Chirantan Bhatt

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Chirrantan Arun Bhatt
GenresPop, rock, Bollywood, hip hop, dance, R&B, film score
Occupation(s)Composer, music director, singer, instrumentalist, record producer
Years active2008–present

Chirrantan Arun Bhatt is an Indian musician, composer and singer in the Indian film industry. He is active in Bollywood and has composed music for other regional film industries as well. His compositions are generally high on melody with touch of rock.

He belongs to the Bhatt family, noted film-makers and directors in Bollywood cinema, and is the grandson of Vijay Bhatt. He is the son of Arun Bhatt, a well known producer and director of Gujarati films.

Vijay Bhatt Indian film director

Vijay Bhatt was a noted producer-director-screenwriter of Hindi cinema, who made such films as Ram Rajya (1943), Baiju Bawra (1952), Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959) and Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965).

Bhatt made his debut as a composer in the Hindi film Mission Istaanbul in 2008. He had musical hits such as Shaapit, Haunted 3D, and 1920: Evil Returns in the beginning of his career and later composed chartbusters like "Har Kisi Ko Nahin Milta" in Akshay Kumar's Boss, "Teri Meri Kahaani" and "Coffee Peete Peete" in Gabbar Is Back, and "Bawra Mann" in Jolly LLB 2.

After Gabbar Is Back, director Krish offered his Telugu venture, Kanche, to Bhatt, who received rave reviews for his music and background score. The score won him two major awards - the GAMA Award 2016 in Dubai and the Cinemaa Award 2016 in Hyderabad. He was also nominated for Best Music Director for Kanche by the Telugu Filmfare Awards. The film also won the prestigious National Award 2016 in the Best Regional Film category.

Bhatt later worked on another period film, Gautamiputra Satakarni, directed by Krish and starring Telugu superstar Nandmuri Balakrishna. Bhatt impressed both audiences and critics with his music and background score for this film.

Bhatt created the music and background score for Nandmuri Balakrishna's mass entertainer Jai Simha, with the song "Ammakutti Ammakutti" already a rage.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearMovieNotes
2019 Kesari Composed "Ajj Singh Garjega"
2018 Jai Simha Telugu film, composed album and background score
2017 Jolly LLB 2 Composed "Bawra Mann"
Gautamiputra Satakarni Telugu film, composed album and background score
2015 Kanche
Gabbar is Back Composed Teri "Meri Kahaani" and "Coffee Peetey Peetey"
2014 Ragini MMS 2 Composed one track, "Lori of Death"
2013 Boss Composed track "Har kisi ko"
Ishk ActuallyComposed three tracks including "Aye Dil Bata", "Lucky Tonight", "Injar Pinjar"
Ankur Arora Murder Case Composed album
Zanjeer Two tracks, Hindi- "Mumbai Ke Hero", "Lamha Tera Mera" and Telugu- "Mumbai Ke Hero", "Preminchaa.."
2012 1920: Evil Returns Composed album
2011 Haunted – 3D
2010 Shaapit
Allah Ke Banday Composed two tracks
Hide & SeekComposed one track
2009 Three: Love, Lies, Betrayal Composed album
2008 EMI: Liya Hai To Chukana Padega
Mission Istaanbul Composed "Mission Mission", "Nobody Like You"

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References

  1. "Chirantan Bhatt – Movies, Photos, Filmography, biography, Wallpapers, Videos, Fan Club". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  2. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3134033/