Mehul Surti (born 1977) in an Indian music composer and singer from Surat, Gujarat, India, known for his work in Gujarati cinema and Gujarati theatre. He has composed music for several successful Gujarati films including Kevi Rite Jaish (2012), Vitamin She (2017), Montu Ni Bittu (2019), Short Circuit (2019), and Hellaro (2019).
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![]() Mehul Surti at Gujarat Literature Festival, Ahmedabad in 2019 | |
Born | (1977-11-16) 16 November 1977 (age 44) |
Occupation | Music composer, Singer |
Years active | 1999-present |
He was born on 16 November 1977 to Dhansukhlal Surti, a doctor, and Manjulaben Surti, a teacher. After his school education, he joined a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, which he left incomplete. He is trained in the musical tradition of Kirana gharana and Mewati gharana.[1][2][3]
He started his career as the music director at the age of 22 by composing songs for the 1999 Gujarati film Narmada Tara Vahi Jata Pani, directed by Kirit Panwalla. He later composed music for several Gujarati films including Kevi Rite Jaish (2012), Aapne to Dhirubhai (2014), Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish (2016), Passport (2016), Kookh (2016), Vitamin She (2017), Montu Ni Bittu (2019), Short Circuit (2019), and National Film Award winning film Hellaro (2019).[1][2] For Hellaro, he won GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award in two categories: Best Music Director and Best Background Score.[3]
He has composed background score for several plays which include Priya Pappa have To, Aakhar Ni Aatmakatha, Khelando, Koi Pan Ek Phoolnu Naam Bolo To, Samudramanthan and Dhaad. He has composed over 200 poems of various Gujarati poets including Narmad, Umashankar Joshi, Ardeshar Khabardar, Mareez, Jayant Pathak, Mukul Choksi, and Saumya Joshi.[1][3]
The albums he has released include:[1]
Awards | Category | Film | Year | Ref. |
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12th Transmedia Gujarati Screen & Stage Awards | Best Music Director | Kevi Rite Jaish | 2012 | [4][1] |
GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award | Best Background Music | Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish | 2016 | [5] |
19th Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage Awards | Best Music Director | Montu Ni Bittu' | 2019 | [6] |
GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award | Best Music Director | Montu Ni Bittu | 2019 | [7][8] |
Gujarat State Film Awards | Best Music Director | Hellaro | 2019 | [9] |
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