Anirudha Bhattacharjee



Anirudha Bhattacharjee is a Calcutta-based music historian and author. An engineering graduate of IIT Kharagpur, he is the author/co-author of five books on cinema and music, including the National Award winning R. D. Burman: The Man The Music.

Publications

 * R. D. Burman: The Man The Music. HarperCollins, 2011. With Balaji Vittal. ISBN 978-9350290491.
 * Gaata Rahe Mera Dil. HarperCollins, 2015. With Balaji Vittal. ISBN 978-9351364566.
 * S.D. Burman: the Prince-Musician. Tranquebar, 2018. With Balaji Vittal. ISBN 978-9387578180.
 * Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography. HarperCollins, 2022. With Parthiv Dhar. ISBN 978-9356291713.
 * Basu Chatterji: and Middle of the Road Cinema. Penguin India, 2023. ISBN 9780670096251.
 * Lata Mangeshkar: My Favourites, Vol. 2

Awards

 * 2011: National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema, 59th National Film Awards for R. D. Burman: The Man The Music
 * 2011: Nominated for Shakti Bhatt award for Best non-fiction book for R. D. Burman: The Man The Music
 * 2015: Jio MAMI Award for Excellence in Writing in Cinema for Gaata Rahe Mera Dil