Mehul Surti

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Mehul Surti
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Mehul Surti at Gujarat Literature Festival, Ahmedabad in 2019
Born (1977-11-16) 16 November 1977 (age 46)
Occupation(s)Music composer, Singer
Years active1999-present

Mehul Surti (born 16 November 1977) in an Indian music composer and singer from Surat, Gujarat, India, known for his work in Gujarati cinema and Gujarati theatre. He has composed music for several successful Gujarati films including Kevi Rite Jaish (2012), Vitamin She (2017), Montu Ni Bittu (2019), Short Circuit (2019), and Hellaro (2019) , 21mu Tiffin (2021) ,Kamthaan (2024),Kasoombo (2024).

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Early life

He was born on 16 November 1977 to Dhansukhlal Surti, a doctor, and Manjulaben Surti, a teacher. After his school education, he tried getting a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, which he did not complete. He is trained in the musical traditions of Kirana gharana and Mewati gharana. [1] [2] [3]

Career

He started his career as a music director at the age of 22 by composing songs for the 1999 Gujarati film Narmada Tara Vahi Jata Pani, directed by Kirit Panwalla. He later composed music for several Gujarati films including Kevi Rite Jaish (2012), Aapne to Dhirubhai (2014), Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish (2016), Passport (2016), Kookh (2016), Vitamin She (2017), Montu Ni Bittu (2019), Short Circuit (2019), and National Film Award winning film Hellaro (2019). [1] [2] For Hellaro , he won GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award in two categories: Best Music Director and Best Background Score. [3]

He has composed background score for several plays which include Priya Pappa have To, Aakhar Ni Aatmakatha, Khelando, Koi Pan Ek Phoolnu Naam Bolo To, Samudramanthan and Dhaad. He has composed over 200 poems of various Gujarati poets including Narmad, Umashankar Joshi, Ardeshar Khabardar, Mareez, Jayant Pathak, Mukul Choksi, and Saumya Joshi. [1] [3]

Filmography

As music director: [1] [2]

Albums

The albums he has released include: [1]

Accolades

AwardsCategoryFilmYearRef.
12th Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage AwardsBest Music Director Kevi Rite Jaish 2012 [4] [1]
GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film AwardBest Background Music Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish 2016 [5]
19th Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage AwardsBest Music Director Montu Ni Bittu 2019 [6]
GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film AwardBest Music DirectorMontu Ni Bittu2019 [7] [8]
Gujarat State Film AwardsBest Music Director Hellaro 2019 [9]

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