:Lopamudra was born in Kolkata, India and is daughter of Pranab Mitra and Sumita Mitra. Her mother is too a contemporary singer. She started learning music from her father and then from...
  
  )
• Pather Saathi (with Rajeeb Chakraborty) (Highest Selling Bengali Album of the year 2003)

As Playback Singer

• Iti Mrinalini
  Iti Mrinalini
  Iti Mrinalini is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. The director collaborates with debutant screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh to pen the story and the screenplay, a first for her. The film has been produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh...
  
   (2011)
• Noukadubi
  Noukadubi
  Noukadubi is a Bengali film directed by Rituporno Ghosh, released on January 2011. The movie is a period film set in the 1920s, based on a novel by Rabindranath Tagore of the same name, although the credits claim that the film is ‘inspired’ by the Tagore novel because Rituparno Ghosh has taken the...
  
    (2011)
• Bangal Ghoti Phataphati (Unreleased) (2009)
• Tomar Jonyo
  Tomar Jonyo
  Tomar Jonyo or Tomar Janna is a Bengali film was released in 2008. Directed by Nilanjan Banerjee, the movie featured Rishi, Shriya, Subrata Dutta . Shriya’s debut film Gita, in the Telugu film industry. But Zee Motion Pictures cast Shriya in Bengali film. This film was cast earlier with Koel...
  
   (2008)
• Antarotamo (2008)
• Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited
  Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited
  Mon Amour: Shesher Kobita Revisited is a Bengali film directed by Subhrajit Mitra. The story is by Kaberi Chatterjee. The title is in French, Bengali and English...
  
   (2008)
• Chalo Let's Go
  Chalo Let's Go
  Cholo Let's Go is a 2008 Indian movie in Bengali starring Ritwick Chakrabarty, Rudraneel Ghosh, Saswata Chatterjee and Parambrata Chatterjee and directed by Anjan Dutta.-Plot:...
  
   (2008)
• Khela
  Khela
  Khela is a Bengali film by Rituparno Ghosh. The film is about an idealistic director's quench to make a film with a boy who he thinks is just perfect for the role...
  
   (2008)
• Titli
  Titli
  Titli is a 2002 Bengali film by Rituporno Ghosh, starring Konkona Sen Sharma, Aparna Sen, Mithun Chakraborty....
  
   (2001)

As Music Director

• Krishnakanter Will

External links

• Rhythm & melody divine