Nominations for 69^th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 - Best Background Score

Best Background Score -

Alokananda Dasgupta

Three Of Us

Music composer Alokanda Dasgupta is known for adding contemporary touches to her background scores. She has delved into many big-screen and OTT projects. In Three of Us, a poignant tale of human relationships, she lent a pensive quality to the film’s soundscape. It sets up the film’s backdrop and allows audiences to feel with the characters.

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Harshavardhan Rameshwar

Animal

Music composer Harshavardhan Rameshwar has a way of creating energetic scores that bring audiences to the edge of their seats. He is best known for his work on action-packed projects. His background score for Animal added layers to the action and emotion of the film. The score played a huge part in the film, driving the narrative forward.

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Karel Antonin

Afwaah

Karel Antonin is an international music composer from Prague, Czech Republic who found his footing in the Hindi film industry in the late 2000s. He majorly works on TV shows, feature films and short films. His background score for Afwaah drove the thrilling narrative of the film with finesse. It is haunting and atmospheric and blends perfectly with the film’s setting.

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Ketan Sodha

Sam Bahadur

Film score composer Ketan Sodha has worked in several Bollywood films ranging from horror to comedy. In Sam Bahadur, he carefully crafted an immersive background score that emulated the sounds of the period the film is set in. The well-researched score captured both the spirit of the historic war and the historic figure’s personal life.

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Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara

Pathaan

Film score composer duo and brothers Ankit and Sanchit Balhara started composing together almost a decade ago following their solo careers. Their work on Pathaan made for the perfect soundscape for the film’s adrenaline-pumping action. The film’s whistle-worthy scenes were enhanced by the individual character themes that were every bit catchy and entertaining as the rest of the film.

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Shantanu Moitra

12th Fail

A well-known name in the film industry, Santanu Moitra has been working for the past two decades. His rich body of work includes period films and heartwarming comedies. In 12th Fail, he highlighted all the ebbs and flows of emotion and inspiration with the film’s background score. His work furthered the film’s appeal and moved audiences.

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Tapas Relia

Goldfish

Music composer Tapas Relia went from working on catchy ad campaigns to scoring Bollywood films. His experience across mediums helped him create a beautiful, intimate background score for the family drama Goldfish. From doubling the impact of the emotional scenes to the explosive clashes, the score highlighted the interpersonal dynamics of its complex characters.