Atul Gogavale is a famous Indian singer, music director and music composer. Atul and his brother Ajay are one of the famous music director duos in India.
Wiki/Biography
Atul was born on Wednesday, September 11, 1974 (46 years old in 2020) in Alandi, Pune, Maharashtra. His star sign is Virgo. His father had a transferable job, so he had to live in different villages and study in different schools, and later, he graduated from Pune.
Atul Gogavale’s childhood photo
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 6″
Eye color: Black
Hair color: Black
Family and caste
He was born into a Hindu family in Maharashtra.
Parents and siblings
His father, Ashok Gogavale, was a tax department official. He has a younger brother, Ajay Gogavale, who is a famous Indian music director, music composer and singer.
Atul Gogavale with his brother and mother
Atul Gogavale’s childhood photo
Relationships, Wife and Children
He is married to Poonam Gogavale.
Profession
Atul and his brother Ajay moved to Mumbai from their hometown of Pune to pursue a career in music. Soon they received offers to compose music for an international non-film music album, ‘Vishwavinayaka’. Initially they composed music for various commercial jingles and advertisements. Atul and Ajay have composed music for films in various languages including Hindi, Marathi, Kannada and Telugu. The brothers shot to fame as music composers with the Hindi film ‘Gayab’ (2004). Later, they composed music for films like Viruddh… Family Comes First (2005), Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad (2009), Singham (2011), Agneepath (2012), Bol Bachchan (2012), Lai Bhaari (2014), PK (2014), Sairat (2016), Dhadak (2018), Tanhaji (2020) and Chatrapati Shivaji (2021).
Atul Gogavale and Ajay performing live
Besides composing music for films, they have composed music for many albums including Vishwavinayak (2001), Shri Ram Mantra (2002), Bedhund (2003) and Vishwatma (2006). Atul and Ajay have composed background music for many television serials including Zee Gaurav Geet, Mahabharat (2013), Sony Entertainment Television, a Make in India presentation used by the Prime Minister’s Office to foreign representatives, Sony Marathi theme song and Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 theme song (2019).
In 2016, Atul and Ajay made their debut as producers with the Marathi film Jaundya Na Balasaheb.
Atul Gogavale Live Performance
Awards and Honors
- 2003: Alpha Gaurav (later Zee Gaurav) – Best Music Director for the play Sahi Re Sahi
- 2004–05: Maharashtra Times Sangman Award – Best Music Director for the film Savarkheed: Ek Gaon
- 2004–05: Maharashtra Rajya Natya Vyavsayik Spardha – Best Music Director for a Play Lochya Zala Re
- 2010: National Film Award – Best Music Director for the film Jogwa
- 2010: 47th National Film Award – Best Music Director for the film “Natarang”
- 2011: Marathi International Film and Theatre Award – Best Music Director for the film Natarang
Note: He has won many more honors.
Atul Gogavale and Ajay received awards
Facts/Trivia
- Atul and Ajay developed an interest in performing while in school. When Atul was in fourth grade and Ajay was in second grade, both brothers composed music for the school poem. After that, they started participating in various extracurricular activities.
- Ajay and Atul’s families were not financially well-off, so they could not afford expensive musical instruments to practice. In an interview, they shared that during their childhood, they used to make friends with boys who had musical instruments; so that they could learn from them how to play different instruments.
- Ajay and Atul do not have any professional musical training. They performed in local bands and at various local events during their school and college years.
- Atul shared in an interview that once his father gifted him and his brother Ajay a musical keyboard. He shared at the time that his father said,
You didn’t get any toys as a kid, and now this is your toy.”
- In 2015, Ajay and Atul were included in the Forbes India Celebrity 100 list, ranking 82nd.
- Atul and Ajay were the first Indian music directors to record music for the Marathi film Sairat (2016) at Sony Scoring Studios in Hollywood.
- Atul loves reading and whenever he has free time he enjoys horse riding.
- He likes motorcycles and owns a Kawasaki Z1000 and an SUV.
Atul Gogavale’s Car
Atul Gogavale riding his motorcycle
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