Shashwat Sachdev
Shashwat Sachdev
Born
Jaipur, Rajasthan
NationalityIndian
Alma materSymbiosis Law School, Pune
OccupationMusic Composer
Years active2017–present
AwardsNational Film Awards, Filmfare Award, IIFA Award

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.

Early life

Sachdev 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

Shashwat 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]

His next release was 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 is now releasing 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]

Discography

Films

Film Songs

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

Film Score Albums

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

Independent Work

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[20]
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

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

Film Award Category Result Ref.
Phillauri 10th Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Music Composer of The Year for "Bajaake Tumba" Nominated [21]
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 [22]
65th Filmfare Awards Best Background Score Nominated [23]
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 [24]
Best World Music for "Dharma" Won [25]
PRS Foundation Best Newcomer Won

References

  1. ^ "Every genre of music has its own place: Shashwat Sachdev". Hindustan Times. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  2. ^ Correspondent, BizAsia (2017-03-24). "Shashwat Sachdev: "I'm going to be forever grateful to Anushka"". BizAsia | Media, Entertainment, Showbiz, Brit, Events and Music. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  3. ^ "Anushka Sharma's Phillauri music composer Shashwat Sachdev talks about his Bollywood debut - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Meet the brain behind the soulful songs of 'Phillauri' - Shashwat Sachdev". DNA India. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ Nair, Vipin (9 January 2019). "'Uri' music review: Apart from the crowd". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
  6. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (9 January 2019). "'Uri: The Surgical Strike' music review: Shashwat Sachdev's soundtrack is new and edgy". Scroll.in. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Uri background score made into an album now". mid-day. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. ^ Array (4 January 2019). "Uri - The Surgical Strike - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via www.jiosaavn.com.
  9. ^ PTI (9 August 2019). "National Film Award: List of winners in feature film category". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  10. ^ "Uri - The Surgical Strike bags four National Film Awards; Vicky Kaushal reacts on best actor win". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
  11. ^ "Filmfare Awards Winners from 1953 to 2021".
  12. ^ Filmfare R. D. Burman Award
  13. ^ Kapadia, Prashant. "NOMINATIONS FOR 21ST EDITION OF NEXA IIFA AWARDS 2020 ANNOUNCED – NATIONALHERALDNEWS.COM". Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  14. ^ "21st IIFA Awards", Wikipedia, 2020-06-02, retrieved 2020-06-03
  15. ^ "Winners 2021". Production Music Awards. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  16. ^ "The Production Music Awards". Production Music Awards. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  17. ^ "Attack trailer: John Abraham is 'upgraded' to desi Captain America, saves India yet again". The Indian Express. 2022-03-23. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  18. ^ "Universal Music India Backs New Subsidiary Label, IndieA Records". Rolling Stone India. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  19. ^ "Shashwat Sachdev launches his new single Awaara Ho, under freshly launched music label - IndieA Records". www.radioandmusic.com. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  20. ^ "Universal Music India Backs New Subsidiary Label, IndieA Records". Rolling Stone India. 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  21. ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards 2017". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  22. ^ Desk, The Hindu Net (9 August 2019). "National Film Awards 2019: Full list of winners| 'Andhadhun', 'Uri:The Surgical Strike' bag awards". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Winners Of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020". filmfare.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  24. ^ "Nominations 2021". Production Music Awards. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  25. ^ "Winners 2021". Production Music Awards. Retrieved 2021-12-18.

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