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Jeet Gannguli | |
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Jeet Gannguli (left) at Aashiqui 2 music concert | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Chandrajeet Ganguly |
Born | (1977-05-24) 24 May 1977 (age 47) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Occupation(s) | score composer , music director , singer |
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 discographyAwards
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 | Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Music Awards | Best Song | ||
Global Indian Music Academy Awards | ||||
Zee Cine Awards | ||||
Aashiqui 2 | Filmfare Awards | Best Music Director | ||
Zee Cine Awards | ||||
IIFA Awards | ||||
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Music Awards | Best Soundtrack | |||
Global Indian Music Academy Awards | Best Film Album | |||
IBNLive Movie Awards | Best Music Director | |||
2014 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of The Year | ||
2015 | CityLights | |||
"Muskurane" from CityLights | Music Composer of The Year | |||
2015 | Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Music Awards | Best Song | Nominated | |
"Suno Na Sangemarmar" from Youngistaan | Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Music Awards |
References
- "Composer Jeet Ganguly made a comeback in Bollywood". Ibnlive. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "Music Composer Jeet Ganguly". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- Mid-year review: Roy, Hamari Adhuri Kahani, Badlapur -Top 5 hit music albums of the year. India.com. Retrieved on 15 March 2017.
- "Jeet Gannguli Biography".
- 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.
- Youth can connect to any good music : Jeet Ganguly – Indian Express. Archive.indianexpress.com (16 September 2013). Retrieved on 2017-03-15.
- Jeet Ganguli composes a romantic song for Alone. The Indian Express (28 November 2014). Retrieved on 2017-03-15.
- "Jeet Ganguly Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Wiki, Wife, Family, Profile".
- ^ "Awards of Jeet Gannguli".
External links
- Jeet Gannguli at IMDb
- Jeet Gannguli on Facebook
- Jeet Gannguli on Twitter
- Jeet Ganguly first time working with Pandit Ajoy Chakroborty in a Bengali film Bhorer Allo produced by Green Pigeon Movies
- Music directors
- Bengali people
- Bengali Hindus
- Musicians from Kolkata
- Indian film score composers
- Indian guitarists
- Living people
- Filmfare Awards winners
- Ramakrishna Mission schools alumni
- University of Calcutta alumni
- 1977 births
- Bengali film score composers
- 21st-century Indian composers
- Hindi film score composers
- People from Baranagar
- BRKMAHS Alumni
- Jeet Gannguli