Tapas Relia was born in a town called 'Surat' in India in 1978, after which his parents moved to 'Ahmedabad', an adjoining town. He finished his high school in Ahmedabad, before leaving for 'Mumbai' (Then Bombay) in 1996, to pursue a career in Music. He started off by composing tracks for commercials and still continues to do so. His first breakthrough in mainstream cinema was Hanuman (2005), which is known to be the first animation film produced entirely in India, which was followed by the sequel Return of Hanuman (2007).