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Also known as Vishal-Shekhar, Vishal & Shekhar

Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composition, production, singing, and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani, from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar have also recorded in Telugu, Tamil and Marathi with the likes of Akon, The Vamps, Imogen Heap and Diplo. They have been streamed over 3 billion times on YouTube, have had 72 number-one singles, and have been featured on over 350 film sound tracks.

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It sits within the topics Hindi-language playback singers, Indian male singer-songwriters and Indian musical duos.

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Musical artist.name
Vishal–Shekhar
Musical artist.image
Vishal shekhar live hungama concert.jpg
Musical artist.background
group_or_band
Musical artist.caption
Vishal Dadlani (left) and Shekhar Ravjiani (right)
Musical artist.origin
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Musical artist.years_active
1999–present
Musical artist.current_members
Vishal DadlaniShekhar Ravjiani

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Country of origin
India
Image
Vishal shekhar live hungama concert1.jpg
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members have occupation
composer
location of formation
Mumbai
start of work period
1999-00-00
Commons category
Vishal–Shekhar
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • Background
  • Musical film career
  • 1999–2002: Beginnings in Bollywood
  • 2003–2007: Breakthrough
  • 2008–present: Mainstream success
  • Awards and nominations
  • Annual Central European Bollywood Awards
  • Apsara Film and Television Producers Guild Award
  • Asian Film Awards
  • BIG Star Entertainment Awards
  • Filmfare Awards
  • Global Indian Music Academy Awards
  • International Indian Film Academy Awards
  • Mirchi Music Awards
  • References

Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composition, production, singing, and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani, from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar have also recorded in Telugu, Tamil and Marathi with the likes of Akon, The Vamps, Imogen Heap and Diplo. They have been streamed over 3 billion times on YouTube, have had 72 number-one singles, and have been featured on over 350 film sound tracks.

Their most popular soundtracks include Jhankaar Beats (2003), Dus (2005), Salaam Namaste (2005), Bluffmaster (2005), Om Shanti Om (2007), Tashan (2008), Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008), Dostana (2008), I Hate Luv Storys (2010), Anjaana Anjaani (2010), Tees Maar Khan (2010), Ra.One (2011), The Dirty Picture (2011), Student of the Year (2012), Chennai Express (2013), Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013), Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), Bang Bang! (2014), Happy New Year (2014), Sultan (2016), Befikre (2016), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), Bharat (2019), War (2019) Pathaan (2023), and Fighter. They have also appeared as judges on Indian Idol Junior, The Stage India, MTV Hustle, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Voice of India – Mummy Ke Superstars, Indian Idol, and Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar. They also composed background scores from 1994 to 2012. After a part, Ravvjiani composed background music independently.

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