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Chandrabindoo
Chandrabindoo, left to right: Arup, Saurabh, Upal, Rajshekhar, Anindya, Sibu, Surojit in 2010
Chandrabindoo, left to right: Arup, Saurabh, Upal, Rajshekhar, Anindya, Sibu, Surojit in 2010
Background information
OriginKolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresBand Music, Bengali rock
Years active1998–present
LabelsSaregama, Times Music, Universal Music Group, Sagarika
MembersUpal Sengupta
Anindya Chatterjee
Chandril Bhattacharya
Arup Podder
Surojit Mukherjee
Rajshekhar Kundu
Sibabrata Biswas
Sourabh Chatterjee
Tirthankar
Past membersDron Acharya
Pritam
Websitechandrabindoo.in

Chandrabindoo (often spelled Chandrabindu), Bengali: চন্দ্রবিন্দু, based in Kolkata, is a Bengali band known for satirical, colloquial lyrics, with references to current affairs and cultural phenomena.[1][2]

The band is mainly popular in the Indian city of Kolkata, and in cities like Delhi and Mumbai that have a large expatriate Bengali population.[3][4]

Name Origin

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The band shares its name with the last letter (technically a modifier) of the Bengali alphabet, ◌̐.[5] The name is a reference to a piece of dialogue from Sukumar Ray's হযবরল HaJaBaRaLa, a well-known work of literary nonsense in Bengali.[6]

বেড়াল বলল, “বেড়ালও বলতে পার, রুমালও বলতে পার, চন্দ্রবিন্দুও বলতে পার।” আমি বললাম, “চন্দ্রবিন্দু কেন?”

শুনে বেড়ালটা “তাও জানো না?” বলে এক চোখ বুজে ফ্যাচ্‌ফ্যাচ্ করে বিশ্রীরকম হাসতে লাগল। আমি ভারি অপ্রস্তুত হয়ে গেলাম। মনে হল, ঐ চন্দ্রবিন্দুর কথাটা নিশ্চয় আমার বোঝা উচিত ছিল। তাই থতমত খেয়ে তাড়াতাড়ি বলে ফেললাম, “ও হ্যাঁ-হ্যাঁ, বুঝতে পেরেছি।”

বেড়ালটা খুশি হয়ে বলল, “হ্যাঁ, এ তো বোঝাই যাচ্ছে— চন্দ্রবিন্দুর চ, বেড়ালের তালব্য শ, রুমালের মা— হল চশমা। কেমন, হল তো?”

The cat said "You can call me a cat, or a handkerchief, or even a chandrabindoo". "Why a chandrabindoo?" I asked.

"Can't you tell?" said the cat, winking and sniggering in a most irritating way. I was taken aback. Perhaps I ought to have known about the chandrabindoo, I thought. "Ah!" I said quickly. "I understand".

"Of course you do,"said the Cat, pleased. "‘cha’ for chandrabindoo, ‘sha’ for birāl (cat), and ‘mā’ for rumāl (handkerchief) - that spells ‘chashma’(spectacles) Simple, isn't it?"

Early days

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Upal Sengupta formed Chandrabindoo in 1989 with Anindya Chatterjee, Chandril Bhattacharya and others, most of them being college friends.[7][8]

The band faced many problems during the production of their first album Aar Jani Na, having to produce their demo with the help of an out-of-date sound mixer.[7][9] It was released in 1998, and received an indifferent response. However, they came to the attention of Gautam Chattopadhyay of Mohiner Ghoraguli, and he recommended them to Asha Audio, who released their second album Gadha. The first public live show of Chandrabindoo was held in Gyan Manch near Rabindra Sadan, Kolkata.[10]

Band members

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and Tirthankar as sound engineer.

Former members

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Chandrabindoo's former members include Subrato Lodh, Subrato Ghosh, Sukhendu Ghosh, Subhendu, Debapriyo, Tennie, Lintu, Santanu, Arindam, Pritam,[11] Dron Acharya, Riju, Kallol, Rajesh, Riddhi, Chandan, Papa, Jisshu Sengupta,[12] Neepabeethi Ghosh, Lopamudra Mitra.

Discography

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Studio Albums

  • Aar Jani Na (Bengali: আর জানি না, Lit: Don't Know Any More) (1997), T-Series[10]
  • Gadha (Bengali: গাধা, Lit: Donkey) (1998), Asha Audio[10]
  • Twaker Jatna Nin (Bengali: ত্বকের যত্ন নিন, Lit: Take Care Of Your Skin) (1999), Asha Audio[13]
  • Chaw (Bengali: চ, Lit: Let's Go) (2001), Asha Audio[14]
  • Daknam (Bengali: ডাকনাম, Lit: Nickname) (2002), Sony BMG[15]
  • Juju (Bengali: জুজু, Lit: The Bugbear) (2003), Sony Music[5]
  • Hulabila (Bengali: হুলাবিলা, Lit: Hullabaloo) (2005), Sagarika[15]
  • U/A (Bengali: ইউ/এ, Lit: U/A) (2008), BIG Music[15]
  • Noy (Bengali: নয়, Lit: Nine) (2012), Kaleidoscope[10]
  • Talobasha (Bengali: টালোবাসা, Lit: A playful reduplication on the Bengali word for love) (2024), Chandrabindoo[10]

