Shantanu Moitra

Shantanu Moitra (born 1968) is an Indian music director who has composed music for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his score in films, Parineeta (2005) and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), and private albums, Mann ke Manjeere and Ab ke Saawan sung by Shubha Mudgal. He was born in Lucknow, where his father came from a Bengali musical family. When he was in IV standard he moved to Delhi with his family, where initially he lived in Pa... more

Shantanu Moitra (born 1968) is an Indian music director who has composed music for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his score in films, Parineeta (2005) and Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (2005), and private albums, Mann ke Manjeere and Ab ke Saawan sung by Shubha Mudgal. He was born in Lucknow, where his father came from a Bengali musical family. When he was in IV standard he moved to Delhi with his family, where initially he lived in Patel Nagar in West Delhi, and studied at Springdales School, Pusa Road, where he was the leader and singer of the band, and in 1982, the band created history of sorts by hosting the school’s first rock show. Meanwhile, they also received musical training, from urban-folk singer, Sushmit Bose, a Springdales alumnus, who would occasionally drop in and teach them. Later he shifted to Chittaranjan Park in South Delhi. He studied at Delhi University and has a degree in Economics . Moitra started his career as a client servicing executive at an ad... less