{{Short description|Indian composer and producer (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}} {{Multiple issues|{{BLP sources|date=April 2019}}}}{{Infobox musical artist | name = Atul Sharma | image = Atul sharma (cropped).jpg | caption = Sharma in 2019 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|5|9|df=y}} | origin = Chandigarh, Punjab, India (present-day Chandigarh (U.T.), India) | occupation = {{hlist|composer|producer|sitarist|singer|television personality}} | instrument = Sitar | years_active = 1980s–present | current_member_of = The Red Brick House | spouse = Shivani Sharma }} '''Atul Sharma''' (born 9 May 1961) is an Indian composer, producer, sitarist, and singer. He worked on Punjabi and Hindi albums and films<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sharma|first1=SD|title=Spinning wheels of words Art lovers eulogise Inderjeet Singh Hasanpuri as an epoch-making Punjabi writer|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091011/ttlife1.htm|website=tribuneindia.com|publisher=Tribune India|access-date=11 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Gautam|first1=Mukesh|title=Ek Noor (2011)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1666631/|website=imdb.com|publisher=IMDB|access-date=11 May 2016}}</ref> and served as a judge on the musical reality TV show Voice of Punjab.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Yes|first1=Punjab|title=Dipesh Rahi is the winner of PTC Voice Of Punjab 2013 - Season 4|url=http://www.yespunjab.com/punjabi-music/item/31442-dipesh-rahi-is-the-winner-of-ptc-voice-of-punjab-2013-season-4|website=yespunjab.com|publisher=YP Bureau|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508222213/http://www.yespunjab.com/punjabi-music/item/31442-dipesh-rahi-is-the-winner-of-ptc-voice-of-punjab-2013-season-4|archive-date=8 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has composed songs such as "Yaar Bolda", "Dupatta Tera Satt Rang Da", "Mukhda Dekh ke", "Jatti", and "Mitraan Da Naa Chalda". Sharma also composed music for theatre productions and collaborated with various directors and playwrights.
Sharma performs with his band, The Red Brick House, which also includes his wife, Shivani, and son Sharang.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/life-style/together-they-rock/490359.html|title=Together, they rock|last=Singh|first=Mona|date=1 November 2017|work=The Tribune}}</ref> He is also the chairman of the [https://csnachd.org/ Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi] (CSNA).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/musical-tributes-paid-to-batalvi/625093.html|title=Musical tributes paid to Batalvi|date=23 July 2018|work=The Tribune}}</ref>
== Career ==
===Punjabi music===
Sharma began his composing career in the early 1980s, with his first Punjabi album ''Mela Yaaran Da,'' performed by Hakam Sufi. He also composed for numerous albums for singers including Hans Raj Hans, Sardool Sikander, Kuldeep Manak, Gurdas Maan, and Surjit Bindrakhia. He also composed scores for Punjabi films such as ''Jatt Jeaona Mour''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ravi|first1=Ravinder|title=Jatt Jeona Mor (1991)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316054/|website=imdb.com|access-date=11 May 2016}}</ref> and ''Badla Jatti Da (''both in 1991).
Sharma worked with singer Surjit Bindrakhia and lyricist Shamsher Singh Sandhu on several albums. Their work included the album ''Munda Ki Mangda'' and tracks such as "Bas Kar Bas Kar" (1992) and "Dupatta Tera Satt Rang Da", which appeared on the UK Asian music charts and received platinum certification. Other tracks include "Lakk Tunu Tunu", "Mukhda Dekh Ke", and "Yaar Bolda".
Sharma collaborated with Harjit Harman on the album ''Punjebaan''. He received the Best Music Director award from the PTC Punjabi Music Awards for the song "Mitran Da Naa Chalda" in 2005 and for "Jatti" in 2015; the latter also won Best Folk-Oriented Song.
Sharma also composed music for Kuldip Manak, Surinder Shinda, Gurdas Maan, Hans Raj Hans, Labh Janjua, Mohammad Sadiq, Ranjit Kaur, Sardool Sikander, Amar Noori, Malkit Singh, Narinder Biba, Jagmohan Kaur, Dolly Guleria, Manmohan Waris, Sarbjit Cheema, Harbhajan Mann, Durga Rangila, Satwinder Bugga, Bhagwant Mann, Satinder Bitti, Jaspinder Narula, Surjit Khan, Gurj Sidhu and others.
Sharma mentored several artists, including Yudhvir Manak, Gippy Grewal, Master Saleem, Avtar Singh Kang, Miss Pooja, Kamal Khan, Roshan Prince, and Preet Harpal.
=== Theatre music === Sharma studied Indian theatre at Panjab University's Department of Indian Theatre in Chandigarh. He has composed music and soundtracks for theatre productions and has collaborated with national award-winning<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kamal|first1=Need|title=Noted Punjabi playwright Atamjit Singh gets Sangeet Natak Akademi award.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/7331347.cms|access-date=11 May 2016|agency=Times Of India|publisher=TNN|date=21 January 2011}}</ref> playwrites such as Dr. Atamjit Singh.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bajaj|first1=Parul|title=Atamjit Singh Play Explores Pre-Sikh History Of Punjab: Panchnad da Paani|url=https://sikhchic.com/film_stage/atamjit_singh_play_explores_presikh_history_of_punjab_panchnad_da_paani|website=sikhchic.com|publisher=Sikh Chic|access-date=11 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603034152/https://sikhchic.com/film_stage/atamjit_singh_play_explores_presikh_history_of_punjab_panchnad_da_paani|archive-date=3 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also composed music for Shiv Kumar Batalvi's play ''Luna''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/batalvi-s-loona-brought-to-life/524787.html|title=Batalvi's 'Loona' brought to life|last=Sharma|first=SD|date=7 January 2018|work=The Tribune}}</ref>
===Contributions to the recording industry in Punjab===
In 2001, Sharma established the audio recording studio Saffron Touch in Chandigarh. The studio has been used by musicians and film directors from the Punjabi music industry, Bollywood,<ref>{{cite web|last1=V|first1=Vipin|title=Tanu Weds Manu Returns – Music Review (Bollywood Soundtrack)|url=https://www.musicaloud.com/2015/04/30/tanu-weds-manu-returns-music-review-bollywood-soundtrack/|website=musicaloud.com|date=30 April 2015|publisher=Music Aloud|access-date=11 May 2016}}</ref> and International projects.
==Awards and honors== * Best Music Director – PTC Punjabi Music Awards, 2005{{Citation needed|date=February 2026|reason=No reliable sources found confirming win; claim appears only in self-published or circular sources}} * "Starcity Punjab da Superstar" – Zee ETC Punjabi, 2006{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}} * Best Music Director – PTC Punjabi Music Awards, 2015<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last1=Leung|first1=Scarlett|title=PTC Punjabi Music Awards 2015 Winners|url=https://www.desiblitz.com/content/ptc-punjabi-music-awards-2015-winners|website=desiblitz.com|date=4 May 2015|access-date=11 May 2016}}</ref> * Suran da Shehenshah – PTC Punjabi Music Awards, 2015<ref name=":0" />
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== External links ==
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