Pritam Chakraborty

Sound

Biography

Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also popularly known mononymously as Pritam, is a National Award winning Indian composer, instrumentalist, music producer and singer. Graduating from FTII in Sound Engineering, he worked as an ad jingle composer, sound designer & theme music composer for TV Serials, later debuted as a co-composer alongside Jeet Gannguli in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye. He debuted as a solo composer with the 2003 film Stumped. However, it was the soundtrack of Dhoom (2004), most notably the title track, which earned him his first big break in the industry and helped him win the Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year & vast acknowledgements. In a career spanning over two decades, he has composed music for more than 125 Bollywood films and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including one National Film Award in 70th National Film Awards in 2022, six Filmfare Awards for Best Music Director, three Filmfare Awards for Best Background Music, five IIFA Award for Best Music Director and four Mirchi Music Award for Album of The Year and many more. While he initially worked only on soundtracks and had multiple early collaborations with Vishesh Films and Yash Raj Films, the romantic drama Barfi! with Anurag Basu marked his first venture as a background score composer, and he later diversified his repertoire through collaborations with Dharma Productions , T-Series (company) and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. Pritam founded JAM8 in 2016, which also works as Music Director in various Bollywood films with its in-house composers.

Filmography Movies

Acting

MOVIE

Gangster

6.8(0.0K)

An alcoholic barmaid is distraught when her former lover, a notorious gangster, re-enters her life. She is forced to relive painful past experiences and choose between the gangster and a pleasant singer she has found comfort in.

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Gangster

Special Appearance in "Bheegi Bheegi" Song

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Life in a Metro

6.4(0.1K)

A group of Mumbai up-and-comers search for love and struggle for success in this ensemble drama that centers on an eager young call centre executive.

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Life in a Metro

Rock Band Leader (Guest Appearance)

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Metro... In Dino

6.0(0.0K)

Follows interconnected stories of several different couples, each facing a crossroads at different stages in their lives and relationships.

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Metro... In Dino

Self

Production

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Dil Bole Hadippa!

5.5(0.1K)

Veera, a fire-cracker of a girl who lives in a small village but dreams of playing cricket in the big league. Rohan is an accomplished captain of a county cricket team in England. Rohan returns to India to captain his father's cricket team which has been losing for the last 8 years. In a Village where girls don't play Cricket, Veera has to put on a put on a turban & beard to live her dream.

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Dil Bole Hadippa!

Original Music Composer

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Awarapan

6.9(0.0K)

A loyal henchman is ordered by his boss to keep an eye on his mistress, and trouble begins when he refuses to kill her.

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Awarapan

Original Music Composer

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All the Best: Fun Begins

6.1(0.1K)

In order to increase his monthly allowance, Veer lies to his stepbrother Dharm about being married. When Dharm unexpectedly arrives in Goa, he mistakes Prem's wife for Veer's. This case of mistaken identities leads to chaotic and hilarious situations.

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All the Best: Fun Begins

Music

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Jab We Met

7.3(0.3K)

A depressed wealthy businessman and a spunky carefree young woman embark on an unexpected journey that changes their lives.

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Jab We Met

Original Music Composer

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Golmaal Returns

5.5(0.1K)

Stuck all night on a yacht with a damsel in distress, Gopal lies to his soap opera junkie wife to avoid drama. This sets off a chain of chaotic events that ultimately land him smack dab in the middle of a police case.

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Golmaal Returns

Original Music Composer

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Khatta Meetha

5.7(0.1K)

Sachin Tichkule, a struggling contractor whose failure in making peace with the corrupt bureaucracy in town as well as strained relation with his ex-girlfriend and his family leads to misadventures that deprive him of his closest relations. However, as he begins to mend his ways, justice comes knocking on his door.

Race 2

5.4(0.1K)

Ranvir Singh encounters the Indian mafia in Turkey as he carries out a mission to avenge his lover's death.

Thank You

5.1(0.1K)

Three married womanisers cheat on their wives. In order to catch them red-handed, their sceptic wives enlist a detective who specialises in investigating extramarital relationships.

Golmaal 3

5.6(0.1K)

Cupid strikes when Pritam, a single father, comes across his college sweetheart, Geeta, in Goa. However, when their respective children go to war with each other, the two find it difficult to reunite.

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Golmaal 3

Original Music Composer

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Badmaash Company

5.8(0.1K)

Four young friends decide to work together when one of them comes up with an innovative and lucrative business plan. But their lives begin to deteriorate when their personal issues surface.

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Badmaash Company

Original Music Composer