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{{Short description|Indian music composer, music director, instrumentalist and music producer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_place = [[Moran Town|Moran]], Assam, India
| genre = [[Film score]], independent music
| occupation = [[Film composer]], [[music director]], [[music producer]], [[instrumentalist]]
| instrument = Keyboard, synthesizers and piano
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'''Anurag Saikia''' (born in December 1988)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.creativica.in/an-exclusive-interview-with-music-composer-anuraag-saikia-on-winning-the-national-award/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404154219/http://www.creativica.in/an-exclusive-interview-with-music-composer-anuraag-saikia-on-winning-the-national-award/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 April 2016|title=Anurag Saikia – An exclusive interview with music composer on winning the National Award|date=14 May 2014|website=creativica.in|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> is an Indian [[film score composer]], [[music director]], [[music producer]] and [[instrumentalist]] from Moran, [[Assam]], India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/composer-anurag-saikia-creates-folk-based-ghazals-for-sonu-nigam/articleshow/68003749.cms|title=Composer Anurag Saikia amalgamates folk-based ghazals for Sonu Nigam|website=The Times of India|date=15 February 2019 |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> He is one of the youngest composers to be awarded [[Rajat Kamal]] for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction for the film ''[[Yugadrashta]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sinha |first1=Kumar Raviraj |title=Anurag Saikia: Excited to introduce 500-year-old Borgeets to world music |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/entertainment/anurag-saikia-excited-to-introduce-500-year-old-borgeets-to-world-music |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=[[National Herald]] |date=22 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Anurag Saikia praises Sonu Nigam, calls him an inspiration |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/anurag-saikia-praises-sonu-nigam-calls-him-an-inspiration/articleshow/105862089.cms |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240210145050/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/anurag-saikia-praises-sonu-nigam-calls-him-an-inspiration/articleshow/105862089.cms |archive-date=10 February 2024}}</ref>

His mother Dipali Saikia, is an [[All India Radio]] artist and teacher and his father Dr. Anil Saikia is an academician, who was conferred the ''[[Pratima Barua Pandey]] memorial Award'' on 27 December 2011 for his contributions towards the preservation and popularization of folk culture and music of the State of [[Assam]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.friedeye.com/anurag-saikia/|title=Anurag Saikia|date=11 June 2017|website=friedeye.com|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=dec2811/city05|title=The Assam Tribune Online|website=assamtribune.com|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

After completing graduation from [[Cotton University|Cotton College]], Anurag was admitted into the ''Swarnabhumi Academy of Music (SAM), Chennai.''<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sam.org.in/|title=Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music|website=Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music Chennai|access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref> One of the latest movies he composed music for, is [[Thappad]]. He has worked with many popular artists like [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Arijit Singh]] etc.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/singer-pratik-choudhury-passes-away/articleshow/68070312.cms|title=Singer Pratik Choudhury passes away|newspaper=The Times of India|date=19 February 2019|first=Priyanka|last=Dasgupta|access-date=24 October 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/anurag-saikia-reveals-how-he-got-the-opportunity-to-compose-music-for-mulk/articleshow/64987350.cms|title=Anurag Saikia reveals how he got the opportunity to compose music for 'Mulk'|website=The Times of India|date=14 July 2018 |access-date=30 June 2019}}</ref>

