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Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979)[1][2] is an Indian composer, singer and lyricist. He began his career composing music for theatre productions, advertising jingles and independent music projects before making his film debut with the Hindi-language film Aamir (2008).[3]

Early life

Amit Trivedi was born in Bandra, Mumbai. His family originated from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. During his school years, he developed an interest in electronic musical instruments.[4]

Career

While in college, Trivedi started a band known as "Om the Fusion Band" alongside Amartya Bobo Rahut, Shriram Iyer, and fellow members Ram and Vish.[5] The group performed at local gigs and small shows, eventually releasing an album through Times Music.[6] Trivedi also pursued independent projects, composing for theatre (Hindi and Gujarati plays), background music for television shows, programming for Marathi films, live performances and dandiya shows. He also composed advertising jingles for brands such as McDonald's and Airtel.[7]

Upon Kashyap's recommendation, Trivedi was brought in for Raj Kumar Gupta's directorial venture Aamir. Trivedi and Gupta worked on aligning the soundtrack with the film narrative, which garnered positive critical attention.[8]

He worked on the soundtrack of Dev.D (2009), which he later described as a turning point in his career.[9]

He was awarded both the Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent and the Best Background Score at the 55th Filmfare Awards, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director,[10] before receiving the National Film Award for Best Music Direction. Trivedi wrote the score for Wake Up Sid (2009), and one of his compositions, "Iktara", was also included in the soundtrack.

In 2009, Anshu Sharma offered Trivedi the opportunity to compose the team anthem "Game for More" for Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Trivedi wrote the title track for the reality show Big Switch aired on UTV Bindaas. He also provided the music and background score Aisha (2010), providing vocals for two songs, "Suno Aisha" and "Sham". He composed the songs and score for Ishaqzaade (2012) and Lootera (2013), which earned him his second and third nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, and the soundtrack for Vikas Bahl's highly acclaimed Queen (2014), which earned him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.

He earned three consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for his diverse compositions in Udta Punjab (2016), Secret Superstar (2017), and Manmarziyaan (2018).

He won Best Song for "Naina Da Kya Kasoor" at the News18 Reel Movie Awards from Andhadhun (2018). He also sang "Laila Laila" for the film. In 2019, Power Brands honored him with the Best7 Music Director of the Year award for Andhadhun at the Bollywood Film Journalists Awards (BFJA).[11]

Trivedi again earned two consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for his compositions in Haseen Dillruba (2021) and Uunchai (2022).

Trivedi composed the official anthem of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, with lyrics by Kausar Munir and vocals by Sharvi Yadav and Anand Bhaskar.[12]

He has made TV appearances for various shows on MTV.[13][14] Additionally, he composed the title track for the television show Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan.[15] He also composed music for the 2018 film Kedarnath, produced by RSVP Movies and Guy in The Sky Pictures.

Trivedi has continued to work on independent music releases under his label "AT Azaad".[16]

Plagiarism Allegations

Amit Trivedi has faced allegations of plagiarism twice in his career.[17] He was first accused of copying the background score for the trailer of Lootera from Rachel Portman's track "We Had Today" from the One Day (2011) soundtrack.[18] Lootera's director Vikramaditya Motwane denied these claims stating, "The theme is sourced from a small musical bit composed by Amit Trivedi for a song that's in the film, which we decided to expand and turn into a full fledged theme for the trailer. Unfortunately, it ends up sounding a lot like One Day but I assure you that it's coincidental".[19]

In 2015, he was accused again for his composition of the ballad "Nazdeekiyan" for Dharma Productions' Shandaar (2015), which was similar to popular alternative-rock band Coldplay's "Oceans" from their sixth studio album Ghost Stories (2014). Addressing the allegations in an interview with Deccan Chronicle, Trivedi said: "I swear on my music, I didn’t copy it at all. I will quit music if I would ever do plagiarism. There are seven music notes, which are used in the entire world. It’s purely a coincidence that my song is similar to this one. I don’t even know about this song. I will surely listen to Coldplay-Oceans after this".[20]

