Pravesh Mallick (Nepali: प्रवेश मल्लिक), born on 1 July 1980, is a

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composer, songwriter and playback singer of Nepali origin. After working as a stage performer and composing for non-film albums and songs he debuted as a film playback singer and composer in

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's 2016 Hindi film

Jai Gangaajal ''Jai Gangaajal'' () is a 2016 Indian crime drama film directed by Prakash Jha. It is a follow-up to the 2003 crime film '' Gangaajal'', and stars Priyanka Chopra in the lead role with Jha appearing in a supporting role. It also features Manav ...

. Maya Thagni is an uplifting and motivational track that features

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is seen bashing goons who harass innocent villagers and break the law and is beautifully sung by Pravesh Mallick. Mallick, a follower of Padma Shri Pandit

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, is a lead singer and founder of Sufi rock fusion band ‘Sanidhya’. He has been working as a composer-singer and music teacher for the last 12 years. Pravesh has also performed live in different parts of

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and abroad, UK/US/Belgium.

Early life and education

Pravesh was born in

Janakpur, Nepal Janakpurdham or Janakpur ( ne, जनकपुर, ) is a sub-metropolitan city in Dhanusha District, Madhesh Province, Nepal. The city is a hub for religious and cultural tourism. A headquarter of Dhanusha district, ''Janakpur'' is also the capi ...

, into a

Maithil Maithils (Tirhuta: মৈথিল, Devanagari: मैथिल), also known as Maithili people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group from the Indian subcontinent, who speak the Maithili language as their native language. They inhabit the M ...

family. Pravesh learned his first note of music from his mother Sushila Mallick through Maithili Lullabies. Pravesh began his early musical training under Pandit Laxmi Narayan Das, Pandit Shiv Lal, Pandit Ram

Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...

with MINAP (Mithila Natya Kala Parishad) a cultural institution of Mithila situated. Pravesh moved to New Delhi with his brother Ramesh Mallick for higher training in

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and obtained admission into the prestigious

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, New Delhi. Here he learned classical vocal music under teachers such as I.S. Bawra, Sujit Ojha, Sudhanshu Bahuguna. Finally, he was noticed by pandit

and had the opportunity to learn different aspects of music under his guidance and also started to perform with the Gandharva Choir in India and abroad. Pravesh is Sangeet Shiromani Diploma holder and has a master's degree in

from

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and BscIT from SMU in Delhi. Mallick is married to Amrita Karn Mallick and has one child, Parth Mallick.

Music career

Pravesh started teaching music in Step by Step World School, Noida. He formed a choral music group Sparsh and performed in various parts of India. Later, his interest in music by

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and others led him to form a band named Sanidhya. It performs Sufi, folk, Classical fusion with his own composition. Pravesh also continues with his recording interest by releasing cassettes in different languages like Maithili, Nepali,

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, Punjabi and composing music for regional movies and theater productions. Some of his popular albums in Maithili are ''Geet Ghar Ghar Ke'', ''Chaura Tora Bazzar Khastau'', ''Lehuaayal Aanchar'', ''Khota Shingaar''. He got his first major break in

's film ''

'' on which he worked with

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and sung a Maya Thagni song in his rustic and raw vocals.Priyanka Chopra is a Maya Thagni in Jai Gangaajal Song
NDTV Movies, 22 February 2016.

Discography

Films

References

External links

New version of Vandey Matram by Pravesh Mallick

Maya Thagni from Jai Gangaajal

Jogiya, a sufi song
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