Amitabh Bhattacharya is an Indian lyricist, dubbing singer and film producer who works primarily in Bollywood. He came into the limelight for composing the lyrics for the song “Emotional Atyachar” from the Bollywood film Dev.D. He also dubbed for the song along with Amit Trivedi. He is best known for his work in the Bollywood films Dilwale (2015), Dangal (2016) and Love is Forever (2013).
Wiki/Biography
Amitabh Bhattacharya was born on Wednesday, November 16, 1977 (45 years old in 2022) in Malad, Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. His family roots are in West Bengal. Bhattacharya grew up in Lucknow. He attended Springdale College in Lucknow and later joined Lucknow University for his degree. Bhattacharya loved singing since childhood. During college, he started singing for orchestras. After graduation, Amitabh moved to Mumbai to pursue a singing career. While in Mumbai, Amitabh had to stand in long queues outside the offices of music composers to give them his demo tapes. However, he did not receive any offers. Later, music composer and director Pritam Chakraborty invited Bhattacharya to assist him in composing.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 6″
Hair color: Black
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Amitabh Bhattacharya belonged to a Bengali Brahmin family.
Parents and siblings
Amitabh’s father is a retired civil servant and his mother is a housewife. Amitabh also has a younger sister.
Profession
Amitabh Bhattacharya started his career in 2000 as an assistant to music composer and director Pritam Chakraborty. He worked under Chakraborty for about two years and then started composing jingles for television commercials. During the hard days, Amitabh learnt the art of songwriting. In 2014, Amitabh’s friend Amartya Rahut introduced him to music composer Amit Trivedi. Amit took Amitabh on as a fake singer to present his music to film directors. Slowly, Trivedi encouraged Bhattacharya to write rough lyrics for his tunes. Amitabh loved writing lyrics for tunes, so he started writing lyrics for songs.
Amitabh Bhattacharya during the performance
In 2008, Amitabh made his debut as a lyricist and voice-over singer with the songs “Ek Lau” and “Ha Raham” from the film Aamir. His breakthrough came when Amit Trivedi composed the music for the film Dev.D. Amit asked Amitabh to write some rough lyrics for the tune. Bhattacharya wrote the lyrics, which were selected for the film. Most of the songs were a hit and earned Amitabh recognition.
Bhattacharya subsequently went on to write lyrics for many popular films, including “Housefull,” “No One Killed Jessica,” “Delhi Belly,” “Ladies V/S Ricky Bahl,” “Agneepath,” and “Luthra.” As a lyricist, he has composed many hit songs like “Channa Mereya,” “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil,” “Bulleya,” “Kabira,” “Balam Pichkari,” “Badtameez Dil,” “Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin,” “Naina,” “Zinda Hoon,” and “Ghar More Pardesiya.”
Amitabh Bhattacharya is writing lyrics
He made his debut as a filmmaker with the film Cinema in 2005. Bhattacharya has also performed in many national and international concerts.
Amitabh Bhattacharya taking part in a stage performance in Delhi
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song “Agar Zindagi” from the film I Am (2012)
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for the song “Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin” from the film Agneepath (2012)
- GiMA Award for Lyricist of the Year for the song “Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin” from the film Agneepath (2012)
- IIFA Award for Best Lyricist for the song “Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin” from the film Agneepath (2013)
- The film Agneepath won the Mirchi Music Award for Album of the Year (2013)
- The film 2 States (2015) won the Mirchi Music Award for Album of the Year
- RMIM Puruskaar Award for Lyricist of the Year for the films Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Dangal and Teen (2016)
- Screen Award for Best Lyricist for the song “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” from the film “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” (2016)
Amitabh Bhattacharya Winner
- Mirchi Music Award for Critic’s Choice Lyricist of the Year for the song “Channa Mereya” from the film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2017)
- Mirchi Music Award for Critic’s Choice Song of the Year for the song “Channa Mereya” from the film “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” (2017)
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for the song “Channa Mereya” from the film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2017)
- IIFA Best Lyricist Award for the song “Channa Mereya” from the film “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” (2017)
- Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist for the song “Ullu Ka Patha” from the film “Jagga Jasoos” (2018)
- The film Jagga Jasoos won the Mirchi Music Award for Listeners’ Choice Album of the Year (2018)
- The song “Kesariya” from the 2023 film Brahmāstra: Part I – Shiva won the Filmfare Best Lyrics Award
- On January 28, 2024, he won the Best Lyricist Award at the 69th Filmfare Awards for the song “Tere Vaaste” from the movie “Zara Hatke Zara Bachke”
Amitabh Bhattacharya wins 69th Filmfare Award
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Facts/Trivia
- His hobbies include reading, writing and listening to music.
- He was often spotted smoking.
- In his initial days in Bollywood, Amitabh worked under the pen name Indraneel.
- Amitabh revealed in an interview that he prefers writing lyrics rather than composing music. According to him, this makes his brain work 10 times faster.
- Bhattacharya is close to singer-music director Amit Trivedi.
Amitabh Bhattacharya and Amit Trivedi
- Bhattacharya’s fastest song is “Emotional Atyachaar” from the film “Dev.D”
- Amitabh has worked with many popular music composers like Pritam Chakraborty, Amit Trivedi, Salim Sulaiman, Shankar Ishaan Roy, Vishal Shekhar, Ajay Atul and AR Rahman.
- Throughout his career, Bhattacharya has won the most awards, nine in total, for the song “Channa Mereya” (till 2020).
- Critics often describe his lyrics as “unpretentious” and “cleverly phrased”.
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