Discography

As composer

Year Film Language Notes Ref.
2008 Anthiponvettam Malayalam One song
Malayalam Debut 		Template:Citation needed
Aamir Hindi Six songs [21]
2009 Dev.D All songs [22]
Wake Up Sid Background score and three songs [23]
2010 Striker One song [24]
Admissions Open [25]
Udaan All songs [26]
Aisha Template:Citation needed
2011 I Am Five songs Template:Citation needed
No One Killed Jessica All songs [27]
Chillar Party Template:Citation needed
Trishna One of the composers [28]
2012 Ishaqzaade All songs Template:Citation needed
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu [29]
English Vinglish Template:Citation needed
Aiyyaa [30]
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana [31]
Pehla Sitara [32]
2013 Kai Po Che! All songs Template:Citation needed
Bombay Talkies Template:Citation needed
Ghanchakkar Template:Citation needed
Lootera Template:Citation needed
2014 Queen [33]
2015 Bombay Velvet Template:Citation needed
Guddu Rangeela Template:Citation needed
Cute & Dangerous Turkish Turkish debut as a guest composer
Highway Marathi Marathi debut Template:Citation needed
Shaandaar Hindi All songs Template:Citation needed
2016 Fitoor Template:Citation needed
Udta Punjab Template:Citation needed
Dear Zindagi Template:Citation needed
2017 Qaidi Band Template:Citation needed
Secret Superstar Template:Citation needed
Rukh [34]
2018 Pad Man Template:Citation needed
Raid Background score and two songs Template:Citation needed
Blackmail Four songs; collaborated for the first time with rapper Divine for the song "Badla" Template:Citation needed
The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Three songs [35]
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero All songs [36]
Fanney Khan Five songs [37]
Manmarziyaan All songs [38]
Andhadhun Nine songs [39]
Helicopter Eela Three songs [40]
Kedarnath All songs
2019 India's Most Wanted
Mission Mangal Two songs [41]
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Telugu All songs
Telugu debut
2020 V All songs
Telugu film 		[42]
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Hindi All songs
Netflix film
Bulbbul Background music
Netflix film
2021 Haseen Dillruba All songs
Netflix film
Rashmi Rocket All songs
ZEE5 film
2022 Badhaai Do Eight songs
Shabaash Mithu All songs
Chup: Revenge of The Artist Two songs
Goodbye All songs
Doctor G Five songs
Rocket Gang All songs
Uunchai
Thai Massage One song
Qala Five songs
Netflix film
2023 Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat All songs
Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway
Ghoomer
Ganapath One song
Jubilee All songs
Amazon Prime Video web series
2024 Shaitaan All songs
Tera Kya Hoga Lovely
CTRL One song
Netflix film
2025 Azaad All songs
Raid 2 Song and background score
Kaalidhar Laapata All songs
Aabeer Gulaal
Homebound
Bad Girl Tamil Tamil debut
All songs 		[43]

As playback singer

List of Amit Trivedi playback singer credits
Year Title (Movie/Album/TV shows) Song(s) Language Notes
2008 Aamir Template:Ubl Hindi [44]
2009 Dev D Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
2010 Udaan Template:Ubl [45]
Aisha Template:Ubl [46]
2011 Chillar Party Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
2012 Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu "Gubbare" [47]
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 "Keh ke lunga" Template:Citation needed
English Vinglish Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
Aiyyaa "Wakda" Template:Citation needed
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana Template:Ubl [48]
2013 Kai Po Che! Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
Bombay Talkies "Murabba (Duet)" Template:Citation needed
Ghanchakkar Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
Lootera Template:Ubl [49]
2014 Queen Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
2015 Hunterrr "Bachpan" [50]
Guddu Rangeela Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
Shaandaar Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
Bhale Manchi Roju "Dol Dolre" Telugu [51]
2016 Fitoor Template:Ubl Hindi Template:Citation needed
Dear Zindagi Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
Udta Punjab Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
2017 Qaidi Band "I am India (Escape)" Template:Citation needed
Newton "Chal Tu Apna Kaam Kar" [52]
2018 Pad Man "Hu Ba Hu" Template:Citation needed
Blackmail Template:Ubl Template:Citation needed
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero "Tafreeh"
Fanney Khan "Acche Din Ab Aye Re"
Andhadhun Template:Ubl
Kedarnath "Namo Namo"
2020 Big Brother "Kando Kando" Malayalam Not as a composer
V Template:Ubl Telugu
2021 Dhamaka "Khoya paya" Hindi Not as a composer
2022 RRR "Dosti"
Badhaai Do "Atak Gaya – Acoustic"
"Gol Gappa"
"Hum Rang Hai"
Sakala Gunabhirama "Psycho Pilla" Telugu Not as a composer
Chup: Revenge of the Artist "Mera Love Main" Hindi
Goodbye "Jaikal Mahakal"
Doctor G "Step Copy"
Thai Massage "Do You Wanna Boom Boom" Not as a composer
2023 Ganapath Template:Ubl Hindi

Awards

National Film Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Template:Abbr
2009 Dev.D Best Music Director Template:Won [53]

Filmfare Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Template:Abbr
2010 Dev.D RD Burman Award for New Music Talent rowspan="2" Template:Won [54]
Best Background Score
Best Music Director Template:Nom
2011 Udaan Best Background Score Template:Won [55]
Aisha rowspan="4" Template:Nom
2013 Ishaqzaade Best Music Director [56]
2014 Lootera [57]
"Manja" – Kai Po Che! Best Playback Singer – Male
2015 Queen Best Background Score Template:Won [58][59]
Best Music Director Template:Nom
2017 Udta Punjab rowspan=2 Template:Nom [60]
2018 Secret Superstar [61]
2019 Manmarziyaan Template:Nom [62]
2022 Haseen Dillruba Template:Nom

