Babul Supriyo’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Babul Supriyo, (born 15 December 1970) is an Indian playback singer, actor and politician. Currently he is a Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, in the Government of India. He made a career as singer in Hindi cinema, and contributed to more than 70 films. He has also done playback singing in other Indian films including Bengali and Odia.
He entered politics in 2014 and joined Narendra Modi’s government.

Early life

Babul Supriyo was born and brought up in Uttarpara, a small town on the banks of the Hooghly River in West Bengal. His parents are Sunil Chandra Baral and Sumitra Baral. He comes from a musical family and was greatly influenced by his grandfather, Banikantha NC Baral, a Bengali vocalist and composer. He won several inter-school and inter-college music compositions, and had performed in All India Radio and Doordarshan. He attended Don Bosco Liluah school during which he became an “All India Don Bosco Music Champion” in 1983, and “The Most Enriching Talent” in 1985. He completed his bachelor’s degree in commerce from Calcutta University in 1991.

At the time he entered entertainmentindustry, he changed his birth name Supriya Baral to Babul Supriyo.

Career

After a brief work at the Standard Chartered Bank, Supryio chose singing as a full-time career. He moved to Mumbai in 1992 to make a career in Bollywood. Kalyanji gave him a break, and took him to perform abroad at their live shows. In 1993 he toured Canada and USA with Amitabh Bachchan. He also toured US with Asha Bhonsle in 1997 and 1999. Besides playback singing, he has also done several stage shows.

His breakthrough came with “Dil Ne Dil Ko Pukara” in Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai in 2000, the debut film of Hrithik Roshan. Some of his other popular Bollywood songs are “Pari Pari Hai Ek Pari” (Hungama), “Hum Tum” (Hum Tum) and “Chanda Chamke” (Fanaa). He is the anchor of the hit television show K for Kishore. He sang the opening themes of Balaji Telefilms serials.

Politics

Supriyo won the 2014 Lok Sabha elections as the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for member of parliament in the Lok Sabha from Asansol in West Bengal defeating Dola Sen. He was inducted to Narendra Modi’s government as the Union Minister of State, Ministry of Urban Development; and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation on 9 November 2014. He became the youngest minister. He served in these ministries till 12 July 2016, after which his portfolio was changed to Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

On 10 January 2017, All India Trinamool Congress MLA Mahua Moitra filed a criminal complaint against Supriyo for allegedly insulting her modesty during a national television debate. The next day, Supriyo filed a complaint against Moitra and AITC MPs Saugata Roy and Tapas Paul for falsely accusing him of being involved in the Rose Valley ponzi firm scam.

Personal life

Supriyo married Ria in 1995. They met at a Shah Rukh Khan concert in Toronto. They have a daughter Sharmilee (born 1999). They got divorced in October 2015. He married for second time on 9 August 2016 to Rachna Sharma, an air hostess of Jet Airways.

Discography

• Sochta Hun (2003)
• Kuch Aisa Lagta Hai
• Untitled (2008)
• Kotobaar O Bhebechinu
• Jodi Jantem
• Mone Robe (2011)
• Just Tomake
• What The Folk
• Timeless

Filmography

As an actor

As a playback singer

Awards and honours

• 2002: Honorary citizenship by the State Council of Atlanta.
• 2002: Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards: Best Male Playback for Tak Jhal Mishti
• 2004: Kalakar Awards – Best Playback Singer for Mayer Anchal
• 2006: Bengal Film Journalists’ Association – Best Male Playback Award for Subho Drishti.

• “69th & 70th Annual Hero Honda BFJA Awards 2007”. bfjaawards.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2015.