Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara

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Sanchit Balhara
Ankit Balhara
OccupationsComposer

Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara are an Indian film score composer duo. Sanchit Balhara started his career as a solo composer and became best known for composing the score of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 epic historical romance film, Bajirao Mastani . [1] [2] Sanchit's elder brother, Ankit Balhara, joined him in 2018, and the duo have been composing together since Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi .

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The brothers born in Rohtak, Haryana, India into a family with a music/film background. Their father Bhal Singh Balhara, is a singer, actor and filmmaker in the Haryanvi film industry. His mother Mukta Chaudhary, is a national level athlete.

Sanchit studied classical music in London. He got his big break as a film score composer with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. His work in Bajirao Mastani was highly appreciated throughout the industry and also won him awards including IIFA, Music Mirchi, GIMA and Zee cine awards.

Education

Sanchit completed a Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma at Point Blank Music School in 2011. [3]

As Background Score Composers

YearFilmLanguageNotesRef.
2012 Tera Mera Vaada HaryanviComposed by Sanchit Balhara [4]
2015 Bajirao Mastani Hindi
2018 Padmaavat [5]
Loveyatri
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
Kalank
Mamangam Malayalam [6]
Malaal Hindi
War
2020 Panga
Khaali Peeli
2021 Radhe
2022 Gangubai Kathiawadi
Radhe Shyam Bilingual film
Telugu score composed by S. Thaman
Jayeshbhai Jordaar Also composed "Nanki's Theme" from the soundtrack
Samrat Prithviraj [7]
2023 Pathaan
Adipurush
2024 Fighter
Maharaj
Yudhra
Emergency

Awards and nominations

YearFilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016
Bajirao Mastani International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Background Score Won [8]
Global Indian Music Academy Awards Best Background Score Won [9]
Mirchi Music Awards Background Score of the YearWon [10]
Zee Cine Awards Best Background Score Won [11]
2019 Padmaavat Mirchi Music Awards Background Score of the YearWon

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