Rohit Sharma is an Indian film composer, most famously known for being the music director of the film The Kashmir Files.[1][2] His film composing career began during the early 2010s when he composed the song 'Naham Janami' which was featured in the critically acclaimed [3][4][5][6] film Ship Of Theseus.[7] Since then, he has composed music for films such as Buddha in a Traffic Jam[8] (2016), Anaarkali of Aarah[9] (2017), The Tashkent Files (2019), The Kashmir Files[1][2] (2022) and more. In the OTT space, Rohit Sharma has worked on prominent titles such as Aspirants by The Viral Fever and Maharani 2[10][11][12] among others.
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 Sharma at his Studio | |
| Background information | |
| Born | New Delhi, India |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Music Composer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Early life
editRohit Sharma was born in New Delhi, India and holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering from Delhi College Of Engineering in 1996. Since childhood, he had a natural passion and talent for music and taught himself to play the Indian classical flute. Also a gifted singer, he excelled in music & singing competitions all through school and college, bagging multiple awards as a result. At the age of 17, he sought formal education from Pt. Harshwardhan for Classical Flute. Simultaneously, he trained himself in Western Classical Piano from the Delhi School of Music. In the year 2000, he quit his job to become a professional music composer in Mumbai, India.
Career
editHis music career began with composing a number of jingles and music for TVCs, with agencies such as Ogilvy and Mather, Rediffusion Y&R, JWT, Mudra Communications and production companies namely Percept Pictures, Situations, Kiss Films, Ishana Movies and more. In 2009, he kickstarted his film composing career by composing and arranging the song 'Naham Janami' for the feature film Ship of Theseus. Further, he created the score for Buddha in a Traffic Jam in 2011. These two films were released in 2013 and 2016 respectively. While he earned notable recognition for his track in Ship of Theseus, Buddha In A Traffic Jam got him widespread critical acclaim for having seventeen tracks that included music genres as varied as tribal blues, folk rock and rock opera to blues and jazz. The soundtracks also included two nazms[13] namely "Bekaar Kutte" and "Chand Roz", written by Faiz Ahmad Faiz, a revolutionary poet from Pakistan. He continued to compose music for several feature films during this period. In 2016, he scored the music for Anaarkali of Aarah,[9][14] where he got the chance to experiment with folk music and folk songs from Bihar. This won him the Best Music Director award in the 8th Jagran Film Festival.[15] In 2017, he created the background score for The Holy Fish and in 2019, he once again received widespread recognition when he composed all tracks of the film The Tashkent Files. His film composing career reached new heights when he composed the background score (9 themes) for The Kashmir Files. The soundtrack for this film was created by recording an orchestra in Budapest, and the longstanding, deep impact of this music won him laurels.[1][2] Since then, he has composed music for a number of films such as Shadow of Othello and Dhatura which are yet to release.
Rohit Sharma entered the OTT space in 2018 with composing three songs for the Indian web series Yeh Meri Family by The Viral Fever. In 2021, he composed four songs for the award winning series Aspirants, again by TVF (The Viral Fever) including lending his own voice to one track viz. "Mohbhang". The series was nominated for the Best Original Soundtrack (Series) award in 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards[16] and won the Best Music (Originals) Series award at IWM Digital Awards (2022).[17][18] Rohit Sharma composed all songs for the series Maharani 2 in 2022, where he was lauded for implementing rustic, folk styles from Bihar (where the series is set) in the soundtracks,[10][11][12] one of the praises being from renowned folk singer Padma Bhushan Sharda Sinha herself,[19][20] who was the singer for one of the tracks of this series. In the same year, he also composed two tracks for the web series Flames - Season 3[21] by The Viral Fever.[22]
Besides composing music for films & OTT, Rohit Sharma is also part of a band called Swaang.
