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Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara

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Sanchit Balhara
Ankit Balhara
OccupationsComposer

Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara are an Indian film score composer duo. Sanchit Balhara started his career as a solo composer and became best known for composing the score of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2015 film, Bajirao Mastani.[1][2] Sanchit's elder brother, Ankit Balhara, joined him in 2018, and the duo have been composing together since Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi.

Personal life

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The brothers born in Sonipat, Haryana, India into a family with a music/film background. Their father Bhal Singh Balhara, is a singer, actor and filmmaker in the Haryanvi film industry. His mother Mukta Chaudhary, is a national level athlete.[citation needed]

Sanchit studied classical music in London. He got his big break as a film score composer with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Bajirao Mastani. His work in Bajirao Mastani won him awards including IIFA, Music Mirchi, GIMA and Zee cine awards.[citation needed]

The elder brother of the duo, Ankit Balhara, is married to field hockey player, Savita Punia.[3]

Education

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Sanchit completed a Music Production & Sound Engineering Diploma at Point Blank Music School in 2011.[4]

Filmography

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Year Film Language Notes Ref.
2012 Tera Mera Vaada Haryanvi Composed by Sanchit Balhara [5]
2015 Bajirao Mastani Hindi
2018 Padmaavat [6]
Loveyatri
2019 Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi
Kalank
Mamangam Malayalam [7][8]
MalaalHindi
War
2020 Panga
Khaali Peeli
2021 Tuesdays and Fridays [9]
Radhe [10]
2022 Gangubai Kathiawadi [11]
Radhe Shyam Bilingual film
Telugu score composed by S. Thaman
Jayeshbhai Jordaar Also composed "Nanki's Theme" from the soundtrack
Samrat Prithviraj [12]
2023 Pathaan
Adipurush
The Railway Men Composed "Nindiya" from the soundtrack
2024 Fighter
Maharaj
Yudhra
Emergency
2025 Mandala Murders
War 2 Also composed 4 instrumental tracks for Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions
Baaghi 4
2026 Alpha

Awards and nominations

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Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2016
 Bajirao Mastani International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Background Score Won [13]
Global Indian Music Academy Awards Best Background Score Won [14]
Mirchi Music Awards Background Score of the Year Won [15]
Zee Cine Awards Best Background Score Won [16]
2019
 Padmaavat Mirchi Music Awards Background Score of the Year Won

References

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  1. ↑ "Bajirao Mastani Review 4.0/5 | Bajirao Mastani Movie Review | Bajirao Mastani 2015 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "'Bajirao Mastani' Review: Too Big for Its Own Boots, but Watchable". 18 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Love for gold and longing for husband: Indian hockey captain Savita gears up for Asiad". thehindu.com. India: The Hindu. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "International Student Profile: Sanchit Balhara (India) -". plus.pointblankmusicschool.com. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Talwar, Sabia (29 June 2012). "A young love story". The Tribune (Chandigarh). Retrieved 17 November 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Padmavati: Five takeaways from the Ranveer, Deepika and Shahid trailer". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 October 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ↑ "Meet Achuthan, the young hero from 'Mamangam'! - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mamangam looked great even without background score: Sanchit Balhara". The Times of India. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Tuesdays And Fridays Cast & Crew". India: Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "Music review: Kalank". The Times of India. 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Gangubai Kathiawadi Composers Sanchit And Ankit On Enhancing Alia's Role With Music". Midday. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "BREAKING: Yash Raj Films announces theatrical release dates for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera!". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "IIFA 2016: Bajirao Mastani sweeps technical awards at gala". The Indian Express. IANS. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  14. ↑ Sen, Sushmita (7 April 2016). "GiMA Awards 2016: 'Bajirao Mastani' bags maximum awards; Yo Yo Honey Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Arijit Singh perform live". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "8th Mirchi Music Awards: Complete list of winners". The Times of India. TNN. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  16. ↑ Mehta, Ankita (7 March 2016). "Zee Cine Awards 2016: 'Bajirao Mastani', Salman Khan, Deepika Padukone win big; complete winners list". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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