Viju Shah | |
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| Born | Vijay Kalyanji Shah 5 June 1959 |
| Occupation(s) | musician, score composer |
| Years active | 1989 – present |
| Spouse | Sunanda Shah |
| Parent | Kalyanji 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 the veteran music director Kalyanji Virji Shah of the composer duo Kalyanji–Anandji.[1]
Viju Shah primarily composes on a keyboard. He is known as "The King of Synth Sounds”.[2]
Career
Viju Shah is the son of music director Kalyanji (of the Kalyanji–Anandji duo).
He made his official debut with Rajiv Rai's Indian action thriller Tridev (1989).
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[3]), having sold more than 8 million units. [4]
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
Though known for action and thriller films, director Rajiv Rai experimented with the romantic genre with Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat in 2001. Shah composed the musical score for it.
Recent works
Shah composed the background score for the 2021 Netflix film Class of '83.
Awards
Won
Nominated
- 1990 – Best Music Director – Tridev
- 1995 – Best Music Director – Mohra
- 1997 – Best Music Director – Tere Mere Sapne
- 1998 – Best Music Director – Gupt: The Hidden Truth
- 1999 – Best Music Director – Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
- 1995 – Best Background Score – Andaz Apna Apna
- 1993 – Best Background Score – Lootere
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
- ↑ "Biography of Viju Shah from hindilyrics.net". Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ↑ "Mohra – second most sold album of 1994". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ↑ "Music Hits 1990-1999 (Figures in Units)". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ↑ "Top 25 films between the years 1985-1994". Filmfare. 18 February 2018.