Biography

Amit Trivedi's musical journey started during his days at Rizvi College Mumbai where he joined a fusion band called "OM". The band did few gigs and got an album released by Times Music but the album failed due to poor promotion. Amit's struggle continued with ad-jingles, background scores for TV serials and Theater. As a part of a two year contract with Sony BMG, Amit composed some tracks for Abhijeet Sawant's Junoon and one track in Prashant Tamang's debut album. Singer Shilpa Rao introduced him to director Anurag Kashyap who was looking for a composer for his ambitious project Dev.D. Anurag was so impressed by Amit's music that he decided to convert Dev.D (2009) into a musical. Dev.D was meant to be his first release but ran into some production delays. Anurag recommended his name for Aamir (2008) which eventually became his first Bollywood release. Dev.D was the major turning point for him, earning accolades, fame and a National Film Award for Best Music Direction. He also won two Filmfare and a Star Screen award for the same movie. He continued working with his college band mate and lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya in Dev.D, Wake Up Sid (2009) and Udaan (2010) He believes in making good music that can be related to film's script instead of becoming a music factory. His favorite genres are Jazz, Rock and Western Classical and favorite instruments Clarinet, Oboe, Mandolin, Harmonica.
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One of the most in-demand music composers, Amit Trivedi continues to break new ground in blending genres, bringing in fresh new voices, and being the originator of a totally new trend in the Bollywood music industry. Along with composing, he is a renowned singer and lyricist. Known for his distinct compositions and his series of hit Bollywood numbers, Amit has composed for movies such as Dev.D, English Vinglish, Udaan, Wake Up Sid, Queen, Shaandaar, Udta Punjab, Bombay Velvet, Dear Zindagi, Qaidi Band, Secret Superstar, and many more.

Recognition and appreciation have come in the form of accolades won at the National Film Awards, Filmfare, GIMA, Mirchi Music Awards, Star Screen Awards, etc. He was featured in Coke Studio @ MTV in seasons 2, 3 & 4, where he created some beautiful compositions with an amazing ensemble of musicians and singers. His MTV Unplugged episode of 2017, in which he put a total twist on his own songs, was highly appreciated. He carried forward this mainstream media success to the live arena, also known as #ItsAmitTrivediLive, where he and his team of talented musicians have toured across the country, ranking amongst the most popular live acts in India.
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