Savvy Gupta
Savvy Gupta স্যাভি | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Souvik Gupta |
Also known as | Savvy |
Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | 4 May 1983
Occupations |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Souvik Gupta, known as "Savvy" (Bengali: স্যাভি), is an Indian music director who has composed and sung songs for Bengali movies from both West Bengal and Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Gupta formerly played keyboard and sung for Kolkata-based rock bands Insomnia and Crystal Grass.[4][5] He started his journey as a film composer in the year 2012 with the film Khokababu, composing the song "Khoka Chalu Cheez" sung by actor Dev. He was the composer for the theme song of the first ever Kolkata fashion week.[6][7][8] In addition to composing for Indian film soundtracks, Gupta also composes music for Bangladeshi film soundtracks.
He is an electronics engineer and completed his bachelor degree from NITMUS in 2006. He passed out higher secondary from Nava Nalanda High School, South Kolkata.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]Film Soundtracks
[edit]As Composer
[edit]Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Song | Singer(s) | Label | Notes | Reference(s) |
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2012 | Khokababu | "Khoka Chalu Cheez" | Dev | Eskay Movies | Along with Rishi Chanda, Priyo Chatterjee | [9] |
Goray Gondogol | All Songs | Various Artists | [10][11][12] | |||
Challenge 2 | "Pyar Ka Bukhar" | Suraj Jagan | Shree Venkatesh Films | Along with Jeet Gannguli | [13] | |
Bawali Unlimited | All Songs except Bawali Unlimited, Mon Ure Chole | Rupankar, Raghab Chatterjee, Sudipto | Saitronics | Along with Dev Sen | [14][15] | |
2013 | Khoka 420 | "Gobhir Joler Fish" | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Akriti Kakkar | Eskay Movies | Along with Rishi Chanda, Shree Pritam, Shrijit | [16][17] |
"Mad I Am Mad" | Mika Singh, Saberi Bhattacharya | |||||
Majnu | O Piya Re Piya | Arijit Singh, June Banerjee | Shree Venkatesh Films | Along with Rishi Chanda | [18] | |
"Lonely Very Lonely" | Zubeen Garg | |||||
2014 | Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay | "Pakka Ghughu Maal" | Shadaab Hashmi | Eskay Movies | Along with Hridoy Khan, Akassh | [19][20][21] |
"Aami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay" | Mohammad Irfan | |||||
"Calling Bell" | Nakash Aziz, Saberi Bhattacharya | |||||
Bindaas | "Party Shoes" | Shadaab Hashmi, Neha Kakkar | Shree Venkatesh Films | Along with Arindom Chatterjee, Habib Wahid, Devi Sri Prasad, Dev | [22][23][24][25][26][27] | |
"Remix Qawwali" | Nakash Aziz, Neha Kakkar | |||||
Janla Diye Bou Palalo | All Songs | Abhijit Barman, Anupam Roy, Akriti Kakar, Timir Biswas, Karthik Das Baul | Asha Audio | [28][29][30][31][32][33] | ||
Yoddha: The Warrior | "Desi Chhori" | Satrujit Dasgupta, Neha Kakkar | Shree Venkatesh Films | Along with Indraadip Dasgupta | [2][34] | |
"Yoddhar Saathe Ebar Pujo Katan" | Nakash Aziz | |||||
2015 | Romeo vs Juliet | "Bekheyali Mone" | Shadaab Hashmi | Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia | Along with Akassh | [35][36] |
"Mahiya Mahiya" | Arindom Chatterjee | |||||
"Saiyaan" | Zubeen Garg, Akriti Kakkar | |||||
Ekla Cholo | [37] | |||||
Sesh Anka | [38] | |||||
Agnee 2 | "Magic Mamoni" | Neha Kakkar | Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia | Along with Akassh | [39] | |
Aashiqui | All Songs | Savvy, Jubin Nautiyal, Kona, Nakash Aziz, Mohammed Irfan, Akriti Kakar, Shadaab Hashmi | Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia | Along with Shadaab Hashmi | [40][41] | |
Mayer Biye | ||||||
