Swanand Kirkire
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Swanand Kirkire is an India
n lyricist
, playback singer
, writer
, also a television serial writer, assistant director, dialogue writer, both in television and Hindi films.
Kirkire won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics
twice. First in 2007 for the song "Bande Me Tha Dum...Vande Mataram" from the 2006 film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
, second time in 2009, for the song "Behti Hawaa Sa Tha Woh..." from the film 3 Idiots. He also received Filmfare Award nomination for Best Lyrics for the song "Piyu Bole" in Parineeta
(2005).
-based Marathi
speaking family to Chintamani (father) and Neelambari (mother), both of who are classical singers. However he has no formal training in singing.
He moved to Delhi
after doing his graduation in commerce. In 1996, Swanand graduated from National School of Drama
and started doing theatre
, a television serial producer, was looking for a writer for his serial Swaraj, also on Bhagat Singh. He went to Mumbai, and had an apartment in Warden Road. When the serial ended, he gave up his apartment and settled down in Goregaon
, a Mumbai suburb.
Swanand was later introduced to filmmaker Pankaj Parashar
, who in turn, introduced him to director Sudhir Mishra
. Mishra was doing a serial called Talash, with his assistant Ruchi Narain
. He started assisting Sudhir while he was making Calcutta Mail
and then it continued with Chameli and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
.
Swanand had written a song during his theatre days...Bawra mann dekhne chala ek sapna, Sudhir Mishra
heard the song and decided to use it in his film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
. Music composer Shantanu Moitra
decided to record it in Swanand's voice. Music was out and it became instant hit. Though the film's release got delayed but music was sold out. It became popular and the music company decided to re-release it again during the film's release.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, also a television serial writer, assistant director, dialogue writer, both in television and Hindi films.
Kirkire won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics
National Film Award for Best Lyrics
The National Film Award for Best Lyrics winners:Vairamuthu won the award for maximum number of times . Javed Akhtar is the only lyricist to win the award for three consecutive years .-References:...
twice. First in 2007 for the song "Bande Me Tha Dum...Vande Mataram" from the 2006 film, Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Lage Raho Munna Bhai is a 2006 Indian musical comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is the second film in the popular Munna Bhai series of Bollywood. Sanjay Dutt stars in this film as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai underworld don, who begins to see the spirit of...
, second time in 2009, for the song "Behti Hawaa Sa Tha Woh..." from the film 3 Idiots. He also received Filmfare Award nomination for Best Lyrics for the song "Piyu Bole" in Parineeta
Parineeta
Parineeta is a 1914 Bengali language novella written by Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay and is set in Calcutta, India during the early part of the 20th century. It is a novel of social protest which explores issues of that time period related to class and religion.-Title:The word Parineeta is...
(2005).
Early life and education
Swanand Kirkire was born and brought up at Rambagh in IndoreIndore
Indore is one of the major city in India, the largest city and commercial center of the state of Madhya Pradesh in central India. Indore is located 190 km west of the state capital Bhopal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Indore city has a population of 1,960,631...
-based Marathi
Marathi language
Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
speaking family to Chintamani (father) and Neelambari (mother), both of who are classical singers. However he has no formal training in singing.
He moved to Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
after doing his graduation in commerce. In 1996, Swanand graduated from National School of Drama
National School of Drama
National School of Drama is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, established . It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, and became an independent school in 1975...
and started doing theatre
Career
The first try came with direction when Swanand wrote and directed a play on freedom fighter Bhagat Singh in New Delhi. During his theatre days, he learnt that Manju SinghManju Singh
Manju Singh is an Indian actress turned producer, who produced numerous TV series including, Show Theme the first ever sponsored show on Doordarshan , which showed film clippings around a chosen theme; Ek Kahani, based on literary short stories, also hosted by her, Aur Ek Kahani which won seven...
, a television serial producer, was looking for a writer for his serial Swaraj, also on Bhagat Singh. He went to Mumbai, and had an apartment in Warden Road. When the serial ended, he gave up his apartment and settled down in Goregaon
Goregaon
Goregaon is the locality situated at the north of Mumbai . It is a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line....
, a Mumbai suburb.
