Hitesh Modak

Origin| Mumbai, Maharastra, India
Occupation(s)| Music Composer, Producer, Arranger
Years active| 1997–present
Labels| Yashraj music, Times Music,T-Series

Musical artist

Hitesh Modak[1] is a music composer, arranger and producer from Mumbai. He is the arranger and music producer of the track "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Life
* 2 Career
* 3 Filmography (as music composer)
* 4 As arranger and producer
* 5 Background score composer
* 6 Awards
* 7 References
* 8 External links

## Life[edit]

He is born in an economically challenged family in Mumbai.[3] Before Bollywood, he played in various bands and performed in international stage shows.[4]

## Career[edit]

Modak established his identity in Bollywood as an arranger and producer. His song "Moh Moh ke Dhaage" from Dum Laga Ke Haisha won in several categories at the 63rd National Awards.[5] He has written background scores for films like Shaitaan,[6] Ishqzaade, Daawat-e-Ishq,[7] Qaidi Band[8] and Simran.[9] He has arranged and produced songs like "Qareeb Qareeb Single" (Daana Paani), Hichki ( Oye Hichki, Teri Dastaan), Sunder Sushil, Welcome back song ( 20/20), Chadta Sooraj, Ye pal, Indu Sarkar songs, Begum Jaan film songs such as Holi, O re Kaharo, Aazadiya, Murshida, Prem mei tohre and Home ( An ALT Balaji Web Series). Recently Home has been nominated in ITA awards.[10]

He has remade a Yash Raj Films song with Aditya Chopra and Shiv Rawal, "Ni Main Yaar Manana Ni" Dance Mix ft. Vaani Kapoor.[11] Among his upcoming[when?] ventures are a Marathi film with Majesh Manjrekar, untitled Bollywood movies and a web series with Ehswar Niwas.[12] Esani Dey was the guitarist and co-arranger of PM Narendra Modi.[citation needed]

Modak was the music composer of the film, PM Narendra Modi,[13] writing the songs "Namo Namo" (lyrics : Lavraj, Parry G ), "Junoon" (lyrics: Lavraj) and "Ishwar Allah" (original lyrics by Javed Akhtar). He has received a Black Swan Award in 2019 for the movie.[12] He was also the composer, arranger and producer in Marathi Big Boss season 2.[14]

## Filmography (as music composer)[edit]

* PM Narendra Modi (2019)
* Hero Naam Yaad Rakhi (2015)
* Main Yaar Manana Ni Dance Mix ft. Vaani Kapoor (2017)
* Ek Dopahar (short film) (2017)
* Home (an ALT Balaji web series) (2018)
* Pangharun (directed by Mahesh Manjrekar)[15]
* Yeh Saali Aashiqui (2019)
* Jinde Meriye (2020)[16]
* Antim: The Final Truth (2021)

## As arranger and producer[edit]

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* Dum Laga Ke Haisha ("Moh Moh ke Dhaage", "Sunder Susheel") (2015)
* Welcome Back ("20/20") (2015)
* Daana Paani (2018)[citation needed]
* Indu Sarkar (2017)
* Begum Jaan ("O Re Kaharo", "Aazadiyan", "Murshida", "Prem Mein Tohre") (2017)
* Hichki ("Oye Hichki", "Teri Dastaan") (2018)

## Background score composer[edit]

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* Shaitaan (2011)
* Ishaqzaade (2012)
* Daawat-e-Ishq (2014)
* Qaidi Band (2017)
* Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (2021)

## Awards[edit]

* "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from Dum Laga Ke Haisha wan a National award. Modak was the arranger and music producer of the song.[17]
* Black Swan Award 2019 for composition in PM Narendra Modi

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Panghrun: Was Nervous but Mahesh Manjrekar Made me Comfortable, Says Hitesh Modak". News18. 27 February 2019.
2. ^ Desk, IBT Entertainment (20 February 2019). "Hitesh Modak is excited to work with director Mahesh Manjrekar's Panghrun". International Business Times, India Edition.
3. ^ Nair, Vipin (13 April 2017). "Begum Jaan's music fails to make an impression". The Hindu.
4. ^ "Supporting conservation of tigers through the WWF-India "Tiger Series"". WWF India.
5. ^ "Qaidi Band Review 2.0/5 - Qaidi Band Movie Review - Qaidi Band 2017 Public Review". Bollywood Hungama.
6. ^ "Music Review: Shaitan". Hindustan Times. 24 May 2011.
7. ^ Times of India https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111459/http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=REVIEWS-08082014110039. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
8. ^ Sundaresan, Satish (24 August 2017). "Qaidi Band Review: Earnest Performances & Fantastic Direction".
9. ^ R. M. Vijayakar. "'Qaidi Band' Review: Second Half Dilutes Impact of What Could Have Been a Missionary Film". India West.
10. ^ Codingest (31 August 2018). "The soulful Title Track of ALT Balaji's latest Web-series 'HOME'". Filmy Bug.
11. ^ Kulkarni, Prachi (17 October 2017). "Vaani Kapoor's Killer Moves In Main Yaar Manana Ni Dance Mix Add Oomph To The Classic Song From 70s". India.
12. ^ a b "National Award winning music artist Hitesh Modak teams up with director Eshwar Niwas". Deccan Chronicle. 7 February 2019.
13. ^ "Film PM Narendra Modi's music is inspiring". Times of India. 1 April 2019.
14. ^ "A cloud nine moment for singer Ketaki Mategaonkar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
15. ^ "A cloud nine moment for singer Ketaki Mategaonkar". Times of India. 16 September 2019.
16. ^ "Jinde Meriye (2020)". Movie Buff.
17. ^ "National Award winning music artist Hitesh Modak teams up with director Eshwar Niwas". The Asian Age. 7 February 2019.

## External links[edit]

* Hitesh Modak at IMDb

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