Alokananda Dasgupta
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Alokananda Dasgupta | |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Music composer |
| Father | Buddhadeb Dasgupta |
Alokananda Dasgupta is a contemporary music composer known for her prolific work in Indian film and web series. She debuted as a music composer with the Marathi drama film Shala (2011). She has composed music and background scores for Netflix’s Sacred Games (2018), Amazon Prime’s Jubilee (2023), Breathe, Fandry (2013), and Trapped (2017), to name a few.[1][2]
Early life and career
[edit]Alokananda is the daughter of famous poet-filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta. She is also a classically trained pianist and piano teacher. [1] She studied Film Studies for two years at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and then went to the York University,Toronto where she completed her bachelor's degree in Music Performance and Music Composition. After her course, Alokananda became the music assistant of Amit Trivedi for films like Udaan (2010), Aisha (2010), No One Killed Jessica (2011) and Chillar Party (2011).[2]
She made her debut as a film composer with the Marathi film Shala (2011), which was followed by Fandry (2013), Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa (2013), Asha Jaoar Majhe (2014), and Trapped (2017). She gained wider recognition with composing the title track, soundtrack and background score for Netflix’s Sacred Games, for which she won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Background Score (Series) in 2020. She also composed original score for Amazon Prime’s Breathe, Leila on Netflix, and The Rapist (2021), directed by Aparna Sen. In 2023, she scored the background music for the acclaimed period drama Jubilee (Amazon Prime Video), which earned her a second Filmfare OTT Award for Best Background Score (Series) in 2024. The same year, she also composed for The Jengaburu Curse. Her latest work includes Khauf (2025) on Amazon Prime Video and Akka, an upcoming YRF production for Netflix.
Discography
[edit]| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shala | 2011 | Marathi Film |
| B.A. Pass | 2013 | |
| Fandry | 2013 | Marathi Film |
| Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa | 2013 | |
| Asha Jaoar Majhe | 2014 | Bengali Film |
| Geelee | 2015 | Short film |
| Amdavad Ma Famous | 2015 | Documentary |
| Trapped | 2016 | |
| The Affair | 2017 | Short film |
| Juice | 2017 | Short film |
| Half Widow | 2017 | |
| Breathe | 2018 | TV series |
| Sacred Games | 2018 | TV series |
| Leila | 2019 | TV series |
| Roam Rome Mein | 2019 | |
| Bebaak | 2019 | Short film |
| The Booth | 2019 | Short film |
| Breathe: Into the Shadows | 2020 | TV series |
| AK vs AK | 2020 | |
| Ajeeb Daastaans | 2021 | |
| 2024 | 2021 | |
| Shiv Shashtri Balboa | 2022 | |
| Kicking Balls | 2022 | Short Film |
| Jubilee | 2023 | |
| The Jengaburu Curse | 2023 | |
| Three Of Us | 2023 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Das, Mohua (30 August 2014). "Music". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
- ^ a b Dasgupta, Alokananda (4 February 2011). "Amit Trivedi is my mentor: Alokananda". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2017.