Amit Trivedi is an Indian film score composer, music director, singer and lyricist. After working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film Aamir,[1] and was noticed for his critically acclaimed work in the Hindi film Dev.D (2009),[2][3] which earned him several Awards, including the 2010 National Film Awards for Best Music Direction.
Trivedi was born in Bandra, Mumbai, India to a traditional Gujarati family, and when he was young his only connect with music was devotional songs and Gujarati folk.[4] His native city is Ahmedabad, Gujarat
In his younger days, an electronic musical instrument fascinated Trivedi and he was slowly drawn towards music, mainly influenced by classical music. At 19–20, he began composing music. In college days joined the band Om, who performed at local gigs, small shows and live performances. They struck gold when Times Music took notice at one of their shows, and offered to launch their album. The album however did not fare well, due to lack of promotion.[7] Eventually Trivedi went on to compose for theatre (Hindi, English and Gujarati plays), background music for television shows, programming for some Marathi films, live performances, dandiya shows, orchestras etc. He also had a brief stint composing advertisement jingles, for brands such as McDonald's and Airtel.[8] After sound engineer and Audio Garage Recording Studio owner Arvind Vishwakarma introduced Trivedi to Sony BMG, he began composing music for non-film albums. As a part of his two-year contract, Trivedi composed some tracks for Abhijeet Sawant's Junoon and one song in Prashant Tamang's debut album. He arranged for many musician including Amartya Rahut for a Marathi movie Uttarayan in 2004.
Film music eventually came his way, when friend and playback singer Shilpa Rao suggested his name to film director Anurag Kashyap. The latter was in search of a new composer with a distinct vision for his next film. After meeting Trivedi, Kashyap offered him the chance to compose the soundtrack to Dev.D. Although it was scheduled to be his debut, Dev.D ran into production delays and was shelved for some time. Dev.D's music got critical acclaimation
Upon Kashyap's recommendation, Trivedi was roped in to score Raj Kumar Gupta's directorial venture Aamir. Trivedi and Gupta worked on making the soundtrack fuse with the film narrative, resulting in an effort that garnered critical recognition.[9][10]
By the end of 2008, Dev.D was finally released. The soundtrack, released in December, consisted of 18 tracks of different genres. Trivedi dubbed the soundtrack the "baap (father) of different genres". He sang five songs on the soundtrack, and wrote the lyrics for one ("Aankh Micholi"). He shot to fame with the unusual music of Dev.D, giving many chart-busters like "Emosanal Attyachar", "Saali Khushi", "O Pardesi" and many more. He was conferred with both the R. D. Burman Award and the Best Background Score at the Filmfare Awards 2010,[11] before receiving the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, the highest recognition for Indian composers. Trivedi wrote the score for the 2009 Hindi Film, Wake Up Sid and one of his compositions "Iktaara" was also included in the soundtrack. In 2009 itself, Trivedi was roped in by Anshu Sharma to compose the team anthem "Game for More" for Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Between scoring for films, Trivedi also wrote the title track for the reality show Big Switch aired on UTV Bindaas.
