A popular music director, Dilip Sen is noted for his work in Bollywood. Having made his debut with Soorma Bhopali (1988), in his illustrious career spanning nearly 30 decades, Sen has composed music for more than 50 films. Few of his most notable film credits include Do Hanso Ka Joda (1992), Phoolan Hasina Ramkali (1993), Aflatoon (1997), Qurbaniyaan (2000), Hawa (2003), which was dubbed in Tamil as Raja Leelai and released in 2017, Jalwa: Fun in Love (2005), Rafta Rafta: The Speed (2006) and Gulabi (2014). He is associated with the 2018 Hindi drama Ramnagar UP 65 directed by Santosh Kumar Singh.