Vishal–Shekhar
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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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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- Vishal Taklani
- Genre
- film score
- 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
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Vishal–Shekhar
- Commons category
- Vishal–Shekhar
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- 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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