Ajay-Atul

Ajay-Atul
Ajay-Atul
	Ajay (left)-Atul (right) in Pune
Background information
Born	21 August 1976 (age 47) (Ajay) ; 11 September 1974 (age 49) (Atul); Pune, Maharashtra, India
Genres	Indian folk music; filmi; classical; semi-classical; folk; orchestral;
Occupation(s)	Music composers; music producers; producers; judges;
Years active	2000–present

Ajay-Atul is an Indian music composer duo comprising brothers Ajay Ashok Gogavale and Atul Ashok Gogavale.^[1] They won the Best Music Direction award at the 56th National Film Awards from the Government of India for their music in the Marathi film Jogwa in 2008.^[2] They made their debut in the 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List securing a position of 82 and were placed 22nd in 2019.^[3]^[4] They have composed music for many hit Marathi & Hindi films.

Early life[edit]

Ajay and Atul were born to Ashok Gogavale, a Revenue Department officer of Alandi, Pune. They spent their childhood in several villages of western Maharashtra, such as Rajgurunagar, Junnar, Shirur, Manchar and Ghodegaon as their father had a transferable job. Atul, the elder of the brothers, was born on 11 September 1974 and Ajay, the younger of the brothers, was born on 21 August 1976.

Throughout their childhood, they were not much interested in academics. But their interest in music developed while they were still in school. Around this time, they started experimenting with music. In an NCC competition, Ajay played an existing composition differently, and they won the prize for their experiment. This instance inspired them to explore their music potential.^[5]^{[non-primary source needed]}

They did not have a musical background. Although they were not supported by their family directly for music, they were never denied any assistance. As their family could not afford the instruments for their musical endeavors, they started their musical ventures through their school, temples, local bands, etc. Despite not getting direct training, they learned a lot from these ventures. They would befriend people who owned instruments like harmoniums, mridangam, dhol, etc., since they could not afford them on their own.^[6] Later, while at college, they started working with local bands as arrangers. Their father bought them a keyboard on their mother's insistence. This proved to be one of their greatest gifts. Their father said, "You have not been given any toys during childhood, now this is your toy". This inspired them and they started experimenting.^[5]

Career as music composers[edit]

Later, they came to Mumbai and started working on an international non-film music album "Vishwavinayaka". This proved to be a big break for them and paved the way for their foray into the Indian (mostly Marathi) music industry. They worked on many commercial jingles, ballets, and advertisements to strengthen their profile. ^[7]

Man Udhān Vāryāche (मन उधाण वाऱ्याचे), Malhāravārī (मल्हारवारी), Kombdī Paḷalī (कोंबडी पळाली ) are some of their notable compositions.^[6] Ajay-Atul composed the songs and background score for the Marathi film Naṭarang (नटरंग) (2010). Their composition for Naṭarang was influenced by traditional Marathi folk music forms like Lavani (लावणी), Phaṭakā (फटका) and Tamāśā (तमाशा). They composed music for the Hindi films Singham & Bol Bachchan starring Ajay Devgan directed by Rohit Shetty and Agneepath & Brothers produced by Karan Johar directed by Karan Malhotra. They have also contributed music to the Aamir Khan starrer PK. In 2016, they worked in Nagraj Manjule's film Sairat which is the only Marathi film to gross over 1 billion. They also composed for Manasu Mallige, the film's Kannada remake and Dhadak, the Hindi remake. They produced the Marathi film Jaundya Na Balasaheb directed by Girish Kulkarni. They composed for Tumbbad, Thugs of Hindostan, Mauli and Zero. Their first song from Zero, "Mere Naam Tu", garnered 18 million views in 24 hours on YouTube.

They were awarded as 'Composer of the Decade' in Mirchi Music Awards (Hindi) 2021 for Agneepath and Mirchi Music Awards (Marathi) 2021 for Sairat.

Almost all of their songs and albums are recorded using live instruments, the most notable of them being Agneepath, Sairat and Dhadak.

