---
name: "Shantanu Moitra"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/shantanu-moitra"
fi1m_id: "shantanu-moitra"
imdb_id: "nm0596240"
tmdb_id: 123314
wikidata_id: "Q7489036"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "22 January 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T16:03:59.439515+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Shantanu Moitra

## Identity

Shantanu Moitra

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/shantanu-moitra
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** shantanu-moitra
- **IMDb ID:** nm0596240
- **TMDB ID:** 123314
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7489036
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantanu_Moitra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7489036, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0596240/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/123314

Composer. Born 22 January 1968 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 22 January 1968, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Vidhu Vinod Chopra](https://film.one/person/vidhu-vinod-chopra.md), [Aamir Khan](https://film.one/person/aamir-khan.md), [Abhijat Joshi](https://film.one/person/abhijat-joshi.md), [Boman Irani](https://film.one/person/boman-irani.md), [Rajkumar Hirani](https://film.one/person/rajkumar-hirani.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 78 (1), 2010s 78 (1), 2020s 75 (1)
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Science Fiction 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $179m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantanu_Moitra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7489036, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0596240/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/123314

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*PK*](https://film.one/film/pk.md) (78), [*12th Fail*](https://film.one/film/12th-fail.md) (75)

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## Biography

Shantanu Moitra is an Indian composer, pianist and musician. He was born on 22 January 1968 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

He studied economics at Delhi University and began his career composing jingles before moving into film music. Moitra is known for his work on *3 Idiots* (2009), *PK* (2014) and *12th Fail* (2023), as well as *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* (2006), *Pink* (2016), *Wazir* (2016), *Sardar Udham* (2021) and *October* (2018). He has also composed background scores and received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Background Score) in 2014 for *Na Bangaaru Talli*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *12th Fail* (2023), Fi1m 75, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/12th-fail.md)
- *PK* (2014), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/pk.md)
- *3 Idiots* (2009), Fi1m 78, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/3-idiots.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Keu Bole Biplobi, Keu Bole Dakat* (2026), Music
- *Bare Voice* (2025), Actor
- *Zero Se Restart* (2024), Music
- *Yodha* (2024), Music
- *Pradhan* (2023), Music
- *Kadak Singh* (2023), Original Music Composer, Music
- *Mujib: The Making of a Nation* (2023), Music
- *12th Fail* (2023), Music — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/12th-fail.md)
- *Trial Period* (2023), Music
- *Lost* (2023), Music, Original Music Composer
- *Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga* (2022), Original Music Composer, Music
- *Sardar Udham* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Kaadan* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Aadhaar* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Gulabo Sitabo* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *October* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Projapoti Biskut* (2017), Music
- *Pink* (2016), Music
- *Wazir* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *PK* (2014), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/pk.md)
- *Buno Haansh* (2014), Music
- *Naa Bangaaru Talli* (2013), as Songs
- *Madras Cafe* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Inkaar* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Paanch Adhyay* (2012), Music
- *Krishna and Kamsa* (2012), Musical
- *Well Done Abba* (2010), Music
- *Raajneeti* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *3 Idiots* (2009), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/3-idiots.md)
- *Phir Kabhi* (2009), Music
- *Antaheen* (2009), Original Music Composer
- *Welcome To Sajjanpur* (2008), Music
- *Laaga Chunari Mein Daag* (2007), Original Music Composer
- *Eklavya: The Royal Guard* (2007), Music
- *Lage Raho Munna Bhai* (2006), Music
- *Yahaan* (2005), as Songs
- *7½ Phere* (2005), Original Music Composer
- *Parineeta* (2005), Music
- *Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi* (2005), Music
- *Leela* (2002), Music

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