Star Screen Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Template:Abbr
2018 Manmarziyaan Best Music Director Template:Won [63][64]
2018 Andhadhun – Naina Da Kya Kasoor Best Playback Singer (Male) Template:Nom [63][64]

Zee Cine Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Template:Abbr
2018 Secret Superstar Best Music Director Template:Won [65]

Mirchi Music Awards

Year Category Album Song Result Template:Abbr
2009 Listener's Choice Song of the Year Wake Up Sid Iktara Template:Won [66]
2012 Album of the Year Ishaqzaade rowspan=8 Template:Nom [67]
2014 Queen [68]
Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) "London Thumakada"
2015 Bombay Velvet "Dhadaam Dhadaam" [69]
Indie Pop Song of the Year "Teriyaan Tu Jaane"
2016 Music Composer of the Year Udta Punjab "Ikk Kudi" [70]
Album of the Year Udta Punjab
2017 Secret Superstar [71]
2022 Indie Song of the Year Songs Of Love "Lagan Laagi Re" (along with the musical team of the song) Template:Nom
2023 Album of the Year Qala (along with the musical team of the album) rowspan="8" Template:Pending
RRR (Hindi) (along with the musical team of the album)
Song of the Year Qala "Ghodey Pe Sawar" (along with the musical team of the song)
"Shauq" (along with the musical team of the song)
Music Composer of the Year "Ghodey Pe Sawar"
"Shauq"
Listener's Choice – Album of the Year Qala (along with the whole musical team of the album)
RRR (Hindi) (along with the musical team of the album)

Global Indian Music Academy Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Template:Abbr
2009 Wake Up Sid – Iktara Best Film Song Template:Won [72]
2011 Udaan Best Background Score Template:Nom [73]
2014 Lootera – Monta Re GiMA Award for Nayi Soch Template:Won [74]
Lootera Best Music Director Template:Nom
2015 Queen Best Music Director rowspan="3" Template:Won [75]
Queen – London Thumakda Best Music Arranger and Programmer
Best Film Song
Queen Best Background Score Template:Nom

Stardust Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Template:Abbr
2009 Dev.D Standout Performance by a Music Director rowspan="4" Template:Nom [76]
New Musical Sensation – Male [76]
2010 Aisha Standout Performance by a Music Director [77]
New Musical Sensation – Male [77]

Giffoni Film Festival

Year Nominated work Category Result Template:Abbr
2010 Udaan Best Music Score Template:Won [78][79]

South Indian International Movie Awards

Year Nominated work Category Result Template:Abbr
2021 V Best Music Director – Telugu Template:Nom

