Mithoon, whose birth name is given as Mithun Sharma, is an Indian music composer, lyricist and playback singer working in Hindi films. He is known for romantic songs with a strong emotional pull.
His early work includes the song “Tere Bin” (2006), sung by Atif Aslam, and the soundtrack of Anwar (2007), in which “Maula Mere Maula” was sung by Roop Kumar Rathod. He gave Arijit Singh his first film break as a singer in Murder 2 (2011).
His biggest success came with Aashiqui 2 (2013), where he composed “Tum Hi Ho”, sung by Arijit Singh, one of the most-streamed Hindi songs of the 2010s. He followed it with “Hamari Adhuri Kahani” (2015), “Sanam Re” (2016) and “Phir Bhi Tumko Chaahunga” from Half Girlfriend (2017), which won the Mirchi Music Award for Song of the Year.
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Aashiqui 2 (2014) and for Kabir Singh (2020), the IIFA award for the same two films, and the Screen Award for Best Lyricist for “Banjaara” from Ek Villain.
His work is regarded as part of the wave of melodic romantic ballads that shaped Hindi film music in the 2010s.
Featured image: Mithoon at the audio release of the film Lamhaa (cropped). Photo by Bollywood Hungama, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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