Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
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Years active | 1997–present |
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Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy (ⓘ) is an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa.[1] They have composed music for over 50 soundtracks across five languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and English. Amongst the most critically acclaimed Indian musicians,[2] the trio have won numerous awards, including National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, and IIFA Awards. They are often referred to as the "Amar Akbar Anthony" (AAA) of the Hindi film music industry.[3] They are known for their compositions in Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), My Name Is Khan (2010), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Dil Dhadakne Do (2015).
Members
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan, the main vocalist of the trio, was born and brought up in
Ehsaan Noorani
Ehsaan Noorani is the guitarist of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. He studied music with Bismarck Rodrigues from a young age. Prior to going abroad to study further music at GIT (Los Angeles), Ehsaan was an integral part of two local bands in Mumbai, Pegasus and Crosswinds. Ehsaan returned to Mumbai and was in demand for his musical skills in composing jingles, working for all the top composers of the time. Until the day Magic Box productions approached him to compose the jingle for Sona Spices, and that marked the beginning of Ehsaan's independent journey as a composer of jingles in India.
Ehsaan was approached by Mukul S. Anand to compose the music for his film Dus, and he in turn asked Shankar and Loy to join him in composing the music for the film. Dus never made it to the big screen, due to the death of the director.
Ehsaan is the only Indian musician to have endorsed a signature line, 'The Ehsaan Noorani Fender Squier' signature series, for
Loy Mendonsa
Loy Mendonsa plays the piano, bass guitar, and harmonica and is currently learning to play the trumpet. Loy was a genius music teacher for a school in New Delhi, when he was invited to write the music for the show Quiz Time by Siddharth Basu, who gave him his first break. Loy then went on to compose the title track for The World This Week and for the Shahrukh Khan TV serial Fauji. Loy moved to Bombay and met Ehsaan in 1989, and together they composed several ad jingles. His daughter Alyssa Mendonsa is a playback singer who has lent her voice to their songs.[11]
History
Formation (1985–96)
Shankar Ehsaan and Loy came up from the ranks of the non-film music scene, performing rock, blues, jazz and pop before entering the film music industry.
Ehsaan Noorani studied music at the Musicians' Institute in Los Angeles and worked with the like of Ronnie Desai,
Ehsaan was doing jingles and Loy was in Delhi before the union. Loy was writing for television then. The show Quiz Time was his first work and
Early years (1997–2001)
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy were to make their debut as composers in
Dil Chahta Hai and rise to fame (2001–04)
In 2001, they made their film debut in
Post Dil Chahta Hai, they composed music for several small budget films like Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai?, Nayee Padosan and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah, where all of them went unnoticed as all the movies were panned by the critics. They also had two big ventures, Honey Irani's Armaan and Rohan Sippy's Kuch Naa Kaho, which yet again, failed to impress both critics and audiences – though their work in Armaan was lauded by critics.[18]
Kal Ho Naa Ho and First National Award (2004–06)
Following Dil Chahta Hai, their next big venture was Dharma Productions' Kal Ho Naa Ho, directed by Nikhil Advani. The album received a highly positive response when the film was released and it became one of the best selling Indian music albums of the year and was the highest seller album of 2003. The soundtrack won numerous awards including the National Film Award for Best Music Direction and their first Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.[19]
The year 2005 saw them collaborate with
In 2006, they reteamed with Dharma Productions for
Later career (2007–present)
2007 was arguably the best year of their career.
In August, the album
Their year ended on a good note, as their last album of the year, Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par, was well received by critics, and both the film and the music got a cult status among the audience.[21] Thus, a really good year for the trio came to an end, with most of the above albums making their way to the top 10 lists of all major websites.[28][29]
In 2008, their major release was
In 2009 they scored music of
Their first soundtrack of 2010 was the Karan Johar's social drama
2011 began with Nikhil Advani's Akshay Kumar-starrer Patiala House, which was well received by all mainstream critics, though the movie didn't quite get such an enthralling reception.[38] The following release, Excel Entertainment's Game, was met with poor reviews. the movie itself was met with extremely negative reception from the critics and turned out to be a disaster at the box office.[39] They also scored music for Walt Disney's maiden Indian venture, Zokkomon. The music and the film failed to generate any positive buzz.
Their first international venture, the UK movie
Their major release of the year, Zoya Akhtar's multistarrer Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, was met with universal critical acclaim and opened well in the charts.[41] However, the year ended on a low note for them with Farhan Akhtar's much-anticipated Don 2 receiving mixed response from the critics.[42][43] Their work on the former earned them their ninth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
The trio had three releases in 2012. The bigger of their biggest releases,
In 2014, they collaborated with Dharma Productions for the romantic drama 2 States (2014), which earned them high critical praise and their third Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
In 2015, they composed the soundtrack and background score for Zoya Akhtar's Dil Dhadakne Do which earned them their eleventh nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
In 2016, their work on the soundtrack of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mirzya earned them their twelfth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
After a year-long hiatus, they composed music for the spy thriller Raazi (2018) starring Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal and directed by Meghna Gulzar[47] for which they received their thirteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
In 2019, it was announced that the trio would be making their debut in the digital streaming space by composing the soundtrack and background score for an upcoming web series named Bandish Bandits.[48] They also composed songs for multilingual film Saaho in four languages starring Baahubali-fame Prabhas.
