Sameer Phaterpekar

Biography:

Sameer Phaterpekar is an Indian music composer best known for his background scores in Hindi cinema. He began his film career in 1983 as a musician and collaborated with legendary composers like R.D. Burman, Kalyanji-Anandji, Rajesh Roshan, and Laxmikant–Pyarelal. During this time, he notably played the guitar for the iconic song “Hawa Hawaii” from the film Mr. India (1987).

In 2002, he started composing independently, teaming up with lyricist Anand Bakshi for his debut album Khoobsurat, released under Venus Records & Tapes. Phaterpekar has composed music for films in Hindi, Marathi, and Tamil languages. One of his notable works includes the score for Dombivli Fast (2005), which received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with director Nishikant Kamat, scoring acclaimed films such as Evano Oruvan (2007), Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008), Force (2011), Drishyam (2015), and Madaari (2016). His music for these projects was met with critical praise.