Expressing deep thoughts in simple words is the specialty of lyricist and composer Amitabh Ranjan. This is why he is carving a distinct identity for himself in Bollywood.

​New talents have to struggle immensely to reach their destination in Hindi cinema. Although Amitabh Ranjan is known today as a Bollywood lyricist, during his initial days in Mumbai, he also worked as a journalist for the film newspaper “Cine Zone.”

​Musical Career and Collaborations

​Amitabh Ranjan has written more than 700 songs for Indian music companies and Hindi cinema. The songs penned by him have been sung by almost all prominent Bollywood playback singers, including:

​Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Alka Yagnik, Shaan, and Sunidhi Chauhan, Sadhana Sargam, Vinod Rathod, Suresh Wadkar, Palak Muchhal, Mohit Chauhan, Mamta Sharma, Mika Singh, Kailash Kher, Javed Ali, Ritu Pathak, Madhushree, Nakash Aziz, Amit Mishra, Dev Negi, Salman Ali (Winner of Indian Idol 10), Mohammad Danish (Indian Idol fame) Mohammad Irfan, Deepa Narayan, Asit Tripathy, Sona Mohapatra, and Antara Mitra.

​Several well-known actors have performed on songs written by Amitabh Ranjan, such as Arshad Warsi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Boman Irani, Rajpal Yadav, Ravi Kishan, Rakhi Sawant, Rahul Dev, Shakti Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Shweta Tiwari, Gurleen Chopra, Arun Bakshi, Govind Namdev, Raza Murad, and Kiran Kumar. He also wrote the title track “Nikhattu” for the film The Legend of Michael Mishra, directed by award-winning director Manish Jha.

​Work with Renowned Music Directors

​Amitabh Ranjan has written songs for movies with Lalit Pandit (of the famous Bollywood composer duo Jatin-Lalit). He has also penned several songs for the versatile composer Raghav Sachar, who is unique in Bollywood for playing all musical instruments himself.

​Additionally, he has collaborated with:

​Rising talented Bollywood composer Raj Ashoo on several songs.

​Composer Gaurav Dasgupta for regional versions released by Saregama HMV.

​Composer Aslam Keyi for various films and albums.

​Songs written by Amitabh Ranjan have been released by top music labels including T-Series, Saregama (HMV), Zee Music Company, Tips Music, Ultra Music, Shemaroo Music, DRJ Records, and others.

​Television and Advertising Commercials

​Apart from movies, Amitabh Ranjan has worked extensively in the television sector. He has written title tracks for several TV serials, including:

​”Dharti Ki God Mein” for DD Kisan, produced by Arun Govil and his wife Shrilekha Govil.

​”Kanaphoosi”, starring actress Kunika Lall.

​”Do Lafzon Ki Dil Ki Kahani”, featuring choreographer Saroj Khan.

​The upcoming serial “Ganga Maiya Ki Betiyan” on Zee TV.

​A notable highlight of Amitabh Ranjan’s career is his work as an ad-writer for prominent brands, such as Indian Oil, NTPC Rihand, Parag Milk, Verka Life Milk, and Sanjeevani Tea.

​A Multi-Talented Personality

​Amitabh Ranjan is a multi-talented individual and the owner of Melody Box Music Production Studio. At his studio, he composes music alongside writing lyrics, and creates advertisements for various brands. Equipped with an excellent music production and video ad-making team, he also produces corporate ad films.

 

The Journey Of Lyricist And Composer Amitabh Ranjan From Journalist To Welknown Lyricist