Filmography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year	Album	Language	Contribution
1999	College College	Hindi (audio movie)	Composers
2001	Vishwavinayak	Sanskrit	Composers
2002	Shri Ram Mantra (Rama)	Sanskrit	Arrangers
2003	Sang Sang Ho Tum	Hindi	Composers, 7 out of 8 tracks
	Bedhund	Marathi	Composers, 7 out of 8 tracks
	Meera Kahen	Hindi	Composers
2006	Vishwatma	Sanskrit	Composers

Films[edit]

	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Language	Notes
2004	Gayab	Prawaal Raman	Hindi	Songs
2004	Aga Bai Arrecha!	Kedar Shinde	Marathi	Songs and Background Score
2005	Goad Gupit	–
	Jatra	Kedar Shinde
	Savarkhed Ek Gaon	Rajiv Patil		Songs
	Viruddh... Family Comes First	Mahesh Manjrekar	Hindi	2 songs and Background Score
	Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi!	Mahesh Manjrekar		1 Song
	Struggler	–		Songs
2006	Restaurant^[8]	Sachin Kundalkar	Marathi	Background Score
2006	Shock	Harish Shankar	Telugu	Song
2007	Zabardast	Mahesh Kothare	Marathi	Songs
	Bandh Premache	Abhiram Bhadkamkar		Songs
	Saade Maade Teen	Ankush Choudhary – Sachit Patil		Title Song
2008	Checkmate	Sanjay Jadhav		Title Song
2008	Tujya Majya Sanasarala Aani Kaay Have	Rajiv Patil		Song
	Uladhaal	Aditya Sarpotdar		Songs and Background Score
	Mumbai Amchich	Sharad Bansode		Background Score
2009	Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad	Satish Rajwade		Title Song
	Bedhund	Dnyanesh Bhalekar		Songs
	Oxygen: Jiv Gudmartoy	Rajiv Patil
	Jogwa	Rajiv Patil
	Natarang	Ravi Jadhav		Song and Background Score
2010	Ringa Ringa	Sanjay Jadhav		Songs
2011	Atta Ga Baya	Sanjay Narvekar		1 Song
	My Friend Pinto	Raaghav Dar	Hindi	Songs
	Singham	Rohit Shetty		Songs
2012	Agneepath	Karan Malhotra		Songs and Background Score
2012	Bol Bachchan	Rohit Shetty		1 Song
2013	Bhartiya	Girish Mohite	Marathi	Songs
2013	Dhating Dhingana	Mandar Devsthali		Song & Background Score
2014	Fandry	Nagraj Manjule		Theme Song
	Lai Bhaari	Nishikant Kamat		Songs
	PK	Rajkumar Hirani	Hindi	1 Song
2015	Brothers	Karan Malhotra	Hindi	Songs & Background Score (1 song recreated from Jatra)
2015	Nilkanth Master	Gajendra Ahire	Marathi	Songs
2016	Sairat	Nagraj Manjule		Song, Lyrics & Background Score
2016	Jaundya Na Balasaheb	Girish Kulkarni		Song & Background Score
2017	Manasu Mallige	S. Narayan	Kannada	Remake of Sairat. 4 songs reused.
2018	Mauli	Aditya Sarpotdar	Marathi	Songs
	Dhadak	Shashank Khaitan	Hindi
	Thugs of Hindostan	Vijay Krishna Acharya
	Tumbbad	Rahi Anil Barve Adesh Prasad		1 song (Title Track)
	Zero	Aanand L. Rai		4 Songs & Background Score
2019	Super 30	Vikas Bahl		Songs & Background Score
2019	Panipat	Ashutosh Gowariker		Songs & Background Score
2020	Tanhaji	Om Raut		1 Song
2022	Jhund	Nagraj Manjule		Songs
	Ram Setu	Abhishek Sharma		1 song
	Chandramukhi	Prasad Oak	Marathi	Songs
	Ved	Riteish Deshmukh		Songs
2023	Jaggu Ani Juliet	Mahesh Limaye		Songs
	Maharashtra Shahir	Kedar Shinde		Songs & Background
	Adipurush	Om Raut	Hindi Telugu	4 songs
2024	Madgaon Express	Kunal Khemu	Hindi	1 song
TBA	Bhadrakali †	Prasad Oak	Marathi	Songs and background score
TBA	Palatwaar †	Divyansh Pandit	Hindi	Songs
TBA	Mahatma Part 1: Kranti Surya †	Sameer Vidwans	Marathi	Songs & Background Score
TBA	Mahatma Part 2: Kranti Jyoti †	Sameer Vidwans
TBA	Raja Shivaji †	Riteish Deshmukh
TBA	Jatra 2 †	Kedar Shinde

