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{{short description|Indian lyricist and singer}}
{{distinguish|Amitabh Bhattacharjee}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Amitabh Bhattacharya
| image = Amitabh Bhattacharya.jpg
| alt = Amitabh Bhattacharya
| caption = Image of Amitabh Bhattacharya
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|11|16}}
| birth_place = [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| other_names =
| education = Spring Dale College, Lucknow
| known_for = writing bollywood songs
| occupation = Lyricist, singer
}}
'''Amitabh Bhattacharya''' is an Indian lyricist and playback singer of Bengali origin from Uttar Pradesh who works in [[Bollywood]] films. He shot to fame with the film ''[[Dev.D]]'' with the song "Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under the name "Band Master Rangeela And Rasila". He also lent his voice to this song with Amit Trivedi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/For-eight-years-I-was-a-nobody-Amitabh-Bhattacharya/articleshow/19765362.cms|title=For eight years, I was a nobody: Amitabh Bhattacharya|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He has been continuously writing lyrics for a variety of Bollywood movies since then and has also sung a few of them. Bhattacharya has also maintained a close association with [[Amit Trivedi]] since their first film ''[[Aamir (film)|Aamir]]''. He has written the lyrics or sang for most of the film albums composed by the latter. His lyrics have been variously described as "frillfree"<ref>{{cite news|last=Pillai |first=Pooja |title=A new hope |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/a-new-hope/644084/ |access-date=3 July 2011 |newspaper=Express |date=9 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105311/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/a-new-hope/644084/ |archive-date=14 October 2012 }}</ref> and "smartly worded".

A National Award-winning lyricist, he has won the National Award for the song "Agar Zindagi" from the film ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]''. He won his first [[Filmfare]] award for the song "[[Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin]]" in 2012.<ref name="nobody">{{cite web|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/For-eight-years-I-was-a-nobody-Amitabh-Bhattacharya/articleshow/19765362.cms|title=For Eight years I was a no body|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref> In his song-writing career he has won highest number of awards, precisely 9, for the song "[[Channa Mereya]]" to date.

==Notable works==

He has been acclaimed for writing "good lyrics" and poetry.

Some of his written songs are "[[Channa Mereya]]","[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song)|Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]", "Bulleya", "[[Kabira (song)|Kabira]]", "[[Balam Pichkari]]", "Badtameez Dil", "[[Mast Magan]]", "[[Raabta (song)|Raabta]]", "Zehnaseeb", "[[Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin]]", "[[Naina (song)|Naina]]", "Manja", "[[Janam Janam]]" , "Zinda Hoon", "[[Gerua]]", "[[Zaalima]]", "Sapna Jahan", "Sweetheart", "Namo Namo" "[[Ghar More Pardesiya]]", "First Class", "Kalank Title Track" etc.<ref name="Ami lyrics">{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/amitabh-bhattacharya-lyrics/|title=Amitabh Bhattacharya lyrics|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref>

==Early life and struggles==
He completed his schooling from Spring Dale College, Indira Nagar, [[Lucknow]] in 1995 and completed his Graduation from [[Lucknow University]] in 1999 before venturing out to [[Mumbai]] for becoming a singer.

In a prolific interview given to the "[[Times of India]]" in 2013, Bhattacharya said that he migrated to [[Mumbai]] from [[Lucknow]] harbouring dreams of becoming a singer fourteen years ago (1999). He stood in the long queues in front of music composers' office and gave them demo "Audio Cassettes" to listen to him. But it didn't bear any fruit.

He went up to music composer & director [[Pritam Chakraborty]]. It was Pritam who gave him work and allowed him to assist.

During his struggling days, he started writing [[lyrics]] for Advertisement jingles to lower his frustration of not getting work. He learned the art of song-writing during those struggling days.

In the year 2004, when his friend [[Amartya Bobo Rahut|Amartya Rahut]] introduced him to music composer [[Amit Trivedi]], Trivedi and Rahut, who often composed music for television channels, took Bhattacharya as a dummy singer to give presentations of his music. Trivedi also urged him to write rough lyrics. While writing lyrics, Bhattacharya discovered that he had an innate talent of giving words to tunes. Over the years, Trivedi and Bhattacharya became good friends.<ref name="tune">{{cite web|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/brunch/amitabh-bhattacharya-the-reluctant-lyricist/story-Y94NrenCvKTJkT2yu5Y8AK.html|title=Amitabh Bhattacharya the reluctant lyricist|work=Hindustan Times|author=Parul Khanna Tiwari, Hindustan Times|date=4 February 2012|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref>

