Sandeep Nath
Sandeep Nath | |
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 Sandeep Nath at Delhi Poetry Festival - Season II on 12 January 2014 New Delhi | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Lyricist, screenwriter, composer, director, singer, and producer. |
| Website | http://www.sandeepnath.in/ |
Sandeep Nath is a Bollywood lyricist, screenwriter, composer, director, singer, and producer.
He started his literary career as a poet and singer at the age of eighteen. He has completed two books, Mujhko Kuch Bhi Naam Doh (a collection of Hindi poetry) and Darpan Ab Bhi Andha Hai (a collection of Ghazals). His poetry has been selected in Kabita Parabasey, an anthology of Bengali poems written by the poets from outside Bengal and published by Bangiya Maitri Samiti Mumbai.
During his Indian film career, he wrote lyrics for more than eighty well known Bollywood films, he is most known for his work in films like Madhur Bhandarkar's Page 3 (2005) and Corporate (2006), Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya (2007), Tigmanshu Dhulia's Paan Singh Tomar (film) (2012)[1] and Bullet Raja, Mohit Suri's Aashiqui 2 (2013), Rohit Shetty's Singham Returns (2014), Bhushan Patel's ALONE (2015), Vikramjit Singh's Roy (2015), Deepak Tijori's Do lafzon ki kahani (2016), Tigmanshu Dhulia's Raag Desh (2017), and Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 (2018), and Bhushan Patel's Amavas (2019).
Early life and education
[edit]Sandeep Nath was born and brought up in a Bengali family in Uttar Pradesh. Sandeep Nath is a Law graduate. He studied in different cities of Uttar Pradesh India as Prayagraj, Kanpur, Moradabad, Dhampur, and Chandpur. He worked as guest faculty for master classes in filmmaking at PDFTI.
Screenwriting
[edit]He ventured into screenwriting. Wrote films including Afsar Bitiya (for Zee TV) and Ek Ghar Banaunga (for Star Plus).
Books
[edit]1. Mujhko Kuch Bhi Naam Do - A collection of Hindi Poerties (1997)
2. Darpan Ab Bhi Andha Hai - A collection of Hindi Ghazal (1998)
3. Musings: Mosaic : featured 53 poets in total.
4. Inklinks : featured 153 poets in total.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Bhoot (2003)
- Paisa Vasool (2004)
- Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
- Rakht (2004)
- Agnipankh (2004)
- James (2005)
- Page 3 (2005)
- Sarkar (2005)
- Corporate (2006)
- Game (2006)
- Katputtli (2006)
- Risk (2007)
- Undertrial (2007)
- Saawariya (2007)
- Sarkar Raj (2008)
- Phoonk (2008)
- Fashion (2008)
- Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya (2009)
- Jail (2009)
- Fox (2009)
- Accident on Hill Road (2009)
- Kandahar (2010)
- Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster (2011)
- I am Singh (2011)
- Naughty @ 40 (2011)
- Ghost (2012)
- Ata Pata Laapata (2012)
- Sadda Adda (2012)
- Paan Singh Tomar (2012)
- Dee Saturday Night (2013)
- Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013)
- Aashiqui 2 (2013)
- Bullet Raja (2013)
- Samrat & Co. (2014)
- Singham Returns (2014)
- Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami (2014)
- Spark
- Alone (2015)
- Roy (2015)
- Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein (2015)
- Yaara Silly Silly (2015)
- Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (2016)
- Nawabzaade (2018)
- Amavas (2019)
- The Purvanchal Files (2023)
- Gabru Gang (2024)
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Page 3 | Stardust Awards | Standout Performance By Lyricist | Nominated[2] |
| 2008 | Saawariya | Stardust Awards | Standout Performance By Lyricist | Won[3] |
| 2008 | Saawariya | Apsara Awards | Best Lyrics | Nominated[4] |
| 2014 | Aashiqui 2 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Lyrics | Nominated[5] |
| 2014 | Aashiqui 2 | Mirchi Music Awards | Lyricist of the Year | Nominated[6] |
| 2014 | Aashiqui 2 | Mirchi Music Awards | Listeners choice song of the year | Won[7] |
| 2014 | Aashiqui 2 | Mirchi Music Awards | Listeners choice album of the year | Won[8] |
| 2014 | Aashiqui 2 | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the year | Won[9] |
| 2014 | Aashiqui 2 | 15th IIFA Awards | Lyrics | Nominated[10] |
| 2014 | Sunn Raha Hai' – Aashiqui 2 | GiMA Award for Best Film Song | Best Film Song | Nominated[11] |
| 2016 | Roy | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of The Year | Nominated[12] |
| 2016 | Roy | Mirchi Music Awards | Listener's Choice Album of The Year | Won[13] |
| 2021 | Aashiqui 2 | Winners Hindi 2021 - Mirchi Music Awards | Listener's Choice - Album of the decade | Won[14] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Travelling Ink". Indian Express. 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Max Stardust awards nominations".
- ^ "Winners of Max Stardust awards 2008".
- ^ "Nominees of 3rd Apsara Awards".
- ^ "ZEE Cine Awards nominations". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
- ^ "Nomination MMA Mirchi Music Awards". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014.
- ^ "Winners of Mirchi Music Awards".
- ^ "Winners of Mirchi Music Awards".
- ^ "Winners of Mirchi Music Awards".
- ^ "Nominations - IIFA". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014.
- ^ "GiMA Awards 2014 : Who Won What?". Koimoi. 21 January 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Nominations -".
- ^ "Nominations -".
- ^ "Winners Hindi 2021 - Mirchi Music Awards".
External links
[edit]- Sandeep Nath at IMDb
- Filmography Bollywood Hungama
- Official Website Archived 11 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine