Mithun Sharma (born 11 January 1985), also known as Mithoon, is an Indian Hindi film music director, lyricist-composer and singer.
Mithoon composed the
Hindi
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song "
Tum Hi Ho
"Tum Hi Ho" () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic song from the 2013 Indian movie ''Aashiqui 2'', sung by Arijit Singh. It was composed and written by Mithoon. Picturised on Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, it was released by Bhushan Ku ...
" from the 2013
Bollywood
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romantic film
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''
Aashiqui 2
''Aashiqui 2'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical drama film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Mukesh Bhatt, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the Vishesh Films and T-Series Films, with Mahesh Bhatt serving as pres ...
''. Mithoon received the
Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
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, and in 2014 received a nomination for
Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist
The Filmfare Lyricist Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films.
The awards were first given in 1954; however, the Award for the best lyricist was first given in 1959.
List of winners
1 ...
in the
59th Filmfare Awards
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. He wrote and composed one of the most
streamed
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Hindi songs on YouTube, "
Sanam Re
''Sanam Re'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Divya Khosla Kumar and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor. The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam and Urvashi Rautela, whi ...
". The song was honoured with the award of "Most Streamed Song of 2016" at the
Global Indian Music Academy Awards
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.
Early life
Mithoon was born into a family of musicians. His grandfather, Pandit Ram Prasad Sharma, imparted music knowledge to thousands of aspirants, many of whom are amongst today's top musicians. His father, Naresh Sharma, was a leading expert of musical arrangements,
having worked with almost all of the top composers in more than two hundred movies. Mithoon's father and his uncle Pyarelal-ji (Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma) formed one-half of the legendary composer duo
Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
Mithoon started learning music at the age of eleven. Since his father remained busy, he sent him to knowledgeable people to train himself. His father observed him closely and would often notice what he was practicing. His father often listened to the tunes that he created as well.
On 6 November 2022, he married
playback singer
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Palak Muchhal
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.
Career
Mithoon began his career with two recreations: "Woh Lamhe" in ''
Zeher
''Zeher: A Love Story'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller film directed by debutant Mohit Suri and produced by Mahesh Bhatt. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Shamita Shetty and Udita Goswami. It is an adaptation of the 2003 Ame ...
'' and "Aadat" in ''
Kalyug''. In 2006, Mithoon's friend recommended his name to
Onir
Onir (born Anirban Dhar, 1 May 1969) is an Indian film and TV director, editor, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his film ''My Brother…Nikhil'', based on the life of Dominic d'Souza, starring Sanjay Suri and Purab Kohli ''it'' ...
, (director of ''Bas Ek Pal''), who wanted an
electro-based title track. This led to his first original song as a composer, "Bas Ek Pal" with singer
KK, and was followed by "Tere Bin" (by singer
Atif Aslam
Atif Aslam is a Pakistani playback singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He has recorded many songs in both Pakistan and India, and is known for his vocal belting technique.
Aslam predominantly sings in Urdu, but has also sung in Hindi, ...
) in 2006. Both songs were included in the film ''
Bas Ek Pal
''Bas Ek Pal'' () is a 2006 Bollywood romantic crime thriller film directed by Onir. It stars Juhi Chawla, Sanjay Suri, and Urmila Matondkar with Jimmy Sheirgill, Rehaan Engineer, and Yashpal Sharma in supporting roles. The film's storyli ...
.'' .
He wrote the score for ''
Anwar,'' released in 2007 and his compositions ''Tose Naina Lage'' and ''Maula Mere'' are still extremely popular.
He also worked as a guest composer for songs on several nonmovie albums, such as "Kuch Is Tarah" from Atif Aslam's album ''
Doorie
Doorie (, , ) is the second album by Atif Aslam. Lyrics were written by Sameer Anjaan, Sayeed Qaudri, Atif Aslam, Sachin Gupta, Uzma and Shahzad while composed by Atif Aslam, Sachin Gupta and Mithoon Sharma.
Performance
''Doorie'' was a gl ...
'', and Abhijeet Sawant's and "Ek Shaqs" from the Abhijeet Sawant album
''Junoon''. He released his own album, ''Tu Hi Mere Rab Ki Tarah Hai'' in 2009 with
T-Series. For this album, Mithoon traveled to the United Kingdom to rope in musicians. There, he worked with musicians of the
Philharmonic Orchestra
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There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, ...