Series/daily soaps[edit]

Sr.No.	Serial/Track	Channel	Notes/Awards
1.	Raja Shivchhatrapati	Star Pravah	Maharashtra Times Sanman
2.	Zee Gaurav Geet	Zee Marathi	Zee Gaurav Award
3.	Eka Peksha Ek	Zee Marathi
4.	Lakh Lakh Chanderi	Zee Talkies
5.	Idea Sa Re Ga Ma Pa	Zee Marathi
6.	Hafta Bandh	Zee Marathi
7.	Hasyasamraat	Zee Marathi
8.	Cricket Club	Zee Marathi
9.	Bhavanjali	Mi Marathi
10.	Kya Baat Hai	Zee Marathi
11.	Misha	Zee Marathi
12.	Amchya Sarkhe Amhich	Zee Marathi
13.	Bola Bola Tring Tring	DD Sahyadri
14.	Shriyut Gangadhar Tipre	Zee Marathi	Background Score
15.	Vadalvaat	Zee Marathi	Background Score
16.	Bedhund Manachya Lahari	ETV Marathi	Background Score
17.	Mahabharat	Star Plus	Title Song
18.	Sony Entertainment Television	Sony Channel	Sony Theme Track
19.	Sony Marathi theme song	Sony Marathi	Sony Marathi theme song
20.	Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 theme	Sony Channel
21.	Sony Marathi Gaurav Geet	Sony Marathi
22.	Indian Idol Marathi	Sony Marathi	Judge season 1
23.	Sunflower	Zee5 Web Series	Cameo

Plays/dramas[edit]

Sr.No.	Play/Drama Name	Notes/Awards
1.	Sahi Re Sahi	Alpha Gaurav 2003 Award
2.	Lochya Zala Re	Maharashtra Rajya Vyavsayik Natya Spardha Award
3.	Mr. Na. Ma. Deo Mhane
4.	Gopala Re Gopala
5.	Kala Ya Laglya Jiva	2007 Maharashtra Rajya Vyavsayik Natya Spardha Award
6.	Jahale Chatrapati Shivray
7.	Man Udhaan Varyache
8.	The Great Indian Musical- Civilisation to Nation	2023 Neeta Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre Opening Show

Awards and recognition[edit]

