Anurag Saikia
Anurag Saikia (born in December 1988) is an Indian film score composer, music director, music producer and instrumentalist from Assam, India. He is one of the youngest composers to be awarded Rajat Kamal for Best Non-Feature Film Music Direction for the film Yugadrashta.
Anurag Saikia | |
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| Born | Moran, Assam, India |
| Genres | Film score, independent music |
| Occupation(s) | Film composer,music director , music producer , instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, synthesizers and piano |
His mother Dipali Saikia, is an All India Radio artist and teacher and his father Dr. Anil Saikia is an academician, who was conferred the Pratima Barua Pandey memorial Award on 27 December 2011 for his contributions towards the preservation and popularization of folk culture and music of the State of Assam.
After completing graduation from Cotton College, Anurag was admitted into the Swarnabhumi Academy of Music (SAM), Chennai. One of the latest movies he composed music for, is Thappad. He has worked with many popular artists like Sonu Nigam, Arijit Singh etc.
Saikia is known for his initiative of syncing Borgeets to the symphonic orchestra.