.
In 2011 he composed two songs "Aye Khuda", "Phir Mohabbat" for the film ''
Murder 2'' which also marked the debut of
Arijit Singh
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.
The song "
Tum Hi Ho
"Tum Hi Ho" () is an Indian Hindi-language romantic song from the 2013 Indian movie ''Aashiqui 2'', sung by Arijit Singh. It was composed and written by Mithoon. Picturised on Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor, it was released by Bhushan Ku ...
" which he wrote for ''
Aashiqui 2
''Aashiqui 2'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical drama film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Mukesh Bhatt, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the Vishesh Films and T-Series Films, with Mahesh Bhatt serving as pres ...
'', and "O saathi" from the movie ''
Shab
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'' became popular. He has also been a solo or guest composer for movies such as , ''
Jism 2
''Jism 2'' () is a 2012 Indian erotic thriller film produced and directed by Pooja Bhatt and written by Mahesh Bhatt. It is the sequel to the 2003 sleeper hit Bipasha Basu starrer '' Jism'' and marks the debut of Indo-Canadian actress and form ...
,
Yaariyan,
Ek Villain
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,
Hate Story 2
''Hate Story 2'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language erotic thriller film directed by Vishal Pandya. Produced by T-Series Films, it stars Sushant Singh, Surveen Chawla and Jay Bhanushali in pivotal roles. It is the sequel to the 2012 sleeper hi ...
,
Creature 3D
''Creature 3D'' is a 2014 Indian 3D monster- horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt. It is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor under the banner of T-Series in association with BVG Films. It stars Bipasha ...
,
Samrat & Co
''Samrat & Co.'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language detective thriller film directed by Kaushik Ghatak and produced by Kavita K. Barjatya under the banner of Rajshri Productions. It features Rajeev Khandelwal in the title role of Samrat. The fil ...
,
Alone,'' ''
Hamari Adhuri Kahani,
Bhaag Johnny
''Bhaag Johnny'' () is a 2015 Indian Hindi language Bollywood thriller film directed by Shivam Nair, and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vikram Bhatt and Ajay Kapoor. The film stars Kunal Khemu, Mandana Karimi and Zoa Morani in lea ...
,
All Is Well,
Loveshhuda
''Loveshhuda'' () is a 2016 Indian romance film produced by Vijay and Pratik Galani, and directed by Vaibhav Mishra. The film features Girish Kumar, Navneet Kaur Dhillon and Naveen Kasturia in leading roles. The film was scheduled for release ...
,'' ''
Sanam Re
''Sanam Re'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Divya Khosla Kumar and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor. The film stars Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam and Urvashi Rautela, whi ...
,'' ''
Ki & Ka
''Ki & Ka'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written, directed and produced by R. Balki. The film stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor. It was released theatrically on 1 April 2016 to mixed reviews and became a commercia ...
,
Shivaay
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,
Wajah Tum Ho
''Wajah Tum Ho'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language erotic-crime mystery thriller film directed by Vishal Pandya. It features Sharman Joshi, Gurmeet Choudhary and Sana Khan, in lead roles. The film revolves around a live murder committed on ...
,
Half Girlfriend
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,
Shab
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,
Aksar 2
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,
Hate Story 4
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,
Baaghi 2
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,
Mercury
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and
Khuda Haafiz''
Bollywood discography
Albums
Singles
Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations received by Mithoon
Asiavision Awards
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More than 40,000 people across United Arab Emirates ...
BIG Star Entertainment Awards
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Filmfare Awards
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Global Indian Music Academy Awards
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International Indian Film Academy Awards
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Mirchi Music Awards
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Producers Guild Film Awards
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Screen Awards
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Stardust Awards
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Zee Cine Awards
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Gaana User's Choice Awards – Best Music Composer (for "
Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga
"Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga" () is an Indian Hindi-language song from the Indian film ''Half Girlfriend (film), Half Girlfriend''. Picturised on Shraddha Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor, the song has been sung by Arijit Singh and Shashaa Tirupati. The m ...
") – Won
* Bollywood Journalist Awards – Best Music Director (for "Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga") – Nominated
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1985 births
Living people
Indian male playback singers
Indian film score composers
Filmfare Awards winners
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Indian male film score composers