Alokananda Dasgupta


Alokananda Dasgupta is a contemporary music composer known for her work in Indian film and web series. She debuted as a music composer with the Marathi drama film Shala. She has composed music and background scores for Netflix’s Sacred Games, Amazon Prime’s Jubilee, Breathe, Fandry, and Trapped, to name a few.

Early life and career

Alokananda is the daughter of poet-filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta. She is also a classically trained pianist and piano teacher.
She studied Film Studies for two years at St. Xavier's College, Kolkata and then went to the York University, Toronto where she completed her bachelor's degree in Music Performance and Music Composition. After her course, Alokananda became the music assistant of Amit Trivedi for films like Udaan, Aisha, No One Killed Jessica and Chillar Party.
She made her debut as a film composer with the Marathi film Shala, which was followed by Fandry, Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa, Asha Jaoar Majhe, and Trapped.
She gained wider recognition with composing the title track, soundtrack and background score for Netflix’s Sacred Games, for which she won the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Background Score in 2020. She also composed original score for Amazon Prime’s Breathe, Leila on Netflix, and The Rapist, directed by Aparna Sen.
In 2023, she scored the background music for the acclaimed period drama Jubilee, which earned her a second Filmfare OTT Award for Best Background Score in 2024. The same year, she also composed for The Jengaburu Curse.
Her latest work includes Khauf on Amazon Prime Video and Akka, an upcoming YRF production for Netflix.

Discography

TitleYearNotes
Shala2011Marathi Film
B.A. Pass2013
Fandry2013Marathi Film
Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa2013
Asha Jaoar Majhe2014Bengali Film
Geelee2015Short film
Amdavad Ma Famous2015Documentary
Trapped2016
The Affair2017Short film
Juice2017Short film
Half Widow2017
Breathe2018TV series
Sacred Games2018TV series
Leila2019TV series
Roam Rome Mein2019
Bebaak2019Short film
The Booth2019Short film
Breathe: Into the Shadows2020TV series
AK vs AK2020
Ajeeb Daastaans2021
20242021
Shiv Shashtri Balboa2022
Kicking Balls2022Short Film
Jubilee2023
The Jengaburu Curse2023
Three Of Us2023
Spying Stars2025