Shashwat Sachdev is an Indian music composer and entrepreneur. He won the Best Background Music in the 66th National Film Awards for his score in Uri: The Surgical Strike. He also won the 65th Filmfare R.D. Burman Award for best new and upcoming talent.
Shashwat Sachdev | |
|---|---|
 Shashwat Sachdev | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Symbiosis Law School, Pune |
| Occupation | Music Composer |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Awards | National Film Awards, Filmfare Award, IIFA Award |
Early life
editSachdev was born in Jaipur. He started learning music when he was three years old, beginning with Hindustani classical vocals and rhythm. He then went on to train in the Western classical piano during his school days.[1]
Career
editShashwat started his career in 2011 in Hollywood, Los Angeles working on numerous projects before moving to India in 2016.[2]
In 2017, he was the music composer for Phillauri, which starred Anushka Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh.[3][4]
In 2018, he composed four songs for Veere Di Wedding, a Bollywood female buddy comedy film, directed by Shashanka Ghosh. The film stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania. He scored for Selection Day an Indian Netflix Original Sports web television series, based on Aravind Adiga's 2016 novel of the same name. Produced by Anil Kapoor and Anand Tucker.
In 2019 he composed the music as well as background score for Uri: The Surgical Strike, an Indian action film written and directed by debutant Aditya Dhar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under his banner RSVP Movies starring Vicky Kaushal. The film is based on the 2016 Indian Army's surgical strikes on PoK in retaliation for the Uri attack. The film's music received rave reviews.[5][6] His background score was also appreciated and released separately on popular demand.[7][8] Shashwat won the award for Best Background Music in the 66th National Film Awards for Uri: The Surgical Strike.[9][10] He won the 65th Filmfare R.D. Burman Award for best new and upcoming talent.[11][12][circular reference] Shashwat also won the 21st IIFA Award for best background score for Uri: The Surgical Strike.[13][14]
He released a production album titled Euphoria And The Following Realties along with Extreme Music for which his track Dharma won Best World Production Music 2021 and Shashwat himself won PRS Foundation The Best Newcomer 2021[15] in the Production Music Awards 2021 held in London on 12 December 2021 that celebrate the best production music libraries and most talented composers from all over the world.[16]
In 2022 he worked Attack an Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed and co-written by Lakshya Raj Anand.The film produced by Jayantilal Gada, John Abraham and Ajay Kapoor, stars John Abraham alongside Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet Singh.[17]
Shashwat next released independent music with, a new label called IndieA Records launched in India with the intention to nurture and promote independent artists backed by Universal Music India, he dropped his first piece of music with them called “Awaara Ho.”[18][19]
2024 saw his work on the film Article 370 a political action thriller film directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, who co-wrote the film with Aditya Dhar, Arjun Dhawan, and Monal Thaakar. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, and Lokesh Dhar, the film stars Yami Gautam, Priyamani, Skand Thakur, Ashwini Kaul, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Arun Govil, and Kiran Karmarkar in pivotal roles.[20]
Shashwat is currently working as a featured artist on Hans Zimmer and James Everingham's score for the upcoming BBC crime thriller Virdee, based on AA Dhand’s much-loved novels. The six-part series is adapted for the screen by AA Dhand and is produced by Magical Society for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.[21][22]
Discography
editFilmography
editFilm Songs
edit| Year | Film | Track(s) | Singer(s) | Writer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Phillauri | Dum Dum | Romy, Vivek Hariharan | Anvita Dutt Guptan |
| Sahiba | Romy, Pavni Pandey | |||
| Naughty Billo | Diljit Dosanjh, Nakash Aziz, Shilpi Paul (Rap:Anushka Sharma) | |||
| Bajaake Tumba | Romy, Shehnaz Akhtar | |||
| Dum Dum (Reprise Diljit Dosanjh Version) | Diljit Dosanjh | |||
| Dum Dum (Punjabi Version) | Romy, Vivek Hariharan | Shellee | ||
| 2018 | Kaalakaandi | Kaalakaandi Title track | Shashwat Sachdev, Vivek Hariharan, Romy, Arun Kamath | Anvita Dutt Guptan |
| Veere Di Wedding | Pappi Le Loon | Sunidhi Chauhan, Shashwat Sachdev | Shellee | |
| Bass Gira De Raja | Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Aa Jao Na | Arijit Singh | Raj Shekhar | ||
| Bhangra Ta Sajda (No One Gives A Damn) | Neha Kakkar, Romy, Shashwat Sachdev | Gaurav Solanki | ||
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Challa (Main Lad Jaana) | Romy, Vivek Hariharan, Shashwat Sachdev | Kumaar |
| Jigra | Siddhartha Basrur, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Jagga Jiteya | Daler Mehndi, Shashwat Sachdev, DeeMC | |||
| Beh Chala | Yasser Desai, Shashwat Sachdev | Raj Shekhar | ||
| Manzar Hai Ye Naya | Shantanu Sudame, Shashwat Sachdev | Abhiruchi Chand | ||
| 2022 | Attack: Part 1 | Ik Tu Hai | Jubin Nautiyal, Shashwat Sachdev | Kumaar |
| Phir Se Zara | ||||
| Phir Se Zara - Sha | Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Main Nai Tuttna | Vishal Mishra, Shashwat Sachdev ft Tisoki | |||
| Chal Hatt | Girish Nakid, Magic, Shashwat Sachdev | Rap by: Girish Nakod | ||
| Bomb! | Shreya Jain, Girish Nakod, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| La La La | Bjorn Surrao, Shashwat Sachdev | Bjorn Surrao | ||
| Crazy Now | Shreya Jain, Magic, Shashwat Sachdev ft Tisoki | Tisoki | ||
| Akh Kashni | Surbhi Yadav, Nakul Chugh, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Durga Gayatri Mantra | Shreya Jain, Nakul Chugh, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| 2023 | Tejas | "Dil Hai Ranjhana" | Rashmeet Kaur, Shashwat Sachdev | Kumaar |
| "Jaan Da (Saiyaan Ve)" | Arijit Singh, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| "Jaan Da (Rab Ki Dua)" | Shreya Ghoshal, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| "Reh Jao Na" | Hariharan, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| "Ishq Hai Ranjhe Da" | Osho Jain, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| "Shiva (Prayer Of A Warrior)" | Simran Choudhary, Shashwat Sachdev | Folk-Lore | ||
| "Aag Udi (Victory Anthem)" | Sanjith Hegde, Shashwat Sachdev | Shashwat Sachdev | ||
| 2024 | Article 370 | Ishq Tera | Sanjith Hegde, Shashwat Sachdev | Osho Jain |
| Main Hoon | Sanjith Hegde, Shashwat Sachdev | Sudhanshu Saria | ||
| Aandhi | Clinton Cerejo, Shehzad Ali, Shashwat Sachdev | Kumaar | ||
| Dua | Jubin Nautiyal, Priyanshi Naidu, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Main Tujhe Phir Miloongi | Vibha Saraf, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Najariya LoFi Cake Mix | Shashwat Sachdev | Shashwat Sachdev | ||
| Masters Of The World | ||||
| Kill | Kaawaa Kaawaa | Sudhir Yaduvanshi, Sanj V, Shashwat Sachdev | ||
| Ulajh | Aaja Oye | Jasmine Sandlas, Shashwat Sachdev | Jasmine Sandlas, Sudhanshu Saria | |
| Shaukan | Jubin Nautiyal, Neha Kakkar, Shashwat Sachdev | Kumaar | ||
| Thoda Galat | Jubin Nautiyal, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Main Hoon Tera Ae Watan | Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Ilahi Mere Rubaroo | Sanjith Hegde, Shahzad Ali, Shanya Kashyap, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Jao Ji Jao | Garvit Soni, Priyansh Srivastava, Shashwat Sachdev | |||
Film Score
edit| Year | Film | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Uri: The Surgical Strike | Seven Sisters |
| The Martyr | ||
| Special Forces | ||
| Chandel Revenge | ||
| Home Comin | ||
| An Unsettling Peace | ||
| Mother | ||
| Bleed India With Thousand Cuts | ||
| The Uri Attack | ||
| The Last Goodbye | ||
| Two Shirts And A Watch | ||
| How's The Josh | ||
| Garud | ||
| Kashmir | ||
| Interrogation | ||
| POK | ||
| Chase | ||
| The Surgical Strike | ||
| Guts | ||
| Glory | ||
| New India | ||
| 2022 | Attack: Part 1 | Super Soldier Rises |
| Infinite | ||
| Prologue Is Past | ||
| The Storm Within | ||
| Justice Served | ||
| Nightmare Comes True | ||
| Mothers | ||
| Future Is Now | ||
| Into The Sync | ||
| Phoenix Rises | ||
| Killing A Nation | ||
| The Unholy War | ||
| Ethics And Justice | ||
| Eye For An Eye | ||
| Almost Lost | ||
| Love Forever And Beyond | ||
| Adrenaline Rush | ||
| Evil At Play | ||
| Courage Is Invisible | ||
| 2024 | Article 370 |
Independent Work
edit| Year | Title | Co-singer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Label | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kahaniya | Madhubanti Bagchi | Shashwat Sachdev | Independent | Shashwat Sachdev |
| 2020 | Maan Ja | N/A | |||
| Roko Na | N/A | ||||
| 2021 | Machlo | Romy | Kumaar | Malsons | |
| Sha - Dobara | Shreya Jain | Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| Meri Jaan | Jubin Nautiyal | Raj Shekhar | |||
| Tenu Vekhan Da | Shirley Setia
Romy |
Kumaar | |||
| Sha - O Jaana | N/A | Shashwat Sachdev | |||
| 2022 | Awaara Ho | N/A | Shashwat Sachdev | IndieA Records - UMG[23] | |
| Baaton Baaton Main | Anumita Nadesan | ||||
| Paris London Amsterdam | Aanchal Tyagi | ||||
| Ek Ghar | N/A | ||||
| Awaara Ho - Dream Pop | Shilpa Rao | ||||
| Nazdeek Aa | N/A | ||||
| 2023 | Tumhe Na Chahne Ko | N/A | |||
| Kaisi Jadugari | Prateek Kuhad |
Albums
edit| Year | Album | Track(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Euphoria (And the Following Realities) | The New Karma | Extreme Music |
| Euphoria (Kaala Doriya) | |||
| Seeking Rapture | |||
| Blade | |||
| Delirious | |||
| Conqueror (Jugni) | |||
| Ecstacy (Ant Bahar) | |||
| Dharma | |||
| Bliss (Ahir Bhairav) | |||
| Brahman | |||
| Maya | |||
| Climax | |||
| 2022 | Shades of Cashmere | Blessing the Bride (Bai Sa) | Extreme Music |
| Lone Poet (Aeri Aali) | |||
| Blissful Homecoming (Jhir Mir) | |||
| Rain Dance (Barsan Laagi) | |||
| Sweet Stranger (Mithiyan Mehman) | |||
| Love and Cloudburst (Baucharan) | |||
| Bittersweet Farewell (Jalalo Bilalo) | |||
| The Circle of Life (Madhaniyan) | |||
| A Life Worth Living (Kesariyo) | |||
| Greatest Happiness (Aj Din Shagna Da) |
Accolades
edit| Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillauri | 10th Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Music Composer of The Year for "Bajaake Tumba" | Nominated | [24] |
| Upcoming Music Composer of The Year for "Sahiba" | Nominated | |||
| Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) for "Naughty Billo" | Nominated | |||
| Uri: The Surgical Strike | 66th National Film Awards | National Film Award for Best Music Direction | Won | [25] |
| 65th Filmfare Awards | Best Background Score | Nominated | [26] | |
| R. D. Burman Award | Won | |||
| 21st IIFA Awards | Best Background Score | Won | ||
| Euphoria And The Following Realties | The Production Music Awards 2021 | Best World Music for "Bliss" | Nominated | [27] |
| Best World Music for "Dharma" | Won | [28] | ||
| PRS Foundation Best Newcomer | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Every genre of music has its own place: Shashwat Sachdev". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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