Amitabh Bhattacharya

Amitabh Bhattacharya is an Indian lyricist and playback singer of Bengali origin from Uttar Pradesh who works in Bollywood films. He shot to fame with the film Dev.D with the song "Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under the name "Band Master Rangeela And Rasila". He also lent his voice to this song with Amit Trivedi.[1] He has been continuously writing lyrics for a variety of Bollywood movies since then and has also sung a few of them. Bhattacharya has also maintained a close association with Amit Trivedi since their first film Aamir. He has written the lyrics or sang for most of the film albums composed by the latter. His lyrics have been variously described as "frillfree"[2] and "smartly worded".[3]

Amitabh Bhattacharya
Born (1976-11-16) 16 November 1976
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationSpring Dale College, Lucknow
OccupationLyricist, singer
Known forwriting bollywood songs

A National Award-winning lyricist, he has won the National Award for the song "Agar Zindagi" from the film I Am. He won his first Filmfare award for the song "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" in 2012.[4] In his song-writing career he has won highest number of awards, precisely 9, for the song "Channa Mereya" to date.

Notable works

He has been acclaimed for writing "good lyrics" and poetry.

Some of his written songs are "Channa Mereya","Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", "Bulleya", "Kabira", "Balam Pichkari", "Badtameez Dil", "Mast Magan", "Raabta", "Zehnaseeb", "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin", "Naina", "Manja", "Janam Janam" , "Zinda Hoon", "Gerua", "Zaalima", "Sapna Jahan", "Sweetheart", "Namo Namo" "Ghar More Pardesiya", "First Class", "Kalank Title Track" etc.[5]

Early life and struggles

He completed his schooling from Spring Dale College, Indira Nagar, Lucknow in 1995 and completed his Graduation from Lucknow University in 1999 before venturing out to Mumbai for becoming a singer.

In a prolific interview given to the "Times of India" in 2013, Bhattacharya said that he migrated to Mumbai from Lucknow harbouring dreams of becoming a singer fourteen years ago (1999). He stood in the long queues in front of music composers' office and gave them demo "Audio Cassettes" to listen to him. But it didn't bear any fruit.

He went up to music composer & director Pritam Chakraborty. It was Pritam who gave him work and allowed him to assist.

During his struggling days, he started writing lyrics for Advertisement jingles to lower his frustration of not getting work. He learned the art of song-writing during those struggling days.

In the year 2004, when his friend Amartya Rahut introduced him to music composer Amit Trivedi, Trivedi and Rahut, who often composed music for television channels, took Bhattacharya as a dummy singer to give presentations of his music. Trivedi also urged him to write rough lyrics. While writing lyrics, Bhattacharya discovered that he had an innate talent of giving words to tunes. Over the years, Trivedi and Bhattacharya became good friends.[6]

His major breakthrough came when Trivedi was working upon the music of Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D, Trivedi insisted Bhattacharya to write rough lyrics. Bhattacharya wrote the lyrics for the songs of Dev.D, and most of its major songs became a hit, thus nearly ending 8 years of his struggle for recognition.[4]

Filmography

As lyricist

YearFilmComposerNotes
2008AamirAmit Trivedi
2009Acid FactoryShamir Tandon – Manasi Scott – Gourov Dasgupta – Bappi LahiriRanjit Barot
99Ashutosh Pathak and Shamir Tandon
Dev DAmit Trivedi
2010Chance Pe DanceAdnan SamiOne Song
HousefullShankar-Ehsaan-LoyTwo Songs
UdaanAmit Trivedi
Once Upon A Time in MumbaaiPritamOne Song
Anjaana AnjaaniVishal-ShekharOne Song
Band Baaja BaaraatSalim-Sulaiman
2011No One Killed JessicaAmit Trivedi
Thank YouPritamTwo Songs
I AmAmit TrivediNational Award: Best Lyrics
Luv Ka The EndRam Sampath
ReadyPritamOne Song
Delhi BellyRam SampathThree Songs
Chillar PartyAmit TrivediOne Song
Always Kabhi KabhiPritam
My Friend PintoAjay-Atul
AazaanSalim-Sulaiman
Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl
Pappu Can't Dance SaalaMalhar
2012AgneepathAjay-Atulwon IIFA Award for Best Lyrics & Nominated for 58th Filmfare Awards
Ek Main aur Ekk TuAmit Trivedi
Agent VinodPritam
Ferrari Ki SawaariTwo Songs
CocktailOne song
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal PadiJeet Ganguly
Barfi!PritamOne song
HeroineSalim-Sulaiman
AiyyaaAmit Trivedi
2013Bombay TalkiesAmit TrivediThree Songs
Go Goa GoneSachin-JigarTwo songs
Yeh Jawaani Hai DeewaniPritam
GhanchakkarAmit Trivedi
Lootera
Chennai ExpressVishal-Shekhar
Rabba Main Kya KaroonSalim-SulaimanThree Songs
Phata Poster Nikla HeroPritamTwo Songs
Dhoom 3One Song
2014Mr Joe B. CarvalhoAmartya Rahut
YaariyanPritam
Hasee Toh PhaseeVishal-Shekhar
Shaadi Ke Side EffectsPritam
Darr @ the MallShankar-Ehsaan-Loy
One By Two
2 States
Lekar Hum Deewana DilA. R. Rahman
2015Bombay VelvetAmit Trivedi
Bajrangi BhaijaanPritamOne song
BrothersAjay-AtulAll songs
PhantomPritam
ShaandaarAmit Trivedi
DilwalePritam
2016Ghayal Once AgainShankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Te3nClinton CerejoAll songs
Banjo_(2016_film)Vishal-Shekhar
Ae Dil Hai MushkilPritamAll songs (Won 12 Awards including 62nd Filmfare Awards & Zee Cine Awards)
Kahaani 2Clinton CerejoThree songs
DangalPritamAll songs
2017RaeesJAM8One song[7](won Zee Cine Awards)
PoornaSalim–SulaimanAll songs
RaabtaPritam, JAM8Four songs (Two with Irshad Kamil)
TubelightPritamFive songs
Jagga JasoosFive songs (won 63rd Filmfare Awards)
2018BlackmailAmit TrivediFour songs (One with Divine & Daval Parab)
DhadakAjay-AtulAll songs
Thugs of Hindostan
KedarnathAmit Trivedi
2019 Milan TalkiesRana Mazumder
KalankPritam
India's Most WantedAmit Trivedi
Super 30Ajay-Atul
Mission MangalAmit TrivediTwo Songs
ChhichhorePritam All songs
The Zoya FactorShankar-Ehsaan-Loy
2020 83 Pritam
Brahmastra
Dil BecharaA.R.Rahman
Bunty Aur Babli 2Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy

As playback singer

YearFilmComposerSongDirector/producer
2008Aamir Amit TrivediEk Lau, Ha Raham
2009Wake Up SidIktaraAyan Mukerji
Dev DAmit TrivediEmotional AtyacharAnurag Kashyap
2010Band Baaja BaaraatSalim-SulaimanMitra
Udaan Amit TrivediGeet, Aazadiyan
Admissions OpenDariya Ubale, Aasman Ke Paar
HousefullShankar-Ehsaan-LoyLoser
Fast ForwardAankhon ki Baat
2011No One Killed JessicaAmit TrivediDua
2012Agent VinodPritamPyaar ki Pungi
Aiyyaa Amit TrivediWhat to doAnurag Kashyap Production
2013LooteraAnkahee, Manmarziyan, Shikayatein, Monta RePhantom Films Production
Chennai ExpressVishal-ShekharTera Rasta Chhodun NaRed Chillies
20142 StatesShankar-Ehsaan-LoyOffoDharma Productions
Happy EndingSachin-JigarPaaji Tussi Such a Pussy CatIlluminati Films
2015Bhale Manchi RojuSunny M.R.Vaareva Ore Maccha (Telugu)70MM entertainments
2019ChhichhorePritamFikar NotNadiadwala Grandson Entertainment
2020Jai Mummy DiAmartya Bobo RahutManney Ignore Kar RahiLuv Films, T-Series

Film producer

Awards

Award Category Award Details
58th Filmfare AwardsBest LyricistSong: "Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin"
GiMA AwardsLyricist of the Year
14th IIFA AwardsBest Lyricist
5th Mirchi Music AwardsAlbum of The YearFilm: Agneepath
59th National Film AwardsBest LyricsSong: "Agar Zindagi"
7th Mirchi Music AwardsAlbum of The YearFilm: 2 States
RMIM Puruskaar 2016[8]Lyricist of the YearFilms:
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
Dangal
Te3n
Banjo
2016 Screen AwardsBest LyricistSong: "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"
2017 SpotBoyE AwardsBest LyricistSong: "Bulleya"
9th Mirchi Music AwardsCritics' Choice Lyricist of the YearSong: "Channa Mereya"
Critics' Choice Song of the Year
News 18 Movie AwardsBest Lyrics
Zee Cine AwardsSong of the Year
62nd Filmfare AwardsBest Lyricist
2016 Sansui Colors Stardust AwardsBest Lyricist
18th IIFA AwardsBest Lyricist
MT20Jubilee AwardsPlatinum Disc
63rd Filmfare AwardsBest LyricistSong: "Ullu Ka Patha"
Zee Cine AwardsBest LyricistSong: "Zaalima"
10th Mirchi Music AwardsListeners' Choice Album of the YearFilm: Jagga Jasoos

References

  1. "For eight years, I was a nobody: Amitabh Bhattacharya". The Times of India.
  2. Pillai, Pooja (9 July 2010). "A new hope". Express. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. Abraham, Letty Mariam (19 May 2011). "'DK Bose' writer Amitabh: bard of the absurd?". IBN. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  4. "For Eight years I was a no body". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  5. "Amitabh Bhattacharya lyrics". Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  6. Parul Khanna Tiwari, Hindustan Times (4 February 2012). "Amitabh Bhattacharya the reluctant lyricist". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  7. "SRK-Mahira's Romantic Song 'Zaalima' From Raees Might Just Be 2017's First Love Anthem!". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. "RMIM Puruskaar 2016". awards.giitaayan.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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