Bengal Celebrity League | Midnapore Mighties Anthem Song | Savvy | Dev Entertainment Ventures | Director Raja Chanda, Cast Dev, Sayantika Banerjee, Nusrat Jahan, Joy and More | ||
2016 | Hero 420 | All Songs | Nakash Aziz, Mohammed Irfan, Shadaab Hashmi, Ash King, Kalpana Patowary | Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia | ||
Niyoti | All Songs | Savvy, Lemis, Kona, Runa Laila, Mohammed Irfan, Shaan, Imran Mahmudul, Nancy | Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia | "Onek Sadhonar Pore" is a remake of the song of the same name from the 1998 film Bhalobashi Tomake | ||
Samraat: The King Is Here | "Dujone" | Shadaab Hashmi | Tiger Media Limited | Along with Dabbu, Imran Mahmudul, Arfin Rumey | [42][43] | |
"Dujone (Unplugged)" | Savvy | |||||
"Dujone (Instrumental)" | ||||||
Rokto | "Dhim Tana" | Akriti Kakar | Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia | Along with Akassh | [44] | |
Prem Ki Bujhini | All Songs | Savvy, Ash King, Madhubanti Bagchi, Jayeeta, Shadaab Hashmi, Palak Muchhal, Zubeen Garg | Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia | [45] | ||
2017 | Bibaho Diaries | All Songs | Savvy, Lagnajita Chakraborty, Anupam Roy, Somlata Acharyya Chowdhury | Eros International | ||
Nabab | All Songs except O DJ O DJ | Shadaab Hashmi, Akriti Kakkar, Ankit Tiwari, Madhura Bhattacharya, Raza Ali Khan | Eskay Movies, Jaaz Multimedia | Along with Akassh | [46][47] | |
Rangbaz | "Ghum Amar" | Jubin Nautiyal, Prashmita Paul | Unlimited Audio Video | Along with Dabbu | ||
"Tui Chad Eider" | Savvy, Nandini Deb | |||||
2018 | Noor Jahaan | All Songs | Raj Barman, Prashmita Paul, Imran Mahmudul, Kona, Lagnajita Chakraborty | Shree Venkatesh Films, Jaaz Multimedia | Song "Shona Bondhu" is a cover of the song by Abdul Gafur Hali and was released as a single in 2017[48] | [49] |
Inspector Notty K | "Moner Kinare" | Raj Barman | Grassroot Entertainment, Jaaz Multimedia | Along with Suddho Roy | [50] | |
Bhalo Theko | "Biye" | Savvy, Prashmita Paul | Tiger Media Limited | |||
"Mon Deewana" | Imran Mahmudul, Gopika | |||||
"Heel" | Savvy, Gopika | |||||
Bizli | Friend Beautiful | Shadaab Hashmi, Madhubanti Bagchi, Madhushree, Armaan Malik | Jaaz Multimedia, Bobstar Films | Along with Akassh, Ahmmed Humayun, Shafiq Tuhin | ||
Chalbaaz | All Songs | Savvy, Shadaab Hashmi, Madhubanti Bagchi, Madhushree, Armaan Malik | Eskay Movies | [51] | ||
Honeymoon | All Songs | Dev Negi, Akriti Kakkar | Surinder Films | |||
Sultan: The Saviour | Masha Allah | Dev Negi, Akriti Kakkar | Jeetz Filmworks, Surinder Films | Along with Suddho Roy | ||
Aamar Mon | Mohammed Irfan | |||||
Bhaijaan Elo Re | "Bhaijaan Eid E Elo Re" (Title Song) | Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Eskay Movies | Along with Dolaan Mainnakk | ||
Hoichoi Unlimited | All Songs | Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Mika Singh, Madhubanti Bagchi, Armaan Malik, Nikhita Gandhi | Dev Entertainment Ventures | |||
2019 | Shahenshah | Rashik Amar | Savvy, Kona | Unlimited Audio Video | Along with Dabbu | |
Password | Swag | Imran | SK Films | Along with Lincon, Akassh | ||
Bhokatta | Honey Tor Tufani | Raj Barman | Eskay Movies | Along with Dolaan Mainnakk, Baidyanath Dash | ||
Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan | Udashi Shon | Ishan Mitra | Jeetz Filmworks | Along with Suddho Roy, Amit-Ishan | ||
17th September | All Songs |
Rupankar, Arnab Dutta, Ishan Mitra, Lagnajita | Zee Music Company | |||
Love Story | "Chupi Chupi Mon" | Raj Barman, Prashmita | Surinder Films | Film released in 2020 | [52] | |
"Ay Na Aro Kache" | Raj Barman | |||||
"Tui Chara" | Shashwat Singh | |||||
"Danpitey" | Timir Biswas | |||||
