Anupam Roy In Mumbai At The Banga Sanskriti Utsav: Few Glimpses Behind The Scenes

 The amazing Rishabh and Sandipan

 Rana - who manages it all

For whom the audience craves - Anupam Roy

 The guy who makes it all come together - 'bhaida' Shomi Chatterjee

 Waiting to come back later - Nobby

 The bachcha of the band - Rono and Sandipan in the background

 All set for later

And finally.......

- Debolina Raja Gupta

Anupam Roy In Concert: Why You Should Watch This Magic For Yourself

If you are based in Kolkata you probably hear his charm at least once a day. Each time I am visiting the city I feel his songs seeping out of anything that has to do with music - whether it is the radio, the television or any concert happening in or around the city - this one voice is always there.

If you are not based in Kolkata, like me, and never have lived in the city, you still cannot miss out on this voice if you do happen to know this language. Of course there have been many instances when people do not understand the language and still love his music... Like I said, there is no escaping it.

So what is it that makes it so important for me to watch him in concert? Of course I love listening to his songs and his music, and it has become almost an addiction that is there with me almost all nights. Nights when I can't sleep or won't sleep, nights when I am staring out into the beautiful darkness and the approaching dawn, and times when I am with myself. Those are the times when I always have company in this one voice.

But I need more.

I crave much more than the music that lives in my ears and in my mind and heart.

I want to witness this magic live.

This is what takes me back to his city so many of the times that I do visit.

An Anupam Roy concert isn't just about getting to see the man on stage, in front of you. It's about

The Anupam Roy Band Live At Nazrul Mancha Kolkata: Some Amazing Moments of Pure Magic And Rock

- Debolina Raja Gupta

The Practice Behind The Performance: A Quick Click

Hey lovely people....

Just sharing a few quick pics of the tremendous amount of time and energy that goes on behind every performance - the practice sessions! And not to forget mentioning the fun factor it involves as well :)

 Yes...now you see him 

The Anupam Roy Band Live In Dhaka Bangladesh !!!!

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Great news for Anupam Roy's fans in Dhaka!!!!!

The Anupam Roy Band is coming live to you .....

Date: 18th April 2014
Venue: Radisson Blue Hotel

For more details, please get in touch with the hotel staff !!!!

- Debolina Raja Gupta

Your Chance To Shoot With Anupam Roy, Proshenjit And More !

So of course you may have dreamed about this in your simplest and even wildest dreams - but never imagined that this could ever come true - right?

Well, here's your chance to not only see your favourite Anupam Roy live in action, but to also be part of the movie he is shooting for! Excited? Here's what you gotta do:

A Minute Away.....

This is one of my favourite pictures of Anupam Roy - not because I clicked it, but because I got to click it at a moment when he wasn't aware that he was being clicked, when he was just about to enter the stage and reach out to all those people out there who were calling out his name, and while he was standing there, quiet and calm, eyes reading the moment outside, listening to the chanting, and maybe, listening to something inside his heart as well.

The Beginning of A Story: Anupam Roy On The Novel Path

Okay, so I JUST HEARD this !!! And of course, as all my friends and readers on my other blog already know, am a crazy book lover, so this one is definitely a very exciting news for me!!!!

So what's the news?

Anupam Roy has started working on a novel.....whoa whoa whoa! (And just to let you know, I'm going to flex all my charms and influence and the like to get my hands on the FIRST signed copy! You may happily go for the second, third and so on.....!!!)

 For those of you who can't read the Bengali script, here's what it says, in an English translation as well as I could: (the exact Bengali is also shared at the bottom of the post in the english script)

'Anupam Roy is working on a new novel at home. ''I'm trying to write it by breaking away from the typical Bengali language and the typical novel style. Just started. Let's see how it goes.''

Though the name isn't decided yet, Anupam regrets he isn't able to write it in a serialised manner (or something that can be adapted to a serial?) sorry I couldn't get that translation correct.

'' I'm writing as and when I'm getting the inspiration, else it gets stuck.  Right now it's in that 'stuck' phase. Let's see when it gets over'' says Anupam.

 Wow.....and now, the bengali in english script....

'Upanyashik Anupam!

The Anupam Roy Band: Aka The Chilled Out Band

So over the years I've met a few people who are part of the music industry. Most of them are in the Hindi music industry and are either individual artists or part of a band.
Knowing the guys from The Anupam Roy Band has been a different kind of a revelation though - of course they are the first, and as yet, the only band/artists I know or have interacted with from the 'Bengali' music world.....

Second Sex: 01st English Track of The Anupam Roy Band Releases 4th May 2013

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So what is 'Second Sex' all about?

Here's what Anupam Roy has to say about it...his thoughts, his words.....

Anupam Roy and Ladies Ga-Ga!

You're one of them...aren't you? Well, if the trend on the man's social networking pages and fan pages are anything to go by, Anupam Roy is surely becoming quite the ladies' man....Umm...actually change that to 'has become quite the ladies' man.' 

With female fans pouring in on his pages from all over Kolkata, West Bengal, Bangladesh, India, US and other parts of the world, and Bong ladies from any and all parts of the world, this sure is one ladies ga-ga phenomenon that's happened quite fast for a Bengali celebrity.

I was made to assume that there are some other Bengali males who enjoy a similar fan following - I'm talking about some actors here. But once I checked out their profiles and spoke to some friends who live in Bengal, I realised that the appreciation, admiration, adulation and love that's pouring over and over-flowing for Anupam Roy is by far stronger, more sensible and real...Hmmm....

Of course there are the usual school and college-going giggly gang of girls too, the puppy loves, the mushy messages, the blossoming imaginary romances and the constant proclamations of love to Anupam 'da', but the fact can't be ignored that Anupam Roy is also quite a bigger rage amongst today's young 'thinking woman.' I've personally come across many such ladies who are from various parts of India and outside, and who are mature, smart, intellectual and perceptive people - and the one thing they all seem to have in common is the love for Anupam Roy.

So what's going on? Is it the lyrics? Is it the eyes? The flashing dimples? The soulful voice? The 'personal' feeling that comes with most of his songs where it seems he's singing only to you? Or is it the smartness, the freshness, the vibrancy, and the being 'real' and down-to-earth nature of this creative genius that is making his lady admirers drop in from near and far? Or is it the lone nature of the man, the pain somewhere-deep-within that calls out to you?

Whatever it is, this phenomenon is here to stay and only grow stronger and bigger by each passing day......

- Debolina Raja Gupta

The Anupam Roy Four Factor

Found this online amongst a collection of stuff from a fan...this came out in some Kolkata daily or mag, sorry I'm not aware where, and I don't have a link to it. So I'm simply sharing here what I read...

Anupam Roy In Siliguri: The Siliguri Surprise

I told you earlier  that The Anupam Roy Band was scheduled for a performance in Siliguri today, the 31st of March...

Here's what the man updated from the beautiful city in his tweety world as he broke into smiles with Anindya and Sujoy Ghosh......

Having fun for sure!!! We likes...

- Debolina Raja Gupta

Birthday Cake And A Wish

In case you forgot to wish Anupam Roy on his birthday, here's what the evening (or night) looked like! With being awarded the People's Choice Award on his birthday, the cake sure may have less sweet than the gift....

So there's the cake, as Anupam Roy cuts it while Rana Singharoy looks on...And as a wish goes up to the stars, I'm sure many many more wishes did reach over to him, from his many fans all over - wishes enough to keep those dimples flaunting and that lovely heart brimming with love and his life filled with lovely people, for the year and many more to follow.....

- Debolina Raja Gupta

The Anupam Roy Band Live Performance March 2013

March gets a musical ending with The Anupam Roy Band performing away into April......Here's what the last 2 days of the month are going to look like, and here's where you should be....

Venue and Date:
30th March 2013 - Nazrul Manch, Kolkata
31st March 2013 - Indoor Stadium, Shiliguri

For more information on the above, please visit here
 
If you're living in Calcutta or West Bengal, I'm sure you're gonna try and catch at least one of these...I've already flown into Kolkata to catch this one!!!!

Enjoy and have a blast along with the mad-hatters......

- Debolina Raja Gupta

It's A Birthday It's A Birthday

For all things sweet and happy that end up bringing a smile on your face............have a wonderful one with the special ones you want around you....always!!!!!

Yoohoo....so you already know the date and you know what's special about today and if you're wondering about exactly how many candles are gonna be blown out this year to bring in more wishes and smiles, well, you'll have to ask Anupam himself, coz though he's not bound to that girlie 'oh-I-can't-tell-you-my-age' thing, it's definitely his prerogative...itna to banta hai ;-)

So here's what fans from all over have been telling the man of the hour.....with lots and lots of love and adulation and starry fan-ship added of course!!! :-)

Amit Chakraborty says...Happy Birthday Dada

Diya Bose from Kolkata says Shubho Jonmodin

Pratyay John Chaudhuri from Bardhaman says Subho Jonmodin Dada...Valo Theko...

