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Marital Status: Married Age: 66 Years Hometown: Mumbai, Maharashtra
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Other Name | Anand Srivastava |
| Profession | Music Composer |
| Famous for | • Being part of the duo film music composers Anand–Milind • Being the son of music composer Chirtagupth |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 165 cm in meters– 1.65 m in feet & inches– 5’ 5” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | Music Composer: Ab Ayega Mazaa (1984)
Music Director: Woh Phir Aayegi (1988) |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 21 December 1956 (Friday) |
| Age (as of 2022) | 66 Years |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Name Not Known |
| Children | Daughter– Gauri Anand |
| Parents | Father– Chitragupt (composer)
Mother– Krishna |
| Siblings | Brother– Milind Chitragupth |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Anand Chitragupth
- Anand Chitragupth is an Indian music composer known for being a part of the duo film music composers Anand–Milind. He is also known for being the son of music composer Chirtagupth.
- When they were children and read film magazines, their father used to tell them to read science magazines. Anand and Milind were toppers in school.
- He started working in the industry when he was 23 years old because his father was ill. He was bedridden for 18 months. After recovering, his father went to work and Anand started assisting him. At that time, Kishore Kumar gave his father a lot of songs and Anand started composing songs with him.
- To support their father, they used to work in documentaries with Marathi directors and played the guitar in programs with Anoop Jalota.
- In an interview, he said that one of his cousins was the head of RAW and another was in the income tax department. His father’s elder brother was a famous journalist for the Indian Nation in Patna.
- In an interview, his brother Milind said that after the year 2000, the movies started using multiple composers in one film and they didn’t want to be part of it. Out of the 250 films they composed music for, they did 150 alone and even did the background music for them. In the interview, he further added that they did not compose many songs after 2000 because filmmakers like Harmesh Malhotra and Vimal Kumar for whom they worked stopped making films.
- According to Anand, while composing music, he and his brother sometimes get into an argument but they go home and discuss the tune with each other and play it for the producer the next day.
- In 2007, lyricists Sameer and Anand and Milind composed music together after a gap of six years. Reportedly, they had clashes because of which they stopped working with each other. Up to 2001, they had composed over 950 songs together and in 2007, they planned to work on a Bhojpuri film called Sajan Sangh Laagi Laganiya Re. Their fight ended when Sameer’s book release function where he remembered the duo. In an interview, Milind said that he called Sameer and said that they should work together and add another 50 songs to the 950 they had already composed. He also denied any fights with him and said that they did not get time to work together as they were busy with independent work.
- The duo has composed songs including Solah baras ki kamsin umaria (Kishore/Asha), Gaadi ke neeche aake kat jaungi and 400 volt ki ladki (Udit narayan and Pankaj Mitra).
- They became really popular in the year 1988 with the film Qamayat Se Qamayat Tak. The film was a blockbuster of that year and the songs Akale hum to kya ghum hai, Ae mere hum safar, Papa kahte hain bada naam karega became famous. The film bagged them their First Film Fare Award.
- In 1988, they gave music to two films Shiva Shakti and Wo Phir Aayegi.
- In 1989, they composed music in Ab Meri Bari.
- In an interview, he said that they have produced around 1600 songs and out of them only seven or eight were accused of plagiarism. In the interview, he further added that they were forced by the producer and director to copy a particular tune that they liked.
- In 2023, the Anand-Milind duo appeared on The Kapil Sharma Show along with other singers including Udit Narayan and Sameer Anjan.
- In June 2023, the music video of the song Sapne Jo Dekhe which was written by Sameer, composed by Anand-Milind and sung by Alka Yagnik and Makarand Patankar crossed 1 million views. The whole team of the song got together and held a grand success party at Andheri’s Country Club in Mumbai.
- In an interview, Alka Yagnik talked about the time she met Anand and Milind and said,
In those days, Anand-Milind used to be his (Chitragupt ji) assistants. They anyway don’t talk much and during those days, they hardly spoke. They would silently walk around and work and I used to wonder who they are. It is then that I realized that they are Chitragupt ji’s sons and work as his assistants.”
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