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{{short description|Indian playback singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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'''Bonnie Chakraborty''' was an Indian playback singer. he was the lead vocalist of [[Kolkata]] based band [[Krosswindz]]<ref>{{cite news |first=Shamik |last=Bag |title=Songs of the soil, sullied notes |url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=240519 |work=Kolkata Newsline |publisher=[[Indian Express]] |date=2007-06-11 |accessdate=2008-02-17 }}</ref> until 1998. He has sung many songs in several languages including [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]] for various films.

==Career==
Chakraborty teamed with [[Neil Mukherjee]] and formed a band, Kashti which was promoted by Zee Music. They produced an album of 8 songs that came and went unnoticed by the general public, although it was popular in the music circles of Mumbai. After three years the contract ended and the duo separated. Chakraborty moved on with the formation of another band, Oikyotaan<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1110614/jsp/entertainment/story_14109729.jsp|title=Tagore twist|last=Das|first=Arka|date=14 June 2011|website=Telegraph India|access-date=24 August 2018}}</ref> along with [[Kartick das Baul]],<ref>{{cite news |title=HALF A JAZZ FEST IS BETTER THAN NONE |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/11/17/stories/2003111702100300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031224062548/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/11/17/stories/2003111702100300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-12-24 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2003-11-17 |accessdate=2008-02-17 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/an-evening-of-folk-music/article2250474.ece|title=An evening of folk music|date=14 July 2007|work=The Hindu|access-date=24 August 2018|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> a [[baul]] singer from Guskara in [[West Bengal]]. He has four Bengali albums to his credit including three for the group [[Moheener Ghoraguli|Mohiner Ghoraguli]], led by [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]].

In 2011 he released ''Tagore Unbound,'' a [[Rabindra Sangeet|Rabindra sangeet]] album with his wife, Usri Banerjee.<ref name=":0" />

==Filmography==

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! Year !! Film !! Song Name !! Composer !! Notes
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|2005 ||''[[Mangal Pandey - The Rising]]''|| Rasiya || [[A. R. Rahman]] ||
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|2007 ||''[[Summer 2007]]''|| Sone Ki Porhi Main || Kalyani Malik ||
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|2008 ||''[[Jodha Akbar]]''|| Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah || A. R. Rahman ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2009 ||''[[Dev D]]''|| Emotional Attyachar (Rock Version) || [[Amit Trivedi]] ||
|-
|''[[Delhi-6]]''|| Hey Kaala Bandar || A. R. Rahman ||
|-
|''[[99 (2009 film)|99]]''|| Soch Mat Dobara<br/>99 Theme Song || Shamir Tandon & Ashutosh Pathak ||
|-
|''[[Agyaat]]''|| Jai Shiv Bum Shambu || Imran Bapi Tutul ||
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|rowspan="3"|2010 ||''[[No One Killed Jessica]]''|| Aali Re || [[Shantanu Moitra]] ||
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|''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]''|| Motumaster Gas Ka Plastar || [[Amit Trivedi]] ||
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|''[[Shukno Lanka]]''|| Hate Tomar Kaita Rekha || [[Debojyoti Mishra]] || [[Bengali language|Bengali]] Film
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|rowspan="3" |2012 ||''[[Bapi Bari Jaa]]''|| Sahor Toke || [[Jeet Ganguly]] || Bengali Film
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|''[[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]]''|| Nikal pado Re Bandhu || [[Ram Sampath]] || TV series Season 1
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|''[[Aalaap (film)|Aalaap]]''|| Paa Paraa Paa<br/>Chadhti Jawani || [[Agnee (band)|Agnee]] ||
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|rowspan="2"|2013 ||''[[C/O Sir]]''|| Sleeping Piller Raat || [[Raja Narayan Deb]] || Bengali film
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|''[[Bullett Raja]]''|| Saamne Hai Savera || [[Sajid–Wajid]] ||
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|rowspan="3"|2014 ||''Thirumannam Ennum Nikkah''|| Rayile Raa || [[M. Ghibran]] || Tamil film
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|''[[Buno Haansh]]''|| Zindagi Kahin Bhi Thamti Nahi || [[Shantanu Moitra]] || Bengali film
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|''[[Bobby Jasoos]]''|| || Shantanu Moitra || Hindi Film
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| 2016 || ''[[Bastu-Shaap]]'' || "Gache Gache Rod" || || Bengali film
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw56.html Oikyotaan]

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[[Category:Indian rock singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male singers]]
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