Sanchit Balhara

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Sanchit Balhara is an Indian film score composer, best known for composing the score of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 epic historical romance film, Bajirao Mastani.[1][2]

Sanchit Balhara was born in Rohtak, Haryana, India into a family with a music/film background. His father , is a renowned singer, actor and filmmaker in the Haryanvi film industry. His mother , is a national level athlete.

Sanchit has an elder brother , who is a composer himself too along with being an actor and a singer. He studied classical music in London. He got his big break as a film score composer with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. His work in Bajirao Mastani was highly appreciated throughout the industry and also won him awards including IIFA, Music Mirchi, GIMA and Zee cine awards.

Education[]

Sanchit completed a Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma at Point Blank Music School in 2011.[3]

Filmography as Background Score Composer[]

Year Film Language Notes Ref.
2012 Tera Mera Vaada Haryanvi [4]
2015 Bajirao Mastani Hindi
2018 Padmaavat [5]
Loveyatri
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
Kalank
Mamangam Malayalam [6]
Malaal Hindi
War
2020 Panga
Khaali Peeli
2021 Radhe
2022 Prithviraj [7]
Gangubai Kathiawadi
Jayeshbhai Jordaar

Awards and nominations[]

Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2016
 Bajirao Mastani International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Background Score Won [8]
Global Indian Music Academy Awards Best Background Score Won [9]
Mirchi Music Awards Background Score of the Year Won [10]
Zee Cine Awards Best Background Score Won [11]
2019 Padmaavat Mirchi Music Awards Background Score of the Year Won

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/526719
  2. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/12/18/bajirao-mastani-review_n_8836824.html
  3. ^ "International Student Profile: Sanchit Balhara (India) -". plus.pointblankmusicschool.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  4. ^ Talwar, Sabia (29 June 2012). "A young love story". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Padmavati: Five takeaways from the Ranveer, Deepika and Shahid trailer". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Meet Achuthan, the young hero from 'Mamangam'! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ^ "BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ "IIFA 2016: Bajirao Mastani sweeps technical awards at gala". The Indian Express. IANS. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  9. ^ Sen, Sushmita (7 April 2016). "GiMA Awards 2016: 'Bajirao Mastani' bags maximum awards; Yo Yo Honey Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Arijit Singh perform live". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  10. ^ "8th Mirchi Music Awards: Complete list of winners". The Times of India. TNN. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  11. ^ Mehta, Ankita (7 March 2016). "Zee Cine Awards 2016: 'Bajirao Mastani', Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone win big; complete winners list". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

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