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{{Short description|Indian composer (1953–2025)}}
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| birth_date = {{date of birth|1953|11|29|df=y}}
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|09|21|1953|11|29|df=y}}
| death_place = Mohali, Punjab, India
| occupation = [[Record producer|Music producer]]<br>[[Composer|Music composer]]
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| children = [[Sachin Ahuja]]
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'''Charanjit Ahuja''' (29 November<ref>{{Cite news |title=CHECK OUT HOW STARS OF PUNJABI MUSIC INDUSTRY WISHED CHARANJIT AHUJA ON HIS BIRTHDAY |url=https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/check-out-how-stars-of-punjabi-music-industry-wished-charanjit-ahuja-on-his-birthday |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251001025035/https://www.ptcpunjabi.co.in/check-out-how-stars-of-punjabi-music-industry-wished-charanjit-ahuja-on-his-birthday |archive-date=1 October 2025 |access-date=1 October 2025 |work=PTC Punjabi |language=en-US}}</ref> 1953 – 21 September 2025) was an Indian Punjabi music composer, producer and mentor. He worked across albums and films in the [[Punjabi language]], and his career spanned from the [[LP record|LP]] and [[Cassette tape|cassette]] era into modern recording formats.

== Career ==
Ahuja is credited with composing musical tracks for a number of Punjabi films and albums. Among his better-known compositions are “Kee Banu Duniyan Da” (1986), “Gabhroo Punjab Da” (1986) and “Dushmani Jattan Di” (1993).<ref name=indiatoday>{{cite news |title=Charanjit Ahuja, Punjabi music legend, dies at 74; CM Bhagwant Mann leads tributes |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/charanjit-ahuja-punjabi-music-legend-dies-at-74-in-mohali-cm-bhagwant-mann-diljit-dosanjh-pay-tributes-2791053-2025-09-21 |work=India Today |date=21 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Musical maestro Charanjit Ahuja, who turned Amar Singh into Chamkila, dies at 72 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/musical-maestro-charanjit-ahuja-who-turned-amar-singh-chamkila-dies-72-10263957/ |work=The Indian Express |date=22 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref> He collaborated with prominent singers and stage artists, including [[Amar Singh Chamkila]], [[Gurdas Maan|Gurdas Mann]], [[Sardool Sikander]], and others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Musical maestro Charanjit Ahuja, who turned Amar Singh into Chamkila, dies at 72 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/musical-maestro-charanjit-ahuja-who-turned-amar-singh-chamkila-dies-72-10263957/ |work=The Indian Express |date=22 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref> In later years, Ahuja remained active; in 2015 he collaborated with [[Durga Rangila]] on a track titled “Khalsa Aid,” aimed at supporting humanitarian efforts.<ref>{{cite news |title=Charanjit Ahuja & Durga Rangila– Khalsa Aid |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/music/charanjit-ahuja-durga-rangila-khalsa-aid/articleshow/46118314.cms |work=The Times of India |date=3 February 2015 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>

== Illness and death ==
According to media reports, Ahuja had been suffering from cancer (some accounts refer to throat cancer or liver cancer) and was receiving medical care at [[PGI Chandigarh]].<ref name=indiatoday/><ref>{{cite news |title=Punjabi music composer Charanjit Ahuja dies at 72 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/pollywood/music-composer-charanjit-ahuja-dies-at-72/ |work=The Tribune |date=22 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref> He died on 21 September 2025 at his residence in [[Mohali]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Punjabi music composer Charanjit Ahuja passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/music/veteran-punjabi-music-composer-charanjit-ahuja-passes-away/articleshow/124029158.cms |work=The Times of India |date=21 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref> He was survived by his wife, Sangeeta Ahuja, and his sons, including [[Sachin Ahuja]], who also is a music producer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Musical maestro Charanjit Ahuja, who turned Amar Singh into Chamkila, dies at 72 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/musical-maestro-charanjit-ahuja-who-turned-amar-singh-chamkila-dies-72-10263957/ |work=The Indian Express |date=22 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
His passing elicited tributes from the Punjabi music community and public officials.<ref>{{cite news |title=Music industry pays tributes to composer Charanjit Ahuja |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/music-industry-pays-tributes-to-composer-charanjit-ahuja-503879 |work=The Tribune |date=22 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref> He is remembered in coverage as having contributed to Punjabi music’s stylistic evolution, and as a figure who supported emerging talent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Veteran Punjabi music composer Charanjit Ahuja passes away |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/music/veteran-punjabi-music-composer-charanjit-ahuja-passes-away/articleshow/124029158.cms |work=The Times of India |date=21 September 2025 |access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>

== Selected works ==
* “Kee Banu Duniyan Da” (1986)<ref name=indiatoday/>
* “Gabhroo Punjab Da” (1986)<ref name=indiatoday/>
* “Dushmani Jattan Di” (1993)<ref name=indiatoday/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Discogs artist|id=123456|name=Charanjit Ahuja}}

* {{imdb name|1409700}}
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[[Category:2025 deaths]]
[[Category:Punjabi musicians]]
[[Category:Indian male composers]]

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