Meet Bros is an Indian musical duo from

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. The duo consists of brothers Manmeet Singh and Harmeet Singh. They were formerly known as Meet Bros Anjjan with longtime collaborator

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. Initially starting out as actors, the duo switched to composing and singing after the success of their first song "Jogi Singh Barnala Singh". They began with composing for ''

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'' and ''

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'' but it was with ''

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'' and ''

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'' that they got their first recognition as music directors. Meet Bros' most well-known and critically acclaimed songs are "

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" from ''

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'' and " Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan" from ''

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''. Both songs feature the vocals of

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and the latter was part of a

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that fetched them multiple awards including the

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, the Screen Award for Best Music Director, and the

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Early life

Meet Brothers are biological brothers from

. Their early education took place in

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, Gwalior. After this they went to Mumbai for higher education. Harmeet completed his graduation from Sydenham College, Mumbai. They started acting in TV serials and Bollywood to step in, but after the success of their solo song "Jogi Singh Barnala Singh", they chose music, leaving the acting. After that they started working as music director in films. Other than being a popular television personality, Manmeet has also produced a couple of serials for television including a hit comedy serial for

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. While Harmeet had done advertising commercials and acted in Hindi soaps such as ''

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'' and '' Kkusum''. Both have not received formal education in music. Both have worked in the TV serial '' Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' and ''

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''.

Career

After leaving acting, Meet Brothers worked as a music director in Bollywood. Many years ago, they met Anjjan Bhattacharya in a program and the three decided to work together and they named their trio as Meet Bros Anjjan. The three together made music for many songs and gave their voices. They made the song "

", which they sang with Kanika Kapoor in the 2014 film ''Ragini MMS 2''. In 2015, Anjjan Bhattacharya got separated from the trio and started his own music business. Meet Bros also opened their own recording studio named "Meet Bros Recording Studio". "Pink Lips", "Hangover", "Party To Banti Hai", "Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan" were their songs. They both also hold concerts and take part in the concert. They have received the

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for their music.

Personal life

Older brother Manmeet married Karishma Modi in 2002 and they have a daughter. Karishma works in Hindi TV serials. Younger brother Harmeet Singh married actress

Shefali Jariwala Shefali Jariwala (born 15 December 1986), better known as the ''Kaanta Laga Girl'', is an Indian actress and model who has appeared in several Hindi music videos, reality shows and a Kannada film. She became noted when she appeared in the famou ...

in 2004. The couple later got divorced in 2009. Later, Shefali married actor

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in 2015.

Discography

Film soundtracks

As Meet Bros Anjjan (2010–2015)

¹ A different version of this song is included in the soundtrack.
² One or more remixed version of this song is included in the soundtrack.

As Meet Bros (2015–present)

¹ One or more remixed version of this song is included in the soundtrack.

Singles

Awards and nominations

As Meet Bros Anjjan

References

External links

Official website
* {{Authority control Indian musical duos People from Gwalior Filmfare Awards winners Living people Indian film score composers Indian male film score composers Year of birth missing (living people)