Password | "Trippy Lage" | Nikhita Gandhi, Shashwat Singh | Zee Music Company | |||
"Aye Khuda" | KK | |||||
2020 | SOS Kolkata | "Raagi Raja" | Oindrila Sanyal, Nikhita Gandhi, Dev Arijit | |||
Switzerland | All Songs | Nakash Aziz, Nikhita Gandhi, Jeet, Dev Negi, Akriti Kakkar, Ishan Mitra | Jeetz Filmworks | |||
2021 | Miss Call | Surinder Films | ||||
2022 | Raavan | "Keu Jaane Naa" | Arijit Singh | Grassroot Entertainment | ||
"Ami Tor" | Javed Ali, Antara Mitra | |||||
"Keu Jaane Naa (Reprised Version)" | Yasser Dedai |
As singer
[edit]Year | Film | Song | Label | Reference(s) |
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2015 | Aashiqui | "Meyeder Mon Bojha" (with Kona) | Eskay Music | [41] |
2016 | Niyoti | "Dhakai Sharee" (with Lemis) | ||
Prem Ki Bujhini | "Bongo Lolona" (with Madhubanti Bagchi & Jayeeta) | [45] | ||
Samraat: The King Is Here | "Dujone (Unplugged)" | Tiger Media Limited | [42][43] | |
2017 | Bibaho Diaries | "Tumi Nei" | Eros International | |
Rangbaz | "Tui Chad Eider" (with Nandini Deb) | Unlimited Audio Video | ||
2018 | Bhalo Theko | "Biye" (with Prashmita) | Tiger Media Limited | |
"Heel" (with Gopika) |
As lyricist
[edit]Year | Film | Song | Reference(s) |
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2013 | Mahapurush O Kapurush | All Songs | [53] |
2017 | Rangbaaz | "Tui Chad Eider" |
Singles
[edit]Year | Title | Label | Composer | Lyricist | Album | Notes | Reference(s) |
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2017 | "My Fantasy... My Destiny" (performed by Somak Chatterjee) | Eskay Movies | Savvy | Suddhasil Bose | English version of "Tor Aashiqui" from Aashiqui soundtrack | ||
"Shona Bondhu" (performed by Raj Burman & Prashmita) | SVF Music | Abdul Gafur Hali | Noor Jahaan | Remake of "Shona Bondhu" by Abdul Gafur Hali | [48] | ||
2018 | "Mon Boleche" (performed by Imran & Kona) | Soumyadeb | [54] | ||||
"Moner Kinare" (performed by Raj Burman) | Grassroot Entertainment | Pranjol | Inspector Notty K | [50] |
Accolades
[edit]Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Bibaho Diaries | Best Music Album | Filmfare Award | Pending | Filmfare Awards East | [55] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Ghare and Baire | Best Music Album Popular Choice | Mirchi Award | Won | [56] |
Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2019 | Hoichoi Unlimited | Best Music Director | TeleCine Award | Won | TeleCine Awards |
References
[edit]- ^ Singha, Sutapa. "'London thumakda singer parties with Dev, Sayantika'". Times of India.
- ^ a b "'Yoddha Movie Review'". Times of India.
- ^ "'BAWALI UNLIMITED (2012) - a reason to laugh aloud: WBRi Bengali Movie Review'". Washington Bangla Radio. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Sen, Zinia. "'Tollywood's new composers!'". Times of India.
- ^ "'Live: Crystal Grass @ Someplace Else, Kolkata'".
- ^ "'In tune with fashion'". Telegraph India. Archived from the original on 18 December 2014.
- ^ "'KFW promo, theme song launched". India Blooms.
- ^ "'KFW". Hamara Photos.
- ^ "Khokababu - Full Cast & Crew". IMDB.
- ^ "Goray Gondogol (2012) - Rahul's Comic Flair Stands Out In Aniket Chattopadhaya's Third Flick'". Washington Bangla Radio. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "'Bengali Movie Goray Gondogol Movie Story Review Casts'". Kolkata Bengal Info.
- ^ "'Video: Listen to Goray Gondogol Title Song from the 2012 Bengali Film by Aniket Chattopadhaya'". Washington Bangla Radio. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "'Pyar ka bukhar is a foot-tapping number'". Times of India.
- ^ "'BAWALI UNLIMITED (2012) - a reason to laugh aloud'". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "'Bawali Unlimited Audio CD in Flipkart'". Flipkart.
