Amit Trivedi is an Indian film score composer, lyricist, singer and music director. He is recognized for his music composition in the film Dev. Many hits. Punjab (2016). “
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Amit Trivedi was born on 8 April 1979 in Bandra, Mumbai (age 44 in 2023). His zodiac sign is Aries. His hometown is Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He graduated from Rizvi College, Mumbai. Amit is fascinated by electronic instruments, which is how he got interested in music. He started composing music at the age of 19-20.
appearance
Height: 5′7″
Weight: 65kg
Body Measurements: Chest 38″, Waist 32″, Biceps 12″
Eye color: black
Hair color: black
family, caste and wife
Amit Trivedi was born in a Gujarati family. His parents worked for a company that made cameras and bags.
Amit Trivedi and his mother
He has two sisters, Bhairavi Bhatt Desai (Director of Jet Airways and Siroya Center) and Namrata Vyas. He is married to Krutee Desai Trivedi, executive assistant and administrator of Pepperfry.com. The couple had a son named Yaman.
Amit Trivedi with wife Krutee and son Yaman
Profession
Amit Trivedi joined a band called ‘Om’ during his college years which performed at local gigs, small gigs and live shows. Times Music noticed them and decided to release their album. However, the album was not that successful commercially. Amit then started his career as a music composer, composing music for theatres, television shows, dandiya shows, live performances and orchestras etc. He has also composed songs for brands like “McDonald’s” and “Airtel” for a short period of time. He then composed music for non-film albums. He composed music for some tracks in Abhijeet Sawant’s Junoon and a song from Prashant Tamang’s debut album.
His debut in Bollywood was in the film Aamir (2008).
He gained recognition in 2008 after composing the music for the film “Dev.D”.
dispute
- Amit was accused of plagiarizing the background score of the film Lootera (2013), which was heavily inspired by the background score of the Hollywood film One Day (2011).
- There is yet another plagiarism controversy surrounding Amit Trivedi. It is alleged that his song “Nazdeekiyaan” in the film “Shaandaar (2015)” was copied from Coldplay’s 2014 song “Oceans”. But Amit claimed it was a complete coincidence and swore he had never plagiarized.
Awards
- In 2010, the movie “Dev.D” won the National Award for Best Music Director
Amit Trivedi wins National Award
Film Audience Award
- 2010 Best Background Score for the Movie “Dev.D”
- In 2010, he won the RD Burman New Music Talent Award for the movie “Dev.D”
- 2011 Best Background Score for the Movie “Udaan”
- Best background score for the movie “The Queen” in 2015
- Best Original Score (Series) – Web Series “Jubilee” won the Filmfare OTT Awards for Composer on November 26, 2023
favorite thing
fact
- Amit Trivedi didn’t do well academically and didn’t like “history” at all. At one point, he was even kicked out of history class for an entire year.
- Singer Shilpa Rao introduced Amit to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who was looking for new talent for his film Dev.D.
- Due to some reasons, Dev.D’s release was delayed, making Aamir his first debut album.
- He goes to different places before composing the “right” music for any film. Amit says he draws inspiration from various places.
- Amit doesn’t like taking on more than two projects in a year.
- He doesn’t like to stay in the spotlight.
- He usually sings for his own productions, but he also lent his voice to the song “Teri Keh Ke Lunga” in the film Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).
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