Debashree Arjun from Kota says..happy birthday :-) choicest of the happiness be always there 2 add a smile on your face

Sanchita Roy says...Gaane, kobitaar chhande, srishti'r aanonde, bhore uthuk tomaar aagaami din gulo. Shaamne dighor path, shonaali bhabishyot, shukhi, shundor ujjwal hok tomaar jeebon. Ei din phire aashuk baare baare. Roilo onek onek bhaalobaasha, shubhechha aar aashish. Shubho Jonmodin...

Anupam Roy Wants To Play Holi With??

So this is being widely circulated today amongst the entire FB fan circle.....A Kolkata paper seems to have done an article on Celebs and their Holi fantasies (I mean who they would like to play the day of colour with), and here's what the music hearth throb of the joyful city had to say about his heart throb....

The article was titled: (I couldn't translate better, so please go with this)
Who's Who's Krishna and Who's Radha?
If the man of your fantasy played real Holi today, who would he play with?

Says Anupam Roy:
I would want to colour my Radhika 'Kareena Kapoor' in the colours of love. But Ayan Ghosh has a problem. Let that be. I guess I'll ask Saif instead, ask him to sacrifice for a day.....

Aah...that's a good one....I don't have a clue who's Ayan Ghosh, so would rather try and help out Saif and make sure he's looked after, while Kareena is out with the man here ;-)

Who said wishful thinking isn't permitted? Bura na maano Holi Hai!!!!

- Debolina Raja Gupta

An Interview With Anupam Roy On His Album Dwitiyo Purush: Courtesy Bengali Paper Ebela

I got to read the original Bengali version of a recent interview with Anupam Roy in the newspaper (?) Ebela (I happened to read it online). Since it was all in Bengali and isn't available outside Bengal (unless you're an e-reader of the paper), I figured it would be good to share it in a translated-to-English version just to let other non-Bengali fans and those who're not very proficient with the language enjoy the read too....I am reproducing the original interview here in a translated English version and have no ownership over it. Its not my work. Also, Im not a 100% correct in the language, so please do forgive me if I haven't been able to write it properly.

Anupam Roy's Personally Autographed Dwitiyo Purush Waiting Just For YOU!

It's official people! If you've been mooning over Anupam Roy's second album that came out this Valentine's and haven't managed to grab a copy yet, you're in for some luck!

For all you lovers of Anupam's music out there, Flipkart has come out with an interesting offer, one you sure can't afford to miss! If you order Anupam Roy's Dwitiyo Purush on Flipkart here , you stand a chance to be among the15 lucky customers who will get an Autographed Audio CD that's been personally signed by Anupam Roy himself!

Just so you know, he has personally signed these CDs only yesterday, and these are waiting out there, maybe just for you....So rush and order it right away, the offer is on till the 07th of March 2013.....Flipkart is delivering the CD all over India.

I was one of the first to pre-order the same on Flipkart and boy, am I loving the tracks!!!!! 

- Debolina Raja Gupta

Anupam Roy's Second Album 'Dwitiyo Purush' To Be Launched on Valentine's Day In Kolkata

It's been quite a while that Anupam Roy's first album 'Doorbine Chokh Rakhbo Na' came out and smashed the charts! Of course it doesn't need to be mentioned all over again that the album was welcomed by fans of his music everywhere, not just in Bengal, and after much searching and waiting and searching and still waiting, I too managed to order a copy online.

But it's been a long time now and everyone was waiting for the second round of music to be released. And as if this is what Anupam Roy and the entire gang of The Anupam Roy Band was waiting for, there couldn't have been a better date for Anupam to release his second album as a gift to his fans - the album titled 'Dwitiyo Purush' releases this Valentine's Day, that is 14th Feb 2013. The album has 10 tracks.

Anupam Roy and the entire team of The Anupam Roy Band will meet with fans tomorrow for the launch celebrations in Kolkata.

Venue: City Center 2 at 5pm
Venue: City Center 1 at 6pm

It's going to be a meet and greet and NOT a live performance.......

Go on, pick up the latest album now and catch a glimpse of the man himself along with his amazing band!!!!!

- Debolina Raja Gupta