Website Official website Name Shantanu Moitra | Spouse Sarada Moitra Children Shubham Moitra | |
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Born 22 January 1968 (age 56) ( 1968-01-22 ) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India Occupation composer, film score composer Role Music Director · shantanumoitra.in Music director | ||
Best of Shantanu Moitra | Birthday Special | Audio Jukebox | SVF Music | 2017
Shantanu Moitra (born 22 January 1968) is an Indian music director who has composed music for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his score in films Parineeta (2005), Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and 3 Idiots (2009), and private albums, Mann ke Manjeere and Ab ke Saawan sung by Shubha Mudgal. In 2014, he received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Background Score) for Na Bangaaru Talli.
Contents
- Best of Shantanu Moitra Birthday Special Audio Jukebox SVF Music 2017
- Shreya ghoshal shantanu moitra monali thakur chandrabindoo at aparajita tumi music making
- Early life and education
- Career
- Awards
- References
Shreya ghoshal shantanu moitra monali thakur chandrabindoo at aparajita tumi music making
Early life and education
Shantanu was born in Lucknow, where his father came from a Bengali musical family. He was very young when he moved to Delhi with his family, where initially he lived in Patel Nagar in West Delhi, and studied at Springdales School, Pusa Road, where he was the leader and singer of the band, and in 1982, the band created history of sorts by hosting the school's first rock show. "What was even better was receiving an award in school for my contribution to music at a time when my school, Springdales in Delhi, didn't usually give awards for music. When I look back now, I think the award instilled huge confidence in me," he said.
Meanwhile, they also received musical training, from urban-folk singer, Sushmit Bose, a Springdales alumnus, who would occasionally drop in and teach them. Later he moved to Chittaranjan Park in South Delhi.
He studied at Deshbandhu College, Kalkaji, Delhi University and has a degree in Economics.
Career
Moitra started his career as a client servicing executive at an ad agency, while music remained a hobby. He started composing music for advertising jingles accidentally, when he was asked to compose a jingle at the last minute by Pradeep Sarkar, then the Creative Head of the agency, the jingle was "Bole mere lips. I love Uncle Chipps" for the chips brand named Uncle Chipps, which became an instant hit, and he later composed several jingles for Pradeep Sarkar, and several advertising brands.
This led to composing music for Indipop albums that were hits including Ab ke Saawan, Mann ke Manjeere: an album of women's dreams for Breakthrough, and Sapna Dekha Hai Maine (2003) for Shubha Mudgal.
Moitra shifted to Mumbai in 2002, when he started working for Sudhir Mishra's Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, his first signed film, and soon formed team with lyricist Swanand Kirkire, starting with the song, "Bawara Mann..". Even before Parineeta was made, he had created a song called Raath Hamari To, sung by Chitra, which Vidhu Vinod Chopra the producer of Parineeta heard, and subsequently on his recommendation, he went on do his first Bollywood project- Parineeta (2005) directed by Pradeep Sarkar.
Moitra gained recognition with his music in Parineeta (2005). His music was critically acclaimed and he received a nomination for the Filmfare Best Music Director Award. That same year he won the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent. In 2009, he composed score for his first Bengali film, Antaheen.
He is also a judge for the last 2 seasons of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bengali-a regional spinoff of the show-Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.
He also wrote a book name "Ferari Mon" - Memories by Santanu Moitra in Bengali, published by Sudhangshu Sekhar Dey, Dey's Publishing.