Saikia is known for his initiative of syncing [[Borgeet]]s to the symphonic orchestra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/project-borgeet-syncing-assams-600-year-old-songs-to-the-symphonic-orchestra-5989667/|title=Project Borgeet: Syncing Assam's 600-year-old songs to the symphonic orchestra|date=13 September 2019|website=The Indian Express|access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Film===
* ''Prague'' (2012)
* ''[[Yugadrashta]]'' <ref name="Muse">{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Devarsi |title=‘Anything but the usual music’: Anurag Saikia on his tunes for ‘Panchayat’ and love for borgeet |url=https://scroll.in/reel/958769/anything-but-the-usual-music-anurag-saikia-on-his-tunes-for-panchayat-and-love-for-borgeet |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=[[Scroll.in]] |date=12 April 2020}}</ref>
* ''Holding Back''
* ''The Job'' (2014)
*''[[One Last Question]]'' (2015)
* ''Chor: The Bicycle'' (2016)
* ''Dikchow Banat Palaax'' (2016)
* ''III Smoking Barrels'' (2017)
* ''[[Maj Rati Keteki]]'' (2017)
* ''Ishu'' (2017)
* ''Manjha'' (2017)
* ''Rainbow Fields'' (2018)
*''[[Toba Tek Singh (film)|Toba Tek Singh]]'' (2018)
* ''[[High Jack (film)|High Jack]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Karwaan (film)|Karwaan]]'' (2018) <ref name="Muse" />
* ''[[Mulk (film)|Mulk]]'' (2018) <ref name="Muse" />
* ''Market'' (2019)
* ''[[Article 15 (film)|Article 15]]'' (2019) <ref name="Muse" />
* ''[[Thappad]]'' (2020) <ref name="Muse" />
* ''[[Serious Men]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Kaun Pravin Tambe?]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Anek]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Babli Bouncer]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Bheed]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Dhak Dhak]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Mast Mein Rehne Ka]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Swargarath]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Bhakshak]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Dedh Bigha Zameen]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba]]'' (2024)
* ''[[The Diplomat (2025 film)|The Diplomat]]'' (2025)
* ''[[Jolly LLB 3]]'' (2025)
* ''[[Nishaanchi]]'' (2025)
* ''[[Nishaanchi 2]]'' (2025)
===As Playback Singer===
* ''[[Bheed]]'' (2023)

===Web Series===
* ''[[Stories by Rabindranath Tagore]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Cubicles]]'' (2019–)
* ''[[Cheesecake]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Gullak]]'' (2019–)
* ''[[Mismatched]]'' (2020–)
* ''[[Panchayat (TV series)|Panchayat]]'' (2020–) <ref name="Muse" />
* ''[[Kaun Banegi Shikharwati]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Unpaused: Naya Safar]]'' (2022-)
* ''[[Love Storiyaan]]'' (2024)
* [[Bada Naam Karenge]] (2025)<ref>https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bada-naam-karenge-sooraj-barjatya-ott-debut-series-delves-into-beauty-of-relationships-and-love-3125287</ref>

===As Music Producer (Independent Music)===
* 'Va Kanamma' ''[[The Anurag Saikia Collective]]''
* 'Kukuha' ''[[The Anurag Saikia Collective]]'' <ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/aHRv5SdgnhI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20200822140128/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHRv5SdgnhI&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHRv5SdgnhI| title = KUKUHA - Anurag Saikia Ft. Shankuraj Konwar {{!}} Rahul Gautam Sharma {{!}} Anurag Saikia Collective | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> (2020)

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Film
! Song
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|61st National Film Awards
|Best Music Director (Non-Feature Film)
|Yugadrashta
|
| {{win}}
|
|-
|Big Music Award 2010
|Best Music Director
|Tup Tup
|
| {{win}}
|
|-
|Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music
|Student Brand Ambassador
|
|
| {{win}}
|
|-
|Prag Cine Award 2013
|Best Music Director
|Shinyor
|
| {{win}}
|
|-
|Prag Cine Award 2017
|Best Music Director
|Majrati Keteki
|
| {{win}}
|
|-
|Sailadhar Baruah Award 2017
|Best Music Director
|Dixou Banat Palash
|
| {{win}}
|
|-
|Sher Choudhury Excellence Award 2017
|Best Music Director
|Majrati Keteki
|
| {{win}}
|
|-
|Radio Gup Shup Award 2018
|Best Music Director
|Majrati Keteki
|
| {{win}}
|
|-
|10th Mirchi Music Awards
|Best Song
|
|Bas Ek Baar
| {{nom}}
|{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
|-
| [[9th Mirchi Music Awards]]
| Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging)
| [[Dangal (2016 film)|Dangal]]
| "Dhaakad"
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018
|Best Background Score
|[[Manjha]]
|
| {{nom}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Indian film score composers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Assam]]
[[Category:1988 births]]

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