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Viju Shah
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| Born | Vijay Kalyanji Shah 5 June 1959 |
| Occupation | musician, score composer |
| Years active | 1988 – present |
| Spouse(s) | Sunanda Shah |
| Parent(s) | Kalyanji Virji Shah |
Vijay Kalyanji Shah (born 5 June 1959) is an Indian score composer for Hindi cinema.[1] He is the son of music director Kalyanji Virji Shah of the composer duo Kalyanji Anandji.[2] He has composed music for movies such as Tridev (1989), Vishwatama (1992), Mohra (1994), Tere Mere Sapne (1996), and Gupt (1997), for which he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. He won the 1998 Filmfare Award for Best Background Score for Gupt.
Due to his distinctive prowess of background scores and instrumental electronic soundtrack, he is aptly regarded as the Hans Zimmer of Bollywood.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Viju Shah, son of music director Kalyanji (of the Kalyanji Anandji duo), started his journey as a music arranger at the age of 17.[citation needed] He had a keen interest in electronic music and synthesizers.
He debuted in Bollywood with Tridev.[citation needed] Though he was the actual music director of the film, the music was credited to Kalyani Anandji due to contractual obligations.[citation needed]
He again teamed up with Rajiv Rai in 1992, when he composed music for the movie Vishwatma, including the song "Saat Samundar Paar".
He continued his partnership with Rajiv Rai in 1994 with Mohra.[citation needed] He composed hit songs including "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast" and "Tip Tip Barsa Pani".[citation needed] He even included the song "Na Kajre Ki Dhar", originally sung by Mukesh, and composed by the Anandji Kalyanji duo.[citation needed] The music album went on to become the second most-sold Bollywood soundtrack album of the year, selling more than 8 million units,[3] behind only Hum Aapke Hain Koun..![4] However, the hit song "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast" had been copied from the popular Qawwali "Dam Mast Qalandar" by Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[5]
After Mohra, Viju Shah went on to compose for movies including Tere Mere Sapne and Raavanraaj.[citation needed]
His score is in the movie Aar ya Paar by Ketan Mehta. The movie didn't receive much acclaim. It included the songs "Hulle Hulle", "Man Chahe Sanam", and "Tumma Elle".
His most acclaimed composition thus far is for the 1997 blockbuster Gupt. Songs from the film included "Bade Miyan Chote Miyan", "Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat", "Asambhav", "Tujhe Meri Kasam", "Chhal", and "Shikhar".
In 2020, Viju Shah was seen in an episode of the show Times of Music for the platform MX Player, where he recreated "Javeda Zindagi + Maula Mere" from the movie Anwar, composed by Mithoon. Mithoon also recreated "Tip Tip barsa paani" from the movie Mohra, composed by Shah, for the same episode.[citation needed]
Choice of singers[edit]
Viju Shah has mostly worked with Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Amit Kumar, Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, Babul Supriyo, Sapna Mukherjee, Sonu Nigam, Sudesh Bhosle, Vinod Rathod, Shaan, Zubeen Garg and Jolly Mukherjee, Sunidhi Chauhan, KK, Mohammad Aziz.[citation needed]
Public personality[edit]
He is known as "The King of Synth Sounds".[6] Viju Shah, as a music director, had been very ahead of his generation with use of synthesizers and electronic music.[citation needed] Viju Shah performs at various Garba/Dandia nights and can be seen playing multiple synthesizers simultaneously with great energy.[citation needed]
Awards[edit]
Won
- 1997 – Best Background Score – Gupt
Nominated
- 1994 – Best Music Director – Mohra
- 1996 – Best Music Director – Tere Mere Sapne
- 1997 – Best Music Director – Gupt: The Hidden Truth
- 1992 – Best Music Director – Vishwatma
- 1995 – Best Music Director – Ravan Raaj: A True Story
- 1995 – Best Background Score – Andaaz Apna Apna
- 1993 – Best Background Score – Lootere
Filmography[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Lalit Pandit's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai track voted most popular!". Indian Express. 7 September 2012.
- ↑ "Biography of Viju Shah from hindilyrics.net". Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ↑ "Top 25 films between the years 1985-1994". Filmfare. 18 February 2018.
- ↑ "Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ Amit Baruah, R. Padmanabhan (6 September 1997). "The stilled voice". The Hindu, Frontline. Archived from the original on 30 December 2001.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Mohra – second most sold album of 1994". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
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