Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara are an Indian film score composer duo. Sanchit Balhara started his career as a solo composer and became best known for composing the score of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 epic historical romance film, Bajirao Mastani.[1][2] Sanchit's elder brother, Ankit Balhara, joined him in 2018, and the duo have been composing together since Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
Sanchit Balhara Ankit Balhara | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Composer |
The brothers born in Rohtak, Haryana, India into a family with a music/film background. Their father Bhal Singh Balhara, is a singer, actor and filmmaker in the Haryanvi film industry. His mother Mukta Chaudhary, is a national level athlete.
Sanchit studied classical music in London. He got his big break as a film score composer with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. His work in Bajirao Mastani was highly appreciated throughout the industry and also won him awards including IIFA, Music Mirchi, GIMA and Zee cine awards.
Education
editSanchit completed a Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma at Point Blank Music School in 2011.[3]
As Background Score Composers
edit| Year | Film | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tera Mera Vaada | Haryanvi | Composed by Sanchit Balhara | [4] |
| 2015 | Bajirao Mastani | Hindi | ||
| 2018 | Padmaavat | [5] | ||
| Loveyatri | ||||
| 2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | |||
| Kalank | ||||
| Mamangam | Malayalam | [6] | ||
| Malaal | Hindi | |||
| War | ||||
| 2020 | Panga | |||
| Khaali Peeli | ||||
| 2021 | Radhe | |||
| 2022 | Gangubai Kathiawadi | |||
| Radhe Shyam | Bilingual film Telugu score composed by S. Thaman |
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| Jayeshbhai Jordaar | Also composed "Nanki's Theme" from the soundtrack | |||
| Samrat Prithviraj | [7] | |||
| 2023 | Pathaan | |||
| Adipurush | ||||
| 2024 | Fighter | |||
| Maharaj | ||||
| Yudhra | ||||
| Emergency |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016
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Bajirao Mastani | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Background Score | Won | [8] |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards | Best Background Score | Won | [9] | ||
| Mirchi Music Awards | Background Score of the Year | Won | [10] | ||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Background Score | Won | [11] | ||
| 2019 | Padmaavat | Mirchi Music Awards | Background Score of the Year | Won |
References
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- ^ "'Bajirao Mastani' Review: Too Big for Its Own Boots, but Watchable". 18 December 2015.
- ^ "International Student Profile: Sanchit Balhara (India) -". plus.pointblankmusicschool.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ Talwar, Sabia (29 June 2012). "A young love story". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- ^ "Padmavati: Five takeaways from the Ranveer, Deepika and Shahid trailer". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Meet Achuthan, the young hero from 'Mamangam'! - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ "BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "IIFA 2016: Bajirao Mastani sweeps technical awards at gala". The Indian Express. IANS. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Sen, Sushmita (7 April 2016). "GiMA Awards 2016: 'Bajirao Mastani' bags maximum awards; Yo Yo Honey Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Arijit Singh perform live". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "8th Mirchi Music Awards: Complete list of winners". The Times of India. TNN. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ Mehta, Ankita (7 March 2016). "Zee Cine Awards 2016: 'Bajirao Mastani', Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone win big; complete winners list". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.