References

  1. ↑ Template:Cite AV media
  2. ↑ MCAI – The Music Composers Association of India, cosmic. mcai.in. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  3. ↑ Why we should applaud Aamir, Sen, Raja(5 June 2008). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ↑ My wife handles my money and madness both very well: Amit Trivedi. The Times of India(2014-03-02). Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  5. ↑ Chatting up with Amit Trivedi - Music Aloud. Music Aloud – If music be the food for life, we serve mini meals!(2010-07-05). Retrieved 2025-11-17.
  6. ↑ Amit Trivedi – 'I don't believe stars are needed to make the music a hit' | Editorial-Just Talk. Radioandmusic.com(14 January 2010). Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Making music, from Aamir to Dev.D(31 December 2004). Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Aamir : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Amit Trivedi on 15 years of Dev.D: Thought it would be my first and last film. Hindustan Times(6 February 2024). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Filmfare Awards 2010 Nominations – 55th Filmfare Award Nominations List. www.awardsandshows.com. Retrieved 2025-11-19.
  11. ↑ Powerbrands BFJA. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  12. ↑ ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 Official Anthem – Single. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  13. ↑ Coke Studio India Season 3: Episode 6 by Amit Trivedi(21 September 2013)..
  14. ↑ Iktara – Single (MTV Unplugged Version) by Amit Trivedi(30 January 2015)..
  15. ↑ Amit Trivedi composes title track of Big B's new show Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi. India Today(16 October 2015). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Amit Trivedi: My priority is independent music now. Hindustan Times(15 July 2024). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  17. ↑ Amit Trivedi Is Under Scrutiny For Ripping Off Coldplay's Song For Shaandar's 'Nazdeekiyan'!. Indiatimes(2015-10-15). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  18. ↑ Template:Cite AV media
  19. ↑ Is the background score of Lootera copied?. India Today(2013-03-20). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  20. ↑ Exclusive: Amit Trivedi reacts on the 'Shaandaar' song copied from Coldplay Oceans | Exclusive: Amit Trivedi reacts on the 'Shaandaar' song copied from Coldplay Oceans, Correspondent, D. C.. www.deccanchronicle.com(2015-10-16). Retrieved 2025-11-14.
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  22. ↑ Amit Trivedi on 15 years of Dev.D: Thought it would be my first and last film. Hindustan Times(2024-02-06). Retrieved 2025-09-26.
  23. ↑ Review: Sid's music is easy, breezy and bubbly. Rediff. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  24. ↑ Striker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Shailendra Barve, Amit Trivedi, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Swanand Kirkire, Vishal Bhardwaj & Blaaze(19 January 2010)..
  25. ↑ Admissions Open Music Review – Bollywood Hungama, Hungama, Bollywood. Bollywood Hungama(14 May 2010). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  26. ↑ Udaan, Dabangg top winners at Filmfare Awards. The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  27. ↑ UTV Spotboy's No One Killed Jessica now also stars Rani Mukherjee(25 January 2010). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  28. ↑ Trishna: Toronto Review. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  29. ↑ Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu: A perfect ten – Saibal Chatterjee – The Sunday Indian. thesundayindian.com. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  30. ↑ A Tale of Two Worlds – Indian Express. The Indian Express. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  31. ↑ Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana Cast List | Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana Movie Star Cast – Bollywood Hungama, Hungama, Bollywood. Bollywood Hungama(2 November 2012). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  32. ↑ It wasn't easy composing 'Ali re': Trivedi. News18. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  33. ↑ Queen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Amit Trivedi(30 January 2014)..
  34. ↑ 'Rukh' trailer: Manoj Bajpayee starrer mystery thriller will get you hooked. The Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  35. ↑ Dhanush's Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir Will Take Him Around The World – NDTV Movies. NDTVMovies.com(22 May 2017). Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  36. ↑ Bhavesh Joshi Superhero Trailer: Vikramaditya Motwane and Harshvardhan Kapoor Showcase A New Kind Of Hero. News18. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  37. ↑ Fanney Khan: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra says 'who better than Aishwarya Rai to play star singer'. Firstpost. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  38. ↑ I act only for the money: Anurag Kashyap – Mumbai Mirror -. Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  39. ↑ NOT Shoot The Piano Player, the Ayushmann Khurrana – Sriram Raghavan film is titled Andhadhun. Bollywood Hungama(19 June 2018). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  40. ↑ Kajol will play single mother in her next, to be directed by Pradeep Sarkar. Firstpost. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  41. ↑ Badshah and Amit Trivedi (TapeCast Season 2 – Episode 5). Retrieved 29 April 2019.Template:Cbignore
  42. ↑ Nani's V to have a direct OTT release on Amazon Prime. Cinema Express(12 August 2020). Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  43. ↑ Teaser of 'Bad Girl', presented by Anurag Kashyap and Vetri Maaran, out. The Hindu(26 January 2025).
  44. ↑ Aamir – All Songs – Download or Listen Free – Saavn(1 April 2008)..
  45. ↑ Udaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Amit Trivedi(29 June 2010)..
  46. ↑ Aisha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Amit Trivedi(2 July 2010)..
  47. ↑ Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Amit Trivedi(29 December 2011)..
  48. ↑ Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Amit Trivedi(9 October 2012)..
  49. ↑ Lootera (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP by Amit Trivedi(29 May 2013)..
  50. ↑ Hunterrr..
  51. ↑ Dol Dolre (Full Song) – Bhale Manchi Roju – Download or Listen Free – Saavn(25 November 2015)..
  52. ↑ Chal Tu Apna Kaam Kar (From "Newton") – Single by Rachita Arora & Amit Trivedi(19 September 2017)..
  53. ↑ 57th National Awards. The Times of India(17 September 2010).
  54. ↑ 3 Idiots Dev-D top-winners at Filmfare Awards. The Times of India(28 February 2010). Retrieved 27 August 2010.
  55. ↑ Udaan, Dabangg top winners at Filmfare Awards. The Times of India(29 January 2010).
  56. ↑ 58th Idea Filmfare Awards nominations are here!. filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  57. ↑ 59th Idea Filmfare Awards Nominations. filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  58. ↑ Nominations for the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards. filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  59. ↑ 60th Filmfare Awards: The complete list of winners. News18. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  60. ↑ 62nd Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 Nominations. filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  61. ↑ Nominations for the 63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018. filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  62. ↑ Filmfare Awards 2019 Nominations | 64th Filmfare Awards 2019. filmfare.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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  65. ↑ Zee Cine Awards Winners – 2018. Zee Cine Awards. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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