Amit Trivedi
| Amit Trivedi | |
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| Born | 11 July 1979 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Soundtrack, film score |
| Occupations | Composer, record producer, singer, instrumentalist, arranger, programmer, lyricist |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Amit Trivedi (Hindi: अमित त्रिवेदी) is an Indian film composer, musician, singer and lyricist, working in Bollywood. He is a Gujarati. After working as a theater and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film Aamir,[1] and shot to fame in the Hindi film music scene with his critically acclaimed work in the more popular Dev.D (2009),[2][3] which earned him several accolades, including the 2010 National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Dev.D.
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[edit] Career
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.[4] Eventually Trivedi went on to compose for theatre (Hindi, English and Gujarati plays), background music for television shows, live performances, dandiya shows, orchestras etc. He also had a brief stint composing advertisement jingles, for brands such as McDonalds and Airtel.[5] 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.
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.
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.[6][7]
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 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,[8] before receiving the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, the highest recognition for Indian composers. Amit 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, Amit was roped in by Anshu Sharma (Creative Director from Rediffusion Y&R) to compose the team anthem "Game for More" for Royal Challengers Bangalore which is a team owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Between scoring for films, Amit also wrote the title track for the reality show Big Switch aired on UTV Bindaas.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Other Notes |
| 2007 | Junoon | Non-film album, 4 songs |
| 2008 | F4 - Tu To Na Aayi | Non-film album (for Indian Idol F4 band) |
| Aamir | ||
| Anthiponvettam | Malayalam film, 1 song (Aaja Sajna)[9] | |
| 2009 | Dev D | Winner, National Film Award for Best Music Direction Winner, Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent[10] Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Background Score[10] Winner, Star Screen Award for Best Background Music[11] Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director[12] Nominated, Stardust Awards for Standout Performance by a Music Director[13] Nominated, Stardust Awards for New Musical Sensation - Male[13] |
| Wake Up Sid | Background score + 1 song (Iktaara) Winner, Airtel Mirchi Music Award for Listeners' Choice – Best Song of the Year[14] Winner, Global Indian Music Awards - Best Film Song (Iktaara)[15] Nominated, Global Indian Music Awards - Best Background Score[16] |
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| 2010 | Striker | 1 song (Bombay Bombay) |
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| Udaan | Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Background Score[17] Winner, Best Soundtrack Award at Giffoni Film Festival[18] Winner, Global Indian Film & Television Honors Best Background Score Award[19] Nominated, Star Screen Award for Best Background Music[20] |
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| Aisha | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Background Score[17] Nominated, Stardust Awards for Standout Performance by a Music Director[21] Nominated, Stardust Awards for New Musical Sensation - Male[21] |
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| 2011 | No One Killed Jessica | |
| I Am | 3 songs | |
| Chillar Party | ||
| Trishna | Original songs by Amit Trivedi, original score by Shigeru Umebayashi | |
| 2012 | Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | Releasing 10 February 2012 |
| Ishaqzaade | Filming | |
| Aiyaa | Filming | |
| English Vinglish | Filming | |
| Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | Filming | |
| Lootera | Filming | |
| Bombay Velvet | Stalled | |
| Conditions Applied | Filming | |
| Chamkila | Punjabi film, Filming |
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| Pehla Sitara | Filming | |
| Kusar Prasad Ka Bhoot | Filming |
[edit] Live Performance
Amit Trivedi did his first live concert at Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay's annual cultural festival), on 23 December 2010. The concert also witnessed Tochi Raina, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Kavita Seth, Nikhil D'Souza, Raja Hasan, Aditi Singh Sharma, Sriram Iyer, etc. performing with him.
[edit] Awards
- National Film Award
- Filmfare Award
- 2009: Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent: Dev D
- 2009: 55th Filmfare Award for Best Background Score: Dev D
- 2010: 56th Filmfare Award for Best Background Score: Udaan[17]
[edit] References
- ^ Why we should applaud Aamir by Raja Sen, Rediff.com, 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Dev.D - music review by Amanda Sodhi". Planet Bollywood. 2008-12-28. http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m010909033244. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Amit Trivedi’s music in Dev D derives from his musical journey Indian Express, 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Amit Trivedi - 'I don't believe stars are needed to make the music a hit' | Editorial-Just Talk". Radioandmusic.com. 2010-01-14. http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/just-talk/amit-trivedi-i-dont-believe-stars-are-needed-make-music-a-hit. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Making music, from Aamir to Dev D". Rediff.com. 2004-12-31. http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/21amit.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Aamir : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywoodhungama.com. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13807/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Aamir - music review by Gianysh Toolsee". Planet Bollywood. 2008-05-25. http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayReview.php?id=m060908043227. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ Amit Trivedi's Interview where he reveals the identity of Rangila and Rasila
- ^ "A moral tale that fails to inspire Film Review". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 29 February 2008. http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/29/stories/2008022950330200.htm.
- ^ a b "3 Idiots Dev-D top-winners at Filmfare Awards". Timesofindia. 28 February 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/3-Idiots-Dev-D-top-winners-at-Filmfare-Awards/articleshow/5627239.cms. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Star Screen Awards 2010: The official website of the event at STAR Plus". Starplus.startv.in. 2000-04-16. http://starplus.startv.in/starscreenawards2010/winners.asp. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Nomination for 55th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards". Indiatimes.com. http://movies.indiatimes.com/Features-Events/Features/55th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-Nominations/articleshow/msid-5568410,curpg-7.cms. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Stardust awards 2010 Nominations". Magnamags.com. http://www.magnamags.com/index.php/201001145538/stardust/garam-gupshup/stardust-awards-2010-nominations.html. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ Filmicafe Media Inc. "Airtel Mirchi Music Awards Winners". Filmicafe.com. http://www.filmicafe.com/news13627.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
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- ^ a b c "Udaan, Dabangg top winners at Filmfare Awards". The Times of India. 29 Jan 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Live-Coverage-56th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards/articleshow/7385103.cms.
- ^ "Giffoni: Here are the winners". giffoniff.it. http://www.giffoniff.it/en/pageview2.php?i=2211. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ "Winners of 1st Global Indian Film & Television Honors 2011". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2011-02-12. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/02/12/7095/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Nominations for 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2011-01-03. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/03/6978/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ a b "Nominations of Stardust Awards 2011". Bollywood Hungama. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2011/01/22/7034/index.html. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "And the National Award goes to...". The Times of India. 17 Sep 2010. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/And-the-National-Award-goes-to/articleshow/6565889.cms.
[edit] External links
- Amit Trivedi at the Internet Movie Database
- Q & A With Amit Trivedi - The Composer of Dev.D
- The making of Dev.D- Emosional Atyachar
- Udaan, Background Score
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