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Pritam Chakraborty Biography |
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Pritam Chakraborty, or Pritam as he is more commonly known, is a singer, Music Director and Composer. Music runs in the blood of this Bengali; his dad Prabodh Chakraborty runs a music school for children, and was his first teacher.
While at college he formed a band called “Jotugriher Pakhi”, and later on was a part of another Bengali band named “Chandrabindoo”. In 1993 he joined the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.
Career as a Music Composer:
• Pritam started off by composing music for a Tollywood film, Samudram (1999).
• In 2000 he composed the music of Tere Liye. The film flopped, but his songs were noticed and appreciated.
• 2 years later he got the chance to compose for Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002). The songs were a hit.
• Some of his other noteworthy compositions have been for films like Dhoom (2004), Chocolate (2005), Garam Masala (2005), Gangster (2006), Bas Ek Pal (2006), Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006), Woh Lamhe (2006), Dhoom-2 (2006), Life in a Metro (2007), Awarapan (2007), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), Jab We Met (2007), Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Race (2008), Jannat: In Search of Heaven (2008), Singh is Kinng (2008), Golmaal Returns (2008), New York (2009), Love Aajkal (2009) and Dil Bole Hadippa (2009).
• He has also composed for 2 films due to release in 2009, Fauj Mein Mauj and Once Upon a Time in Mumbai.
• Apparently he is the music composer of a 2010 film, rumored to have Akshay Kumar in the lead role. The film is titled Khatta Meetha.
As a Singer:
Pritam has sung for some of his own compositions in movies like Dhoom, Garam Masala, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena (2005), Dhoom-2, Life in a Metro, Race, Jannat, Singh is Kinng, New York, Dil Bole Hadippa.
As a Music Director:
Pritam was the Music Director of films like Dhoom, Life in a Metro and Race.
Did you know?
Pritam has been accused of “stealing” tunes as a composer. His songs from Gangster, Jab We Met, Bhool Bhulaiya and more are not his original compositions, but stolen from other Asian songs.
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