His major breakthrough came when Trivedi was working upon the music of [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s [[Dev.D]], Trivedi insisted Bhattacharya to write rough lyrics. Bhattacharya wrote the lyrics for the songs of Dev.D, and most of its major songs became a hit, thus nearly ending 8 years of his struggle for recognition.<ref name="nobody"/>

== Filmography ==
=== As lyricist ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Composer !! Notes
|-
|2008|| ''[[Aamir (film)|Aamir]]'' ||[[Amit Trivedi]] ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2009|| ''[[Acid Factory]]'' || Shamir Tandon – [[Manasi Scott]] – Gourov Dasgupta – [[Bappi Lahiri]] – [[Ranjit Barot]] ||
|-
| ''[[99 (2009 film)|99]]'' || Ashutosh Pathak and Shamir Tandon ||
|-
| ''[[Dev D (film)|Dev D]]'' || Amit Trivedi ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|2010|| ''[[Chance Pe Dance]]'' ||[[Adnan Sami]]|| One Song
|-
| ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' ||[[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] || Two Songs
|-
| ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]'' || Amit Trivedi ||
|-
| ''[[Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai]]'' ||[[Pritam]] || One Song
|-
| ''[[Anjaana Anjaani]]'' ||[[Vishal-Shekhar]] || One Song
|-
| ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' ||[[Salim-Sulaiman]] ||
|-
|rowspan="12"|2011|| ''[[No One Killed Jessica]]'' || Amit Trivedi ||
|-
| ''[[Thank You (2011 film)|Thank You]]'' || Pritam || Two Songs
|-
| ''[[I Am (2010 Indian film)|I Am]]'' || Amit Trivedi || [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|National Award: Best Lyrics]]
|-
| ''[[Luv Ka The End]]'' ||[[Ram Sampath]] ||
|-
| ''[[Ready (2011 film)|Ready]]'' || Pritam || One Song
|-
| ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' || Ram Sampath || Three Songs
|-
| ''[[Chillar Party]]'' || Amit Trivedi ||rowspan="2"|One Song
|-
| ''[[Always Kabhi Kabhi]]'' || Pritam
|-
| ''[[My Friend Pinto]]'' ||[[Ajay-Atul]] ||
|-
| ''[[Aazaan (film)|Aazaan]]'' || rowspan="2" |Salim-Sulaiman ||
|-
| ''[[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl|Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Pappu Can't Dance Saala]]'' ||[[Malhar]] ||
|-
|rowspan="9"|2012|| ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' || Ajay-Atul || won [[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|IIFA Award for Best Lyrics]] & Nominated for [[58th Filmfare Awards]]
|-
| ''[[Ek Main aur Ekk Tu]]'' || Amit Trivedi ||
|-
| ''[[Agent Vinod (2012 film)|Agent Vinod]]'' || rowspan="3" |Pritam ||
|-
| ''[[Ferrari Ki Sawaari]]'' || Two Songs
|-
| ''[[Cocktail (2012 film)|Cocktail]]'' || One song
|-
| ''[[Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi]]'' ||[[Jeet Ganguly]] ||
|-
| ''[[Barfi!]]'' || Pritam || One song
|-
| ''[[Heroine (2012 film)|Heroine]]'' || Salim-Sulaiman ||
|-
| ''[[Aiyyaa]]'' || Amit Trivedi ||
|-
|rowspan="9"|2013|| ''[[Bombay Talkies (film)|Bombay Talkies]]'' || Amit Trivedi || Three Songs
|-
| ''[[Go Goa Gone]]'' || Sachin-Jigar || Two songs
|-
| ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]'' || Pritam ||
|-
| ''[[Ghanchakkar (film)|Ghanchakkar]]'' || rowspan="2" |[[Amit Trivedi]] ||
|-
| ''[[Lootera]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Chennai Express]]'' || Vishal-Shekhar ||
|-
| ''[[Rabba Main Kya Karoon]]'' || Salim-Sulaiman || Three Songs
|-
| ''[[Phata Poster Nikla Hero]]'' || rowspan="2" |Pritam || Two Songs
|-
| ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' || rowspan="3" |One Song
|-
|rowspan="8"|2014|| ''[[Mr Joe B. Carvalho]]'' || Amartya Rahut
|-
| ''[[Yaariyan (2014 film)|Yaariyan]]'' || Pritam
|-
| ''[[Hasee Toh Phasee]]'' || Vishal-Shekhar ||
|-
| ''[[Shaadi Ke Side Effects]]'' || Pritam ||
|-
| ''[[Darr @ the Mall]]'' || rowspan="3" |Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy ||
|-
| ''[[One by Two (2014 film)|One By Two]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Lekar Hum Deewana Dil]]'' ||[[A. R. Rahman]] ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|2015|| ''[[Bombay Velvet]]'' || Amit Trivedi ||
|-
| ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' || Pritam || One song
|-
| ''[[Brothers (2015 film)|Brothers]]'' || Ajay-Atul || All songs
|-
| ''[[Phantom (2015 film)|Phantom]]'' || Pritam ||
|-
| ''[[Shaandaar]]'' || Amit Trivedi ||
|-
| ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' || Pritam ||
|-
|rowspan="6"|2016|| ''[[Ghayal Once Again]]'' || Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy ||
|-
| ''[[Te3n]]'' ||[[Clinton Cerejo]] || rowspan="2"|All songs
|-
| ''[[Banjo (2016 film)]]'' || Vishal-Shekhar
|-
| ''[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]''|| Pritam || All songs (Won 12 Awards including [[62nd Filmfare Awards]] & [[Zee Cine Awards]])
|-
| ''[[Kahaani 2]]'' || Clinton Cerejo || Three songs
|-
| ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' || Pritam || All songs
|-
|rowspan="5"|2017|| ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]'' ||[[JAM8]] || One song<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/celebs/srk-mahira-s-romantic-song-zaalima-from-raees-might-just-be-2017-s-first-love-anthem-268848.html|title=SRK-Mahira's Romantic Song 'Zaalima' From Raees Might Just Be 2017's First Love Anthem!|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref>(won [[Zee Cine Awards]])
|-
| ''[[Poorna: Courage Has No Limit|Poorna]]'' || Salim–Sulaiman || All songs
|-
| ''[[Raabta (film)|Raabta]]'' || Pritam, JAM8 || Four songs (Two with [[Irshad Kamil]])
|-
| ''[[Tubelight (2017 Hindi film)|Tubelight]]'' || rowspan="2" |Pritam || Five songs
|-
| ''[[Jagga Jasoos]]'' || Five songs (won [[63rd Filmfare Awards]])
|-
|rowspan="4"|2018||''[[Blackmail (2018 film)|Blackmail]]'' || Amit Trivedi || Four songs (One with [[Divine (rapper)|Divine]] & Daval Parab)
|-
|''[[Dhadak]]''||rowspan="2"|Ajay-Atul||rowspan="7"|All songs
|-
|''[[Thugs of Hindostan]]''
|-
|''[[Kedarnath (film)|Kedarnath]]'' || [[Amit Trivedi]]
|-
| rowspan="7" |2019
|''[[Milan Talkies]]''||[[Rana Mazumder]]
|-
|''[[Kalank]]''||[[Pritam]]
|-
|''[[India's Most Wanted (film)|India's Most Wanted]]''||[[Amit Trivedi]]
|-
|''[[Super 30 (film)|Super 30]]''||[[Ajay-Atul]]
|-
|''[[Mission Mangal]]''||[[Amit Trivedi]]||Two Songs
|-
|''[[Chhichhore]]''||[[Pritam]]
| rowspan="3" |All songs
|-
|''[[The Zoya Factor (film)|The Zoya Factor]]''||[[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]
|-
|rowspan="1" |2020
||''[[Dil Bechara]]''||[[A.R.Rahman]]
|-
|rowspan="6" |2021
|[[Koi Jaane Na]]
|[[Tanishk Bagchi]]
| One Song
|-
|[[Roohi (2021 film)]]
|[[Sachin–Jigar]]
|Four Songs
|-
| ''[[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]]''
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|rowspan="4" |All songs
|-
|''[[Bunty Aur Babli 2]]''||[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
|-
|''[[83 (film)|83]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Pritam]]
|-
|''[[Brahmastra (film)|Brahmastra]]''
|-

