Anurag Saikia
Anurag Saikia | |
|---|---|
| Born | Moran,Assam, India |
| Genres | Film score,independent music |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer,music director,music producer,instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, synthesizers and piano |
Anurag Saikia(born in December 1988)[1]is an Indianfilm score composer,music director,music producerandinstrumentalistfromAssam,India.[2]He is one of the youngest composers to be awardedRajat Kamalfor Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction for the filmYugadrashta.[3][4]
His mother Dipali Saikia, is anAll India Radioartist and teacher and his father Dr. Anil Saikia is an academician, who was conferred thePratima Barua Pandeymemorial Awardon 27 December 2011 for his contributions towards the preservation and popularization of folk culture and music of the State ofAssam.[5][6]
After completing graduation fromCotton College,Anurag was admitted into theSwarnabhumi Academy of Music (SAM), Chennai.[5][7]One of the latest movies he composed music for, isThappad.He has worked with many popular artists likeSonu Nigam,Arijit Singhetc.[8][9]
Saikia is known for his initiative of syncingBorgeetsto the symphonic orchestra.[10]
Discography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Prague(2012)
- Yugadrashta[11]
- Holding Back
- The Job(2014)
- One Last Question(2015)
- Chor: The Bicycle(2016)
- Dikchow Banat Palaax(2016)
- III Smoking Barrels(2017)
- Maj Rati Keteki(2017)
- Ishu(2017)
- Manjha(2017)
- Rainbow Fields(2018)
- Toba Tek Singh(2018)
- High Jack(2018)
- Karwaan(2018)[11]
- Mulk(2018)[11]
- Market(2019)
- Article 15(2019)[11]
- Thappad(2020)[11]
- Serious Men(2020)
- Kaun Pravin Tambe?(2022)
- Anek(2022)
- Babli Bouncer(2022)
- Bheed(2023)
- Dhak Dhak(2023)
- Mast Mein Rehne Ka(2023)
- Swargarath(2024)
- Bhakshak(2024)
- Dedh Bigha Zameen(2024)
- Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba(2024)
Web Series
[edit]- Stories by Rabindranath Tagore(2015)
- Cubicles(2019–)
- Cheesecake(2019)
- Gullak(2019–)
- Mismatched(2020–)
- Panchayat(2020–)[11]
- Kaun Banegi Shikharwati(2022)
- Unpaused: Naya Safar(2022-)
- Love Storiyaan(2024)
As Music Producer (Independent Music)
[edit]- 'Va Kanamma'The Anurag Saikia Collective
- 'Kukuha'The Anurag Saikia Collective[12](2020)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Award | Category | Film | Song | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61st National Film Awards | Best Music Director (Non-Feature Film) | Yugadrashta | Winner | ||
| Big Music Award 2010 | Best Music Director | Tup Tup | Winner | ||
| Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music | Student Brand Ambassador | Winner | |||
| Prag Cine Award 2013 | Best Music Director | Shinyor | Winner | ||
| Prag Cine Award 2017 | Best Music Director | Majrati Keteki | Winner | ||
| Sailadhar Baruah Award 2017 | Best Music Director | Dixou Banat Palash | Winner | ||
| Sher Choudhury Excellence Award 2017 | Best Music Director | Majrati Keteki | Winner | ||
| Radio Gup Shup Award 2018 | Best Music Director | Majrati Keteki | Winner | ||
| 10th Mirchi Music Awards | Best Song | Bas Ek Baar | Nominated | [citation needed] | |
| 9th Mirchi Music Awards | Best Song Producer (Programming & Arranging) | Dangal | "Dhaakad" | Nominated | |
| Jio Filmfare Awards (Marathi) 2018 | Best Background Score | Manjha | Nominated | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^"Anurag Saikia – An exclusive interview with music composer on winning the National Award".creativica.in.14 May 2014.Retrieved30 June2019.
- ^"Composer Anurag Saikia amalgamates folk-based ghazals for Sonu Nigam".The Times of India.15 February 2019.Retrieved30 June2019.
- ^Sinha, Kumar Raviraj (22 March 2020)."Anurag Saikia: Excited to introduce 500-year-old Borgeets to world music".National Herald.Retrieved10 February2024.
- ^"Anurag Saikia praises Sonu Nigam, calls him an inspiration".The Times of India.9 December 2023. Archived fromthe originalon 10 February 2024.Retrieved10 February2024.
- ^ab"Anurag Saikia".friedeye.11 June 2017.Retrieved30 June2019.
- ^"The Assam Tribune Online".assamtribune.Retrieved30 June2019.
- ^"Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music".Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music Chennai.Retrieved30 June2019.
- ^abDasgupta, Priyanka (19 February 2019)."Singer Pratik Choudhury passes away".The Times of India.Retrieved24 October2019.
- ^"Anurag Saikia reveals how he got the opportunity to compose music for 'Mulk'".The Times of India.14 July 2018.Retrieved30 June2019.
- ^"Project Borgeet: Syncing Assam's 600-year-old songs to the symphonic orchestra".The Indian Express.13 September 2019.Retrieved16 September2019.
- ^abcdefGhosh, Devarsi (12 April 2020)."'Anything but the usual music': Anurag Saikia on his tunes for 'Panchayat' and love for borgeet ".Scroll.in.Retrieved10 February2024.
- ^Archived atGhostarchiveand theWayback Machine:KUKUHA - Anurag Saikia Ft. Shankuraj Konwar | Rahul Gautam Sharma | Anurag Saikia Collective.YouTube.
