Shashwat Sachdev is an Indian composer, lyricist and singer. He is best known for composing the music as well as the background score for the Bollywood action film Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019).
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Shashwat Sachdev was born in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Although Shashwat comes from a non-musical background, his father being a doctor and mother a philosophy lecturer, he was inclined towards music since childhood. He first started learning music at the age of 4. It was his mother who first started teaching him music. Additionally, his father was also a music lover.
Childhood photo of Shashwat Sachdev singing at a program
For 21 years, he trained in Indian classical music in the guru-shishya tradition under his guru Ustad Ramzan Khan. Talking about this in an interview, he said,
I remember my Guruji refused to teach me any raga other than Raga Yaman for 11 years, until I mastered it and could sing it without any ornamentation.
Shashwat Sachdev with his guru Ustad Ramzan Khan
He started learning Western classical piano when he was in class 7. He learned to play Western classical piano for 11 years. He moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles in 2011 and worked there for a few years before coming back to India in 2016. From 2006 to 2011, he studied law at Symbiosis Law School, Pune. Later he started living in an apartment in Versova, Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 9″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
His family is from Jaipur, Rajasthan.
parents and siblings
His father, Sudhir Sachdev, is the Vice Chancellor at Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology (MGUMST). He previously served as Professor of Anesthesiology at MGUMST. His mother Mani Sachdev is a lecturer at Manipal University, Jaipur. His sister, Sahiba Tandon, is an architect.
Shashwat Sachdev with his parents
Shashwat Sachdev with his sister Sahiba Tandon
wife and children
His wife’s name is Shruti Sachdev (née Shruti Siyag).
Shashwat Sachdev with his wife
livelihood
After completing his formal education, he moved to Los Angeles when Grammy Award winner Tony Maserati invited him there to work with him. Shashwat and Tony met at an audio engineering workshop in Europe and remained in touch thereafter. Shashwat started his career in Hollywood in LA. Talking about this in an interview, he said,
First I got a chance in Hollywood. I attended a small seminar in France for sound designing and sound engineering. The guy who was taking the seminar invited me to work with him. So, that’s how it started.”
He has worked with various eminent music personalities in Hollywood like Marc Shaiman, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Mariah Carey.
Bollywood
as a musician
It was Rhea Kapoor who gave Shashwat Sachdev his first break in her film Veere Di Wedding (2018). While working in Veere Di Wedding, he got a chance to work in the film Phillauri. He made his Bollywood debut in 2017, scoring music for Phillauri, which included the crowd-pulling tracks Dum Dum and Sahiba. Throwing light on how he got the opportunity to work in Phillauri, he said,
When I was in LA, I was looking for an agency to handle my work. Then, I met Chaitanya Hegde and Dutta Dave, who manage some of the greatest writers in the country. He put me in touch with Karnesh Sir. He asked me to write a song.”
For his work in Phillauri, he earned nominations in the categories of Upcoming Composer of the Year for “Bajake Tumba”, Upcoming Music Composer of the Year for “Sahiba” and Best Song Engineer (Recording and Mixing) for “Naughty Billo”. . At the 10th Mirchi Music Awards. He composed four songs for the comedy film Veere Di Wedding (2018) and then he composed songs for the streaming TV series Selection Day (2018).
Shashwat Sachdev is composing music in a studio
In 2019, Sachdev composed the music as well as the background score for Uri: The Surgical Strike, which received critical acclaim and various accolades for him. His track “Jagga Jiteya” in the film was highly appreciated. Additionally, the background score of Uri was appreciated to such an extent that it was released separately on popular demand.
as a singer
In 2018, he lent his voice for the title track of the film Kaalakaandi along with Vivek Hariharan, Romi and Arun Kamath.
Shashwat Sachdev is working with Romi
He worked with Sunidhi Chauhan for the song Pappi Le Loon and with Neha Kakkar and Romi for the song Bhangra Ta Sajda from Veere Di Wedding (2018). He lent his voice to various songs in the films Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019) and Attack: Part 1 (2022).
independent work
Shashwat Sachdev singing and playing guitar
He worked with Madhubanti Bagchi as lyricist and composer for the songs Kahaniya (2019), Maan Jaa (2020), and Roko Na (2020). In 2022, he released his debut single Awara Ho under the label IndieA Records – UMG. This song has been written, composed and sung by Shashwat himself.
Other songs in which he worked as lyricist and composer are Sha – Dobara (2021) with Shreya Jain, Sha – O Jaana (2021), and Awara Ho – Dream Pop (2022) with Shilpa Rao. He worked as a composer for the songs Meri Jaan (2021) by Jubin Nautiyal, Shirley Setia’s Tenu Vekhan Da (2021), and Pratik Kuhad’s Kaisi Jadoogri (2023).
album
In 2021, he released his debut production album Euphoria and the Following Realities under the music label Extreme Music. His track Dharma from the album won the Best World Production Music 2021 award, while Shashwat himself won the PRS Foundation The Best Newcomer 2021 award.
She also released a self-titled lo-fi album ‘Sha’ directed by Shivam Malhotra of Malsons Media. In 2022, he released his second album Shades of Kashmiri under Extreme Music.
award
- Won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction at the 66th National Film Awards for the film Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019).
Shashwat Sachdev received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction from Vice President Venkaiah Naidu in 2019
- Won the RD Burman Award at the 65th Filmfare Awards for the film Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019).
Shashwat Sachdev posing with his RD Burman Filmfare Award
- Won the Best Background Score award at the 21st IIFA Awards for the film Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019).
- Won Best World Music for the song “Religion” from their album Euphoria and the Following Realities at the Production Music Awards 2021.
- Won PRS Foundation Best Newcomer at the Production Music Awards 2021 for his album Euphoria and the Following Realities.
Favorite
- Singer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
- Music Director: Salil Choudhary, SD Burman, Madan Mohan
Facts/General Knowledge
- Once in an interview, he had revealed that in seventh grade, he had written in one of his slam books that he wanted to become a musician.
- He is fond of traveling and says that his travels influence his work.
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