Uttam Singh

Uttam Singh (born 25 May 1948) is an Indian musician. He has worked as a violinist, music arranger and music director for many Bollywood films.

Singh and Jagdish worked as music directors ("Uttam-Jagdish") for Manoj Kumar's Painter Babu. Later they worked for Manoj Kumar's other film, Clerk . Together, they also worked on the Smita Patil-Raj Babbar-Raj Kiran-Amrita Singh-Amrish Puri starrer, Waaris (1988). After Jagdish died in 1992, Singh started working independently. His most notable film as a music director was Yash Chopra's Dil To Pagal Hai. He also composed music for many other films including Hum Tumpe Marte Hain, Dushman, Farz and Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai. He also composed music for Anil Sharma's Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (2001) and later Hero-Love Story of a Spy. He is known for his collaboration with the playback singer Udit Narayan.

Awards

• Filmfare Best Music Director Award - 1997 (for Dil To Pagal Hai)