Although celebrated for his work as a playback singer, lyricist, and songwriter,
Amit Trivedi is best known as a Bollywood film composer, even winning the
prestigious National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 2010 for his work on
the Hindi film Dev.D. Born to a Gujarati family in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on April
8, 1979, he grew up listening to traditional Gujarati folk songs and began
composing music at 20 years old. His early projects found him working on
promotional jingles, television music, and even Abhijeet Sawant's sophomore
album, Junoon. He then moved into the film in...