Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara
Indian film score composer
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Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara are an Indian film score composer duo. Sanchit Balhara started his career as a solo composer and became best known for composing the score of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 epic historical romance film, Bajirao Mastani.[1][2] Sanchit's elder brother, Ankit Balhara, joined him in 2018, and the duo have been composing together since Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.
Sanchit Balhara Ankit Balhara | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Composer |
Personal life
The brothers born in Sonipat, Haryana, India into a family with a music/film background. Their father Bhal Singh Balhara, is a singer, actor and filmmaker in the Haryanvi film industry. His mother Mukta Chaudhary, is a national level athlete.
Sanchit studied classical music in London. He got his big break as a film score composer with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. His work in Bajirao Mastani was highly appreciated throughout the industry and also won him awards including IIFA, Music Mirchi, GIMA and Zee cine awards.
Education
Sanchit completed a Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma at Point Blank Music School in 2011.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tera Mera Vaada | Haryanvi | Composed by Sanchit Balhara | [4] |
| 2015 | Bajirao Mastani | Hindi | ||
| 2018 | Padmaavat | [5] | ||
| Loveyatri | ||||
| 2019 | Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi | |||
| Kalank | ||||
| Mamangam | Malayalam | [6][7] | ||
| Malaal | Hindi | |||
| War | ||||
| 2020 | Panga | |||
| Khaali Peeli | ||||
| 2021 | Radhe | [8] | ||
| 2022 | Gangubai Kathiawadi | [9] | ||
| Radhe Shyam | Bilingual film Telugu score composed by S. Thaman |
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| Jayeshbhai Jordaar | Also composed "Nanki's Theme" from the soundtrack | |||
| Samrat Prithviraj | [10] | |||
| 2023 | Pathaan | |||
| Adipurush | ||||
| The Railway Men | ||||
| 2024 | Fighter | |||
| Maharaj | ||||
| Yudhra | ||||
| Emergency | ||||
| 2025 | Mandala Murders | |||
| War 2 | Also composed 4 instrumental tracks for Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions | |||
| 2026 | Alpha |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
Bajirao Mastani | International Indian Film Academy Awards | Best Background Score | Won | [11] |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards | Best Background Score | Won | [12] | ||
| Mirchi Music Awards | Background Score of the Year | Won | [13] | ||
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Background Score | Won | [14] | ||
2019 |
Padmaavat | Mirchi Music Awards | Background Score of the Year | Won |