Alokananda Dasgupta is a leading contemporary music composer. She was pursuing her Masters in English Literature at Calcutta University when she decided to pursue her lifelong passion for music in Toronto, where she completed a Bachelors of Music with Honors in Theory and Composition at York University. She has previously assisted Amit Trivedi on films like Udan (2010), Aisha (2010), No One Killed Jessica (2011) and Chillar Party (2011).She debuted as a music composer with the Marathi drama film Shala (2011). She also composed the score of B.A. Pass (2013), Fandry (2013), Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa (2013), Asha Jaoar Majhe (2014) and Trapped (2017).She most recently composed the background scores for the first seasons of Amazon Prime’s Breathe and Netflix’s Sacred Games, both series varied in genres and were particularly appreciated for the music by viewers and critics in India and internationally. She is presently working on a feature film, the second season of Sacred Games. , as well as the first season of Netflix’s dystopian thriller, Leila.