Amitabh Bhattacharya
Amitabh Bhattacharya is an Indian
lyricist and playback singer of Bengali origin from Uttar Pradesh who works in
Bollywood films. He shot to fame with the film Dev.D with the song
"Emotional Atyachar" turning an instant hit. He sang this song under
the name "Band Master Rangeela And Rasila". He also lent his voice to
this song with Amit Trivedi. He has been continuously writing lyrics for a
variety of Bollywood movies since then and has also sung a few of them.
Bhattacharya has also maintained a close association with Amit Trivedi since
their first film Aamir. He has written the lyrics or sang for most of the film
albums composed by the latter. His lyrics have been variously described as
"frillfree" and "smartly worded".
A National Award-winning lyricist, he has
won the National Award for the song "Agar Zindagi" from the film I
Am. He won his first Filmfare award for the song "Abhi Mujh Mein
Kahin" in 2012. In his song-writing career he has won highest number of
awards, precisely 9, for the song "Channa Mereya" to date.
Notable works
He has been acclaimed for writing "good lyrics" and poetry.
Some of his written songs are
"Channa Mereya","Ae Dil Hai Mushkil", "Bulleya",
"Kabira", "Balam Pichkari", "Badtameez Dil",
"Mast Magan", "Raabta", "Zehnaseeb", "Abhi
Mujh Mein Kahin", "Naina", "Manja", "Janam
Janam" , "Zinda Hoon", "Gerua", "Zaalima",
"Sapna Jahan", "Sweetheart", "Namo Namo"
"Ghar More Pardesiya", "First Class", "Kalank Title
Track" etc.
Early life and struggles
He completed his schooling from Spring
Dale College, Indira Nagar, Lucknow in 1995 and completed his Graduation from
Lucknow University in 1999 before venturing out to Mumbai for becoming a
singer.
In a prolific interview given to the
"Times of India" in 2013, Bhattacharya said that he migrated to
Mumbai from Lucknow harbouring dreams of becoming a singer fourteen years ago
(1999). He stood in the long queues in front of music composers' office and
gave them demo "Audio Cassettes" to listen to him. But it didn't bear
any fruit.
He went up to music composer &
director Pritam Chakraborty. It was Pritam who gave him work and allowed him to
assist.
During his struggling days, he started
writing lyrics for Advertisement jingles to lower his frustration of not getting
work. He learned the art of song-writing during those struggling days.
In the year 2004, when his friend Amartya
Rahut introduced him to music composer Amit Trivedi, Trivedi and Rahut, who
often composed music for television channels, took Bhattacharya as a dummy
singer to give presentations of his music. Trivedi also urged him to write
rough lyrics. While writing lyrics, Bhattacharya discovered that he had an
innate talent of giving words to tunes. Over the years, Trivedi and Bhattacharya
became good friends.
His major breakthrough came when Trivedi
was working upon the music of Anurag Kashyap's Dev.D, Trivedi insisted
Bhattacharya to write rough lyrics. Bhattacharya wrote the lyrics for the songs
of Dev.D, and most of its major songs became a hit, thus nearly ending 8 years
of his struggle for recognition.
Filmography
As lyricist
Sl.
No. |
Year |
Film |
Composer |
Notes |
1. |
2008 |
Aamir |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
2. |
2009 |
Acid
Factory |
Shamir
Tandon– Manasi Scott – Gourov Dasgupta – Bappi Lahiri – Ranjit Barot |
- |
3. |
99 |
Ashutosh
Pathak and Shamir Tandon |
- |
|
4. |
Dev D |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
|
5. |
2010 |
Chance Pe
Dance |
Adnan Sami |
One Song |
6. |
Housefull |
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
Two Songs |
|
7. |
Udaan |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
|
8. |
Once Upon A
Time in Mumbaai |
Pritam |
One Song |
|
9. |
Anjaana
Anjaani |
Vishal-Shekhar |
One Song |
|
10. |
Band Baaja
Baaraat |
Salim-Sulaiman |
- |
|
11. |
2011 |
No One
Killed Jessica |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
12. |
Thank You |
Pritam |
Two Songs |
|
13. |
I Am |
Amit
Trivedi |
National Award: Best Lyrics |
|
14. |
Luv Ka The
End |
Ram Sampath |
- |
|
15. |
Ready |
Pritam |
One Song |
|
16. |
Delhi Belly |
Ram Sampath |
Three Songs |
|
17. |
Chillar
Party |
Amit
Trivedi |
One Song |
|
18. |
Always
Kabhi Kabhi |
Pritam |
One Song |
|
19. |
My Friend
Pinto |
Ajay-Atul |
- |
|
20. |
Aazaan |
Salim-Sulaiman |
- |
|
21. |
Ladies V/S
Ricky Bahl |
Salim-Sulaiman |
- |
|
22. |
Pappu Can't
Dance Saala |
Malhar |
- |
|
23. |
2012 |
Agneepath |
Ajay-Atul |
won IIFA Award for Best Lyrics & Nominated for 58th
Filmfare Awards |
24. |
Ek Main aur
Ekk Tu |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
|
25. |
Agent Vinod |
Pritam |
- |
|
26. |
Ferrari Ki
Sawaari |
Two Songs |
||
27. |
Cocktail |
One song |
||
28. |
Shirin
Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi |
Jeet
Ganguly |
- |
|
29. |
Barfi! |
Pritam |
One song |
|
30. |
Heroine |
Salim-Sulaiman |
- |
|
31. |
Aiyyaa |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
|
32. |
2013 |
Bombay
Talkies |
Amit
Trivedi |
Three Songs |
33. |
Go Goa Gone |
Sachin-Jigar |
Two songs |
|
34. |
Yeh Jawaani
Hai Deewani |
Pritam |
- |
|
35. |
Ghanchakkar |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
|
36. |
Lootera |
|
||
37. |
Chennai
Express |
Vishal-Shekhar |
- |
|
38. |
Rabba Main
Kya Karoon |
Salim-Sulaiman |
Three Songs |
|
39. |
Phata
Poster Nikla Hero |
Pritam |
Two Songs |
|
40. |
Dhoom 3 |
One Song |
||
41. |
2014 |
Mr Joe B. Carvalho |
Amartya
Rahut |
One Song |
42. |
Yaariyan |
Pritam |
One Song |
|
43. |
Hasee Toh
Phasee |
Vishal-Shekhar |
- |
|
44. |
Shaadi Ke
Side Effects |
Pritam |
- |
|
45. |
Darr @ the
Mall |
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
- |
|
46. |
One By Two |
- |
||
47. |
2 States |
- |
||
48. |
Lekar Hum
Deewana Dil |
A. R.
Rahman |
- |
|
49. |
2015 |
Bombay
Velvet |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
50. |
Bajrangi
Bhaijaan |
Pritam |
One song |
|
51. |
Brothers |
Ajay-Atul |
All songs |
|
52. |
Phantom |
Pritam |
- |
|
53. |
Shaandaar |
Amit
Trivedi |
- |
|
54. |
Dilwale |
Pritam |
- |
|
55. |
2016 |
Ghayal Once
Again |
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
- |
56. |
Te3n |
Clinton
Cerejo |
All songs |
|
57. |
Banjo (2016) |
Vishal-Shekhar |
All songs |
|
58. |
Ae Dil Hai
Mushkil |
Pritam |
All songs (Won 12 Awards including 62nd Filmfare Awards
& Zee Cine Awards) |
|
59. |
Kahaani 2 |
Clinton
Cerejo |
Three songs |
|
60. |
Dangal |
Pritam |
All songs |
|
61. |
2017 |
Raees |
JAM8 |
One song(won Zee Cine Awards) |
62. |
Poorna |
Salim–Sulaiman |
All songs |
|
63. |
Raabta |
Pritam,
JAM8 |
Four songs (Two with Irshad Kamil) |
|
64. |
Tubelight |
Pritam |
Five songs |
|
65. |
Jagga
Jasoos |
Five songs (won 63rd Filmfare Awards) |
||
66. |
2018 |
Blackmail |
Amit
Trivedi |
Four songs (One with Divine & Daval
Parab) |
67. |
Dhadak |
Ajay-Atul |
All songs |
|
68. |
Thugs of
Hindostan |
All songs |
||
69. |
Kedarnath |
Amit
Trivedi |
All songs |
|
70. |
2019 |
Milan
Talkies |
Rana
Mazumder |
All songs |
71. |
Kalank |
Pritam |
All songs |
|
72. |
India's
Most Wanted |
Amit
Trivedi |
All songs |
|
73. |
Super 30 |
Ajay-Atul |
All songs |
|
74. |
Mission
Mangal |
Amit
Trivedi |
Two Songs |
|
75. |
Chhichhore |
Pritam |
All songs |
|
76. |
The Zoya
Factor |
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
All songs |
|
77. |
2020 |
83 |
Pritam |
All songs |
78. |
|
Brahmastra |
All
songs |
|
79. |
|
Dil Bechara |
A.R.Rahman |
All songs |
80. |
|
Bunty Aur
Babli 2 |
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy |
All
songs |
As playback singer
Sl.
