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Monty Sharma is a music composer from India scoring music for Bollywood.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Background Music Composer 2.2 Music Director 3 Awards Won 4 External links

[edit] Early life

Monty Sharma was born on 17 April 1970 in Mumbai. Monty started learning music at the age of five. He had the opportunity to learn under the guidance of his grand father Pandit Ram Prasad Sharma. Monty is nephew of Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma of Laxmikat-Pyarelal fame. Monty started his career as a professional keyboard player with Laxmikat-Pyarelal for the film Mr. India at the age of sixteen. He worked with all the well known music directors such as Laxmikant Pyeralal , R.D. Burman, Rajesh Roshan, Nadeem Shravan, Jatin Lalit , Ismail Darbar , Sanjeev Darshan for many bollywood films.

He is currently a member of judges' panel of the popular reality show STAR Voice of India 2.

[edit] Career

[edit] Background Music Composer

• U Me Aur Hum (11 April 2008) (Released)
• Apne (29 June 2007) (Released)
• Aashiq Banaya Aapne (2 September 2005) (Released)
• Silsiilay (17 June 2005) (Released)
• Lucky - No Time For Love (8 April 2005) (Released)
• Black (4 February 2005) (Released)
• Devdas (12 July 2002) (Released)

[edit] Music Director

• Vaada Raha ( Kubul Song) (2009) (Released)
• Heroes (24 October 2008) (Released)
• Chamku (29 August 2008) (Released)
• Do Lucky (2008) (Released)
• Naughty At Forty (2008) (Released)
• Fox (2008) (Released)
• Right Yaaa Wrong (2008) (Released)
• Saawariya(9 November 2007) (Released)

[edit] Awards Won

• 2006 Filmfare Awards for Black
• 2006 Star Screen Best Background Score Award for the Hindi film Black (2005)
• 2006 IIFA Best Background Score Award for the Hindi film Black (2005)
• 2006 Zee Cine Best Background Music Award for the Hindi film Black (2005)
• 2007 Filmfare R. D. Burman Award for New Music Talent for the Hindi film Saawariya (2007)
• 2008 Set Max Stardust Award for Music for the Hindi film Saawariya (2007)

[edit] External links

• Monty Sharma Music Director - Official Website