Vijay Shah (born 5 June 1959), popularly known as Viju Shah, is an Indian composer in the Hindi film industry. He is the son of Kalyanji Virji Shah, one-half of the composer duo Kalyanji–Anandji.
Shah has composed soundtracks for over 20 Hindi films, including Tridev (1989), Vishwatma (1992), Mohra (1994), Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997), and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998). He won the Filmfare Award for Best Background Score in 1998 for his work in Gupt: The Hidden Truth.
Career
Early career and breakthrough (1985–1992) Shah made his Bollywood debut in 1985 with Rajiv Rai's action thriller Yudh, where he was credited as Vijay Shah. This was the first of his multiple collaborations with Rai.
In 1989, Shah gained recognition with the soundtrack for Rai's musical action thriller Tridev. The film's soundtrack included the song "Tirchi Topiwale,” for which received his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and inspired a 1998 film of the same name.
Rise to prominence (1992–1997) In 1992, following the success of Tridev, Shah composed the soundtrack for Rai's action thriller Vishwatma. The following year, he composed the score for the action drama Lootere (1993), which earned him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Background Score.
In 1994, Shah composed the soundtrack for Rai's action thriller Mohra, which featured songs including "Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast" and "Tip Tip Barsa Pani." The album emerged as the second highest-selling Bollywood soundtrack album of the year (after Hum Aapke Hain Koun), with over 8million units. The film earned Shah his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director. That same year, he composed the background score for Rajkumar Santoshi's comedy Andaz Apna Apna, which earned him a second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Background Score.
He composed the soundtrack for the romantic drama Tere Mere Sapne (1996), produced by Amitabh Bachchan's ABCL. The film's soundtrack earned Shah his third nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director.
Shah and Rai next collaborated on the murder mystery thriller Gupt: The Hidden Truth (1997). The film's soundtrack emerged as the third highest-selling Bollywood album of the year (after Dil To Pagal Hai and Pardes). It earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Background Score, along with his fourth nomination for Best Music Director.
Later work (1998–present) In 1998, Shah composed for David Dhawan's action comedy Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. The film's soundtrack included the song 'Makhna,' which gained popularity during the film's release. Shah received his fifth nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for the film's soundtrack.
His collaboration with Rai continued with Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat (2001) and Asambhav (2004).
In 2020, Shah composed the score for the Netflix crime drama film Class of '83.
Accolades YearAwardCategoryFilmResultRef.199035th Filmfare AwardsBest Music DirectorTridev199439th Filmfare AwardsBest Background ScoreLootere199540th Filmfare AwardsBest Music DirectorMohraBest Background ScoreAndaz Apna Apna199742nd Filmfare AwardsBest Music DirectorTere Mere Sapne199843rd Filmfare AwardsGupt: The Hidden TruthBest Background Score1st Zee Cine AwardsBest Music Director199944th Filmfare AwardsBest Music DirectorBade Miyan Chote Miyan
Discography Year Name Note(s) 1985 Yudh Background Score1988Why not Synthesizer?Instrumental/synthesizer album 1989 Tridev Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score1990 Muqaddar Ka BadshaahJaanam Album with Amit Kumar and Sapna Mukherjee1992 Vishwatma All Remix "Saat Samundar Paar", "Toofan", "Dil Le Gayi Teri Bindiya", "Aankhon Mein Hai Kya" Junoon Background music only Yalgaar Background music only1993LootereNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score 1994 Mohra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Andaz Apna Apna Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Background Score 1995 Ravan Raaj 1996 Tere Mere Sapne Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director 1997 Prithvi Gupt Won—Filmfare Award for Best Background ScoreNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Aar Ya Paar 1998 Vinashak Humse Badhkar Kaun Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Music Director2000 Bulandi Beti No. 1 Also playback singer 2001 Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat Hadh Kasam 2003 Dhund Kaise Kahoon Ke Pyaar Hai Tujhe Meri Kasam 2004 Asambhav 2004 K. Street Pali Hill 2005 Shikhar 2006 Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota 2007 Victoria No. 203 2011 Loot Background score 2015 Aa Te Kevi Dunniya Gujarati film 2016 Julie 2 2020 Class of '83 Background score2025 Zora 2026 Zora Zorawar
References
External links
Viju Shah Interview at Scroll