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Indian score composer, music director and singer
Jeet Gannguli
Jeet Gannguli (left) at Aashiqui 2 music concertJeet Gannguli (left) at Aashiqui 2 music concert
Background information
Birth nameChandrajeet Ganguly
Born (1977-05-24) 24 May 1977 (age 47)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation(s)score composer , music director , singer
Musical artist

Jeet Gannguli (born Chandrajeet Ganguly, Bengali: চন্দ্রজিৎ গাঙ্গুলী), popularly known as Jeet, is a score composer of Bengali and Hindi movies. Gannguli is a music director in Bollywood, scoring music for films.

Early life and education

Gannguli was initiated into the world of music at the age of three. He was a student of Baranagore Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama High School from where he completed his schooling. Later he graduated from the University of Calcutta. He is trained in Indian classical music under the guidance of his father Kali Ganguly and his pisima (father's sister) Shibani Roychowdhury. He studied western classical music, jazz and rock with jazz guitarist Carlton Kitto.

Career

Gannguli got his first break when Sanjay Gadhvi was signed on to direct Tere Liye and he, in turn, signed on his friends Jeet Gannguli and Pritam as music composers. In 2002 Yash Raj Films signed Gadhvi up to direct Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, for which the Gannguli-Pritam duo composed the music.

After the duo parted ways, Jeet started scoring music for Hindi and Bengali films, TV serials and Jingles. Jeet Gannguli has also composed music for a single track sung by well known singer in Hindi, Bengali.

Personal life

Ganguly married Chandrani Ganguly.

Discography

Main article: Jeet Gannguli discography

Awards

Bengali Cinema Awards

Year Film Award Category Result
2006 Yuddho Filmfare Awards East Best Music Director Won
Shubhodrishti Anandalok Awards
2007 MLA Fatakeshto Tele Cine Awards
2008 Minister Fatakeshto Tele Cine Awards
2009 Chirodini Tumi Je Amar Anandalok Award
2010 Challenge Anandalok Award
Poran Jaye Jolia Re Star Jalsa Entertainment Award
2013 Bapi Bari Jaa Tele Cine Awards
2014 Boss: Born to Rule Kalakar Award
Boss: Born to Rule Mirchi Music Awards Bangla
Rangbaaz Zee Bangla Gaurav Samman Award

Hindi Cinema Awards

Year Film/Song Award Category Result
2009 Morning Walk Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Music Director Won
2013 "Tum Hi Ho" from Aashiqui 2 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Song
2014 Aashiqui 2 Filmfare Awards Best Music Director
Zee Cine Awards
IIFA Awards
2014 Mirchi Music Awards Album of The Year
2015 CityLights
"Muskurane" from CityLights Music Composer of The Year

References

  1. "Composer Jeet Ganguly made a comeback in Bollywood". Ibnlive. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. "Music Composer Jeet Ganguly". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. Mid-year review: Roy, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, Badlapur -Top 5 hit music albums of the year. India.com. Retrieved on 15 March 2017.
  4. "Jeet Gannguli Biography".
  5. Sur, Prateek. (25 January 2015) Khamoshiyan music review: Arijit Singh, Ankit Tiwari and Jeet Ganguly's album is laden with romantic tracks!. Bollywoodlife.com. Retrieved on 2017-03-15.
  6. Youth can connect to any good music : Jeet Ganguly – Indian Express. Archive.indianexpress.com (16 September 2013). Retrieved on 2017-03-15.
  7. Jeet Ganguli composes a romantic song for Alone. The Indian Express (28 November 2014). Retrieved on 2017-03-15.
  8. "Jeet Ganguly Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wiki, Wife, Family, Profile".
  9. "Awards of Jeet Gannguli".

External links

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