Amit Trivedi

Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979) is an Indian composer, singer and lyricist. He began his career composing music for theatre productions, advertising jingles and independent music projects before making his film debut with the Hindi-language film Aamir.

Early life Amit Trivedi was born in Bandra, Mumbai. His family originated from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. During his school years, he developed an interest in electronic musical instruments.

Career While in college, Trivedi started a band known as "Om the Fusion Band" alongside Amartya Bobo Rahut, Shriram Iyer, and fellow members Ram and Vish. The group performed at local gigs and small shows, eventually releasing an album through Times Music. Trivedi also pursued independent projects, composing for theatre (Hindi and Gujarati plays), background music for television shows, programming for Marathi films, live performances and dandiya shows. He also composed advertising jingles for brands such as McDonald's and Airtel.

Upon Kashyap's recommendation, Trivedi was brought in for Raj Kumar Gupta's directorial venture Aamir. Trivedi and Gupta worked on aligning the soundtrack with the film narrative, which garnered positive critical attention.

He worked on the soundtrack of Dev.D (2009), which he later described as a turning point in his career.

He was awarded both the Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent and the Best Background Score at the 55th Filmfare Awards, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, before receiving the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Trivedi wrote the score for Wake Up Sid (2009), and one of his compositions, "Iktara", was also included in the soundtrack.

In 2009, Anshu Sharma offered Trivedi the opportunity to compose the team anthem "Game for More" for Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Trivedi wrote the title track for the reality show Big Switch aired on UTV Bindaas. He also provided the music and background score Aisha (2010), providing vocals for two songs, "Suno Aisha" and "Sham". He composed the songs and score for Ishaqzaade (2012) and Lootera (2013), which earned him his second and third nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, and the soundtrack for Vikas Bahl's highly acclaimed Queen (2014), which earned him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.

He earned three consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for his diverse compositions in Udta Punjab (2016), Secret Superstar (2017), and Manmarziyaan (2018).

He won Best Song for "Naina Da Kya Kasoor" at the News18 Reel Movie Awards from Andhadhun (2018). He also sang "Laila Laila" for the film. In 2019, Power Brands honored him with the Best7 Music Director of the Year award for Andhadhun at the Bollywood Film Journalists Awards (BFJA).

Trivedi again earned two consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for his compositions in Haseen Dillruba (2021) and Uunchai (2022).

Trivedi composed the official anthem of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, with lyrics by Kausar Munir and vocals by Sharvi Yadav and Anand Bhaskar.

He has made TV appearances for various shows on MTV. Additionally, he composed the title track for the television show Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. He also composed music for the 2018 film Kedarnath, produced by RSVP Movies and Guy in The Sky Pictures.

Trivedi has continued to work on independent music releases under his label "AT Azaad". Discography

As composer

As playback singer

+ List of Amit Trivedi playback singer credits Year Title (Movie/Album/TV shows) Song(s) Language Notes 2008 Aamir Hindi 2009 Dev D 2010 Udaan Aisha 2011 Chillar Party 2012 Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu "Gubbare" Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 "Keh ke lunga" English Vinglish Aiyyaa "Wakda" Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana 2013 Kai Po Che! Bombay Talkies "Murabba (Duet)" Ghanchakkar Lootera 2014 Queen 2015 Hunterrr "Bachpan" Guddu Rangeela Shaandaar Bhale Manchi Roju "Dol Dolre"Telugu 2016 Fitoor Hindi Dear Zindagi Udta Punjab 2017 Qaidi Band "I am India (Escape)" Newton "Chal Tu Apna Kaam Kar" 2018 Pad Man "Hu Ba Hu" Blackmail Bhavesh Joshi Superhero "Tafreeh" Fanney Khan "Acche Din Ab Aye Re" Andhadhun Kedarnath "Namo Namo" 2020 Big Brother "Kando Kando" Malayalam Not as a composer V Telugu 2021 Dhamaka "Khoya paya" Hindi Not as a composer 2022 RRR "Dosti" Badhaai Do "Atak Gaya – Acoustic" "Gol Gappa" "Hum Rang Hai" Sakala Gunabhirama "Psycho Pilla" Telugu Not as a composer Chup: Revenge of the Artist "Mera Love Main" Hindi Goodbye "Jaikal Mahakal" Doctor G "Step Copy" Thai Massage "Do You Wanna Boom Boom" Not as a composer 2023 Ganapath Hindi

Awards and nominations National Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Star Screen Awards

Mirchi Music Awards

Global Indian Music Academy Awards

Stardust Awards

South Indian International Movie Awards