| 1. Atul Gogavale is a respected Indian singer, music director, and composer. |
| 2. During school, his passion for music grew with his younger brother, Ajay. |
| 3. Despite financial challenges, Atul and Ajay pursued their musical talents. |
| 4. The brothers, self-taught in music, found success through their dedication. |
| 5. Together, they created music for numerous films in multiple languages. |
| 6. He is one half of the musical composer/director duo Ajay-Atul with his younger brother Ajay. |
| 7. Unable to afford proper musical training as a student, he played harmonium in school music programs to learn. |
| 8. Upon graduation, he started composing jingles and music for advertising campaigns in Pune with rented keyboards. |
| 9. For the score of Sairat, the duo went to Los Angeles to record with the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra. |
| 10. Ajay & Atul started their careers with commercial jingles, ballets & advertisements and went on to compose for plays, private albums and movies. |
| 11. Vishwavinayak, a spiritual international non-filmy music album with Ganesha Symphonic Chants, topped international charts. |
| 12. They were the first Indian music directors to record their music at Sony Scoring Studios in Hollywood for the Marathi movie Sairat. |
| 13. In 2015, Ajay-Atul debuted on the Forbes India Celebrity 100 List, securing position 82. |
| 14. He has lived in different villages of Maharashtra in his childhood because of the transfers in his father’s job. |
| 15. After completing graduation, Ajay and Atul moved to Mumbai from Pune to make their career in music. |
| 16. They got an offer to work on an international non-film music album, “Vishwavinayaka.” |
| 17. The duo has composed music for films of various languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, and Telugu. |
