Shayan Chowdhury Arnob

Shayan Chowdhury Arnob (born 27 January 1978) is a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter, musician, painter, filmmaker, animator and producer.

Arnob gained nationwide recognition as a solo artist for his title track She Je Boshe Ache for the 2004 TV drama Offbeat.

[6] Swapan Chowdhury was a member of the traveling music band that participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 and was featured in the documentary Muktir Gaan.

[9] However, in 1985, at the insistence of his mother, Arnob was admitted to Patha Bhavana, a school affiliated with Vishva Bharati at Santiniketan, West Bengal, India.

[11]After completing high school education, Arnob enrolled at Visva Bharati University in 1995 to study at the Fine Arts Academy (Kala Bhavana).

[14] In 2002, Bangla took part in "the Benson and Hedges Star Search" competition, and Arnob received the Award for Best Instrumentalist for playing esraj.

[17] In 2004, his first solo song, 'She Je Boshe Ache', was released as the title track of the teleplay-off Beat, which started at 36:55 of the teleplay.

[citation needed] He also composed many songs for Sahana's debut album, Notun Kore Pabo Bole, which was released in 2007.

The album featured many contemporary artists like Sahana Bajpaie, Zohad Reza Chowdhury (Nemesis), Mak, Idris Rahman, Saad, and Andrew Morris.

[citation needed] In mid-2008, Arnob, backed up by Nazia Ahmed (vocals), Resalat Dhrubo (bass guitars), Jibon (drums), and Nazrul (dhol), took part in a world tour, organized by Drishtipat and sponsored by HSBC.

[6] Recorded and released from his own label, Adhkhana Studio, the CD booklet of this album featured artwork and poems by Arnob.

[citation needed] Arnob recorded a whole rabindra sangeet album in the popular music scene, Adheko Ghume.

[6] Arnob's first documentary film, Introspection, was on his father Swapan Chowdhury for one of his exhibitions on his water color series hosted by Bengal foundation.

[27][28] Bangladeshi streaming service Chorki released a documentary biographical film on Arnob's musical career, titled Adhkhana Bhalo Chele, Adha Mostaan, in 2021.

[29] In 2022, Arnob collaborated with a number of prominent and emerging Bangladeshi artists to produce the inaugural season of Coke Studio Bangla.

Arnob pictured in 2012, while performing in Dallas , Texas