Swanand was later introduced to filmmaker Pankaj Parashar
Pankaj Parashar
Pankaj Parashar is a Indian film and television director. Among his most-known are cop-thriller Jalwa starring Naseeruddin Shah, the Sridevi hit, ChaalBaaz , and television detective series Karamchand...
, who in turn, introduced him to director Sudhir Mishra
Sudhir Mishra
Sudhir Mishra is an Indian film director and screenwriter most renowned for directing critically acclaimed films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi and Chameli.-Early life and education:...
. Mishra was doing a serial called Talash, with his assistant Ruchi Narain
Ruchi Narain
Ruchi Narain is a Mumbai -based film director and screenwriter, most known as the writer for the film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi , and later directed KAL - Yesterday and Tomorrow .-Early life and education:...
. He started assisting Sudhir while he was making Calcutta Mail
Calcutta Mail
Calcutta Mail is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji. It was directed by Sudhir Mishra.- Plot :Avinash comes to Calcutta to search for his only son and finds himself engulfed with too many people interested in him...
and then it continued with Chameli and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, is an Indian movie made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003, but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes...
.
Swanand had written a song during his theatre days...Bawra mann dekhne chala ek sapna, Sudhir Mishra
Sudhir Mishra
Sudhir Mishra is an Indian film director and screenwriter most renowned for directing critically acclaimed films like Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi and Chameli.-Early life and education:...
heard the song and decided to use it in his film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, is an Indian movie made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003, but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes...
. Music composer Shantanu Moitra
Shantanu Moitra
Shantanu Moitra is an Indian music director who has composed music for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his score in films Parineeta , Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi , "Lage Raho Munnabhai" and 3 Idiots , and private albums, Mann ke Manjeere and Ab ke Saawan sung by Shubha Mudgal.-Early...
decided to record it in Swanand's voice. Music was out and it became instant hit. Though the film's release got delayed but music was sold out. It became popular and the music company decided to re-release it again during the film's release.
As actor
- Hazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, is an Indian movie made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003, but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes...
- villager, - EklavyaEklavya: The Royal GuardEklavya: The Royal Guard is a Bollywood film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra which was released in India, the Netherlands, the United States, and the United Kingdom on 16 February 2007....
- Havaldar Bablu - Chameli - Search party member
As playback singer
- Ajab Teri Karni Maula - StrikerStriker (film)The soundtrack album of Striker consists of 8 songs composed by various artists such as Vishal Bhardwaj, noted Tamil composer Yuvan Shankar Raja in his Bollywood debut, Amit Trivedi, rapper Blaaze, Shailendra Barve and lyricist-singer Swanand Kirkire, whilst lyrics are penned by Nitin Raikwar,...
, - Aal Izz well - 3 Idiots,
- Sheher - GulaalGulaalGulaal is a 2009 Indian film directed by Anurag Kashyap and starring Kay Kay Menon, Raj Singh Chaudhary, Abhimanyu Singh, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan, Jesse Randhawa, Piyush Mishra and Aditya Srivastava. The film explores themes such as pursuit of power, quest for legitimacy, perceived...
, - Title song of UttaranUttaranUttaran is a daily soap broadcasting on the Indian Channel Colors. It replaced Bigg Boss and went on air on December 1, 2008. 10:00pm Within the very first month it was able to retain a position in the Top 20 programmes in India...
, - Bawra Mann dekhne chala ek sapna- Hazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, is an Indian movie made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003, but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes...
, - Aye sajni re aye sajni - Hazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, is an Indian movie made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003, but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes...
, - Ratiya kari kari ratiya - ParineetaParineeta (2005 film)Parineeta is a Bollywood musical film adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, the film was based upon a screenplay by the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film featured Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt...
, - Palkein jhukao Na - SeharSeharSehar is an Indian Hindi language action crime drama film directed by Kabeer Kaushik, starring Arshad Warsi, Pankaj Kapur, Sushant Singh and Mahima Chaudhary. Based on real-life incidents and individuals, the film depicts organized crime in the late '90s in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India and...
, - Janu na, Suno Kahani -Eklavya: The Royal GuardEklavya: The Royal GuardEklavya: The Royal Guard is a Bollywood film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra which was released in India, the Netherlands, the United States, and the United Kingdom on 16 February 2007....
