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Viju Shah | |
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Born | Vijay Kalyanji Shah (1959-06-05) 5 June 1959 (age 65) |
Occupation(s) | musician, score composer |
Years active | 1989 â present |
Spouse | Sunanda Shah |
Parent | Kalyanji Virji Shah |
Vijay Kalyanji Shah (born 5 June 1959) is a composer who works in the "Indian film industry." His career spans over almost four decades (1985âpresent). He is the son of Kalyanji Virji Shah, music director from the composer duo KalyanjiâAnandji.
Viju Shah primarily composes on a keyboard. He has been called "the King of Synth Soundsâ. Shahâs 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.
Careerâ»
Viju made his official debut with Rajiv Rai's action thriller Yudh (1985) under his original name Vijay Shah .
He worked with Rajiv Rai for Tridev in 1989 and then again for the 1992 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 âTu Cheez Badi Hai Mastâ and âTip Tip Barsa Paniâ. The music album went on to become the second highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of the year (after Hum Aapke Hain Koun), having sold more than 8 million units. âŁ
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).
In 2001, Shah composed the score for the romance Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat.
Shah composed the background score for the 2021 Netflix film Class of '83.
Awardsâ»
Won
- 1998 â Best Background Score â Gupt: The Hidden Truth
Nominated
- 1990 â Best Music Director â Tridev
- 1995 â Best Music Director â Mohra
- 1997 â Best Music Director â Tere Mere Sapne
- 1998 â Best Music Director â Gupt: The Hidden Truth
- 1999 â Best Music Director â Bade Miyan Chote Miyan
- 1995 â Best Background Score â Andaz Apna Apna
- 1993 â Best Background Score â Lootere
Discographyâ»
Year | Name | Note(s) |
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1985 | Yudh | |
1989 | Tridev | NominatedâFilmfare 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" |
1993 | Lootere | NominatedâFilmfare Award for Best Background Score |
1994 | Mohra | NominatedâFilmfare Award for Best Music Director |
Andaz Apna Apna | NominatedâFilmfare Award for Best Background Score | |
1995 | Ravan Raaj | |
1996 | Tere Mere Sapne | NominatedâFilmfare Award for Best Music Director |
1997 | Prithvi | |
Gupt: The Hidden Truth | Filmfare Award for Best Background Score
NominatedâFilmfare Award for Best Music Director | |
Aar Ya Paar | ||
1998 | Vinashak | |
Humse Badhkar Kaun | ||
Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | NominatedâFilmfare Award for Best Music Director | |
2000 | Bulandi | |
Beti No. 1 | Also playback singer | |
2001 | Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat | |
Hadh | ||
Kasam | ||
2003 | Dhund | |
Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai | ||
Tujhe Meri Kasam | ||
2004 | Asambhav | |
2004 | K. Street Pali Hill | |
2005 | Shikhar | |
2006 | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | |
2007 | Victoria No. 203 | |
2011 | Loot | Background score |
2015 | Aa Te Kevi Dunniya | Gujarati film |
2016 | Julie 2 | |
2020 | Class of '83 | Background score |
Referencesâ»
- ^ "Biography of Viju Shah from hindilyrics.net". Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "Mohra â second most sold album of 1994". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.