No. |
Year |
Film |
Composer |
Song |
Director/producer |
1. |
2008 |
Aamir |
Amit
Trivedi |
Ek Lau, Ha
Raham |
- |
2. |
2009 |
Wake Up Sid |
Amit
Trivedi |
Iktara |
Ayan Mukerji |
3. |
Dev D |
Emotional
Atyachar |
Anurag Kashyap |
||
4. |
2010 |
Band Baaja
Baaraat |
Salim-Sulaiman |
Mitra |
- |
5. |
Udaan |
Amit
Trivedi |
Geet,
Aazadiyan |
- |
|
6. |
Admissions
Open |
Dariya
Ubale, Aasman Ke Paar |
- |
||
7. |
Housefull |
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
Loser |
- |
|
8. |
Fast
Forward |
- |
Aankhon ki
Baat |
|
|
9. |
2011 |
No One
Killed Jessica |
Amit
Trivedi |
Dua |
- |
10. |
2012 |
Agent Vinod |
Pritam |
Pyaar ki
Pungi |
- |
11. |
Aiyyaa |
Amit
Trivedi |
What to do |
Anurag Kashyap Production |
|
12. |
2013 |
Lootera |
Amit
Trivedi |
Ankahee,
Manmarziyan, Shikayatein, Monta Re |
Phantom Films Production |
13. |
Chennai
Express |
Vishal-Shekhar |
Tera Rasta
Chhodun Na |
Red Chillies |
|
14. |
2014 |
2 States |
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy |
Offo |
Dharma Productions |
15. |
Happy
Ending |
Sachin-Jigar |
Paaji Tussi
Such a Pussy Cat |
Illuminati Films |
|
16. |
2015 |
Bhale
Manchi Roju |
Sunny M.R. |
Vaareva Ore Maccha (Telugu) |
70MM entertainments |
17. |
2019 |
Chhichhore |
Pritam |
Fikar Not |
Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment |
18. |
2020 |
Jai Mummy
Di |
Amartya
Bobo Rahut |
Manney Ignore Kar Rahi |
Luv Films, T-Series |
Awards
Sl.
No. |
Award |
Category |
Award
Details |
1. |
58th Filmfare Awards |
Best Lyricist |
Song:
"Abhi Mujh Mein Kahin" |
2. |
GiMA Awards |
Lyricist of
the Year |
|
3. |
14th IIFA Awards |
Best
Lyricist |
|
4. |
5th Mirchi Music Awards |
Album of The Year |
Film: Agneepath |
5. |
59th
National Film Awards |
Best Lyrics |
Song: "Agar Zindagi" |
6. |
7th Mirchi Music Awards |
Album of The Year |
Film: 2 States |
7. |
RMIM
Puruskaar 2016 |
Lyricist of
the Year |
Films: Ae
Dil Hai Mushkil, Dangal, Te3n, Banjo |
8. |
2016 Screen Awards |
Best Lyricist |
Song: "Ae Dil Hai Mushkil" |
9. |
2017 SpotBoyE Awards |
Best Lyricist |
Song:
"Bulleya" |
10. |
9th Mirchi Music Awards |
Critics' Choice Lyricist of the Year |
Song: "Channa Mereya" |
11. |
Critics'
Choice Song of the Year |
Song: "Channa Mereya" |
|
12. |
News 18 Movie Awards |
Best Lyrics |
Song: "Channa Mereya" |
13. |
Zee Cine Awards |
Song of the
Year |
Song: "Channa Mereya" |
14. |
62nd Filmfare Awards |
Best
Lyricist |
Song: "Channa Mereya" |
15. |
2016 Sansui Colors Stardust Awards |
Best
Lyricist |
Song: "Channa Mereya" |
16. |
18th IIFA Awards |
Best
Lyricist |
Song: "Channa Mereya" |
17. |
MT20Jubilee Awards |
Platinum
Disc |
Song: "Channa Mereya" |
18. |
63rd Filmfare Awards |
Best
Lyricist |
Song: "Ullu Ka Patha" |
19. |
Zee Cine Awards |
Best
Lyricist |
Song:
"Zaalima" |
20. |
10th Mirchi Music Awards |
Listeners'
Choice Album of the Year |
Film: Jagga Jasoos |
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