Mehul Surti (born 16 November 1977) in an Indian music composer and singer from Surat, Gujarat, India, known for his work in

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. He has composed music for several successful Gujarati films including '' Kevi Rite Jaish'' (2012), ''

Vitamin She ''Vitamin She'' () is a 2017 Gujarati romantic comedy, romantic Comedy drama, comedy-drama film directed by Faisal Hashmi and produced by Sanjay Raval. The film stars Dhvanit Thaker, with the story based on a male protagonist and his experience ...

'' (2017), '' Montu Ni Bittu'' (2019), ''

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'' (2019), '' Hellaro'' (2019) , '' 21mu Tiffin'' (2021), '' Kamthaan'' (2024), and ''

Kasoombo ''Kasoombo'' is an Indian Gujarati cinema, Gujarati historical drama film directed by Vijaygiri Bava. It stars Raunaq Kamdar, Dharmendra Gohil, Darshan Pandya, Chetan Dhanani, Shraddha Dangar, Monal Gajjar and Firoz Irani in principal roles. It ...

'' (2024).

Early life

He was born on 16 November 1977 to Dhansukhlal Surti, a doctor, and Manjulaben Surti, a teacher. After his school education, he tried getting a diploma in Mechanical Engineering, which he did not complete. He is trained in the musical traditions of

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Career

He started his career as a music director at the age of 22 by composing songs for the 1999 Gujarati film ''Narmada Tara Vahi Jata Pani'', directed by Kirit Panwalla. He later composed music for several Gujarati films including '' Kevi Rite Jaish'' (2012), ''Aapne to Dhirubhai'' (2014), ''Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish'' (2016), ''Passport'' (2016), ''Kookh'' (2016), ''

'' (2017), '' Montu Ni Bittu'' (2019), ''

'' (2019), and

National Film Award The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...

winning film '' Hellaro'' (2019). For '' Hellaro'', he won GIFA -Gujarati Iconic Film Award in two categories: Best Music Director and Best Background Score. He has composed background score for several plays which include ''Priya Pappa have To'', ''Aakhar Ni Aatmakatha'', ''Khelando'', ''Koi Pan Ek Phoolnu Naam Bolo To'', ''Samudramanthan'' and ''Dhaad''. He has composed over 200 poems of various Gujarati poets including

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Filmography

As music director: * ''Narmada Tara Vahi Jata Pani'' (2002) * '' Kevi Rite Jaish'' (2012) * ''Aapne to Dhirubhai'' (2014) * ''

Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish ''Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish'' is a 2016 Gujarati thriller film starring Gaurav Paswala and Sneha Devganiya. The film is directed by Naitik Raval. Cast * Gaurav Paswala as Dhaval * Sneha Devganiya as Leeza * Shriya Tiwari as Maaya Soundt ...

'' (2016) * ''Passport'' (2016) * ''Kookh'' (2016) * ''

'' (2017) * '' Montu Ni Bittu'' (2019) * '' Hellaro'' (2019) * ''

'' (2019) * '' 21mu Tiffin'' (2021) * '' Kamthaan'' (2024) * ''

'' (2024) * ''

Umbarro ''Umbarro'' is a 2025 Gujarati family comedy drama film directed by Abhishek Shah. It stars Vandana Pathak, Kaajal Oza Vaidya, Suchita Trivedi, Deeksha Joshi, Tarjanee Bhadla, Tejal Panchasara, Vineeta Joshee, Aarjav Trivedi, and Galsar Sa ...

'' (2025) * ''

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'' (2025)

Albums

The albums he has released include: * ''Narmad dhara'' (poetry of

) * ''Prem Shaurya Gujarat'' * ''Saaraansh'' * ''Saatatya'' * ''Hasta Ramta'' * ''Adadhi Ramat Thi''

Accolades

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Surti, Mehul 1977 births Singers from Gujarat Gujarati-language singers Musicians from Gujarat People from Surat Living people