Ankit Tiwari

Quick Facts: Who was Ankit Tiwari?

Subject:

Ankit Tiwari

Known for:

Indian playback singer, composer, and music director known for hits like "Galliyan".

Born:

1990-03-06

Century / Era:

1990s Historical Era Archive

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Origins & Early Life

Ankit Tiwari is an Indian playback singer, live performer, music director, and composer. His career began upon meeting Pradeep Sarkar where he got a chance to work on jingles and started composing background music for television programmes. Subsequently, he was offered to compose music for Do Dooni Chaar (2010) and Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011), where he started his singing career with the song he composed for the latter. In 2014, he collaborated with Mohit Suri for Ek Villain, where he composed and sang the song "Galliyan" for which he received two nominations in Filmfare Awards, winning Best Male Playback Singer, which is the only Filmfare Award won by someone other than Arijit Singh from 2014 to 2020. He also recorded the song "O Yara" for the Pakistani film, Bin Roye.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Tiwari was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His parents own a music troupe in Kanpur called "Raju Suman and Party" which performs at religious convocations. His mother is a devotional singer. Though his parents wanted him to complete his studies first, his inclination towards music led them to decide on training him professionally. He trained in classical music from Vinod Kumar Dwivedi before training in piano, Dhrupad and Western vocals.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

He instituted at and won several local music competitions during the time. He used to work as a production head at a radio station in Gwalior, before he moved to Mumbai in December 2007 along with his brother Ankur Tiwari. In Mumbai, Tiwari met Pradeep Sarkar who was working on a film at that time. Though the film got shelved, Sarkar gave him, along with other musicians, a chance to work on jingles. It was then he composed a couple of background scores for the television programmes.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1990 (1990-03-06): Birth of Ankit Tiwari — Indian playback singer, composer, and music director known for hits like "Galliyan".
2. 2007: 2007 Milestone — He used to work as a production head at a radio station in Gwalior, before he moved to Mumbai in December 2007 along with his brother Ankur Tiwari.
3. 2010: 2010 Milestone — Subsequently, he was offered to compose music for Do Dooni Chaar (2010) and Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster (2011), where he started his singing career with the song he composed for the latter.
4. 2014: 2014 Milestone — In 2014, he collaborated with Mohit Suri for Ek Villain, where he composed and sang the song "Galliyan" for which he received two nominations in Filmfare Awards, winning Best Male Playback Singer, which is the only Filmfare Award won by someone other than Arijit Singh from 2014 to 2020.

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Ankit Tiwari

True or False: “Ankit Tiwari won his first Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 2014.”

Answer (TRUE ⭕): He won the award for 'Galliyan' from the Ek Villain soundtrack, making him the only winner other than Arijit Singh between 2014 and 2020.

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