Parineeta is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1914 Bengali novella of the same name. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, it was based on a screenplay by the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, and Vidya Balan in lead roles, with Raima Sen, Sabyasachi Chakrabarty and Dia Mirza in supporting roles. The film has several notable allusions to Indian literature and cinema.
Khoya Khoya Chand, is an Indian Hindi film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles. The film captures the lifestyle of celebrities with aplomb with the 1950s film industry as its backdrop.
Shantanu Moitra is an Indian pianist, score composer and musician who has composed songs for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his scores in the films Parineeta (2005), Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) and 3 Idiots (2009), and private albums, Mann ke Manjeere and Ab ke Saawan sung by Shubha Mudgal. In 2014, he received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Na Bangaaru Talli.
Hamsika Iyer is an Indian singer based in Mumbai. She is a regular voice with ad world jingles and Marathi tele-serials, and has sung songs in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Bengali movies.
Phir Kabhi is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by V. K. Prakash and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Pradeep Guha under their banners UTV Motion Pictures and Culture Company Pvt.Ltd. The film stars Mithun Chakraborty, Dimple Kapadia and Rati Agnihotri. The film was released direct-to-video and on DTH services on 22 September 2009.
Well Done Abba is a 2010 Indian political satire Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal, starring Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba and Sameer Dattani in pivotal roles. It is the remake of the 2007 Marathi film, Jau Tithe Khau. It was based on three short stories: Narsaiyyan Ki Bavdi by Jeelani Bano, Phulwa Ka Pul by Sanjeev and Still Waters by Jayant Kripalani. The screenplay was written by Jayant Kripalani and Ashok Mishra, who also wrote the dialogues. It won the 2009 National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues.
Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar 2 is an Indian reality show which is running on STAR Plus. It is in its 2nd season. Its 1st season premiered on 11 April 2008 and ended on 12 July 2008 now it has again started from 31 March 2012 and its finale was on 24 June 2012 Irfan won the title of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2, Sreeram took the 2nd place while Akanksha took the 3rd place
Paanch Adhyay is a 2012 Bengali romantic drama set in Kolkata. The film marks the Bengali language debut for Bollywood actress Dia Mirza. The film is written and directed by Pratim D. Gupta, the resident film critic of The Telegraph newspaper in Kolkata and produced by Kaustuv Roy. The music of the film has been scored by Shantanu Moitra. Besides a successful six-week run in Bengal, Paanch Adhyay was selected as the Centerpiece Premiere at the South Asian International Film Festival in New York and in the New Voice in Indian Cinema section at the Mumbai Film Festival. Paanch Adhyay also won the Best Film Award at the prestigious Kalakar Awards.
"Chaar Kadam" is a Hindi song from the 2014 Hindi film, PK. Composed by Shantanu Moitra, the song is sung by Shaan and Shreya Ghoshal, with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire. The music video of the track features actors Sushant Singh Rajput and Anushka Sharma. The music is inspired from Ian Hughes - Valse Parisienne. The music is also inspired by Tchaikovsky - Waltz from Sleeping Beauty Op. 66.
"Nanga Punga Dost" is a Hindi song from the 2014 Hindi film PK. Composed by Shantanu Moitra, the song is sung by Shreya Ghoshal, with lyrics penned by Swanand Kirkire. The music video features actors Aamir Khan and Anushka Sharma.
The GiMA Best Lyricist is given by Global Indian Music Academy as a part of its annual Global Indian Music Academy Awards.
Por Bazaar is a 2014 Marathi language thriller film which is produced by video Palace and directed by Manva Naik. It stars Sai Tamhankar, Swarangi Marathe, Satya Manjrekar, Anurag Worlikar, Dharmaj Joshi, Sakheel Parchure, and Ankush Chaudhari in negative role. Swapnil Joshi and Farhan Akhtar does a cameo in the film.
October is the soundtrack album to the 2018 Bollywood film of the same name (October), directed by Shoojit Sircar. The album was composed by Shantanu Moitra, Anupam Roy, and Abhishek Arora and features playback singers such as Armaan Malik, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Sunidhi Chauhan and Monali Thakur. It was released on 28 March 2018 by Zee Music Company. The album consists of 5 tracks whose lyrics are penned by Swanand Kirkire, Tanveer Ghazi, and Abhiruchi Chand.
Chumbak is a 2018 Indian Marathi-language slice of life drama film directed by Sandeep Modi, produced by Aruna Bhatia, Naren Kumar and Cape of Good Films and stars a renowned lyricist Swanand Kirkire in the lead role. It had its world premiere on 13 October 2017 in MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival.
Ghoomketu is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by Pushpendra Nath Misra. The film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ragini Khanna, Anurag Kashyap, Ila Arun, Raghuvir Yadav and Brijendra Kala in the main lead roles while also featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha and Chitrangada Singh in cameo appearances. The film was produced under two production banners Phantom Films and Sony Pictures Networks Productions, acquired by ZEE5. The plot based on an aspiring novice writer from a small town who runs away to Mumbai to achieve his dreams. The film was streamed via ZEE5 platform on 22 May 2020 instead of theatrical release due to COVID-19 pandemic in India.
3 Idiots is the soundtrack to the 2009 Indian Hindi-language film of the same name written and directed by Rajkumar Hirani and co-written by Abhijat Joshi. The soundtrack featured five original songs and two remixes composed and produced by Shantanu Moitra and lyrics written by Swanand Kirkire.
Lost is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury and produced by Zee Studios along with Namah Pictures. The film stars Yami Gautam, Pankaj Kapur, Rahul Khanna, Neil Bhoopalam, Pia Bajpiee. The film was released on 16 February 2023, on ZEE5. The film had its world premiere at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival on 22 September 2022. It had its Asian premiere at the 53rd International Film Festival of India, Goa.
Madhubanti Bagchi is an Indian singer and composer musician. A disciple of the Agra Gharana, her repertoire includes the genres of Indian classical, pop and playback singing.
12th Fail is the soundtrack album to the 2023 film of the same name directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Featuring musical score and soundtrack composed by Shantanu Moitra and lyrics written by Swanand Kirkire and Raftaar, the album was released under the Saregama label on 6 November 2023.
Wazir (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2016 film of the same name directed by Bejoy Nambiar and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra under Vinod Chopra Films. The album feaures seven songs composed by an assortment of musicians: Shantanu Moitra, Ankit Tiwari, Advaita, Prashant Pillai, Rochak Kohli and Gaurav Godkhindi. Lyrics for the songs were written by Chopra, Manoj Muntashir, Swanand Kirkire, A. M. Turaz, Abhijeet Deshpande, Gurpreet Saini and Deepak Ramola. The album was released under the T-Series label on 18 December 2015 to positive response from critics.
