I wished to be a cricketer, but I became a composer
Sheikh Sadi Khan is one of the most prominent music composers and directors in the Indian subcontinent. He is often called the magician of Bangladeshi music and has gifted the nation with numerous timeless songs. Some of his notable works include “Amar e duti chokh pathor to noy”, “Dake pakhi kholo akhi”, “Hajar moner kachhe proshno rekhe/ ekti kothai shudhu jheneyechhi ami/ prithibite prem bole kichhu nei”, and “Ami chirokal premer-i kangal”. He won the National Film Award in 2006 as Best Music Director for the film Ghani; and in 2010 as Best Composer for “Bhalobaslei Ghar Bandha Jai Na”. For his outstanding contribution to arts and music, he was honoured with an honorary fellowship by Bangla Academy in 2021.