Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian musician Anupam Roy.
Last updated on April 17, 2025.
Anupam Roy is an Indian singer, singer-songwriter, music director, composer, songwriter, guitarist, playback singer from Kolkata, West Bengal. He made his debut with Amake Amar Moto Thakte Dao & Benche Thakar Gaan, which appeared on the soundtrack of the 2010 Bengali film Autograph. Since then, he has gone on to compose, write lyrics and sing for many Bengali films. In 2015, he made his Bollywood debut, composing the songs and score for Piku. He was nominated for the 61st Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, and won the 61st Filmfare Award for Best Background Score for Piku. He is a recipient of 64th National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho.
I take inspiration from my life but only twenty per cent is real the rest is all made up.
Everyone wants to be happy at the end of the day. If we can pursue what we really want to do, we don't get bored of life.
I have no such ambition of becoming an actor. I want to grow as a musician, singer and songwriter.
I like greenery, nature, I don't like littering the streets. The progress of science and technology comes at a cost and I don't think we can still fathom the extent of this 'cost'.
I am not an established name in Bollywood and hence I can't call the shots. In Kolkata, I have proved myself and am in a position in the industry where directors and producers easily listen to me.
I love playing football, and I'm pretty aggressive on the field. I'm a different person on the football field.
On stage I try to be as spontaneous as possible, feeding off the energy of the audience. I just let myself be and have fun on stage.
I was always a wannabe 'singer-songwriter' but nothing was happening. I was trying for albums. I was too afraid to quit my job for nothing. But my friends kept on encouraging me. I kept on writing songs. My first hit was probably my 150th song.
See, I have two selves in me - a musician and a composer.
I think love songs are universal. It doesn't mean a particular kind of music. It can be happy, sad or even celebratory. Having a radio station dedicated to love songs make sense.
I had no release in 2013. I worked on four films; none of them saw the light of day.
We can see the weather change, that the birds don't come to the city anymore... we seriously have to think about preserving nature.
I try to talk as less as possible and maximise the music part. I have tons of songs on my set list and I want to sing all of them, or as much as possible. If I talk more it'll eat into the time allotted for me.
An artist is usually responsible only for the creation of a particular art. It's up to the critics to label it.
In Bengali films, since I also write the lyrics, there are certain songs, which I get emotionally and personally attached to.
I learned tabla for three years when in school, then started picking up the basics of the acoustic guitar when in college.
Creativity is not about making 30 songs in 30 days. It's never about demand and supply. No one can possibly do that.
I compose melodies in my head and then interpret them musically with my guitar and keep them recorded. The guitar helps me to build unique chord structures on simple melodies.
When I was in college or working, I had the luxury of writing on whatever subject. Now, I'm in the business, I have a deadline and pressures. Sometimes, I have to do things that I am not in the mood for.
I can contribute to the field of music, I would not have been able to contribute to the field of engineering.
But what doesn't change is that love is something we all crave. Everyone is looking for that touch, that emotion, that feeling. Love makes the mundane matter.
I love the stage and try to balance it out with movies. If you take the stage away from me, then nothing will be left in my life.
But somehow I feel the world is taking me away from my original rock roots of inspiration. Rock and roll is losing its past glory.
There's workplace politics in Tollywood, like every other industry in the world. You just learn to deal with it.
Love songs too have many moods. It can be sad or be joyous and upbeat when one feels jubilant and in love.
Rock and roll is not just music, it is a way of life, it has its own spirit.
On stage the spotlight is on me and I cannot afford to be shy.
I believe in my kind of music and I'm happy to have reached out to people through my songs. My dream was to sing my compositions and get accepted by listeners.
I have come to Kolkata to make music, but I can't expect one director to give me work all the time.
I got introduced to Western music and it inspired me. One of my favourite bands is Pink Floyd.