Pritam is an Indian music director, widely known for his work in Hindi-language films. In a career spanning over two decades, Pritam has received 55 awards locally & globally, including 1 National Film Award in 70th National Film Awards, 6 Filmfare Awards for Best Music Director, 3 Filmfare Awards for Best Background Music, 5 IIFA - International Indian Film Academy Awards, 3 Zee Cine Awards, 6 GiMA Award for Best Music Director, 1 Asian Film Awards, 1 Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award and 7 Mirchi Music Awards for Music Composer of The Year from 118 nominations.
He has been frequent collaborators with directors like Mohit Suri,Imtiaz Ali, Anurag Basu, Kabir Khan, Priyadarshan, Karan Johar, Ayan Mukerji, Rajkumar Hirani, Milan Luthria, Rohit Shetty, Abbas–Mustan and more. His frequent lyricists are Kumaar, Mayur Puri, Irshad Kamil, Sayeed Quadri, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Sameer Anjaan and Kausar Munir.
In his long career, almost every popular singer has sung for his films. His frequent playback Singers are Sonu Nigam, KK, Soham ChakrabortyZubeen Garg, Shaan, Kunal Ganjawala, Atif Aslam, Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Neeraj Shridhar, Tulsi Kumar, Mika Singh and Javed Ali from early phase of his career and Arijit Singh,Rekha Bhardwaj, Antara Mitra, Nakash Aziz, Papon, Amit Mishra, Vishal Mishra, Darshan Raval, Dev Negi, Shilpa Rao, Shalmali Kholgade, Jubin Nautiyal, Raghav Chaitanya, Jonita Gandhi, Nikhita Gandhi from recent times. KK has sung over 70+ songs in almost 50 albums for Pritam.
Soundtracks 2000s Year Film Director Lyricist(s) Notes 2001 Tere LiyeSanjay Gadhvi Abbas TyrewalaComposed with Jeet Gannguli 2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Javed Akhtar 2003 Stumped Gaurav Pandey Abbas TyrewalaZubeen GargShaan All songs except "Humko Toh Hai Poora Yakeen" and "Ek Sapna" Mudda – The Issue Saurabh Shukla Chandrani GannguliSaurabh ShuklaSanjay Swami Composed with Jeet Gannguli Fun 2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century Imtiaz Punjabi Pravin RaiNitin RaikwarAmitabh Verma 2004 Agnipankh Sanjiv Puri Ravi BasnetSandeep Nath Raghu Romeo Rajat Kapoor Sanjeev Sharma Dhoom Sanjay Gadhvi Sameer Nominated – Filmfare Best Music Director Award Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Music Director 2005 Chocolate Vivek Agnihotri Mayur PuriParveen BhardwajDev KohliAjit Srivastava Garam Masala Priyadarshan SameerMayur Puri Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena Suparn Verma Shabbir AhmedAmitabh VermaDev KohliSubrat Sinha Mayur Puri 2006 Fight Club – Members Only Vikram Chopra Mayur PuriNeelesh Mishra Nominated – Global Indian Film Awards for Best Music Gangster Anurag Basu Sayeed QuadriMayur PuriNeelesh Mishra Nominated – Global Indian Film Awards for Best Music Nominated – Zee Cine Awards for Best Music Director Ankahee Vikram Bhatt Amitabh VarmaSameerSubrat Sinha Naksha Sachin Bajaj SameerMayur Puri Pyaar Ke Side Effects Saket Chaudhary Mayur Puri Bas Ek Pal Onir Amitabh VermaSayeed Quadri Composed the song "Hai Ishq" Woh Lamhe... Mohit Suri Sayeed Quadri All songs except "So Jaoon Main" Apna Sapna Money Money Sangeeth Sivan Mayur Puri Dhoom 2 Sanjay Gadhvi Sameer Nominated – Filmfare Best Music Director Award Nominated – IIFA Best Music Director Award Bhagam Bhag Priyadarshan Sameer 2007 Nehlle Pe Dehlla Ajay Chandok Sameer Dev Kohli Composed three songs "Parvar Digara", "Hoga Hoga Khuda Gawah" and "Nehle Pe Dehla" Hattrick Milan Lutharia Mayur Puri All songs except "Jab Chhaye Mera Jadoo" Just Married Meghna Gulzar Gulzaar Kya Love Story Hai Lovely Singh Shabbir Ahmed Life in a... Metro Anurag Basu Sayeed QuadriAmitabh VermaSandeep Shrivastva Nominated – Filmfare Best Music Director Award Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Music Raqeeb Anurag Singh Sameer Awarapan Mohit Suri Sayeed QuadriAsif Ali BaigAnnie Khalid Naqaab Abbas-Mustan Sameer Kaisay Kahein... Mohit Husein All songs except "Teri Yaadein" Darling Ram Gopal Verma Sameer All songs except "Tadap" and "Awaaz Koi" DholPriyadarshan Irshad Kamil Bhool Bhulaiyaa SameerSayeed Quadri Nominated – IIFA Best Music Director Award Speed Vikram Bhatt Mayur Puri Jab We Met Imtiaz Ali Irshad Kamil All songs except "Aaoge Jab" Won Apsara Award for Best Music Director Won Zee Cine Award for Best Track of the Year Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal Vivek Agnihotri Javed Akhtar 2008 My Name is Anthony Gonsalves Eeshvar Nivas Sameer All songs except "Tum Mile" and "Allah Belli" Bombay to Bangkok Nagesh Kukunoor Shabbir AhmedMir Ali Hussain Ibrahim Ashiq Composed the song "Dil Ka Haal" Race Abbas-Mustan Sameer Nominated – Filmfare Best Music Director Award Nominated – IIFA Best Music Director Award Bhram Pavan Kaul Irshad KamilKumaar Composed two songs "Jaane Kaisa" and "Jaane Kyun" Jannat Kunal Deshmukh Sayeed QuadriKamraan AhmedR. Mehndi Neelesh Mishra Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Haal-e-Dil Anil Devgan Munna DhimmanSameerShabbir AhmedAditya Dhar Composed the song "Aag Lage" Kismat Konnection Aziz Mirza Sayeed QuadariShabbir Ahmed Singh Is Kinng Anees Bazmee Mayur Puri All songs except "Title Track"Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Music Mukhbiir Mani Shankar P.K. Mishra Composed the song "Tu Salaamat" Kidnap Sanjay Gadhvi Mayur Puri All songs except "Mit Jaye" Golmaal Returns Rohit Shetty Sameer 2009 Billu Priyadarshan GulzarNeeraj ShridharSayeed QuadriAshish PanditMayur Puri Ek: The Power of One Sangeeth Sivan Mayur Puri All songs except "Sona Lagda" Aa Dekhen Zara Jehangir Surti Irshad Kamil Composed two songs "Ghazab" and "Mohabbat Aapse" New York Kabir Khan Sandeep SrivastavaJuniad Wasi All songs except "Aye Saaye Mere" Love Aaj Kal Imtiaz Ali Irshad Kamil Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Won IIFA Best Music Director Award Won Apsara Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Life Partner Rumi Jaffery Javed Akhtar All songs except "Gunji Angna Mein" Love Khichdi Srinivas Bhasyam Amitabh VermaShaleen Sharma Dil Bole Hadippa! Anurag Singh Jaideep Sahni All songs except "Gym Shim" All the Best: Fun Begins Rohit Shetty Kumaar Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Rajkumar Santoshi Irshad KamilAshish Pandit Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Music Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Won Mirchi Music Listeners Choice Album of the Year Won Music Director of the Year in RMIM Puruskaar Tum Mile Kunal Deshmukh Sayeed QuadariKumaar Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Music Director De Dana Dan Priyadarshan Sayeed QudariIrshad Kamil All songs except "Paisa Paisa" and "Title Track"
2010s Year Film Director Lyricist(s) Notes 2010 Chance Pe Dance Ken Ghosh Kumaar Composed the song "Pe Pe Pe Pein" Toh Baat Pakki! Kedar Shinde Mayur Puri Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge? Ashwini Dhir Irshad Kamil Composed two songs "Aaja Aaja" and "Na Jaane Kab Jaoge" Badmaash Company Parmeet Sethi Anvita Dutt Raajneeti Parkash Jha Irshad Kamil Composed the song "Bheegi Si" Khatta Meetha Priyadarshan Irshad KamilNitin Raikwar All songs except "Bullshit" Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Milan Luthria Irshad KamilNeelesh MishraAmitabh Bhattacharya Won Mirchi Music Listeners Choice Album of the Year Won Big Star Entertainment award for song Pee Loon Won Star Screen Award for Most Popular Music Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Won Mirchi Music Listeners Choice Album of the Year Won Big Star Entertainment award for song "Pee Loon" Nominated – Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Won Most Popular Music in Star Screen Award Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Music Director Nominated – IIFA Award for Best Music Director Aashayein Nagesh Kukonoor Mir Ali Hussain Composed two songs "Mera Jeena Hai Kya" and "Dilkash Dildaar Duniya" Hello Darling Manoj Tiwari Shabbir AhmedKumaarAshish Pandit Mallika Wilson Louis Sudhakar Sharma Composed two songs "Chahoon Tujhe" and "Shah e Khubaan" Crook Mohit Suri