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Shouquat Ali Imon
শওকত আলী ইমন
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Other names	Saimon
Occupation	Musician
Years active	1996-present
Spouse	Bijori Barkatullah ​ ​(m. 1995; div. 2012)​
Relatives	Abida Sultana (sister)

Shouquat Ali Imon (also known as Saimon; born 1971) is a Bangladeshi music composer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Music Director for the film Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013) and Best Music Composer for Payer Chhaap [bn] (2022). He also won Babisas Awards for Best Music Director in film Black Money (2015). He served as one of the judges of the television show Black Horse RTV Golden Key – Ebar Tomra Gao. In the 1990s, he was a member of the musical bands Chime and Pentagon.

Background

Imon was born in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan. His father, Abdus Salam, was a writer from Manikganj District.

Career

In his early years, Imon served as an assistant of music composer Satya Saha.

Imon debuted his film career through the film Rooti (1996). He performed as a playback singer for a few films under the pseudonym Saimon. He composed music of Akhi Alamgir's debut album, Tomar Chokh (2011) and Tareen Jahan's debut album Akash Debo Kakey (2011). The T-20 Cricket World Cup, featuring the Twenty20 format, is an international cricket tournament. Fans passionately cheer on the Bangladesh cricket team, known as the "Tigers." "Char Chokka Maro," a song composed by Shouquat Ali Imon, has become an anthem for the team and its supporters.

Personal life

Imon was married to actress Bijori Barkatullah from 1995 to 2012. Together they have a daughter Urbana Shawkat. Imon has five sisters, Abida Sultana, Rebeka, Rehena, Chitra and Salma (d. 2016), and a brother, Mohammad Ali Shumon. Shumon is the founding member of the band Pentagon.

In 2013, Imon then married Jinat Kabir Tithi. In 2014, he was arrested after a blackmail attempt complaint was filed by Tithi. He later denied the allegations and the case did not result in convictions. The marriage ended in divorce as well.

Imon married his third wife Hridita Reza, a news presenter in a private television channel, on 27 February 2020. On 27 September, Imon was arrested by the police after Reza accused him of physically torturing her in a case.

Works

• Rooti (1996)
• Andhokare Chita (2003)
• Hridoyer Bandhon (2001)
• Ek Takar Bou (2008)
• Shubho Bibaho (2009)
• Mon Jekhane Hridoy Sekhane (2009)
• Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghore (2009)
• 5 Takar Prem (2010)
• Koti Takar Prem (2011)
• Ek Mon Ek Pran (2012)
• Don Number One (2012)
• Nishwartha Bhalobasa (2013)
• Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini (2013)
• Ki Prem Dekhaila (2013)
• Bhalobasha Zindabaad (2013)
• Tobuo Bhalobashi (2013)
• Kistimaat (2014)
• Big Brother (2015)
• Love Marriage (2015)
• Aashiqui (2015)
• Black Money (2015)
• Baje Chele (2016)
• Bossgiri (2016)
• Ohongkar (2017)
• Dhat Teri Ki (2017)
• Pashan (2018)
• Megh Kanya (2018)

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Lyrics

Background score only

Judge

Awards

References

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2. "Mrittika Maya Sweeps National Film Awards 2013". The Daily Star. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
3. ^ JugerChinta.news. বাচসাস সুবর্ণজয়ন্তী উৎসব ও চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার. jugerchinta.news (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-09-01.
4. "The key to success". The Daily Star. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
5. "Pentagon celebrates 20th anniversary". Dhaka Tribune. 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
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22. "Music director Shouquat Ali Imon, news anchor Hridita Raza tie the knot". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
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33. "Pantho Kanai sings title track of Gangster Returns". Dhallywood24.com. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
34. "'Ice cream' and 'Baje Chhele' releases today". 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016.
35. ‘বাংলার গায়েন’-এর বিচারক. Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
36. বিচারকের আসনে শাফিন-ইমন | বিনোদন. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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38. আরটিভি মিউজিক অ্যাওয়ার্ড পেলেন যারা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
39. ১০ গুণীজন পেলেন আরটিভি মিউজিক অ্যাওয়ার্ড. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-08-04.

External links

• Shouquat Ali Imon at IMDb

• Living people
• 1960s births
• People from Manikganj District
• Bangladeshi film score composers
• Best Music Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
• Best Music Composer National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners