Best music directors in Bollywood
by pankajchoudharii | created - 14 Jun 2012 | updated - 14 Jun 2012 | Public
1. A.R. Rahman
Composer | Slumdog Millionaire
A two-time winner and five-time nominee of the Academy Award, A. R. Rahman is popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music. Rahman, according to a BBC estimate, has sold more than 150 million copies of his work comprising of music from more than 100 film soundtracks and ...
2. Shantanu Moitra
Composer | 3 Idiots
Shantanu Moitra is known for 3 Idiots (2009), Sardar Udham (2021) and Madras Cafe (2013).
3. Shankar Mahadevan
Music_department | Kal Ho Naa Ho
Shankar Mahadevan was born on March 3, 1967 in Chembur, Bombay, Maharashtra, India. He is a music artist and composer, known for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), My Name Is Khan (2010) and Dil Chahta Hai (2001).
4. Anu Malik
Composer | Main Hoon Na
Anu Malik, also known as Anwar Malik, has his finger on the pulse of the commercial mainstream music of India, delivering hits that are lovable, delightful, and above all, marketable to Bollywood's regular audience. Anu Malik was the son of famous composer Sardar Malik, and got his first break with...
5. Ismail Darbar
Composer | Devdas
Ismail Darbar was born on June 1, 1964 in Surat, Gujarat, India. He is a composer and actor, known for Devdas (2002), Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Shakthi: The Power (2002). He is married to Ayesha Darbar.
6. Vishal Bhardwaj
Composer | Haider
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian film director, writer, composer, singer and producer. He has directed ten feature films, produced five and composed music for more than forty. His directorial work includes Makdee, The Blue Umbrella, Kaminey, 7 Khoon Maaf, Matru Ki Bijli Ka Mandola, Rangoon, Pataakha as...
7. Amit Trivedi
Composer | Dev.D
Amit Trivedi's musical journey started during his days at Rizvi College Mumbai where he joined a fusion band called "OM". The band did few gigs and got an album released by Times Music but the album failed due to poor promotion. Amit's struggle continued with ad-jingles, background scores for TV ...
8. Ilaiyaraaja
Composer | Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
Born and brought up in an obscure village near Kambam in Southern Tamil Nadu, Ilayaraja became the first Asian to score a symphony for the London Philharmonic Orchestra, besides scoring over 1000 feature films in a period of 38 years. Raja, as he is popularly known and affectionately called, comes ...
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