- ^ "'Four composers join hands for Khoka 420 music'". Times of India.
- ^ Khoka 420 by Shadaab-Abhik, Savvy, Shree Pritam, 1 January 2013, retrieved 21 June 2017
- ^ "'After five years, Hiran and Srabanti are back together for 'Majnu". Tollywood Hamaka.
- ^ Aami Sudhu Cheyechi Tomay by Savvy, Hridoy Khan, Akassh, 1 January 2014, retrieved 21 June 2017
- ^ "'Ankush-Subhashree spotted together on the Rann of Kutch!'". Times of India.
- ^ "'Aami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay Movie Review'". Times of India.
- ^ Singha, Sutapa. "'Bindaas: Music Review'". Times of India.
- ^ "'Party shoes song launch, Kolkata TimesCity'". TimesCity.
- ^ "'Dev and Sayantika sizzle at the grand song launch of BINDAAS'". Tollywood Hamaka.
- ^ "'Dev & Sayantika create a 'storm' at launch of 'Party Shoes' song from Bindaas'". Gomolo.
- ^ "'Bindaas: Premiere'". Times of India.
- ^ "Bindaas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Habib Wahid, Devi Sri Prasad, Savvy & Arindam". iTunes. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Janla Diye Bou Palalo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Savvy". iTunes. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "Janla Diye Bou Palalo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ "'Janla Diye Bou Palalo : Audio Launch'". Times City.
- ^ "'Music launch of 'Janala Diye Bou Palalo' takes place'". Gomolo.
- ^ "'Film launched amidst wedding revelries!'". Times of India.
- ^ "'Jaanla Diye Bou Palalo (Bengali) / More comic than caustic'". Indian Express. 31 October 2014.
- ^ "'Yoddha Special Screening'". Times of India.
- ^ "'Shakespeare, but with a filmi twist '". Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018.
- ^ Romeo vs Juliet by Savvy, Akassh, 29 December 2014, retrieved 21 June 2017
- ^ "'Ekla Cholo: music and trailer launch, Kolkata TimesCity'". TimesCity.
- ^ "'Upcoming Bengali Film Sesh Anka Trailer Launched; An Edgy Thriller from the House of Macneill Media Releasing July 3'". Sholoana Bangaliana. 25 December 2022.
- ^ Agnee by Savvy, Akassh, 1 January 2015, retrieved 21 June 2017
- ^ "Filmography of Savvy Gupta". Gomolo. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ a b Aashiqui - True Love by Savvy, 1 January 2015, retrieved 21 June 2017
- ^ a b Arfin Rumey, Imran, Savvy, Samraat : The King Is Here, retrieved 21 June 2017
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Samraat : The King Is Here (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. December 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Rokto: Fight For Blood by Savvy, Akaash, 6 December 2016, retrieved 21 June 2017
- ^ a b Prem Ki Bujhini by Savvy, 6 December 2016, retrieved 21 June 2017
- ^ "ইউটিউবে নবাব-এর 'ষোল আনা' ঝড়". মানবজমিন (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ Nabab by Savvy, Akassh, 1 June 2017, retrieved 18 July 2017
- ^ a b Shona Bondhu (From "Noor Jahaan") - Single by Savvy on Apple Music, 20 July 2017, retrieved 14 February 2018
- ^ Noor Jahaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Single by Savvy on Apple Music, 31 January 2018, retrieved 14 February 2018
- ^ a b Moner Kinare (From "Inspector Notty K") - Single by Savvy & Raj Barman on Apple Music, 18 December 2017, retrieved 14 February 2018
- ^ Chaalbaaz, 2 April 2018, retrieved 24 April 2018
- ^ "Five Bengali films to release during Durga Puja festivities". New Indian Express. 3 October 2020.
- ^ "'Mahaprush O Kapurush Bangla Movie Music Release'". Washington Bangla Radio. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mon Boleche (From "Noor Jahaan") - Single by Savvy, Imran & Kona on Apple Music, 2 January 2018, retrieved 14 February 2018
- ^ "Nominations for the Jio Filmfare Awards (East) 2018".
- ^ https://www.mirchimusicawards.com/2.html [dead link]
External links
[edit]- Savvy Gupta at IMDb
- Savvy Gupta on Gomolo
- Savvy Gupta on Twitter
- Savvy Gupta on Facebook