Arjun Kanungo is an Indian singer, actor, composer and entrepreneur. He is a trained Indian classical singer and plays the piano & guitar. He is a 3-time national Gold Medal winner in Centre Fire Pistol and a national level Basketball player.

Early life

Kanungo was born and raised in

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. He is a trained

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Career

At the age of 18, Kanungo opened a recording studio in

called Promethean Audio. Soon after, he diversified into acoustic design and construction with his second venture, Promethean Design. He gained popularity after his stint as a playback singer for movies including ''

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'' and ''Pizza''. As a vocalist, Arjun has toured

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

with

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, in addition to solo shows. He is also active as a composer for TV ads and background musical scores and has worked with brands such as Nike Cricket and

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. Kanungo's first commercial success came with "Khoon Choos Le" in the 2013 film

, starring Saif Ali Khan. Since then he has churned out 3 hit singles in 2 years- Baaki Baatein Peene Baad ft. Badshah, Fursat, and Ek Dafaa (Chinnama). His track Ek Daffa (Chinnama) was remixed by DJ Akhil Talreja. Arjun has lent his voice to several Bollywood films. His Tamil Debut came with 'Sirrikadhey', composed by Anirudh Ravichander, from the film 'Remo'. His debut single Baaki Baatein Peene Baad was released on 25 September 2015 by Sony Music India. The song was written by

Mayur Puri Mayur Puri is an Indian screenwriter, lyricist, actor and film-maker working in Mumbai. He has written songs, screenplays and dialogue for several movies, including'' Om Shanti Om'' (2007) starring Shah Rukh Khan, Shahrukh Khan directed by Farah K ...

and was composed, written, recorded and produced in Sweden The song features the rapper Badshah. Baaki Baatein Peene Baad went viral on YouTube upon its release and subsequently climbed the TV and radio charts. His second single, Fursat, was eventually released on 18 March by Sony Music India. He made his UK debut with a live stage performance at the Asian Network 2017, in March. He made his debut in Bollywood alongside

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. He acted as Mansoor, a drug dealer in

Awards and honors

Filmography

Films

Discography

Personal Life

Kanungo married Carla Dennis, his longtime girlfriend, on 10 August 2022 after dating for seven years. As a nature enthusiast, Kanungo promotes green energy and other alternative energy sources. He has also planted over 800 trees.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanungo, Arjun Living people Indian male playback singers Indian male pop singers Indian male composers Musicians from Mumbai 1990 births