DJ Chetas

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DJ Chetas
Born
Chetas Shah

Mumbai
Occupation(s)Disc jocky, music producer
Years active2012–present

Chetas Shah, known professionally as DJ Chetas, is an Indian disc jockey and music producer. [1] [2] [3] He is primarily known for his Bollywood Mashups and remixes. [4] DJ Chetas ranked World No. 33 on the DJ MAG Top 100 DJs list. [5]

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Biography

Shah belongs to Mumbai, Maharashtra. [6] In an interview with Deccan Chronicle, He told “As a class 10 student, after witnessing a friend’s older brother mix two tracks together on his computer, Chetas was lured into creating his first few remixes”. [7] He started his career with creating Bollywood mash-ups and remixes. He is the first Indian to be featured in a DJ Mag's Top 100 ranked him 59 in 2015 and ranked 33 in 2016. [8] [9] His debut album was titled Life is a Mashup. after this he released various mashups and remixes like Iqraar By Chance, Atif Mashups, Jab Koi Baat (recreated), Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai (remix), Backbone (remix), MTV Beats House Party Dance Mix, among others. [10] [11] He also composed music for various films like Dilwale, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, All is Well, Indian Police Force, Golmaal Again. [12] [13] [14] He also contributed as an official DJ for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL. [6]

Discography

Composed for the films

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