Compilation Albums

  • Chandrabindaas (Bengali: চন্দ্রবিন্দাস, Lit: Chandrabindoo is Bindaas) (2005)
  • Ebhabeo Phire Asha Jae (Bengali: এভাবেও ফিরে আসা যায়, Lit: Even that's a Comeback) (2005)
  • Bachhai 11 (Bengali: বাছাই ১১, Lit: Selected 11) (2006)
  • Sera Chandrabindoo (Bengali: সেরা চন্দ্রবিন্দু, Lit: Best Of Chandrabindoo) (2008)

Filmography

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YearFilmDirectorNotes
2009 Box No. 1313 Aniruddha Bhattacharya as Music Director
2009 Cross Connection Abhijit Guha, Sudeshna Ray as Lyricists
2009 Brake Fail Kaushik Ganguly as Playback Singers
2009 Antaheen Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Anindya and Chandril as Lyricist together, They won 56th National Film Awards for National Film Award for Best Lyrics[16] in 2010 for it[17][18]
2010 Jodi Ekdin Riingo Banerjee Anindya and Chandril as lyricists together, Upal and Anindya made a video appearance for a song (Playback Singers)
2010 Ekti Tarar Khonje Abhik Mukhopadhyay as Lyricists
2010 033 Birsa Dasgupta as Music Director
2010 Natobar Not Out Amit Sen Playback Singers; Upal and Anindya made a video appearance for a song
2011 Jiyo Kaka Parambrata Chatterjee as Music Director
2011 Icche Nandita Roy, Shiboprasad Mukhopadhyay Anindya as a Playback Singer
2011 Rang Milanti Kaushik Ganguly as Music Director, lyricist, Voice Artist
2011 Gosainbaganer Bhoot Nitish Roy as Music Director and Playback Singer(s)
2012 Aparajita Tumi Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Anindya and Chandril as Lyricist
2022 Kakababur Protyaborton Srijit Mukherji Anindya, Upal and Chandril as Playback Singers
2025 Joto Kando Kolkatatei Anik Dutta Anindya, Upal as Playback Singers

Other work

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They made their first international tour in July 2015, when they performed in London in aid of the Kolkata-based Child In Need Institute (CINI).[19] Chandrabindoo is the official brand ambassador for CINI ASHA.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Of moon and more". The Hindu. 8 October 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Roy, Atasi. "SATIRE AS CRITIQUE OF CONTEMPORARY VALUES: READING SPATIO-TEMPORALITY IN SELECT LYRICS OF THE BENGALI MUSIC BAND CHANDRABINDU". Research Gate. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  3. ↑ Sen, Zinia (15 September 2010). "Popular Bangla band Chandrabindoo has major shows lined up in Delhi, Bangalore and Jabbalpur during the Pujas". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. ↑ Chakraborty, Shamayita (10 September 2019). "How have Bangla bands performed abroad?". Times of India. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 Samajdar, Saptaparna (28 December 2024). "Laughter and Earnestness: Unveiling the Layers of Chandrabindoo's "Juju"". The Indian Music Diaries. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Singing the nonsense verse". Times of India. 9 September 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 "The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) | Graphiti | A musical journey". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Chandrabindoo is back: Why the return of the Kolkata band is laden with nostalgia". The Indian Express. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Chakraborty, Shamayita (22 July 2024). "Chandrabindoo's 10th album: When to expect new songs from Anindya Chattopadhyay, Upal Sengupta, Chandril Bhattacharya, and their friends?". OTTplay. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Bhattacharya, Mohul (9 November 2024). "Back with Talobasha: Chandrabindoo's long-awaited tenth album to complete 100-song goal". The Statesman. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  11. ↑ Suhasini, Lalita (21 October 2024). "Pritam: The Hit Maker". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Chandrabindoo answers FAQs, an interview of Chandrabindoo by Anurag Basu in his talk show Ke Hobe Biggest Fan on Zee Bangla
  13. ↑ "DU to welcome freshers with Chandrabindoo and Fossils". Daily Star. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  14. ↑ Samajdar, Saptaparna (23 March 2026). "'Bhalo Lage Na': Revisiting Chandrabindoo's Chaw Across Generations". The Indian Music Diaries. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  15. 1 2 3 Mitra, Pooja (15 November 2024). "Chandrabindoo at 35: Band member Upal Sengupta looks back at the journey". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Writings on the wall" a published in Times of India on 5 July 2010, Tollywood's reaction on the national awards in lyrics
  17. ↑ Anindya's reaction after winning National Award, an interview of Anindya by R-Plus
  18. ↑ Chandril's reaction after winning National Award, an interview of Anindya by R-Plus
  19. ↑ "Chandrabindoo to perform in aid of the Child In Need Institute". CINI UK. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  20. ↑ Chandrabindoo: Kaleidoscope Archived 21 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine kicpl.in. Retrieved 21 August 2013
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