Bollywood’s music scene has been peopled time and again by composers who slowly emerge from the shadows to challenge the monopoly of bigwigs. Anand Raj Anand is one such composer who has made it to the top.The young Delhi ka munda has become the current craze of the tinsel world.

Anand Raaj Anand hails from Delhi. His family was into a buisness of Jewellery.He was interested in music which gradually became his passion. Tough he has a diploma in civil engineering but because he was a talented composer , he decided to pursue a career in music. Since he wanted to have an identity of his own he did not take up the family buisness.

In his school,he would sing his own compositions rather than film songs on the stage. He also convinced his college principal to start musical activities.He had a group and they participated to win many local competitions.

In 1992 Anand touched the heart of INDIAN Cinema , Mumbai. And then started his fight and struggle as he approached the filmmakers and various composers. No one was impressed by the fact that he was an all – rounder( he used to write the lyrics ,compose the music on his own ). He was advised by people to choose between singing or composing . As Anand himself was not sure, he went back and thought for a couple of months and reached the conclusion that he was going to become a composer.

Finally, Pravin Shah of Times Magnetics recorded an album of seven songs and Mahesh Kothare liked his songs. He used three of them in the blockbuster Masoom. Anand also was given the situation for ‘Chota Bacha Samajhke’, which turned to be a chart – buster.This song was composed by him within a few minutes. The next filma that he were Major Saab, Qila, Pardesi Babu and Ek Hindustani. Even singing legends like Hariharan and Kavita Krishnamurthy think highly of this technically unqualified music maker.

‘Prem Hai Radha’ (Qila), ‘Kya Hai Pyar Batao Na’ and ‘Jaare sajna main nahin karna’ (Pardesi Babu) are among his best songs.Another venture Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rahta Hai starring Govinda and Sonali Bendre in the lead roles brought good music demonstrated by songs like 'Prem Jaal Mein Phans gayi'. Some more are ‘It happens only in India’ and ‘Hello hello bolke’,and ‘Oye raju’ , songs from Bichoo , Devaa and Indian.He is now set for a big innings in Bollywood. Today he has done some of the biggest films - Sanjay F Gupta’s Kaante, Feroz Khan’s Jaanasheen, Vijayta Film’s Shaheed Bhagat Singh, Nimbus’ Sarhad Paar and Raman Kumar’s Wah Wah Ramji to name a few. Anand has worked with writers like Anand Bakshi, Dev Kohli and Javed Akhtar and does not insist on writing his own songs. He also does pop albums with Shweta Shetty and Hans Raj Hans.

He has earned him enough encomium and reached a position where he can fight the hotshot music directors.He has adapted himself quite well to the changing music scenario. His beats are not repetitive and he tries to garnish his stuff with folksy flavor as well.Definitely, lady luck has smiled on him and Of late he has been flooded with offers from Punjabi pop stars, who want him to compose music for their forthcoming albums.