Amit Trivedi (born 8 April, 1979) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, and musician, who works primarily for Indian cinema. After working as a theatre and jingle composer, as well as composing for non-film albums, he made his debut as a film composer in the 2008 Hindi film Aamir. He gained prominence with his soundtrack for the Hindi film Dev.D (2009).
He began composing film music when his friend and playback singer, Shilpa Rao, recommended him to Anurag Kashyap, who was in search of a new composer with a distinct vision for his next film. After meeting Trivedi, Kashyap offered him the chance to compose the soundtrack to Dev.D. Although it was scheduled to be his debut, Dev.D ran into production delays and was shelved for some time.
Upon Kashyap's recommendation, Trivedi was brought in for Raj Kumar Gupta's directorial venture Aamir. Trivedi and Gupta worked on aligning the soundtrack with the film narrative, which garnered critical recognition.
By the end of 2008, Dev.D was released. The soundtrack, released in December, consisted of 18 tracks of different genres. Trivedi dubbed the soundtrack the "baap (father) of different genres." He sang five songs on the soundtrack and wrote the lyrics for one ("Aankh Micholi"). He garnered popularity with the unusual music of Dev.D, which produced many chartbusters, including "Emosanal Attyachar", "Saali Khushi", "Pardesi", "Nayan Tarse", and many more. He was awarded both the Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent and the Best Background Score at the 55th Filmfare Awards, in addition to his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, before receiving the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, the highest recognition for Indian composers. Trivedi wrote the film score for Wake Up Sid (2009), and one of his compositions, "Iktara", was also included in the soundtrack. In 2009, Anshu Sharma offered Trivedi the opportunity to compose the team anthem "Game for More" for Royal Challengers Bangalore, a team owned by liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Between scoring for films, Trivedi wrote the title track for the reality show Big Switch aired on Bindass. He also provided the music and background score for the ensemble romantic comedy-drama Aisha (2010), providing vocals for two songs, "Suno Aisha" and "Sham". He composed the songs and score for Ishaqzaade (2012) and Lootera (2013), which earned him his second and third nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director, and the soundtrack for Vikas Bahl's highly acclaimed Queen (2014), which earned him his fourth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
He earned three consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for his diverse compositions in Udta Punjab (2016), Secret Superstar (2017), and Manmarziyaan (2018).
He won Best Song for "Naina Da Kya Kasoor" at the News18 Reel Movie Awards from Andhadhun (2018). He also sang "Laila Laila" for the film. In 2019, Power Brands honored him with the Best Music Director of the Year award for Andhadhun at the Bollywood Film Journalists Awards (BFJA).
Trivedi again earned two consecutive nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for his compositions in Haseen Dillruba (2021) and Uunchai (2022).
Trivedi composed the official anthem of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, with lyrics by Kausar Munir and vocals by Sharvi Yadav and Anand Bhaskar. The composition, identified with the Indipop genre, incorporates elements of vocal orchestra.
He has made TV appearances for various shows on MTV. Additionally, he composed the title track for the television show Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi, hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. He also composed music for the 2018 film Kedarnath, produced by RSVP Movies and Guy in The Sky Pictures.