Discography
edit| Denotes works that have not yet been released |
Films
edit| Year | Film | Song(s) | Credited As | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Buddha in a Traffic Jam | All Songs and Background Score | Music Composer and Music Producer | [8] |
| 2012 | Ship of Theseus | "Naham Janami" | Music Composer and Music Producer | |
| 2014 | Shortcut Safari | All Songs and Background Score | Music Composer and Music Producer | |
| 2015 | Barefoot to Goa | All Songs | Music Composer and Music Producer | |
| 2017 | The Holy Fish | Background Score | Music Composer and Music Producer | |
| 2017 | Anaarkali of Aarah | All Songs and Background Score | Music Composer and Music Producer | [9] |
| 2019 | The Tashkent Files | All Songs | Music Composer | |
| 2022 | The Kashmir Files | Background Score (9 Themes) | Music Composer | [1][2] |
| 2023 | Dvand: The Internal Conflict | All Songs and Background Score | Music Composer | |
| Dhatura | Two Songs and Background Score | Music Composer | ||
| 2023 | The Vaccine War | Background Score | Music Composer | |
| 2024 | The Signature | All Songs and Background Score | Music Composer |
Web Shows (OTT)
edit| Year | Series | Song(s) | Credited As | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Yeh Meri Family | "Devi(L) Maa"
"Shararatein" (Chitthi Song) "Dil Ki Baaton Mein" |
Music Composer | |
| 2021 | Aspirants | "Mohbhang"
"Bairagi" "Phod De Ya Chhod De" "Beparwaah" |
Music Composer,
Singer - "Mohbhang" |
[23][18][17] |
| 2022 | Maharani - Season 2 | All Songs | Music Composer and Music Producer | [10][11][12] |
| 2022 | Flames 3 - Season 3 | "Naraaz Hai Hum"
"Kadam Kadam Hai Rokta" |
Music Composer | [22] |
| 2024 | Maharani - Season 3 | "Kaun Bola Ban Hai"
"Kaun Thagwa Nagariya" "Naya Savera" "Hum Nahi Maati Ke Khilona" "Bediyaan" |
Music Composer,
Singer - "Kaun Bola Ban Hai" |
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| 2024 | Maamla Legal Hai | "Bakheda"
"Sirsa Ka Phorey (Naam Ki Apne Tuti Bole)" |
Music Composer,
Singer - "Sirsa ka Phorey (Naam ki Apne Tuti Bole)" |
Awards
editBest Music Director award in 8th Jagran Film Festival 2017 for the movie Anaarkali of Aarah.[15]
Nominated as Best Original Soundtrack (Series) for Aspirants in 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards.[16]
Best Music (Originals) Series for Aspirants in IWM Digital Awards (2022).[17][18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Vivek Agnihotri on working with music director Rohit Sharma: If people all over have cried watching 'The Kashmir Files', it's because of his heart-wrenching music - Times of India". The Times of India. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "The Kashmir Files: Anupam Kher Lauds Music Composer Rohit Sharma, Says "The Evocative Background Score, Resonates In Our Minds Even After The Film Ended"". Koimoi. 4 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Torontoist (6 September 2012). "Ship of Theseus". Torontoist. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Shekhar Kapur on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Hugo Weaving to present Ship Of Theseus in Australia - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Ship of Theseus - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Elkashef, Aida; Shah, Yogesh; Khan, Faraz; Youssef, Hannan (19 July 2013), Ship of Theseus, retrieved 1 March 2017
- ^ a b "The Music Of 'Buddha In A Traffic Jam' Is A Result Of Great Hardwork: Rohit Sharma - Bollywoodirect". Bollywoodirect. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Who is the musician behind Anaarkali of Aarah's soulful songs? Find out here!". Deccan Chronicle. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Composer Rohit Sharma shares excitement for 'Maharani Season 2'; says, "Huma Qureshi and Subhash Kapoor really loved the work" - Exclusive - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Maharani season 2: Music composer Rohit Sharma calls it his best project". Zee News. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ a b c ""The Joy Of Watching Maharani Season Two Would Have Been Incomplete Without Rohit Sharma's Music", Says The Creator And Producer Subhash Kapoor - Times of India". The Times of India. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "'बेकार कुत्ते' : बुद्धा, फ़ैज़, नक्सलवाद अौर ट्रैफिक जाम". LallanTop – News with most viral and Social Sharing Indian content on the web in Hindi. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- ^ "मेरे गीतों के हैं अर्थ अनेक".
- ^ a b "2017 Winners". jagran.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Best Original Soundtrack". filmfare.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Team IWMBuzz (17 May 2022). "Full Winner List: GNT-IWMBuzz Digital Awards, India's Biggest OTT and Web Entertainment Awards". IWMBuzz. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "IWM Digital Awards (2022)". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Updated, CineBuster Online | (26 September 2022). "Padma Bhushan Sharda Sinha hails music composer Rohit Sharma's music of Maharani 2!". Latest News, Breaking News, National News, World News, India News, Bollywood News, Business News, Politics News, Sports News, Entertainment News - CineBuster. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Rohit Sharma Has Done Fabulous Work Capturing The Rusticity Of Culture- Padma Bhushan Sharda Sinha". 26 September 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ Flames (Comedy, Drama, Romance), Contagious Online Media Network, The Timeliners, The Viral Fever, 5 January 2018, retrieved 8 November 2022
- ^ a b "Flames season 3: OTT music duo Rohit Sharma and Dr Sagar join hands for the romantic series". Zee News. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Filmfare OTT Awards 2021 - Nominations". filmfare.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.