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name: "Sneha Khanwalkar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sneha-khanwalkar"
fi1m_id: "sneha-khanwalkar"
imdb_id: "nm2497243"
tmdb_id: 1416754
wikidata_id: "Q7547566"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "28 April 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-25T09:43:44.416274+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."
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# Sneha Khanwalkar

## Identity

Sneha Khanwalkar

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sneha-khanwalkar
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sneha-khanwalkar
- **IMDb ID:** nm2497243
- **TMDB ID:** 1416754
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7547566
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneha_Khanwalkar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7547566, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2497243/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1416754

Composer. Born 28 April 1983 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 28 April 1983, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
- **Active:** 2012–present
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneha_Khanwalkar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7547566, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2497243/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1416754

## Biography

Sneha Khanwalkar is an Indian film score composer who works primarily in Hindi cinema. Born on 28 April 1983 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, she comes from a family with roots in the Gwalior gharana of Hindustani classical music.

She began her career in animation and art direction after moving to Mumbai, before turning to music direction. Her early credits include the short film *The Hope* (2004). Khanwalkar gained wider recognition for her work on *Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!* (2008) and the soundtrack for *Gangs of Wasseypur* (2012), composed with Piyush Mishra. She received a Filmfare Award nomination for Best Music Director for the latter, becoming only the second woman nominated in the category since Usha Khanna.

Other notable scores include *Lust Stories* (2018), *Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!* (2015) and *Raat Akeli Hai* (2020). She is married to filmmaker Kanu Behl.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1* (2012), Fi1m 83, Original Music Composer, Music, Playback Singer, Additional Soundtrack — [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-wasseypur-part-1.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

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

- *Agra* (2025), Music
- *Rangbaaz: The Bihar Chapter* (2025), Music
- *Bobby Aur Rishi Ki Love Story* (2025), Lyricist
- *CTRL* (2024), Music
- *Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Girls Will Be Girls* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Umesh Chronicles* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *LSD 2: Love, Sex aur Dhokha 2* (2024), Music, Lyricist
- *Zende* (2023), Music Director
- *Mister Mummy* (2022), Music
- *Chup* (2022), Music
- *Sharmaji Namkeen* (2022), Original Music Composer, Music, Playback Singer
- *Star Wars: Visions* (2021), series, Original Music Composer
- *Raat Akeli Hai* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *Ghoomketu* (2020), Music
- *Trance* (2020), as Playback Singer
- *Binnu Ka Sapna* (2019), Music
- *Lust Stories* (2018), Music
- *Manto* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *Hanuman Da Damdaar* (2017), as Seeti (voice) · Original Music Composer
- *Singh Is Bliing* (2015), Music
- *Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Khoobsurat* (2014), Original Music Composer, Lyricist
- *Youngistaan* (2014), Music
- *Dishkiyaoon* (2014), Music
- *Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1* (2012), Additional Soundtrack, Original Music Composer, Playback Singer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/gangs-of-wasseypur-part-1.md)
- *Bheja Fry 2* (2011), Music
- *LSD: Love, Sex aur Dhokha* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!* (2008), Original Music Composer
- *Supermen of Malegaon* (2008), Music
- *Go* (2007), Original Music Composer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 3 nominated

- Apsara Award for Best Music Director 2013: Apsara Award for Best Music Director (nominated), for *Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2*
- Filmfare Award for Best Music Director 2013: Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (nominated), for *Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1*
- IIFA Award for Best Music Director 2013: IIFA Award for Best Music Director (nominated), for *Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1*
- Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent 2011: Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent (won), for *Love Sex aur Dhokha*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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