Anthiponvettam | Malayalam | One song Malayalam Debut | |
Aamir | Hindi | Six songs | |
2009 | Dev.D | All songs | |
Wake Up Sid | Background score and three songs | ||
2010 | Striker | One song | |
Admissions Open | |||
Udaan | All songs | ||
Aisha | |||
2011 | I Am | Five songs | |
No One Killed Jessica | All songs | ||
Chillar Party | |||
Trishna | One of the composers | ||
2012 | Ishaqzaade | All songs | |
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu | |||
English Vinglish | |||
Aiyyaa | |||
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana | |||
Pehla Sitara | |||
2013 | Kai Po Che! | All songs | |
Bombay Talkies | |||
Ghanchakkar | |||
Lootera | |||
2014 | Queen | ||
2015 | Bombay Velvet | ||
Guddu Rangeela | |||
Cute & Dangerous | Turkish | Turkish debut as a guest composer | |
Highway | Marathi | Marathi debut | |
Shaandaar | Hindi | All songs | |
2016 | Fitoor | ||
Udta Punjab | |||
Dear Zindagi | |||
2017 | Qaidi Band | ||
Secret Superstar | |||
Rukh | |||
2018 | Pad Man | ||
Raid | Background score and two songs | ||
Blackmail | Four songs; collaborated for the first time with rapper Divine for the song "Badla" | ||
The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir | Three songs | ||
Bhavesh Joshi Superhero | All songs | ||
Fanney Khan | Five songs | ||
Manmarziyaan | All songs | ||
Andhadhun | Nine songs | ||
Helicopter Eela | Three songs | ||
Kedarnath | All songs | ||
2019 | India's Most Wanted | ||
Mission Mangal | Two songs | ||
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | Telugu | All songs Telugu debut | |
2020 | V | All songs Telugu film | |
Hindi | All songs Netflix film | ||
Bulbbul | Background music Netflix film | ||
2021 | Haseen Dillruba | All songs Netflix film | |
Rashmi Rocket | All songs ZEE5 film | ||
2022 | Badhaai Do | Eight songs | |
Shabaash Mithu | All songs | ||
Two songs | |||
Goodbye | All songs | ||
Doctor G | Five songs | ||
Rocket Gang | All songs | ||
Uunchai | |||
Thai Massage | One song | ||
Qala | Five songs Netflix film | ||
2023 | Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat | All songs | |
Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway | |||
Ghoomer | |||
Ganapath | One song | ||
Jubilee | All songs Amazon Prime Video web series | ||
2024 | Shaitaan | All songs | |
Tera Kya Hoga Lovely | |||
CTRL | One song Netflix film | ||
2025 | Azaad | All songs | |
Raid 2 | Song and background score | ||
Kaalidhar Laapata | All songs | ||
Aabeer Gulaal | |||
Homebound | |||
Bad Girl | Tamil | Tamil debut All songs |
+ List of Amit Trivedi playback singer credits | |
"Dol Dolre" | |
Not as a composer | |
Not as a composer | |
"Dosti" | |
Not as a composer | |
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2009 | Dev.D | Best Music Director |
2010 | Dev.D | RD Burman Award for New Music Talent | rowspan="2" | |
Best Background Score | ||||
Best Music Director | ||||
2011 | Udaan | Best Background Score | ||
Aisha | rowspan="4" | |||
2013 | Ishaqzaade | Best Music Director | ||
2014 | Lootera | |||
"Manja" – Kai Po Che! | Best Playback Singer – Male | |||
2015 | Queen | Best Background Score | ||
Best Music Director | ||||
2017 | Udta Punjab | rowspan=2 | ||
2018 | Secret Superstar | |||
2019 | Manmarziyaan | |||
2022 | Haseen Dillruba |
2018 | Manmarziyaan | Best Music Director | ||
2018 | Andhadhun - Naina Da Kya Kasoor | Best Playback Singer (Male) |
2018 | Secret Superstar | Best Music Director |
2009 | Listener's Choice Song Of The Year | Wake Up Sid | Iktara | ||
2012 | Album of the Year | Ishaqzaade | rowspan=8 | ||
2014 | Queen | ||||
Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) | "London Thumakada" | ||||
2015 | Bombay Velvet | "Dhadaam Dhadaam" | |||
Indie Pop Song of the Year | "Teriyaan Tu Jaane" | ||||
2016 | Music Composer of the Year | Udta Punjab | "Ikk Kudi" | ||
Album of the Year | Udta Punjab | ||||
2017 | Secret Superstar | ||||
RRR (Hindi) (along with the musical team of the album) | |||||
Song Of The Year | Qala | "Ghodey Pe Sawar" (along with the musical team of the song) | |||
"Shauq" (along with the musical team of the song) | |||||
Music Composer Of The Year | "Ghodey Pe Sawar" | ||||
"Shauq" | |||||
Listener's Choice - Album Of The Year | Qala (along with the whole musical team of the album) | ||||
RRR (Hindi) (along with the musical team of the album) | |||||
2009 | Wake Up Sid - Iktara | Best Film Song | ||
2011 | Udaan | Best Background Score | ||
2014 | Lootera - Monta Re | GiMA Award for Nayi Soch | ||
Lootera | Best Music Director | |||
2015 | Queen | Best Music Director | rowspan="3" | |
Queen - London Thumakda | Best Music Arranger and Programmer | |||
Best Film Song | ||||
Queen | Best Background Score |
2009 | Dev.D | Standout Performance by a Music Director | rowspan="4" | |
New Musical Sensation – Male | ||||
2010 | Aisha | Standout Performance by a Music Director | ||
New Musical Sensation – Male |
2010 | Udaan | Best Music Score |
2021 | V | Best Music Director – Telugu | ||
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