# Mannan Shaah

Mannan Shaah is an Indian film music director, singer and music composer, who predominantly works in Hindi films. He composed music for the 2018 film Namaste England, the 2017 film Commando 2: The Black Money Trail and the 2013 film Commando: A One Man Army. He also given his voice for the film Kucch Luv Jaisaa (2011).
He is known for using Indian musical instruments and recording live musical instruments for his compositions.

## Early life

He went to Shree Chandulal Nanavati Vinay Mandir and completed his bachelor's degree from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. He learnt music from late Pandit Vinayak Vora and started his training in classical music at the age of five. He assisted music director Pritam for two years. He is a disciple of Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.

## Career

In 2011, Mannan started his career as a singer with Vipul Amrutlal Shah's Kucch Luv Jaisaa and lent his voice for two songs, Thoda Sa Pyaar and Baadlon Pe Paon. In 2013, he debuted in Bollywood as music composer with Commando: A One Man Army. Later, Mannan composed music for films such as Commando 2: The Black Money Trail (2017) and Namaste England (2018). Shaah has composed the hit song Tere Dil Mein from Commando 2: The Black Money Trail, sung by Armaan Malik, was well received by audience.

## Discography
### As a playback singer

| Year | Film | Song(s) | Composer(s) | Lyrics |
| 2011 | Kucch Luv Jaisaa | "Badal Pe Paaon" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil |
| 2011 | Kucch Luv Jaisaa | "Thoda Sa Pyaar (Raghav's Search for Love)" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil |
| 2018 | Namaste England | "Ziddi Hai Dil" | Mannan Shah | Javed Akhtar |

### As a music composer

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics |
| 2013 | Commando: A One Man Army | "Lutt Jawaan" | Dhruv Sangari | Mayur Puri |
| 2013 | Commando: A One Man Army | "Saawan Bairi" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan | Mayur Puri |
| 2013 | Commando: A One Man Army | "Mungda" | Sunidhi Chauhan | Mayur Puri |
| 2013 | Commando: A One Man Army | "Lena Dena" | Daler Mehndi | Mayur Puri |
| 2017 | Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | "Commando (Title Track)" | Aditi Singh Sharma | Kumaar |
| 2017 | Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | "Commando (English Version)" | Aditi Singh Sharma | Kumaar |
| 2017 | Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | "Seedha Saadha" | Amit Mishra | Kumaar |
| 2017 | Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | "Seedha Saadha (Reprise Version)" | Jubin Nautiyal | Kumaar |
| 2017 | Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | "Tere Dil Mein" | Armaan Malik | Aatish Kapadia |
| 2017 | Commando 2: The Black Money Trail | "Tere Dil Mein (Club Mix)" | Armaan Malik | Aatish Kapadia |
| 2018 | Namaste England | "Tere Liye" | Atif Aslam, Akanksha Bhandari | Javed Akhtar |
| 2018 | Namaste England | "Tu Meri Main Tera" | Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shadab Faridi, Altamash Faridi, Mannan Shaah | Javed Akhtar |
| 2018 | Namaste England | "Ziddi Hai Dil" | Mannan Shah | Javed Akhtar |
| 2018 | Namaste England | "Dhoom Dhadaka" | Shahid Mallya, Antara Mitra | Javed Akhtar |
| 2018 | Namaste England | "Kya Kahoon Janeman" | Shashaa Tirupati, Mannan Shaah | Javed Akhtar |
| 2019 | Commando 3 | "Akhiyaan Milavanga" | Arijit Singh, Sruthy Sasidharan | Sahil Sultanpuri |
| 2019 | Commando 3 | "Main Woh Raat Hoon | Ankit Tiwari | Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay |