Shashwat Sachdev

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Shashwat Sachdev
File:Shashwat on guitar.jpg
Shashwat Sachdev in 2016
Born
Alma materSymbiosis Law School, Pune
OccupationMusic Composer
Years active2017–present
AwardsNational Film Awards, Filmfare Award, IIFA Award

Shashwat Sachdev is an Indian music composer and entrepreneur. He won the Best Background Music in the 66th National Film Awards for his score in Uri: The Surgical Strike. He also won the 65th Filmfare R.D. Burman Award for best new and upcoming talent.

Early life

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Sachdev was born in Jaipur. He started learning music when he was three years old, beginning with Hindustani classical vocals and rhythm. He then went on to train in the Western classical piano during his school days.[1]

Career

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Shashwat started his career in 2011 in Hollywood, Los Angeles working on numerous projects before moving to India in 2016.[2]

In 2017, he was the music composer for Phillauri, which starred Anushka Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh.[3][4]

In 2018, he composed four songs for Veere Di Wedding, a Bollywood female buddy comedy film, directed by Shashanka Ghosh. The film stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania. He scored for Selection Day an Indian Netflix Original Sports web television series, based on Aravind Adiga's 2016 novel of the same name. Produced by Anil Kapoor and Anand Tucker.

In 2019 he composed the music as well as background score for Uri: The Surgical Strike, an Indian action film written and directed by debutant Aditya Dhar and produced by Ronnie Screwvala under his banner RSVP Movies starring Vicky Kaushal. The film is based on the 2016 Indian Army's surgical strikes on PoK in retaliation for the Uri attack. The film's music received rave reviews.[5][6] His background score was also appreciated and released separately on popular demand.[7][8] Shashwat won the award for Best Background Music in the 66th National Film Awards for Uri: The Surgical Strike.[9][10] He won the 65th Filmfare R.D. Burman Award for best new and upcoming talent.[11][12][circular reference] Shashwat also won the 21st IIFA Award for best background score for Uri: The Surgical Strike.[13][14]

He released a production album titled Euphoria And The Following Realties along with Extreme Music for which his track Dharma won Best World Production Music 2021 and Shashwat himself won PRS Foundation The Best Newcomer 2021[15] in the Production Music Awards 2021 held in London on 12 December 2021 that celebrate the best production music libraries and most talented composers from all over the world.[16]

In 2022 he worked Attack an Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed and co-written by Lakshya Raj Anand.The film produced by Jayantilal Gada, John Abraham and Ajay Kapoor, stars John Abraham alongside Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakul Preet Singh.[17]

Shashwat next released independent music with, a new label called IndieA Records launched in India with the intention to nurture and promote independent artists backed by Universal Music India, he dropped his first piece of music with them called “Awaara Ho.”[18][19]

2024 saw his work on the film Article 370 a political action thriller film directed by Aditya Suhas Jambhale, who co-wrote the film with Aditya Dhar, Arjun Dhawan, and Monal Thaakar. Produced by Jyoti Deshpande, Aditya Dhar, and Lokesh Dhar, the film stars Yami Gautam, Priyamani, Skand Thakur, Ashwini Kaul, Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Arun Govil, and Kiran Karmarkar in pivotal roles.[20]

Shashwat is currently working as a featured artist on Hans Zimmer and James Everingham's score for the upcoming BBC crime thriller Virdee, based on AA Dhand’s much-loved novels. The six-part series is adapted for the screen by AA Dhand and is produced by Magical Society for BBC One and BBC iPlayer.[21][22]

Discography

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As composer

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Year Film Lyricist(s) Notes
2017 Phillauri Anvita Dutt Guptan All songs except "Din Shagna Da" and "What's Up"
2018 Kaalakaandi Composed title song
Veere Di Wedding Anvita Dutt Gopalan, Raj Shekhar, Qaran, Rupin Pawha, White Noise, Shashwat Sachdev, Badshah, Shellee, Gaurav Solanki Composed four songs
2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike Kumaar
2022 Attack: Part 1 Kumaar, Girish Nakod (Rap)
2023 Tejas Kumaar
2024 Article 370 Osho Jain, Sudhanshu Saria, Kumaar, Shashwat Sachdev
Kill Shashwat Sachdev, Sidhant Kaushal, Shekhar Astitwa Composed one song
Ulajh Kumaar, Jasmine Sandlas, Sudhanshu Saria
2025 Kesari Chapter 2 Irshad Kamil, Sukhwinder Amrit All songs except for "Khumaari"; one remake
The Ba***ds of Bollywood Kumaar, Jasmine Sandlas, Akshat Verma, Vishal Dadlani, Raja Kumari, Aryan Khan, Karan Aujla, Shashwat Sachdev Composed nine songs
Dhurandhar Kumaar, Irshad Kamil
2026 Dhurandhar Part 2

Original Scores

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Year Film
2019 Uri: The Surgical Strike
2022 Attack: Part 1
2024 Article 370
2025 Kesari Chapter 2
The Ba***ds of Bollywood
Dhurandhar
2026 Dhurandhar Part 2

Independent Work

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Year Title Singer(s) Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Label
2019 Kahaniya Madhubanti Bagchi Shashwat Sachdev Himself Independent
2020 Maan Ja Himself
Roko Na
2021 Machlo Romy Kumaar Malsons
Sha - Dobara Shreya Jain Shashwat Sachdev
Meri Jaan Jubin Nautiyal Raj Shekhar
Tenu Vekhan Da Shirley Setia

Romy

Kumaar
Sha - O Jaana Himself Shashwat Sachdev
2022 Awaara Ho Shashwat Sachdev IndieA Records - UMG[23]
Baaton Baaton Main Anumita Nadesan
Paris London Amsterdam Aanchal Tyagi
Ek Ghar Himself
Awaara Ho - Dream Pop Shilpa Rao
Nazdeek Aa Himself
2023 Tumhe Na Chahne Ko
Kaisi Jadugari Prateek Kuhad

Albums

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Year Album Track(s) Label
2021 Euphoria (And the Following Realities) The New Karma Extreme Music
Euphoria (Kaala Doriya)
Seeking Rapture
Blade
Delirious
Conqueror (Jugni)
Ecstacy (Ant Bahar)
Dharma
Bliss (Ahir Bhairav)
Brahman
Maya
Climax
2022 Shades of Cashmere Blessing the Bride (Bai Sa) Extreme Music
Lone Poet (Aeri Aali)
Blissful Homecoming (Jhir Mir)
Rain Dance (Barsan Laagi)
Sweet Stranger (Mithiyan Mehman)
Love and Cloudburst (Baucharan)
Bittersweet Farewell (Jalalo Bilalo)
The Circle of Life (Madhaniyan)
A Life Worth Living (Kesariyo)
Greatest Happiness (Aj Din Shagna Da)

Accolades

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Film Award Category Result Ref.
Phillauri 10th Mirchi Music Awards Upcoming Music Composer of The Year for "Bajaake Tumba" Nominated [24]
Upcoming Music Composer of The Year for "Sahiba" Nominated
Best Song Engineer (Recording & Mixing) for "Naughty Billo" Nominated
Uri: The Surgical Strike 66th National Film Awards National Film Award for Best Music Direction Won [25]
65th Filmfare Awards Best Background Score Nominated [26]
R. D. Burman Award Won
21st IIFA Awards Best Background Score Won
Euphoria And The Following Realties The Production Music Awards 2021 Best World Music for "Bliss" Nominated [27]
Best World Music for "Dharma" Won [28]
PRS Foundation Best Newcomer Won

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