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= SaQi = Soumyajit Banerjee aka Saqi is a singer, composer & lyricist from the city of Kolkata, India. His music generally belongs to the rock genre.

He writes, composed and sings in Bengali, Hindi and English.

He was born on 13th Ferbuary, 1987 in Kolkata.

His father was a famous music director Abhijit Banerjee from Kolkata who is also known as Bachchu Banerjee and his mother Sumitra Banerjee was a singer as well.

So Saqi's primary influence, root and passion regarding music had grown from his family background.

He started his schooling from Indira Memorial, Kolkata.

At the age of 13 he left home and escaped from his family and hometown to Birbhum. This place belongs to West Bengal in India and is famous for it’s scenic rural beauty and bengali folk (baul/sufi) music.

For the next 3 years Saqi grew up with a sufi saint Mohammed Sai and got influenced and inspired by the thought and philosophy of Sufism.

In the year of 2004, Saqi came back to Kolkata and started his struggle. A struggle for existence. He started selling newspapers at Sealdah Railway Station. Also worked in various jobs such as door-to-door sales jobs, freelance model-coordinator, worked as a collection agent on behalf of a financial company. Saqi also played semi-pro level football in Kolkata.

MUSICAL CAREER
In 2005 he started his musical career as a singer in a band called Winds.

In 2006 he formed his 1st band i.e. FERINE THE ISHTEHAR. The band was active from 2006 to 2008.

In 2008, he joined another band Raagaz as the frontman/vocalist.

In 2010 Saqi joined the famous Indian band SiixthVeda which was very popular through out the whole country.

After various successful shows throughout the country Saqi decided to leave the band in 2013 after the accidental death of Sammy Siixthveda, the guitarist of the band.

In 2014, Saqi  formed his new band Bharathborsho. They released their self-titled debut album and it was the 1st rock album which was released in both India and Bangladesh. But, the band discontinued after 2015.

Saqi took a break and stopped performing  for next 12 months. Meanwhile, he formed his solo musical outfit called Shudhu Saqi.

In the year of 2017, Saqi joined a cult Indian rock band, Cactus as the frontman/vocalist.

At present he is actively busy in action with Cactus and his solo project Sudhu Saqi.

He worked as the lyricist for the following movies

Prem By Chance (2009)

Kapurush Mohapurush,

Greetings Card,

Devi (Yet to be released)

Lyricist for non-film music albums:

Saada-Kaalo (Rupankar Bagchi),

Khuje Nebo Roddur (Anusua Chowdhury),

Raga Morfism,

Letters From Siliguri,

Someday Somewhere

His work as a Music Director for the following films:

Namte Namte (Song: Ananda Futeche),

Jatishmor (Song: Singho Rashi, Bolo Konta Priyo),

Bidaay Byomkesh.

He composed the 1st ever bengali rock song "Kolkatay Qutub Minar" in the Bollywood movie "Guddu Ki Gun".

He worked as the music director of a famous bengali web series Holy Faak, seasson 1 and 2.

Saqi also worked as an actor in different bengali movies and web seriese such as, Holy Faak, Gariahat er Ganglords, Chupkotha etc.

There are a huge number of famous and popular hit songs of Saqi, like

Tattoo, Bolo Konta Priyo, Singhorashi, Kishori Upotyoka, Anando Purchey, Putul, Chudur budur Thak (Unreleased), Tobuo Thik Achhe and many more...

According to his fans, Saqi is "The Last Rockstar of Bengal".