Atul Sharma

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Atul Sharma
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Sharma in 2019
Background information
Born (1961-05-09) 9 May 1961 (age 64)
Origin Chandigarh, Punjab, India
Occupations
  • Composer
  • producer
  • singer
  • television personality
Instrument Sitar
Years active1980s–present
Member ofThe Red Brick House
Spouse
Shivani Sharma

Atul Sharma (born 9 May 1961) is an Indian composer, producer, sitarist, and singer. He worked on Punjabi and Hindi albums and films [1] [2] and served as a judge on the musical reality TV show Voice of Punjab. [3] He has composed songs such as "Yaar Bolda", "Dupatta Tera Satt Rang Da", "Mukhda Dekh ke", "Jatti", and "Mitraan Da Naa Chalda". Sharma also composed music for theatre productions and collaborated with various directors and playwrights.

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Sharma performs with his band, The Red Brick House, which also includes his wife, Shivani, and son- Sharang. [4] He is also the chairman of the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi (CSNA). [5]

Career

Punjabi music

Sharma began his composing career in the early 1980s, with his first Punjabi album Mela Yaaran Da, performed by Hakam Sufi. He also composed for numerous albums for singers including Hans Raj Hans, Sardool Sikander, Kuldeep Manak, Gurdas Maan, and Surjit Bindrakhia. He also composed scores for Punjabi films such as Jatt Jeaona Mour [6] and Badla Jatti Da (both in 1991).

Sharma worked with singer Surjit Bindrakhia and lyricist Shamsher Singh Sandhu on several albums. Their work included the album Munda Ki Mangda and tracks such as "Bas Kar Bas Kar" (1992) and "Dupatta Tera Satt Rang Da", which appeared on the UK Asian music charts and received platinum certification. Other tracks include "Lakk Tunu Tunu", "Mukhda Dekh Ke", and "Yaar Bolda".

Sharma collaborated with Harjit Harman on the album Punjebaan. He received the Best Music Director award from the PTC Punjabi Music Awards for the song "Mitran Da Naa Chalda" in 2005 and for "Jatti" in 2015; the latter also won Best Folk-Oriented Song.

Sharma also composed music for Kuldip Manak, Surinder Shinda, Gurdas Maan, Hans Raj Hans, Labh Janjua, Mohammad Sadiq, Ranjit Kaur, Sardool Sikander, Amar Noori, Malkit Singh, Narinder Biba, Jagmohan Kaur, Dolly Guleria, Manmohan Waris, Sarbjit Cheema, Harbhajan Mann, Durga Rangila, Satwinder Bugga, Bhagwant Mann, Satinder Bitti, Jaspinder Narula, Surjit Khan, Gurj Sidhu and others.

Sharma mentored several artists, including Yudhvir Manak, Gippy Grewal, Master Saleem, Avtar Singh Kang, Miss Pooja, Kamal Khan, Roshan Prince, and Preet Harpal.

Theatre music

Sharma studied Indian theatre at Panjab University's Department of Indian Theatre in Chandigarh. He has composed music and soundtracks for theatre productions and has collaborated with national award-winning [7] playwrites such as Dr. Atamjit Singh. [8] He also composed music for Shiv Kumar Batalvi's play Luna. [9]

Contributions to the recording industry in Punjab

In 2001, Sharma established the audio recording studio Saffron Touch in Chandigarh. The studio has been used by musicians and film directors from the Punjabi music industry, Bollywood [10] , and International projects.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ Sharma, SD. "Spinning wheels of words Art lovers eulogise Inderjeet Singh Hasanpuri as an epoch-making Punjabi writer". tribuneindia.com. Tribune India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Gautam, Mukesh. "Ek Noor (2011)". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Yes, Punjab. "Dipesh Rahi is the winner of PTC Voice Of Punjab 2013 - Season 4". yespunjab.com. YP Bureau. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. ↑ Singh, Mona (1 November 2017). "Together, they rock". The Tribune.
  5. ↑ "Musical tributes paid to Batalvi". The Tribune. 23 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Ravi, Ravinder. "Jatt Jeona Mor (1991)". imdb.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Kamal, Need (21 January 2011). "Noted Punjabi playwright Atamjit Singh gets Sangeet Natak Akademi award". TNN. Times Of India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Bajaj, Parul. "Atamjit Singh Play Explores Pre-Sikh History Of Punjab: Panchnad da Paani". sikhchic.com. Sikh Chic. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Sharma, SD (7 January 2018). "Batalvi's 'Loona' brought to life". The Tribune.
  10. ↑ V, Vipin (30 April 2015). "Tanu Weds Manu Returns – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)". musicaloud.com. Music Aloud. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  11. 1 2 Leung, Scarlett (4 May 2015). "PTC Punjabi Music Awards 2015 Winners". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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