Anurag Saikia (born in December 1988) is an Indian

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and

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from

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur t ...

, India. He is one of the youngest composers to be awarded with Rajat Kamal for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction for the film Yugadrashta. His mother Dipali Saikia, is an

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artist and teacher and his father Dr. Anil Saikia is an academician, who was conferred the '' Pratima Barua Pandey memorial Award'' on 27 December 2011 for his contributions towards the preservation and popularization of folk culture and music of the State of

. After completing graduation from Cotton College, Anurag was admitted into the ''Swarnabhumi Academy of Music (SAM), Chennai.'' One of the latest movies he composed music for, is

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. He has worked with many popular artists like

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etc. Saikia is known for his initiative of syncing

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s to the symphonic orchestra.

Filmography

As Music Director

* '' Yugadrashta'' * ''Holding Back'' * ''The Job'' *'' One Last Question (2015)'' * ''

Maj Rati Keteki ''Maj Rati Keteki'' is a 2017 Indian Assamese drama film written and directed by Santwana Bardoloi. The film stars Adil Hussain in the lead role. Hussain wins National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) at 64th National Film Awards ...

(2017)'' *''

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'' (2018) * '' High Jack'' (2018) * ''

Karwaan ''Karwaan'' (; ) is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language road comedy-drama film written by Bejoy Nambiar and directed by debutant Akarsh Khurana, and produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Priti Rathi Gupta. The film stars Dulquer Salmaan with Irrfan Khan, ...

'' (2018) * '' Mulk'' (2018) * '' Article 15'' (2019) * ''

'' (2020) * '' Kaun Pravin Tambe?'' (2022) * Anek (2022)

As Playback Singer

* Anek (2022)

As Lyricist

* Anek (2022)

As Music Director for Series

* ''Cubicles'' (2019 - ) * '' Gullak'' (2019 -2022 ) * ''

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'' (2020)

As Music Producer (Independent Music)

* 'Va Kanamma' '' The Anurag Saikia Collective'' * 'Kukuha' '' The Anurag Saikia Collective'' Archived a
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Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saikia, Anurag Living people Indian film score composers Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Assam