Shouquat Ali Imon

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 (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)