Rajdweep has been an award winning Indian Screenwriter, Lyricist, Playwright and Journalist hails from Assam, India. From Assam’s mobile theatre to bollywood, Rajdweep having an exciting journey so far.
After working in many Assamese films, albums & plays, Rajdweep makes his Bollywood debut in the Konkona Sensharma directed film ‘A death in the gunj’ (2016) as lyricist. His song ‘Jiri Jiri’ has been widely accepted. He has been credited for writing the first full-length Assamese song in any Bollywood film. After that, he again got the opportunity to write a song for Anurag Basu directed film ‘Jagga Jasoos’. He wrote the bihu song ‘Lahe Lahe’ for this Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif starrer film. Before that, for MTV dewarist show, he penned the widely accepted song called ‘Memories’ with Papon and Nucleya. His hindi songs like ‘Pakhi Pakhi’, ‘Aao Kabhi Jo’ proves his lyrical excellence. As a screen-writer, Rajdweep’s first film was ‘Khel-the Game’ (2015) and it had been widely accepted by masses. His another film ‘Rum Vodka Whisky’ has been released across Assam. Rajdweep Pradip Dey, Popularly known as Rajdweep has written songs in lots of Assamese films and various albums, theatre plays. As the youngest playwright of Assam’s unique mobile theatre industry, Rajdweep has written many full length plays. He has been credited for introducing new thoughts and techniques to this more than 50 years long industry. Apart from these, Rajdweep has a career in professional journalism and he is working as senior sub-editor of a vernacular daily called ‘Asomiya Khabar’.

Awards

  • Awarded by Bollywood Superstar Aamir Khan for his script ‘Ishqlogy’ at Cinestaan India’s Storyteller’s Script Contest (First Edition) in 2018.
  • Awarded with Assam State Film Award for Best Lyricist for the film ‘Dooronir Nirola Poja’ (2017).

Recognitions

  • Featured as ‘Young Leaders’ by ‘India Today’, a popular magazine of India in their December 31, 2018 issue.

Academic

In educational sphere, after did Graduation in Economics from Gauhati University, Rajdweep has done Masters in Econmics and then completed his Masters in Journalism too.

Work Profile

Assamese Films worked as Screenwriter             

Film Category Year Director Credit
Khel-The Game Feature Film 2015 Ashok Kumar Bishaya Story-Screen-Dialogue Writer
Rum Vodka Whisky Feature Film 2017 Prasanta Saikia Story-Screen-Dialogue Writer
Grey Short Film 2017 Jiny Mahalia Script-Dialogue Writer
Letters From Deuta Short Film 2017 Arunjit Borah Dialogue Writer

Bollywood Films as Lyricist

Film Track Year Director Music
A death in the gunj Jiri Jiri Noi 2016 Kongkona Sen Sharma Sagar Desai
Jagga Jasoos Lahe Lahe (Bihu Song) 2017 Anurag Basu Pritam
III Smoking Barrells Uttorbihin 2018 Sanjib Dey Papon

Assamese Films worked as Lyricist

Film Track Year Director Music Artist
Rowd Pakhi Pakhi Mon, Kinu Jadu 2012 Gautam Barua Jatin Sarma Papon, Rupjyoti, Shreya Phukan
Raag Akou Ebar, Tup Tup Xore Endhar 2014 Rajni Basumatary Abinash Baghel Anindita Paul, Dikshu
Ahetuk Nonsense Hridoye 2015 Bani Das Poran Borkotoky Kalpana Patowary
Dooronir Nirola Poja Khuje Khuje Jibon, Xur Herabo Khuje 2015 Dhrub J Bordoloi Tony Basumatary, Utkarsh Dhatekar Papon
Bahniman Matal Hol Ei Rati, Kola Kola, Bahniman Title 2016 Biswajit Borah Jatin Sarma Zubeen Garg, Papon, Kalpana Patowary, Raaj J Konwar
Dur Dhora Diya, Dur Nohoba, Likhi Likhi 2017 Kangkan Rajkhowa Siddhartha, Rahul Neer, Siddhartha, Ritrisha, Rupjyoti
Local Kungfu 2 Khelimeli Mon 2017 Kenny Basumataray Tony Basumatary Anisha Sarma
Raktabeez Raktabeez Title Track 2018 Biswajit Borah Palash Surjya Gogoi Joshua Queh
Raja Returns Mon mur 2018 Kishor Das Poran Borkotoky Rohit Sonar

Notable Albums as Lyricist

Album Track Year Music Artist
Maati Maah Karei 2015 Zublee Barua Zublee Barua
Notun Puhor Notun Puhor Title, Bohu Baat 2017 Papon Papon

As Playwright for Mobile Theatre Industry (Assam)

Play Theatre Troop Year / Season Music
Akou Edin Hengool Theatre 2014-15 Nilutpal Bora
Boliya Krishna Hengool Theatre 2015-16 Palash Surya Gogoi
Juuj (Edited) Hengool Theatre 2015-16 Bablu Sarma
Bekar Bahuboli Hengool Theatre 2016-17 Palash Surya Gogoi
Bonoriya Hengool Theatre 2016-17 Papon , Poran Borkotoky
Breaking News Kahinoor Theatre 2016-17 Poran Borkotoky
Betal Police Theatre Bhagyadevi 2016-17 Dixu Sarmah
Boliya Draupadi Hengool Theatre 2017-18 Palash Surya Gogoi
Best Of Luck Kahinoor Theatre 2017-18 Poran Borkotoky
Bindass Chiranjeev Theatre 2017-18 Arupjyoti Barua
Bandookor Kobita Hengool Theatre 2018-19 Rajdweep, Arup
Bauli Mur Priya Rajmukut Theatre 2018-19 Rajdweep
Beporuwa Prem Kahinoor Theatre 2018-19 Poran Borkotoky, Rajdweep
Bapukon Zindabad Srimanta Sankardev Theatre 2018-19 Rajdweep, Dipkesh
Bonxomorjyada Srimanta Sankardev Theatre 2018-19 Rajdweep
Barnali Barua Premot Porise Chiranjeev Theatre 2018-19 Rajdweep

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