Amartya Bobo Rahut

Amartya Bobo Rahut is an Indian singer-songwriter, music producer and an independent artist from Mumbai, India. Bobo has composed and produced music for films, albums and singles such as Shaam Simti, Kaisi Ho ?, Darbaan, Tu Hai Mera Sunday, Drive, Aurangzeb, Uttarayan, Tumhari Sulu, Yadon Ke Idiot Box Mein, Om The Fusion Band, etc.

Bobo has also done music for over 2500 TV commercials, and he has worked for some of the biggest brands and campaigns including Godrej, ITC, McDonald's, Hero Motocorp, Bharti AXA, HDFC Bank, Max New York, Haywards, Kingfisher IPL, Kurkure, Mirinda, Thums Up etc. Bobo has to his credit, the bronze at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for his Levi's Slim Fit Commercial for best soundtrack. He also won the award for best soundtrack at Promax Awards for the MTV/Nickelodeon's ‘Jingle Bell – Bhangra Version’. Bobo has composed various signature tunes such as Colors TV's Flute Tune, BSNL's Signature Tune, Godrej's Whistle Mnemonic, Pepperfry's Brand Tune, etc.

He is currently working on his independent music.

Early life

After completing his schooling and higher education from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata, Bobo has started his professional career as a guitar player in Kolkata in 1992 in the bands Shiva, The Fifth Dimension, Cactus, Paras Pathor (founding member), Prakriti and Asteroids.

It was during the later part of those formative years, Bobo became a music composer. Bobo opted for finding a bigger canvas and he decided to shift base to Mumbai in the year 2001.

Discography

Awards and recognition