He has made TV appearances for various shows aired on MTV.[12][13] Also, he composed title track for the television show Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan
National Film Awards | |||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2009 | Dev.D | Best Music Director | Won |
Filmfare Awards | |||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2010 | Dev.D | RD Burman Award for New Music Talent | Won |
Best Background Score | |||
Best Music Director | Nominated | ||
2011 | Udaan | Best Background Score | Won |
Aisha | Nominated | ||
2013 | Ishaqzaade | Best Music Director | |
2014 | Lootera | ||
"Manja" – Kai Po Che! | Best Playback Singer – Male | ||
2015 | Queen | Best Background Score | Won |
Best Music Director | Nominated | ||
2017 | Udta Punjab | Nominated | |
2018 | Secret Superstar | ||
Star Screen Awards | |||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2018 | Manmarziyaan | Best Music Director | Won |
Zee Cine Awards | |||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2018 | Secret Superstar | Best Music Director | Won |
Mirchi Music Awards | |||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2009 | Wake Up Sid - Iktara | Listener's Choice Song of the Year | Won |
2012 | Ishaqzaade | Album of the Year | Nominated |
2014 | Queen | ||
"London Thumakda" from Queen | Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) | ||
2015 | "Dhadaam Dhadaam" from Bombay Velvet | ||
"Teriyaan Tu Jaane" | Indie Pop Song of the Year | ||
2016 | "Ikk Kudi" from Udta Punjab | Music Composer of the Year | |
Udta Punjab | Album of the Year | ||
2017 | Secret Superstar | ||
Global Indian Music Academy Awards | |||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2009 | Wake Up Sid - Iktara | Best Film Song | Won |
2011 | Udaan | Best Background Score | Nominated |
2014 | Lootera - Monta Re | GiMA Award for Nayi Soch | Won |
Lootera | Best Music Director | Nominated | |
2015 | Queen | Best Music Director | Won |
Queen - London Thumakda | Best Music Arranger and Programmer | ||
Best Film Song | |||
Queen | Best Background Score | Nominated | |
Stardust Awards[edit] | |||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2009 | Dev.D | Standout Performance by a Music Director | Nominated |
New Musical Sensation – Male | |||
2010 | Aisha | Standout Performance by a Music Director | |
New Musical Sensation – Male | |||
Giffoni Film Festival[edit] | |||
Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
2010 | Udaan | Best Music Score | Won |
Year | Title(Movie/Album/TV shows) | Songs List | Ref. |
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2008 | Aamir | "Ha Raham (Mehfuz)" "Chakkar Ghumyo" "Haara" |
[59] |
2009 | Dev D | "Emosanal Atyachar (Brass Band Version)" "Duniya" "Nayan Tarse" "Saali Khushi" "Aankh Micholi" |
[18] |
2010 | Udaan | "Geet Mein Dhalte Lafzon Mein" "Udaan" "Motumaster" "Aazaadiyan" |
[60] |
Aisha | "Suno Aisha" "Shaam" |
[61] | |
2011 | Chillar Party | "Aa Rela Hai Apun" "Tai Tai Phish" "Ziddi Piddi" |
[26] |
2012 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | "Gubbare" | [62] |
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | "Keh ke lunga" | [63] | |
English Vinglish | "Dhak Dhuk" "English Vinglish" |
[30] | |
Aiyyaa | "Wakda" | [64] | |
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | "Kikli Kalerdi" "Motorwada" "Farukha Baadi" "Kikli Kalerdi (Punjabi version)" |
[65] | |
2013 | Kai Po Che! | "Manjha" "Meethi Boliyaan" |
[34] |
Bombay Talkies | "Murabba (Duet)" | [35] | |
Ghanchakkar | "Allah Meherbaan" "Ghanchakkar Babu" "Ghanchakkar Babu (Remix)" |
[36] | |
Lootera | "Zinda" "Manmarziyan" |
[66] | |
2014 | Queen | "Badra Bahaar" "Jugni" |
[67] |
2015 | Hunterrr | "Bachpan" | [68] |
Guddu Rangeela | "Guddu Rangeela (Title Track)" "Sahebaan" |
[40] | |
Shaandaar | "Shaam Shaandaar" "Senti Wali Mental" |
[42] | |
Bhale Manchi Roju(Telugu) | "Dol Dolre" | [69] | |
2016 | Fitoor | "Pashmina" "Rangaa Re (Hindi version)" "Ranga Re (English)" |
[43] |
Dear Zindagi | "Love You Zindagi" "Just Go To Hell Dil" |
[45] | |
Udta Punjab | "Ud-Daa Punjab" "Vadiya" |
[44] | |
2017 | Qaidi Band | "I am India (Escape)" | [46] |
Newton | "Chal Tu Apna Kaam Kar" | [70] | |
2018 | Pad Man | "Hu Ba Hu" | [49] |
Blackmail | "Badla" "Nindaraan Diyaan" "Sataasa" |
[51] | |
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero | "Tafreeh" | [71] | |
Fanney Khan | "Acche Din Ab Aye Re" | ||
Andhadhun | "Naina Da Kya Kasoor" "Laila Laila" |
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Kedarnath | "Namo Namo" |