Bhagirath Bhatt

Bhagirath Bhatt (; born Bhagirtahkumar Pankajbhai Bhatt, 31 May 1991) is an Indian sitar player, classical musician, and composer. Active in the music industry for over a decade, he has contributed to numerous projects across Bollywood, South Indian cinema, Marathi cinema, and Gujarati cinema.

Early life and education Bhagirath Bhatt was born in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India. He completed his schooling at Shree Satya Sai Vidyalay, Jamnagar, and pursued his higher education at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He is gold medalist from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, specialisation in Sitar. Bhatt trained under renowned gurus, including Shree Chetan Shastri, Ustad Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez, and Ustad Asad Khan. His musical journey was deeply influenced by his father, Pankajkumar Dineshchandra Bhatt, who has been serving as a singer and tabla player in Ramkatha events led by Pujya Morari Bapu for over 45 years.

Career Bhagirath Bhatt gained recognition in the Bollywood industry with his contribution to the film Padmaavat. He has since worked on projects such as Indian Idol, the ghazal album Sukoon by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, period drama television series Heeramandi, the musical web series Bandish Bandits and Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and many others. Bhatt has collaborated with several eminent music directors and artists, including Pandit Birju Maharaj, A.R. Rahman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Arijit Singh, Sonu Nigam, Ajay-Atul. Bhatt has also contributed to the development of platforms for aspiring sitar players, enabling them to earn through fusion and contemporary performances. He is known for his spiritual music contributions, having performed sitar for Ram Katha, Bhagvat Katha, and Shiv Mahapuran for over a decade.

Filmography

Hollywood Title Year Notes Avatar: The Last Airbender 2024 Starring James Patrick Stuart The American Gandhi 2014 Created by Michael Dante DiMartino

Bollywood Title Year Notes Padmavat 2018 Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Malaal 2019 Directed by Mangesh Hadawale Hum Do Humare Do 2021 Starring Rajkumar Rao Ek Villain Returns 2022 Starring Arjun Kapoor and Tara Sutaria Mission Raniganj 2023 Starring Akshay Kumar Hasal Not Known Starring Raghav Juyal Safed 2023 Starring Abhay Verma Sameer 2017 Starring Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub Tera Kya Hoga Lovely 2022 Starring Randeep Hooda Nishanchi 2025 Monika Panwar, Aaishvary Thackeray, Vedika Pinto Bhagwat 2025 Arshad Warsi, Jitendra Kumar, Ayesha Kaduskar Gustakh Ishq 2022 Banasri Ghoshal Border 2 2026 Sunny Deol, Varun Dhawan, Diljit Dosanjh Loveyapa 2025 Starring Khushi Kapoor Qala 2022 Starring Babil Khan and Triptii Dimri Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 2024 Starring Kartik Aaryan and Triptii Dimri

Famous album songs Bhoomi 2025 (Pehale Kyun Naa Mile & Tum Jo Kaho) Coke Studio Bharat (Meetha Khaara) Ganesh Utsav on Zee5

Web Series Title Year Notes OTT Platform Heera Mandi 2024 Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali Netflix Kota Factory 2 2019 Starring Jitendra Kumar Netflix Gullak 2019 Starring Vaibhav Raj Gupta Sony Liv Bandish Bandits 2020 Music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Amazon Prime Cubicle 2019 Directed by Chaitanya Kumbhakonum Sony Liv Anupama 2020 Starring Rupali Ganguly Disney+ Hotstar Jubilee 2023 Starring Aparshakti Khurana Amazon Prime

TV Shows Daily Soap Title Year TV Channel Anupama 2020 Star Plus Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai Not Known Star Plus Pavitra Rishta Not Known Zee TV

Reality Shows Title Year Notes TV Channel Indian Idol 2019 More than 50 episodes after session 11 Sony TV Saregamapa Not Known – Zee TV Superstar Singer 2019 Hosted by Himesh Reshamiya Sony TV Kaun Banega Crorepati – Hosted by Amitabh Bachchan Sony TV MTV Unplugged Not Known – MTV Naam Reh Jayega 2022 With Arijit Singh Tribute to Lata Mangeshkar Ji on Hotstar MTV

Gujarati films Title Year Notes Hellaro 2019 Directed by Abhishek Shah Kasoombo 2024 Directed by Vijaygiri Bava Naadi Dosh 2022 Directed by Krishnadev Yagnik Kehvatlal Parivar 2022 Directed by Vipul Mehta Vanilla Ice Cream 2024 Starring Malhar Thakar Fakt Purusho Maate 2024 Starring Amitabh Bachchan and Darshan Jariwala Saiyar Mori Re 2022 Directed by Vishal Vada Vala Udan Chhoo 2024 Starring Aarohi Patel & Deven Bhojani Luv Ni Love Storys 2020 Starring Pratik Gandhi Bachu Ni Benpani 2025 Shah Devarshi, Siddharth Randeria, Yukti Randeria Laalo 2025 Karan Joshi, Reeva Rachh, Shruhad Goswami Aavaa De 2025 Parikshit Tamaliya, Kumpal Patel, Hemant Kher Umbarro 2025 Starring Deeksha Joshi

Marathi films Title Year Notes Gadad Andhar 2023 Starring Neha Mahajan & Jay Dudhane Maharashtra Shahir 2023 Directed by Kedar Shinde Sangeet Manapmaan 2025 Directed by Subodh Bhave

South films Title Year Notes Paris Paris 2017 Starring Kajal Aggarwal