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Shantanu Moitra
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| Born | 22 January 1968 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, Composer |
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| Years active | Since 1995-present |
Shantanu Moitra (born 22 January 1968) is a talented Indian pianist, composer, and musician. He creates music for the Hindi film industry, also known as Bollywood. He is famous for his music in movies like Parineeta (2005), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), and 3 Idiots (2009). He also composed music for popular albums such as Mann ke Manjeere. In 2014, he won a big award, the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, for his background music in the film Na Bangaaru Talli.
Early life and education
Shantanu was born in Lucknow, India. His family loved music. When he was very young, he moved to Delhi with his family.
He went to Springdales School in Delhi. There, he was the leader and singer of a band. In 1982, his band put on the school's first rock show! Shantanu once said that getting an award for music at school made him feel very confident.
He also learned music from Sushmit Bose, a folk singer who sometimes visited his school. Later, Shantanu studied at Deshbandhu College in Delhi University. He earned a degree in Economics.
Career
Shantanu Moitra started his career working at an advertising agency. Music was just a hobby for him then. One day, he got a chance to compose music for an advertisement. It was for a chips brand, and the jingle "Bole mere lips. I love Uncle Chipps" became very popular! After that, he composed many more jingles for different brands.
This led him to create music for "Indipop" albums. These were popular music albums that were not from movies. Some of his hit albums include Ab ke Saawan and Mann ke Manjeere.
In 2002, Shantanu moved to Mumbai to work on his first movie, Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi. He teamed up with lyricist Swanand Kirkire. He got his big break in Bollywood with the movie Parineeta (2005). The producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, heard one of Shantanu's songs and loved it.
Shantanu became very well-known after Parineeta. His music was praised by many. He was even nominated for a Filmfare Best Music Director Award. He also won the Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent that same year. Later, he composed music for his first Bengali film, Antaheen, in 2009.
Besides composing, Shantanu was also a judge on the music TV show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla for two seasons. He also wrote a book in Bengali called Ferari Mon - Memories by Santanu Moitra.
In 2016, Shantanu went on an amazing 100-day journey across the Himalayas with Dhritiman Mukherjee. This adventure was filmed and shared online as "100 days in Himalayas."
Music and Awards
Shantanu Moitra has composed music for many films and albums. He has also sung songs and created background scores for movies. A background score is the music played during a movie to set the mood, like during exciting or sad scenes.
Some of the famous movies he has composed music for include:
- Parineeta (2005)
- Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
- 3 Idiots (2009)
- Madras Cafe (2013)
- PK (2014)
- Pink (2016)
- Sardar Udham (2021)
- 12th Fail (2023)
He has won several important awards for his music:
- National Film Awards: He won the award for Best Background Score for the film Na Bangaaru Talli in 2013.
- Filmfare Awards: He received the RD Burman Award for New Music Talent for Parineeta in 2006. He also won for Best Background Score for Sardar Udham in 2022.
- Filmfare Awards Bangla: He won Best Music Director for Bengali films like Projapoti Biskut (2018) and Prem Tame (2022).
- Mirchi Music Awards: He won for Background Score of the Year for Madras Cafe in 2013.
Shantanu Moitra continues to create beautiful music that touches many hearts.
