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Swanand Kirkire
Indian musician and actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Swanand Kirkire (Marathi: स्वानंद किरकिरे; born 29 April 1972) is an Indian lyricist, playback singer, writer, assistant director, actor and dialogue writer, both in television with Marathi and Hindi films.[1][2][3]
Swanand Kirkire | |
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Born | (1972-04-29) 29 April 1972 (age 52) |
Alma mater | National School of Drama |
Occupation(s) | lyricist, musician, screenwriter, actor, author |
Years active | 2003–2023 |
Awards |
Kirkire won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics twice: first in 2006[4] for the song "Bande Me Tha Dum...Vande Mataram"[5] from the film Lage Raho Munna Bhai, and then in 2009,[6] for the song "Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh" from the film 3 Idiots. He received Filmfare Award nomination for Best Lyrics for the song "Piyu Bole" in Parineeta (2005).[7] In 2018, at the 66th National Film Awards he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the Marathi film Chumbak.[8]He played friendly appearance as Sansad ji in Panchayat 3.