Swanand Kirkire
Profession: Lyricist, Writer, Actor, Director
Father of Swanand Kirkire
Chintamani Kirkire (Bank Manager & Classical Singer)
Mother of Swanand Kirkire
Neelambari Kirkire (Teacher & Classical Singer)
Favourite Director(s) of Swanand Kirkire
Dibakar Banerjee, Rajkumar Hirani
Favourite Singer of Swanand Kirkire
Kishore Kumar
Favourite Sport of Swanand Kirkire
Cricket
Favourite Writer of Swanand Kirkire
Gulzar
Awards, Achievements of Swanand Kirkire
National Award for Best Lyrics for the song 'Bande Me Tha Dum' from 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai' (2006).
National Award for Best Lyrics for the song 'Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh' from '3 Idiots' (2010).
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film 'Chumbak' (2019)
Information about Swanand Kirkire
In the span of 2 years, he somehow performed in over 10 plays, and again applied in NSD and got selected in the second attempt.
After completing his graduation, his first job was to sell Eureka Forbes vacuum cleaners.
Does Swanand Kirkire smoke?: Yes
Does Swanand Kirkire drink alcohol?: Yes
Swanand Kirkire was born and brought up in Indore. His parents were both into classical singing. So, he was already exposed to the music and its technicalities.