Kumaar Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Music Director Aakrosh Priyadarshan Irshad Kamil Golmaal 3 Rohit Shetty Kumaar Nominated – Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director. Golmaal and Desi Kali and their remixes were co-composed by Amar Mohile. Action Replayy Vipul Amrutlal Shah Irshad Kamil No Problem Anees Bazmee Shabbir AhmedKumaarAnand Raj Anand All songs except "Mast Panjabi" & "Title Track" 2011 Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji Madhur Bhandarkar Neelesh MishraKumaarSanjay ChhelSayeed Quadri United Six Mahesh Bhatt Ashish Pandit Thank You Anees Bazmee KumaarAshish PanditAmitabh Bhattacharya Dum Maaro Dum Rohan Sippy Jaideep Sahni "Dum Maaro Dum" track from Hare Rama Hare Krishna originally composed by R. D. Burman was recreated for the film with title "Mit Jaaye Gum".Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Music Director Kucch Luv Jaisaa Barnali Shukla Irshad Kamil Ready Anees Bazmee Amitabh BhattacharyaAshish PanditNeelesh MishraKumaar All songs except "Dhinka Chika" Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Music Director Nominated – BIG Star Most Entertaining Music Always Kabhi Kabhi Roshan Abbas Amitabh BhattacharyaIrfan Siddiqui All songs except "Title Track" Bodyguard Siddique Neelesh Misra Composed one song ("I Love You" and a version "I Love You (Unplugged)") Won BIG Star Most Entertaining Music Nominated – Apsara Award for Best Music Director Mausam Pankaj Kapur Irshad Kamil Tell Me O Kkhuda Hema Malini Mayur Puri All songs except "Title Track", "Someone Somebody" and "Mile Na Tu" Desi Boyz Rohit Dhawan Irshad KamilKumaarAmitabh Bhattacharya 2012 Players Abbas-Mustan Ashish Pandit Agent Vinod Sriram Raghvan Amitabh BhattacharyaNeelesh Mishra Jannat 2 Kunal Deshmukh Sayeed QuadriMayur Puri Ferrari Ki Sawaari Rajesh Mapuskar Swanand KirkireAmitabh Bhattacharya Cocktail Homi Adajania Irshad Kamil All songs except "Angrezi Beat"Won People's Choice Awards India for Favorite Movie Album of the Year Won MTV Video Music Awards India VMAI for Best Bollywood Album Won U.K. Bollywood Cosmopolitan Award for Best Music Album Won Best Music Director's award in 8th Apsara producers guild Award Won GIMA Hottest Song of the Year for Daaru Desi Won Screen Awards for Most Popular Music Won Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Nominated – IIFA Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Screen Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Song of the Year for "Tum Hi Ho Bandhu" at Mirchi Music Awards Nominated – Album of the Year at Mirchi Music Awards Nominated – Music Composer of the Year in Mirchi Music Awards Nominated – for Best Music award in 8th Apsara Awards Barfi! Anurag Basu Swanand KirkireAshish PanditNeelesh MisraSayeed Quadri Won Asia Pacific Screen Awards for Best MusicWon IIFA Award for Best Music Director Won Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Won Screen Award for Best Music Director Won Screen Award for Most Popular Music Won GIMA Award for Most Outstanding Music of the Year 2012 Nominated – Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Won RMIM Puruskaar Album of the Year Won RMIM Puruskaar for Song of the Year for Phir Le Aayaa Dil Won RMIM Puruskaar for Best Sung Songs (Solo) for Phir Le Aayaa Dil Won RMIM Puruskaar for Best Sung Songs (Duet) for Aashiyaan Satish Kalra Sammaan in RMIM Puruskaar Nominated – Album of the Year in Mirchi Music Awards Nominated – Music Composer of the Year in Mirchi Music Awards Rush Shamin Desai Sayeed QuadriKumaarAshish Pandit All songs except "Mumkin Nahi" & "Hote Hote" 2013 Race 2 Abbas-Mustan Mayur PuriSameer Murder 3 Vishesh Bhatt Sayeed Quadri All songs except "Hum Jee Lenge" Song "Jaata Hai Tujh Tak" was co-composed by Anupam Amod Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Ayan Mukerji Amitabh BhattacharyaKumaarWon Screen Award for Best Music Director Won Star Guild Award for Best Music Won GIMA Award for Best Music Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Nominated – Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director