Pritam
Indian music director and composer
Pritam Chakraborty, also known as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, and singer. He was born in a Bengali Brahmin family to Anuradha Chakraborty and Prabodh Chakraborty.
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| Born | 14 June 1971[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Presidency College |
| Alma mater | Film and Television Institute of India, Pune |
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| Spouse | Smita Chakraborty |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Film songs, Pop, Sufi, Rock, classical, Sufi Rock |
| Instruments | Tabla, guitar, keyboard,[2] Vocals[3] |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Tips, Sony, Zee Music, Eros, T-Series |
He got his first break for Tere Liye (released December 2001).[4] Though the music was well-received, the film missed the mark. In 2002, The Jeet-Pritam duo once again composed music for Yash Raj Films' Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai. Soon after, Jeet decided to end the partnership..
References
change- ↑ "Pritam Chakraborty Turns 45 Today! Here's A Few Songs! – SirG.co". 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ "Pritam Playing Guitar". Prosenjit Das. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ↑ "Song Listing for Pritam". MySwar. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ "Neighbours, now melody-makers – Jeet-Pritam: Two boys from Bengali strike a crescendo in Bollywood". The Telegraph. 27 September 2002. Archived from the original on 6 September 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2016.