Viju Shah

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Viju Shah
Born
Vijay Kalyanji Shah

(1959-06-05) 5 June 1959 (age 64)
Occupation(s)musician, score composer
Years active1989 – present
SpouseSunanda Shah
ParentKalyanji Virji Shah

Vijay Kalyanji Shah (born 5 June 1959) is a music composer of Bollywood. His career spans over three decades (1986–Present). He is the son of Kalyanji Virji Shah, music director from the composer duo Kalyanji–Anandji.[1]

Viju Shah primarily composes on a keyboard. He has been called "the King of Synth Sounds”.[2] Shah’s emergence as a composer happened at a time when traditional orchestral arrangement was disappearing and making way for programmed music. He saw first-hand the slow and palpable shift from acoustics to electronics in Hindi film music.[3]

Career

Viju made his official debut with Rajiv Rai's Indian action thriller Tridev (1989).[citation needed]

He teamed up with Rajiv Rai again for the 1992 Indian Hindi-language thriller film Vishwatma.

Shah composed the background score for the horror thriller Junoon (1992) and musical comedy Andaz Apna Apna (1994).

He collborated with Rajiv Rai in Mohra (1994). The film features the iconic songs “Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast” and “Tip Tip Barsa Pani”. The music album went on to become the second highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of the year (after Hum Aapke Hain Koun[4]), having sold more than 8 million units. ⁣[5]

After the success of Mohra, Shah would go on to compose Ravan Raaj: A True Story and Tere Mere Sapne in 1995.

His fifth collaboration with Rajiv Rai was Gupt (1997).

Shah ended the millennium with David Dhawan's comedy Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998).

2000s

In 2001, Shah composed the score for the romance Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat.

Recent works

Shah composed the background score for the 2021 Netflix film Class of '83.

Awards

Won

Nominated

Discography

Year Name Note(s)
1988 Why not Synthesizer? One-man band
1989 Tridev Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
1990 Muqaddar Ka Badshaah
Jaanam Album with Amit Kumar and Sapna Mukherjee
1992 Vishwatma All Remix "Saat Samundar Paar", "Toofan", "Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya", "Aankhon Mein Hai Kya"
Yalgaar Background music only
1993 Lootere Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score
1994 Mohra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
1994 Andaz Apna Apna Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score
1995 Ravan Raaj
1996 Tere Mere Sapne Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
1997 Prithvi
Gupt: The Hidden Truth Filmfare Award for Best Background Score

Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director

Aar Ya Paar
1998 Vinashak
Humse Badhkar Kaun
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
2000 Bulandi
Beti No. 1 Also as singer
2001 Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat
Hadh
Kasam Audio of album released in 1994.
2001 Jeetenge Hum
2002 Chhal
2003 Dhund
Diva
Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai
Tujhe Meri Kasam
2004 Asambhav
2004 K. Street Pali Hill TV drama serial
2005 Shikhar
2006 Anjaan
Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota
2007 Victoria No. 203
unreleased Zamaanat
2015 Aa Te Kevi Dunniya Gujarati Film
2016 Julie 2 Hindi film
2017 The Rally All the songs
2020 Class of '83 Background score
2022 Miami Se New York All the songs

References

  1. ^ "Biography of Viju Shah from hindilyrics.net". Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Mohra – second most sold album of 1994". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (29 June 2020). "Viju Shah interview: 'I wanted to do with electronics what Laxmikant-Pyarelal did with acoustics'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Top 25 films between the years 1985-1994". Filmfare. 18 February 2018.

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