|}

=== As playback singer ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year !! Film !! Composer !! Song !! Director/producer
|-
|2008|| ''[[Aamir (film)|Aamir]]''
|rowspan=2|Amit Trivedi || Ek Lau, Ha Raham ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2009|| ''[[Wake Up Sid]]'' || Iktara || [[Ayan Mukerji]]
|-
|''[[Dev D]]'' || Amit Trivedi || Emotional Atyachar||[[Anurag Kashyap]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2010|| ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]'' || [[Salim-Sulaiman]] || Mitra ||
|-
| ''[[Udaan (2010 film)|Udaan]]''
|rowspan=2| [[Amit Trivedi]] || Geet, Aazadiyan ||
|-
|''Admissions Open'' || Dariya Ubale, Aasman Ke Paar ||
|-
|''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' || [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] || Loser ||
|-
|''Fast Forward'' || || Aankhon ki Baat ||
|-
|2011|| ''[[No One Killed Jessica]]'' ||Amit Trivedi || Dua ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2012|| ''[[Agent Vinod (2012 film)|Agent Vinod]]'' || [[Pritam]] || [[Pyaar ki Pungi]] ||
|-
|''[[Aiyyaa]]''
|rowspan=2| Amit Trivedi || What to do || [[Anurag Kashyap (director)|Anurag Kashyap]] Production
|-
|rowspan=2|2013|| ''[[Lootera]]'' || Ankahee, Manmarziyan, Shikayatein, Monta Re || Phantom Films Production
|-
| ''[[Chennai Express]]'' || [[Vishal-Shekhar]] || Tera Rasta Chhodun Na|| [[Red Chillies Entertainment|Red Chillies]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2014|| ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]'' || [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] || Offo|| [[Dharma Productions]]
|-
|| ''[[Happy Ending (film)|Happy Ending]]'' || [[Sachin-Jigar]] || Paaji Tussi Such a Pussy Cat|| [[Illuminati Films]]
|-
|2015|| ''[[Bhale Manchi Roju]]'' || [[Sunny M.R.]] || Vaareva Ore Maccha (Telugu)|| 70MM entertainments
|-
|2019||''[[Chhichhore]]''||[[Pritam]]||Fikar Not||[[Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment]]
|-
|2020||''[[Jai Mummy Di]]''||[[Amartya Bobo Rahut]]||Manney Ignore Kar Rahi ||[[Luv Films]], [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]
|}

===Film producer===
* [[The Film]] (2005)

== Awards ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! | Award
! | Category
! | Award Details
|-
| [[58th Filmfare Awards]] || Best Lyricist || rowspan = "5"| Song: "[[Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin]]"
|-
| [[Global Indian Music Academy Awards|GiMA Awards]] || Lyricist of the Year
|-
| [[14th IIFA Awards]] || Best Lyricist
|-
| rowspan = "2"| [[Mirchi Music Awards]] || [[Mirchi Music Award for Album of The Year|Album of The Year]]
|-
| Critics' Choice Song of the Decade
|-
| [[59th National Film Awards]] || [[National Film Award for Best Lyrics|Best Lyrics]] || Song: "Agar Zindagi"
|-
| [[7th Mirchi Music Awards]] || [[Mirchi Music Award for Album of The Year|Album of The Year]] || Film: ''[[2 States (2014 film)|2 States]]''
|-
| RMIM Puruskaar 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.giitaayan.com/2016/indexen.htm|title=RMIM Puruskaar 2016|website=awards.giitaayan.com|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> || Lyricist of the Year || style="text-align: center;" | Films:<br>''[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]''<br>''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]''<br>''[[Te3n]]''<br>''[[Banjo]]''
|-
| 2016 [[Screen Awards]] || Best Lyricist || Song: "[[Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (song)|Ae Dil Hai Mushkil]]"
|-
| 2017 SpotBoyE Awards || Best Lyricist || Song: "Bulleya"
|-
| rowspan = "3"| [[Mirchi Music Awards]] || [[Mirchi Music Award for Lyricist of The Year|Critics' Choice Lyricist of the Year]] || rowspan = "9"| Song: "[[Channa Mereya]]"
|-
| [[Mirchi Music Award for Song of The Year|Critics' Choice Song of the Year]]
|-
| Critics' Choice Lyricist of the Decade
|-
| News 18 Movie Awards || Best Lyrics
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards]] || [[Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year|Song of the Year]]
|-
| [[62nd Filmfare Awards]] || Best Lyricist
|-
| 2016 Sansui Colors [[Stardust Awards]] || Best Lyricist
|-
| [[18th IIFA Awards]] || Best Lyricist
|-
| MT20Jubilee Awards || Platinum Disc
|-
| [[63rd Filmfare Awards]] || Best Lyricist ||Song: "Ullu Ka Patha"
|-
| [[Zee Cine Awards]] || Best Lyricist ||Song: "[[Zaalima]]"
|-
| [[10th Mirchi Music Awards]] || Listeners' Choice Album of the Year || Film: ''[[Jagga Jasoos]]''
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|3814301}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/13493/index.html |title=Amitabh Bhattacharya: Filmography|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}
{{National Film Award Best Lyrics}}
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