Hardavinder Singh Sandhu (born 6 September 1986) is an Indian singer, actor and former cricketer who works in
Punjabi and
Hindi
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films.
His first song was ''Tequilla Shot'', and he gained popularity with ''Soch'' (2013) and ''Joker'' (2014), which were written by
Jaani and music composed by
B Praak
Pratik Bachan (born 7 February 1986), best known by his stage name B Praak (formerly Prakky B), is an Indian singer and music director associated with the Punjabi and Hindi music industry. He started his career as a music producer, and later ...
. Sandhu made his acting debut in ''Yaaran Da Katchup'' (2014). His song "
Soch
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" was remade for the 2016
Bollywood film
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Airlift
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. His song "
Naah
"Naah" () is a Punjabi single by Harrdy Sandhu featuring Nora Fatehi.
Background
The song was written and composed by Jaani and arranged by B. Praak. The dance choreography was arranged and shot by Arvindr Khaira, while the video features ...
" was remade for the film ''
Bala
Bala may refer to:
Places
India
*Bala, India, a village in Allahabad, India
* Bala, Ahor, a village in the Jalore district of Rajasthan
* Bala, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Romania
* Bala, Mehedinți, a commune in Mehedinţi ...
'' as "Naah Goriye" with singer Swasti Mehul. He is a notable alumnus of The British Co-Ed High school, Patiala.
In 2021, he made his
Hindi
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film debut with
Kabir Khan's sports-drama ''
83'' which is based on 1983 Cricket World Cup. He has since starred in
spy
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action drama
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''
Code Name: Tiranga'' (2022).
Early life and career
Sandhu played cricket for over a decade as a fast bowler, but suffered a severe elbow injury, forcing him to give up the game in 2007.
He shifted his focus from sports to singing, took vocal training for eighteen months and performed his first album "This is Harrdy Sandhu" in 2011 composed by V. Grooves.
He released the video of song "Tequilla Shot" from album but the song and album didn't perform so well. He was disappointed and decided to leave singing if his next single track did not perform well. He met lyricist Jaani and Music Director B Praak to make the song named "Soch" which was released in 2013.
He is married to Zenith Sandhu who also featured in the song "Backbone".
He made his debut as an actor with Punjabi movie "Yaaran Da Katchup" in 2014. The movie proved to be average. But he kept giving hits as a singer with tracks such as "Joker","Backbone", "Horn Blow","Yaar Ni Milya" with
Jaani and
B Praak
Pratik Bachan (born 7 February 1986), best known by his stage name B Praak (formerly Prakky B), is an Indian singer and music director associated with the Punjabi and Hindi music industry. He started his career as a music producer, and later ...
, which proved to be big hits.
Later in 2017 he released track "Naah" featuring
Nora Fatehi
Nora Fatehi (born 6 February 1992) is a Canadian actress, model, dancer, singer, and producer who is predominantly known for her work in the Indian film industry. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films.
She made her debut ...
, with lyrics by Jaani and music by B Praak. In 2018 after huge success of Naah, he released "Kya Baat Ay" with the same team, which also proved to be a huge hit. Both songs have since crossed 500+ million views on YouTube individually.
In later years, he released some other tracks such as "Superstar", "Dance Like", "Jee Karda", "Titliaan Warga", which were also hits. He also sang some tracks in Bollywood films such as "Chandigarh" from ''
Good Newwz
''Good Newwz'' is an Indian 2019 Hindi-language comedy-drama film directed by Raj Mehta and produced by Dharma Productions and Cape of Good Films. It stars Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh and Kiara Advani and revolves around t ...
'' and "Naah Goriye" from ''
Bala
Bala may refer to:
Places
India
*Bala, India, a village in Allahabad, India
* Bala, Ahor, a village in the Jalore district of Rajasthan
* Bala, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India
Romania
* Bala, Mehedinți, a commune in Mehedinţi ...
''.
He made his Bollywood debut as an actor with sports drama film ''
83'', which is based on India's victorious campaign at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He played the role of former Team India fast bowler
Madan Lal
Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma (; born 20 March 1951) is a former Indian cricketer (1974–1987) and Indian national cricket coach. He was a member of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning India squad.
Playing career
Madan Lal enjoyed outstanding all ...
, who was an important part of the 1983 world cup winning team. In November 2021, he released new single "Bijlee Bijlee", written and composed by
Jaani and music by
B Praak
Pratik Bachan (born 7 February 1986), best known by his stage name B Praak (formerly Prakky B), is an Indian singer and music director associated with the Punjabi and Hindi music industry. He started his career as a music producer, and later ...
released by Jaani's music label Desi Melodies. The song alongwith its hook dance step became viral on
Instagram reels
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with more than 1.4 million reels. In August 2022, Puma signed Harrdy Sandhu as their newest brand ambassador.
Discography
Albums
Single
Film
Filmography
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Punjabi-language singers
Punjabi music
Bhangra (music) musicians
Male actors in Punjabi cinema
Indian male singers
1988 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Patiala