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{{short description|music composer and singer}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mehul Surti
| image = Mehul Surti At Gujarat Literature Festival.jpg
| caption = Mehul Surti at [[Gujarat Literature Festival]], [[Ahmedabad]] in 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|11|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| occupation = Music composer, Singer
| years_active = 1999-present
}}
'''Mehul Surti''' (born 1977) in an Indian music composer and singer from [[Gujarat]], India, known for his work in [[Gujarati cinema]] and [[Gujarati theatre]]. He has composed music for several successful Gujarati films including ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' (2012), ''[[Vitamin She]]'' (2017), ''[[Montu Ni Bittu]]'' (2019), ''[[Short Circuit (2019 film)|Short Circuit]]'' (2019), and ''[[Hellaro]]'' (2019).

==Early life==
He was born on 16 November 1977 to Dhansukhlal Surti, a doctor, and Manjulaben Surti, a teacher. After his school education, he joined a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, which he left incomplete. He is trained in the musical tradition of [[Kirana gharana]] and [[Mewati gharana]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book |title=સર્વાંગી વિકાસ ધોરણ ૮: સંગીત, સા. શિ અને ચિત્રકામ |year=2021 |publisher=Gujarat Education Commission |location=Gandhinagar |language=gu |page=34-35}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |last=Bakili |first=Faizal |title=ગુજરાતી સંગીતનો આહલાદક મેહુલિયો |magazine=[[Chitralekha (weekly)|Chitralekha]] |url=https://chitralekha.com/ |date=27 January 2020 |language=gu |page=43}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{cite magazine |last=Chokshi |first=Jasmin |title=From Surat, With Love |magazine=[[Femina (India)|Femina]] |date=9 February 2020 |pages=57–58}}</ref>

==Career==
He started his career as the music director at the age of 22 by composing songs for the 1999 Gujarati film ''Narmada Tara Vahi Jata Pani'', directed by Kirit Panwalla. He later composed music for several Gujarati films including ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' (2012), ''Aapne to Dhirubhai'' (2014), ''Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish'' (2016), ''Passport'' (2016), ''Kookh'' (2016), ''[[Vitamin She]]'' (2017), ''[[Montu Ni Bittu]]'' (2019), ''[[Short Circuit (2019 film)|Short Circuit]]'' (2019), and [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] winning film ''[[Hellaro]]'' (2019).<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/> For ''[[Hellaro]]'', he won GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award in two categories: Best Music Director and Best Background Score.<ref name=":3"/>

He has composed background score for several plays which include ''Priya Pappa have To'', ''Aakhar Ni Aatmakatha'', ''Khelando'', ''Koi Pan Ek Phoolnu Naam Bolo To'', ''Samudramanthan'' and ''Dhaad''. He has composed over 200 poems of various Gujarati poets including [[Narmad]], [[Umashankar Joshi]], [[Ardeshar Khabardar]], [[Mareez]], [[Jayant Pathak]], [[Mukul Choksi]], and [[Saumya Joshi]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":3"/>

==Filmography==
As a music director:<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/>
* ''Narmada Tara Vahi Jata Pani'' (2002)
* ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' (2012)
* ''Aapne to Dhirubhai'' (2014)
* ''Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish'' (2016)
* ''Passport'' (2016)
* ''Kookh'' (2016)
* ''[[Vitamin She]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Montu Ni Bittu]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Hellaro]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Short Circuit (2019 film)|Short Circuit]]'' (2019)

==Albums==
The albums he has released include:<ref name=":0"/>
* ''Narmad dhara'' (poetry of [[Narmad]])
* ''Prem Shaurya Gujarat''
* ''Saaraansh''
* ''Saatatya''
* ''Hasta Ramta''
* ''Adadhi Ramat Thi''

== Accolades ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Awards
!Category
!Film
!Year
|Ref.
|-
| 12th Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage Awards
| Best Music Director
| ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]''
| 2012
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=21846&boxid=27736&ed_date=2013-03-12&ed_code=1310009&ed_page=1|title='Kevi Rite Jaish' showed the way!|publisher=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA]]|author=Hina Nainani|date=12 March 2013|access-date=12 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714051758/http://epaper.dnaindia.com/story.aspx?id=21846&boxid=27736&ed_date=2013-03-12&ed_code=1310009&ed_page=1|archive-date=14 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0"/>
|-
| 19th Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage Awards
| Best Music Director
| ''[[Montu Ni Bittu]]'
| 2019
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=૧૯મો વાર્ષિક ટ્રાન્સમીડિયા ગુજરાતી સ્ક્રીન એન્ડ સ્ટેજ એવોર્ડ્સ – ૨૦૧૯|url=https://www.newzviewz.com/gujarati/news-detail/19th-transmedia-gujarati-screen-and-stage-awards-2019|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.newzviewz.com|language=gu}}</ref>
|-
|GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award
|Best Music Director
|''Montu Ni Bittu''
|2019
|<ref>{{cite web |title=GIFA ગુજરાતી સીને એવોર્ડ્સ જુઓ કઈ ફિલ્મો, કલાકારો, ગાયકોએ એવોર્ડ જીત્યા |website=VTV Gujarati |date=2020-04-11 |url=https://www.vtvgujarati.com/news-details/list-of-winner-of-gifa-2019-know-which-of-your-favorite-artists-won-awards |language=gu |access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=જીફા: 'હેલ્લારો'ને ગોલ્ડન એવો |website=Gujarat Samachar |date=2021-04-24 |url=https://www.gujarat-samachar.com/મનોરંજન/બોલિવૂડ/જીફા-‘હેલ્લારો’ને-ગોલ્ડન-એવો |language=gu |access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref>
|-
|Gujarat State Film Awards
|Best Music Director
|''[[Hellaro]]''
|2019
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Gujarat State Film Award 2019 |url=https://archive.org/details/award-2019 |access-date=2021-04-24}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|nm5079329}}
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[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Singers from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language singers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Gujarat]]
[[Category:People from Surat]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Mehul Surti - Revision history

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