Year	Award	Award Category	Award Details
2003	Alpha Gaurav (Later Zee Gaurav)^[9]	Best Music Direction	Play: Sahi Re Sahi
2004–05	Maharashtra Kala Niketan Award^[9]	Best Music Direction	Film: Savarkhed Ek Gaon
	Maharashtra Times Sanman^[9]	Best Music Direction	Film: Savarkhed Ek Gaon
	Maharashtra Rajya Natya Vyavsayik Spardha^[9]	Best Music Direction	Play: Lochya Zala Re
	Sanskruti Kala Darpan^[9]	Best Music Direction	Film: Aga Bai Arrecha
2007	Maharashtra Rajya Natya Vyavsayik Spardha^[9]	Best Music Direction	Play: Kala Ya Laglya Jiva
2008	Maharashtra Times Sanman^[9]	Best Music Direction	Film: Zabardast
	Zee Gaurav Puraskar^[9]	Best Music Direction	Film: Bandh Premache
	Akhil Bhartiy Marathi Chitrpat Mahamandal Awards^[9]	Best Music Direction	Film: Tujhya Majhya Sansarala Aani Kaay Have
	Akhil Bhartiy Marathi Chitrpat Mahamandal Awards^[9]	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Tujhya Majhya Sansarala Aani Kaay Have
	Sanskruti Kala Darpan^[9]	Best Music Direction	Film: Tujhya Majhya Sansarala Aani Kaay Have
2009	Maharashtra Times Sanman^[9]	Best Music Direction	TV series: Raja Shivchatrapati
	V Shantaram Awards^[9]	Best Music Direction	Film: Uladhaal
	V Shantaram Awards^[9]	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Uladhaal, Song- Morya Morya
	Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Uladhaal, Song- Morya Morya
	Late Music Director Shrikant Thackeray Awards	Best Music Direction	–
	Sanskruti Kala Darpan^[10]	Best Music Direction	Film: Jogwa
	Maharashtra Times Sanman	Best Music Direction	Film: Jogwa
2010	National Film Awards	Best Music Direction	Film: Jogwa
	Zee Gaurav Puraskar^[6]	Best Music Direction	Film: Natarang
	Zee Gaurav Puraskar^[6]	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Natarang, Song: Khel Mandla
	Sanskruti Kala Darpan^[10]	Best Music Direction	Film: Natarang
	Maharashtra Times Sanman	Best Music Direction	Film: Natarang
	Shivgaurav	Influential Personalities	–
	47th State Film Awards	Best Music Direction	Film: Natarang
	47th State Film Awards	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Natarang, Song: Khel Mandla
	V Shantaram Awards	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Natarang, Song: Khel Mandla
	V Shantaram Awards	Best Background Score	Film: Natarang
	V Shantaram Awards	Best Music Direction	Film: Natarang
	Star Majha "Majha Sanman"^[11]	Best Music Direction	–
	Bal Gandharva Awards^[6]	Best Music Direction	–
	BIG FM BIG Music Director Award^[12]	Best Music Direction	Film: Natarang
	BIG FM BIG Playback Singer Award^[12]	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Natarang, Song: Khel Mandla
	BIG FM BIG Song of the Year Award^[12]	Best Song of the Year	Film: Natarang, Song: Apsara Aali
	Pu. La. Tarunai Sanman^[13]	Music Direction	–
	Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Natarang, Song: Khel Mandla
	Maharashtracha Favourite Kon?	Best Song	Film: Natarang, Song: Wajle Ki Bara
2011	Marathi International Film and Theater Awards^[14]	Best Music Direction	Film: Natarang
	Marathi International Film and Theater Awards^[14]	Best Playback Singer- Ajay Gogavale	Film: Natarang, Song: Khel Mandla
	Ram Kadam Kalagaurav Award^[15]	Music Direction	–
	Zee Marathi Awards	Best Judges	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (Marathi) Season – X
2012	Zee Gaurav Awards^[15]	Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe	–
2013	Zee Cine Awards^[16]	Best Background Score	Film: Agneepath
	Rajarshee Shahu Gaurav Puraskar^[17]	–	–
	ETC Business Awards	Most popular song of 2012 – Chikni Chameli	Film: Agneepath
	Stardust Awards	Best Music Direction	Film: Agneepath
	5th Mirchi Music Awards	Song of the year	Abhi Mujh Me Kahin Film: Agneepath
		Album of the year	Film: Agneepath
		Music Composer of The Year	Film: Agneepath
	Times of India Film Awards 2013	Best Music Director	Film: Agneepath
2014	Mirchi Music Awards 2014	Best Music Director	Film: Nilkanth Master
2015	Filmfare Awards 2015	Best Music Director	Film:Lai Bhaari
2017	Filmfare Awards 2017	Best Music Director	Film:Sairat
2017	Mirchi Music Awards 2017	Best Music Director	Film:Sairat
2019	11th Mirchi Music Awards	Best song producer	Film:Dhadak
2019	Zee Cine Awards 2019	Best Music Director	Film: Dhadak
2020	12th Mirchi Music Awards	Best arranging and programming	Jugrafiya Film: Super30
2021	13th Mirchi Music Awards	Music Composer Of The Decade	Film: Agneepath
	13th Mirchi Music Awards	Song Of The Decade	Abhi Mujh Me Kahin Film: Agneepath
	Mirchi Music Awards Marathi 2021	Song Programming and Arranging of the Decade	Yaad Lagala Film: Sairat
		Music Composer of the Decade	Film: Sairat
		Song of the Decade	Mauli Mauli Film: Lai Bhaari
		Album of the Decade	Film: Sairat
		Listener Choice Song of the Decade	Sairat Jhala Ji Film: Sairat

