Swanand Kirkire is an well known Indian actor, lyricist, writer, playback singer, assistant director, & dialogue writer. He was born on 29th April 1972 in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. He mainly works in Marathi and Hindi films. He is famous for writing the songs, “Bande Me Tha Dum…Vande Mataram” from the film, ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’ (2006) and “Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh” from the film, ‘3 Idiots’ (2009). Swanand Kirkire will also be a part of the new upcoming bollywood movie Zwigato (2023).
Swanand Kirkire career began as a writer for Manju Singh’s TV series, “Swaraj,” based on Bhagat Singh’s life. Subsequently, he assisted the popular filmmaker, Sudhir Mishra in the films, “Calcutta Mail,” “Chameli,” and “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.” While Swanand was working under Mishra, Sudhir came across the lyrics of his song, “Bawra Mann” (which Swanand had written during his theatre days) and decided to include the song in his film, ” Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.” The song was recorded in Swanand’s voice, and it became a huge hit on its release. He, then, went on to work as a lyricist in many popular films, like “Parineeta,” “Lage Raho Munna Bhai,” “3 Idiots,” “Lafangey Parindey,” “Singham,” “Kai Po Che!,” “Parched,” and “Fitoor.”
He made his acting debut in 2003 by playing a small role in the Hindi film, “Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi.” Subsequently, he played small roles in many films, including “Eklavya: The Royal Guard,” “Crazy Cukkad Family,” “Saala Khadoos,” and “Badrinath Ki Dulhania.”
Swanand Kirkire belong to a Marathi family. His father, Chintamani Kirkire is a former bank manager. His mother, Neelambari Kirkire was an administrative officer at the Indore University. Both his parents are classical singers, and they both are disciples of Kumar Gandharva, one of the doyens of Hindustani classical music. Swanand has one sister.