Su carrera como compositor y productor musical, comenzó en el Bollywood, tras componer una canción para su primera película titulada "Tere Liye", contando con la colaboración de su amigo Jeet Gannguli.
En el 2002, el y su amigo formaron el dúo musical "Gannguli-Pritam" y trabajaron juntos también para la composición de otra película titulada "Yash Raj", que fue producida por "Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai".
La canción de esta película tuvo un gran éxito.
Más adelante tras la separación del dúo, Pritam empezó a trabajar en solitario y compuso temas musicales para otra película del director Sanjay Gadhvi, titulada "Dhoom", en la que recibió una respuesta positiva y abrumadora.
Nominated Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Nominated IIFA Best Music Director Award Nominated: Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Nominated Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Nominated Apsara Award for Best Music Nominated Apsara Award for Best Music Nominated IIFA Best Music Director Award Won Apsara Award for Best Music DirectorNominated Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Nominated Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Won Music Director of the Year in RMIM Puruskaar[3] Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Nominated Apsara Award for Best Music Nominated Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Won Big Star Entertainment award for song Pee Loon Won Star Screen Award for Most Popular Music[6] Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Music Director Nominated Star Screen Award for Best Music Director Nominated Apsara Award for Best Music Director[4] Nominated IIFA Award for Best Music Director Won BIG Star Most Entertaining Music Nominated Apsara Award for Best Music Director Nominated BIG Star Most Entertaining Music Won Filmfare Award for Best Music Director[7] Won Filmfare Award for Best Background Score[7] Won Screen Award for Best Music Director Won Screen Award for Best Background Music Won Screen Award for Most Popular Music Won GIMA Award for Most Outstanding Music of the Year 2012 Won TOIFA Award for Best Background Score Won RMIM Puruskaar Album of the Year[8] Won RMIM Puruskaar for Song of the Year for Phir Le Aayaa Dil Won RMIM Puruskaar for Best Sung Songs (Solo) for Phir Le Aayaa Dil Won RMIM Puruskaar for Best Sung Songs (Duet) for Aashiyaan Got Satish Kalra Sammaan in RMIM Puruskaar Nominated Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director Nominated Album of the Year in Mirchi Music Awards Nominated Music Composer of the Year in Mirchi Music Awards Nominated Technical Background score of the year in Mirchi Music Awards Nominated TOIFA Award for Best Music Won U.K.