KUMAR BISHWAJIT

As Bishwajit’s father was a businessman, the father wanted his son to be like him too. However, Bishwajit always dreamt of being a singer. He just needed someone who would motivate and support him when he was still a student. Thanks to his mother, he chose to concentrate and shift his career in the path of music. As the time passed by, seeing the love and support from fans, Bishwajit continued to sing and entertain everyone. 
It is said that not only Bishwajit but other musicians from Chittagong have always been innovators, bold, risk-takers, and the prime movers of the first great generation of Bangladeshi rock. That is why Bishwajit took the risk of giving up the financial stability of his family business, boarded a train to Dhaka and stayed in a hotel. His journey in the beginning of his career was quite a challenging experience. He was a hunger-artist waiting to conquer the world of music. He had the thirst for fame.  
We often hear that 2 artists become rivals or competitors if they both gain equal popularity. However, this was not the case in the case of Kumar Bishwajit. In many interviews, Bishwajit had talked about the good bonding and friendship with his old friends like Naquib Khan, Khaled Hassan Milu, and Ayub Bachchu who were all popular individually. They all used to write songs in lazy winter afternoons; songs of love and loss; songs that became the defining touchstone for Bangladeshi pop culture.
Kumar Bishwajit has always been a loyal and dedicated singer. No matter what, the show must go on – is what he believes it. In an interview, he shared a funny incident that once on the morning of a concert, he broke his leg. He still went on the stage (of the concert) with his leg in a cast and sitting on a wheelchair. That time, the audience thought it was just a prompt he was using for singing the song ‘O Daktar’. 
We all like to see or know what and how our favorite celebrity’s abode looks like, right? Arafat Kazi, the drummer of the Bangladeshi rock band ‘The Watson Brothers’, had the opportunity to visit Bishwajit’s house for an interview. Thanks to Arafat, after he wrote an article about his experience in the Daily Star newspaper, readers could see and know a sneak-peak of Bishwajit’s inside of the mansion. Bishwajit lives at Dhaka’s Uttora. As you enter the main gate of the house, there will be a playful dog, named Candy, who will come towards you and greet you with jumps and kisses. A magnificent foyer leads up to a drawing room. The walls are lined with tables laden with trophies of a storied career: photos, artwork, the stray musical instrument, and lots of awards. Besides stairs, there is an elevator inside his house which he installed for his late mother.  
A philosophy that Bishwajit swears by is believing in being unique. He thinks one should not lose his selfhood even if he is inspired by someone else. Furthermore, he believes in patriotism. According to him, we may improvise and update the culture but that should be only for the enrichment of our own culture. We have to keep the root of our culture in mind and then contribute as much as we can for our nation.
Being a singer himself, Bishwajit also surely has his own favorite singer and songs. In interviews, he has said that he is a die-hard fan of Manna Dey; “Ami Ajibon Shudhu Bhul Kore Gechi” is one of the top most favorite songs by Manna. Also, the songs of Hariharan and Adnan Sami are said to enchant Bishwajit a lot.
As he has sung songs for different Bangla films, what is/are his own favorite films? He has said that the films “Hirak Rajar Deshe” by Satyajit Ray, “Bancharamer Bagan” by Tapan Sinha and “Ora Egaro Jon” by Chashi Nazrul Islam are his favorite Bengali movies for their unique stories and a Hindi movie named “Kissa Kursi Ka” is also his favorite. 
Bishwajit is also a booklover. He prefers to read the books of poems; specially the books of “Sher O Shayari”. By reading those, he can find some new words and themes which in turn gives him the platform to create something new into music.   
Manna Dey and Kishore Kumar have always been his idols. He claimed that the 2 legendary Indian singers are like his teachers of all time. 
In marital life, he got married to Naima Sultana. In 2001, the couple was blessed with a son, Kumar Nibir, who is currently staying at Toronto, Canada for his study purpose. Bishwajit is therefore busy roaming between Canada and Bangladesh all the time.