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'''Ajay-Atul''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: अजय-अतुल) is the name by which Indian film composing duo of brothers '''Ajay''' and '''Atul Gogavale''' are professionally known as.<ref name="toi">{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/filmi-parties/bollywood/Dancing-to-award-winning-tunes/articleshow/5523894.cms |title=Dancing to Award winning tunes |date=3 February 2010 |work=The Times of India |access-date=30 November 2011}}</ref> In 2008, Ajay-Atul won the Best Music Direction award at the 56th [[National Film Awards]] from the Government of India for contributing music to the [[Marathi film]] ''[[Jogwa]]''.<ref name="hin">{{cite web |url=http://josh18.in.com/hindi/news-movies/577202/0 |title=56वें राष्ट्रीय फिल्म पुरस्कार घोषित |language=hi |author=Indo-Asian News service |date=24 January 2010 |publisher=Hindi news |access-date=7 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131052456/http://josh18.in.com/hindi/news-movies/577202/0 |archive-date=31 January 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The pair made their debut on the 2015 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List securing a position of 82 and at position 22nd in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://forbesindia.com/celebprofile2015/ajay-atul/163 |title=Ajay-Atul |access-date=15 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215044703/http://forbesindia.com/celebprofile2015/ajay-atul/163 |archive-date=15 December 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>[http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/mumbai/ajay-atul-in-forbes-list/articleshow/50184555.cms?+ Ajay Atul in Forbes list]</ref> They have composed music for many hit Hindi movies such as [[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]], [[Tanhaji]], [[Tumbbad]], [[PK (film)|PK]], [[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]], [[Singham]], [[Brothers (2015 film)|Brothers]], [[Panipat (film)|Panipat]], [[Super 30 (film)]],[[Thugs of Hindostan]],[[Dhadak]] & Marathi movies like [[Sairat]], [[Jogwa]], [[Natarang|Natrang]], [[Lai Bhaari|Lai Bhari]], [[Fandry]].

''Man Udhān Vāryāche'' (मन उधाण वाऱ्याचे), ''Malhāravārī'' (मल्हारवारी), ''Kombdī Paḷalī'' (कोंबडी पळाली ) are some of their notable compositions.<ref name="loksatta"/> Ajay-Atul composed the songs and background score for the Marathi film ''[[Natarang|Naṭarang]]'' (नटरंग) (2010). Their composition for Naṭarang was influenced by traditional Marathi folk music forms like ''[[Lavani]]'' (लावणी), ''Phaṭakā'' (फटका) and ''Tamāśā'' (तमाशा). They composed music for the Hindi films ''[[Singham]]'' & ''[[Bol Bachchan]]'' starring [[Ajay Devgan]] and directed by [[Rohit Shetty]] and ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''  & ''[[Brothers (2015 film)|Brothers]]'' produced by [[Karan Johar]] and Directed by [[Karan Malhotra]]. They have also contributed music to the [[Aamir Khan]] starer film ''[[PK (film)|PK]]''. In 2016, they worked in Nagraj Manjule's film [[Sairat]] which is the only Marathi film to gross over 1&nbsp; billion. They also worked in ''Manasu Malligey'' [[Kannada language|Kannada]] remake of [[Sairat]] which is directed by [[S. Narayan]] and ''[[Dhadak]]'' Hindi remake of [[Sairat]] which is directed by [[Shashank Khaitan]] & Produced by [[Dharma Productions]]. They produced Marathi film ''[[Jaundya Na Balasaheb]]'' Directed by [[Girish Kulkarni]]. They worked for [[Dhadak]], [[Tumbbad]], [[Thugs of Hindustan]], [[Mauli (film)|Mauli]], [[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]. In Mauli film they composed extended version of their song 'mauli mauli' from Lai Bhari as 'Majhi Pandharichi Maay' in which they were featured as well. Their first song from [[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]] Mera Naam Tu garnered 18 million views in 24 hours on YouTube.

Ajay-Atul are awarded as 'Composer of the Decade' in Mirchi Music Awards (Hindi) 2021 for the album ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]''. Ajay-Atul also awarded as 'Composer of the Decade' in Mirchi Music Awards (Marathi) 2021 for the album [[Sairat]] .