In mid-2018, the trio was signed to compose for Prithviraj Sukumaran's Malayalam-language period epic Kaaliyan.[49] Meanwhile, in Hindi, they also composed for another period film, Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, but backed out of the Amitabh Bachchan-Aamir Khan-starrer Thugs of Hindostan due to scheduling conflicts.[50]
In 2020, they composed the soundtrack of Meghna Gulzar's Chhapaak which earned them their fourteenth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
Other works
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy have been involved in several projects aside from films. Ehsaan, Loy and Farhad had formed the band Instant Karma, and they released redone versions of R. D. Burman and other composers over two albums in 2002.[51] They have also composed music for several jingles, signature tunes for corporates including Reliance and Aircel, and public awareness campaigns. In 2010, the troika wrote music for the first ever Bollywood musical, Zangoora.[52]
In 2011, they composed the official anthem for
In 2004, they performed for a concert organised by
Frequent collaborators
They have composed music for most of the films produced by Excel Entertainment, founded by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. They have also associated frequently with Dharma Productions, under Karan Johar. Their other notable collaborations have been with directors like Shaad Ali, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Zoya Akhtar, and Meghna Gulzar.
Most of the lyrics for the songs composed by the trio have been penned by Gulzar and Javed Akhtar. However, they have also frequently associated with lyricists like Prasoon Joshi and Amitabh Bhattacharya.
Musical style
Each member of the trio brings his own talents and experiences to the group, combining the
The eternal quest among Bollywood's music composers has been to create interest among younger audiences who tend to be inspired more by musical themes and influences from the West. Since a film's soundtrack is an influential and critical component of commercial and critical success (required and achieved or sometimes squandered at the box office), this quest to "deliver a film" has always inspired composers to create tunes which combine the best of both traditional Indian music and popular Western or international influences. An overwhelming majority of Bollywood's most popular music has been composed based on classical Indian
Inspiration
The trio is known for launching the career of numerous singers, including Mahalakshmi Iyer, Anusha Mani, Caralisa Monteiro, Dominique Cerejo, and Hard Kaur.
Awards
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy were the recipients of several awards, including three Filmfare Awards (Bunty Aur Babli, Kal Ho Naa Ho, 2 States), three IIFA Awards (Kal Ho Naa Ho, Bunty Aur Babli, 2 States), three Screen Awards (Dil Chahta Hai, Bunty Aur Babli, My Name Is Khan), the Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent and two MTV Immies Awards. In 2004, they received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for Kal Ho Naa Ho.
In 2010, they were honoured with the Years of Excellence at the
Other ventures
Business
SEL co-produced the album
They provide celebrity endorsement for various brands, including Sennheiser, Philips Consumer Lifestyle[70] and Radio One 94.3.[71]
Charitable causes
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy have been involved in many charitable activities. They composed the music for an album Haath Se Haath Mila as the part of an AIDS Awareness campaign launched by
Discography
- Shool (1999)
- Mission Kashmir (2000)
- Aalavandhan (2001) (Tamil film)
- Dil Chahta Hai (2001)
- Kal Ho Naa Ho(2003)
- Armaan (2003)
- Kuch Naa Kaho (2004)
- Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... (2004)
- Lakshya (2004)
- Bunty Aur Babli(2005)
- Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna(2006)
- Don: The Chase Begins Again(2006)
- Salaam-e-Ishq(2007)
- Jhoom Barabar Jhoom(2007)
- Heyy Babyy (2007)
- Johnny Gaddaar(2007)
- Taare Zameen Par (2007)
- Rock On!! (2008)
- Luck By Chance (2008)
- Wake Up Sid (2009)
- Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009) (Telugu Film)
- London Dreams (2009)
- Yavarum Nalam (2009) (Tamil Film)
- My Name Is Khan (2010)
- Karthik Calling Karthik(2010)
- We Are Family (2010)
- Housefull (2010)
- Patiala House (2011)
- Aarakshan (2011)
- Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
- Don 2: The King is Back(2011)
- Chittagong (2012)
- Delhi Safari (2012)
- Vishwaroopam (2013) (Tamil Film)
- Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)
- D-Day (2013)
- One by Two (2014)
- Darr @ the Mall (2014)
- 2 States (2014)
- Kill Dil (2014)
- Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)
- Katti Batti (2015)
- Ghayal Once Again(2016)
- Mirzya (2016)
- Rock On!! 2(2016)
- Raazi (2018)
- Soorma (2018)
- Kaaliyan (2020) (Malayalam film)
- Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019)
- Saaho (2019)
- The Zoya Factor (2019)
- Chhapaak (2020)
- Panga (2020)
- It's My Life (2020)
- Toofan (2021)
- Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021)
- Dhaakad (2022)
- Samrat Prithviraj (2022)
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External links
- Official Website
- Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Youtube Channel
- Shankar Mahadevan at IMDb
- Ehsaan Noorani at IMDb
- Loy Mendonsa at IMDb