References[edit]

^ "Dancing to Award winning tunes". The Times of India. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
^ Indo-Asian News service (24 January 2010). "56वें राष्ट्रीय फिल्म पुरस्कार घोषित" (in Hindi). Hindi news. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
^ "Ajay-Atul". Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "अजय-अतुलला मानाचं पान; 'फोर्ब्स'च्या यादीत स्थान". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 29 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sampada Malvade. "Maayboli" (in Marathi). Maayboli.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Prashant Pawar. "Loksatta" (in Marathi). Loksatta.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
^ "Ajay-Atul: The Official Website". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
^ K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Ajay Atul". ajayatul.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Sanskruti Kala Darpan". sanskrutikaladarpan.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.
^ "ad gully". adgully.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Radio & Music". radioandmusic.com.
^ "Mahanor to be awarded Pu. La. Award". The Times of India. 27 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b "MIFTA". mifta.in. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "'Ram Kadam Kalagaurav Award' for Ajay-Atul". sakaaltimes.com.
^ "Zee Cine Awards Winners 2012 / 2013". indicine.com. 7 January 2013.
^ "this year well known artists includes in shahu festival of jaisinghpur". loksatta.com.

External links[edit]

Ajay-Atul at IMDb

[toi-1] "Dancing to Award winning tunes". The Times of India. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

[hin-2] Indo-Asian News service (24 January 2010). "56वें राष्ट्रीय फिल्म पुरस्कार घोषित" (in Hindi). Hindi news. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

[3] "Ajay-Atul". Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[4] "अजय-अतुलला मानाचं पान; 'फोर्ब्स'च्या यादीत स्थान". Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Retrieved 29 September 2022.

[maayboli-5] Sampada Malvade. "Maayboli" (in Marathi). Maayboli.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

[loksatta-6] Prashant Pawar. "Loksatta" (in Marathi). Loksatta.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010.

[site-7] "Ajay-Atul: The Official Website". Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

[GokulsingDissanayake2013-8] K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. pp. 77–. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9. Retrieved 4 May 2013.

[aa-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Ajay Atul". ajayatul.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[skd-10] "Sanskruti Kala Darpan". sanskrutikaladarpan.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011.

[adgalli-11] "ad gully". adgully.com.

[radio&music-12] "Radio & Music". radioandmusic.com.

[times-13] "Mahanor to be awarded Pu. La. Award". The Times of India. 27 October 2010.

[mifta-14] "MIFTA". mifta.in. Archived from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2010.

[sakaltimes-15] "'Ram Kadam Kalagaurav Award' for Ajay-Atul". sakaaltimes.com.

[Zee_Cine_Awards-16] "Zee Cine Awards Winners 2012 / 2013". indicine.com. 7 January 2013.

[LoksattaAward-17] "this year well known artists includes in shahu festival of jaisinghpur". loksatta.com.

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