Mehul Surti

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Mehul Surti
Mehul Surti At Gujarat Literature Festival.jpg
Mehul Surti at Gujarat Literature Festival, Ahmedabad in 2019
Born (1977-11-16) 16 November 1977 (age 43)
Surat, Gujarat, India
OccupationMusic composer, Singer
Years active1999-present

Mehul Surti (born 1977) in an Indian music composer and singer from Gujarat, India, known for his work in Gujarati cinema and Gujarati theatre. He has composed music for several successful Gujarati films including Kevi Rite Jaish (2012), Vitamin She (2017), Montu Ni Bittu (2019), Short Circuit (2019), and Hellaro (2019).

Early life[]

He was born on 16 November 1977 to Dhansukhlal Surti, a doctor, and Manjulaben Surti, a teacher. After his school education, he joined a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, which he left incomplete. He is trained in the musical tradition of Kirana gharana and Mewati gharana.[1][2][3]

Career[]

He started his career as the music director at the age of 22 by composing songs for the 1999 Gujarati film Narmada Tara Vahi Jata Pani, directed by Kirit Panwalla. He later composed music for several Gujarati films including Kevi Rite Jaish (2012), Aapne to Dhirubhai (2014), Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish (2016), Passport (2016), Kookh (2016), Vitamin She (2017), Montu Ni Bittu (2019), Short Circuit (2019), and National Film Award winning film Hellaro (2019).[1][2] For Hellaro, he won GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award in two categories: Best Music Director and Best Background Score.[3]

He has composed background score for several plays which include Priya Pappa have To, Aakhar Ni Aatmakatha, Khelando, Koi Pan Ek Phoolnu Naam Bolo To, Samudramanthan and Dhaad. He has composed over 200 poems of various Gujarati poets including Narmad, Umashankar Joshi, Ardeshar Khabardar, Mareez, Jayant Pathak, Mukul Choksi, and Saumya Joshi.[1][3]

Filmography[]

As a music director:[1][2]

Albums[]

The albums he has released include:[1]

  • Narmad dhara (poetry of Narmad)
  • Prem Shaurya Gujarat
  • Saaraansh
  • Saatatya
  • Hasta Ramta
  • Adadhi Ramat Thi

Accolades[]

Awards Category Film Year Ref.
12th Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage Awards Best Music Director Kevi Rite Jaish 2012 [4][1]
19th Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage Awards Best Music Director Montu Ni Bittu' 2019 [5]
GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award Best Music Director Montu Ni Bittu 2019 [6][7]
Gujarat State Film Awards Best Music Director Hellaro 2019 [8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f સર્વાંગી વિકાસ ધોરણ ૮: સંગીત, સા. શિ અને ચિત્રકામ (in Gujarati). Gandhinagar: Gujarat Education Commission. 2021. p. 34-35.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Bakili, Faizal (27 January 2020). "ગુજરાતી સંગીતનો આહલાદક મેહુલિયો". Chitralekha (in Gujarati). p. 43.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Chokshi, Jasmin (9 February 2020). "From Surat, With Love". Femina. pp. 57–58.
  4. ^ Hina Nainani (12 March 2013). "'Kevi Rite Jaish' showed the way!". DNA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. ^ "૧૯મો વાર્ષિક ટ્રાન્સમીડિયા ગુજરાતી સ્ક્રીન એન્ડ સ્ટેજ એવોર્ડ્સ – ૨૦૧૯". www.newzviewz.com (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2021-04-20.
  6. ^ "GIFA ગુજરાતી સીને એવોર્ડ્સ જુઓ કઈ ફિલ્મો, કલાકારો, ગાયકોએ એવોર્ડ જીત્યા". VTV Gujarati (in Gujarati). 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  7. ^ "જીફા: 'હેલ્લારો'ને ગોલ્ડન એવો". Gujarat Samachar (in Gujarati). 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  8. ^ "Gujarat State Film Award 2019". Retrieved 2021-04-24.

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