, - Khoya Khoya ChandKhoya Khoya ChandKhoya Khoya Chand, is a Bollywood film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles...
.
As lyricist
- Maula Ajab Teri Karni Maula - StrikerStriker (film)The soundtrack album of Striker consists of 8 songs composed by various artists such as Vishal Bhardwaj, noted Tamil composer Yuvan Shankar Raja in his Bollywood debut, Amit Trivedi, rapper Blaaze, Shailendra Barve and lyricist-singer Swanand Kirkire, whilst lyrics are penned by Nitin Raikwar,...
, - Laaga Chunari Mein DaagLaaga Chunari Mein DaagLaaga Chunari Mein Daag - Journey Of A Woman is a 2007 Bollywood film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and starring Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor and Anupam Kher with special appearances by Abhishek Bachchan and Hema Malini...
, - Khoya Khoya ChandKhoya Khoya ChandKhoya Khoya Chand, is a Bollywood film directed by Sudhir Mishra which released on 7 December 2007. The film stars Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan in the lead roles with Rajat Kapoor, Sushmita Mukherjee, Sonya Jehan and Vinay Pathak in important roles...
, - Eklavya: The Royal GuardEklavya: The Royal GuardEklavya: The Royal Guard is a Bollywood film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra which was released in India, the Netherlands, the United States, and the United Kingdom on 16 February 2007....
, - Lage Raho Munna BhaiLage Raho Munna BhaiLage Raho Munna Bhai is a 2006 Indian musical comedy film directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is the second film in the popular Munna Bhai series of Bollywood. Sanjay Dutt stars in this film as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai underworld don, who begins to see the spirit of...
, - Jai Santoshi MaaJai Santoshi MaaJai Santoshi Maa is a 1975 low-budget Hindi film that became one of the top blockbusters of all time. Santoshī Mā , a goddess of satisfaction, was not widely known prior to the release of this film, but immediately after the release, became a huge phenomenon...
, - SeharSeharSehar is an Indian Hindi language action crime drama film directed by Kabeer Kaushik, starring Arshad Warsi, Pankaj Kapur, Sushant Singh and Mahima Chaudhary. Based on real-life incidents and individuals, the film depicts organized crime in the late '90s in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India and...
, - Kal- Yesterday & Tomorrow ,
- ParineetaParineeta (2005 film)Parineeta is a Bollywood musical film adaptation of the 1914 Bengali novella, Parineeta by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Directed by debutant Pradeep Sarkar, the film was based upon a screenplay by the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film featured Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt...
, - Hazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, is an Indian movie made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003, but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes...
. - 3 Idiots
- PaaPaa (film)Paa is a 2009 Indian film directed by R. Balakrishnan starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Vidya Balan. The film is based on a rare genetic condition known as progeria and places emphasis on a father-son relationship...
- Lafangey ParindeyLafangey Parindey-Tracklist:The album has six original tunes composed by R. Anandh, a famous ad jingle composer formerly part of the band Agosh who also did music for Sangeeth Sivan's films Zor and Nirnayam . Lyrics have been done by Swanand Kirkire....
- Enthiran (as Robot - Hindi version)
- Yeh saali zindagi(film)
- Singham
As dialogue writer
- Eklavya: The Royal GuardEklavya: The Royal GuardEklavya: The Royal Guard is a Bollywood film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra which was released in India, the Netherlands, the United States, and the United Kingdom on 16 February 2007....
, - Chameli .
- SivajiSivajiThe name Sivaji can be referred to:* Sivaji , an Indian film directed by S. Shankar* Sivaji , an Indian soundtrack album by A. R...
(Dubbed Hindi Dialogues) - Enthiran (Dialogues - known as Robot in Hindi)
As associate director
- Chameli
- Hazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein AisiHazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, is an Indian movie made by director Sudhir Mishra in 2003, but released in 2005. Set against the backdrop of the Indian Emergency, the movie tells the story of three youngsters in the 70s, when India was undergoing massive social and political changes...
- Calcutta MailCalcutta MailCalcutta Mail is a 2003 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor and Rani Mukerji. It was directed by Sudhir Mishra.- Plot :Avinash comes to Calcutta to search for his only son and finds himself engulfed with too many people interested in him...
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