Ram Sampath
Introduction '''Ram Sampath''' (born 25 July 1977) is an Indian composer, music producer and musician, who started his career composing advertising jingles for Mumbai-based advertising industry, subsequently he started composing for pop albums like ''Tanha Dil'' (2000) by Shaan, before composing for films like ''Khakee'', ''Delhi Belly'' (2011), ''Talaash'' (2012), ''Raees'' etc.He has composed music for advertising jingles for brands like Airtel, Docomo, Thums Up, Pepsi and the Times of India.
Early life and background Born to a Tamilian father and Kannadiga mother, Sampath grew up in Chembur, Mumbai where he did his schooling from OLPS High School. Both his parents were musically inclined, while his grandfather TV Ramanujam, was one of the founders of Shanmukhananda Hall, a cultural centre in Sion, Mumbai, established in 1952.Thus his ancestral house, was frequented by leading musicians and singers of Carnatic music. Later on, he too learnt Carnatic music for eight years. After his schooling he studied commerce at Podar College, Mumbai, where he played keyboard in a rock band.
Career ===Non-film music===237x237pxOver the years, he has composed advertising jingles for brands like Airtel, Docomo, Thums Up, Pepsi and the Times of India, for which he composed the theme song for the "I Lead India" campaign in 2013.In 2008, he collaborated with the Australian rock band INXS to record Indian version of their songs, ''God's Top Ten'', ''Devil's Party'', and ''Afterglow''. Also in 2008, the Bombay High Court ruled that two songs from the film, ''Krazzy 4'', including the title track "Krazzy4" and "Break-free" plagiarised the "hook-phrase" from an advertisement previously composed by Sampath for Sony Ericsson. The court ordered a stay on film's release with the two songs. Subsequently, the case was settled out-of-court after producers paid Sampath , and film was released along with the songs. However the judgment was seen by "landmark decision" by legal commentators, as it set a new precedent in the Indian film industry, often plagued with plagiarism. In 2012, he composed the highly popular title track "Tera Rang Aisa" of the debut talkshow ''Satyamev Jayate'' hosted by Aamir Khan, it had lyrics by Prasoon Joshi.He was also part of the 2013 season of the popular television music series ''Coke Studio''.===Film music===Sampath got his first break as a film score composer with ''Let's Talk'' (2002) directed by Ram Madhvani. Thereafter, he composed for several films like ''Khakee'' (2004) and ''Family'' (2006) by ''Rajkumar Santoshi'', besides ''Jumbo'' (2008), ''Aagey Se Right'' (2009) and ''Luv Ka The End'' (2011). However, he first received popular acclaim with ''Delhi Belly'' (2011) produced by Aamir Khan. Most notably hit track "Bhaag DK Bose Aandhi Aayi" with -rock beat, became an internet sensation ahead of the release of the film. Later he received a Filmfare Award nomination for the film. His next film, ''Talaash'' (2012) was a joint production between Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment and Aamir Khan Productions also starring Aamir Khan as the lead. The music received positive reviews, including ''Indiaglitz'', which noted, "Once again Ram Sampath has an unmatched compilation of tracks here. Along with Javed Akhtar's fantastic lyrics they have created a masterpiece here." Thereafter, Akhtar signed him again for his next production, ''Fukrey'', directed by Mrigdeep Singh Lamba. Fukrey was a sleeper hit and opened to good music reviews, especially for the song "Ambarsariya", an adaptation of a traditional Punjabi folk song, performed by Sona Mohapatra, his wife and regular collaborator.===Television===In 2009, he appeared as a judge of singing reality series, ''MTV Rock On'' (Season 1) on MTV India, along with singer Kailash Kher and MTV VJ Nikhil Chinapa.
Personal life Ram Sampath is married to Sona Mohapatra, a singer, who is his frequent collaborator and business partner in their music production house OmGrown Music. The couple resides in Mumbai. The couple met in 2002, while she was still working as a brand manager with Marico. They were introduced by director Ram Madhvani, with whom Sampath was working for ''Let's Talk'' (2002); they married in 2005.
Discography ===Films=== Year  Film  Director   Notes 2002  ''Let's Talk''  Ram Madhvani  English-language film. 2004  ''Khakee''  Rajkumar Santoshi  2006  ''Family''  Rajkumar Santoshi 2007  ''Positive''  Farhan Akhtar  Short film 2008   ''Jumbo''  Kompin Kemgumnird  Animation film 2009 ''Aagey Se Right''  Indrajit Nattoji   2010       ''Peepli Live''  Anusha Rizvi  "Mehngai Dayain" (Remix) sung by Raghubir Yadav ''Phillum City'' Deven Khote 2011    ''Game'' Abhinay Deo  Background score ''Luv Ka The End''  Bumpy  ''Delhi Belly''  Abhinay Deo  Filmfare Award Nomination for Best MusicScreen Award Nomination for Best Music 2012  ''Talaash''  Reema Kagti 2013 ''Fukrey''  Mrighdeep Singh Lamba  ''Rock The Shaadi''  Navdeep Singh  2014  ''Bhoothnath Returns''  Nitesh Tiwari  ''Purani Jeans''  Tanushri Chattrji Bassu 2015 ''Bangistan''Karan Anshuman2016 ''Raman Raghav 2.0'' Anurag Kashyap 2017''Raees'' Rahul Dholakia 2023''Kathal'' Yashowardhan Mishra ===Albums=== Year  Album  Singer  1996  ''Loveology''  Shaan  1997   ''Mohabbat Kar Le''   Shiamak Davar  1998   ''Colourblind''  Ram Sampath 2000   ''Tanha Dil''   Shaan  2006   ''Sona''   Sona Mohapatra===Television=== Year  Programme  Notes2009 ''MTV Rock On'' (Season 1) Judge (Reality singing competition)1998Baat Ban JaayeTitle Song2012  ''Satyamev Jayate''  ''14 Songs: title track and 13 theme based songs played at the end of each episode. ''2013MTV Coke Studio season 3''6 songs''2015MTV Coke Studio season 4''4 songs''
Awards and nominations  Year  Category  Nominated work  Result  Ref. '''Filmfare Awards''' 2012  Best Music Director  Delhi Belly     '''Mirchi Music Awards''' 2011  Best Background Score of the Year  ''Delhi Belly''     2012  Indie Pop Song of the Year  "Satyamev Jayate"     Programmer & Arranger of the Year  "Jiya Laage Na" from ''Talaash''
References
External links *  Official Website of Ram Sampath* *  Ram Sampath at Last.fm