Rishpal Singh Rekhi (
Punjabi: ਰਿਸ਼ਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਰੈਖੀ, born 30 June 1976 in
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...
), better known by his stage name Rishi Rich, is a
British-Indian music producer based in London. He began his career in the
Asian Underground Asian underground is a term associated with various British Asian and South Asian Canadian musicians (mostly Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan) who blend elements of Western underground dance music and the traditional Asian music of thei ...
scene and later became internationally known for his
bhangra tracks, his
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
remix
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es, and as a pioneer of
Asian-R&B fusion music.
Through the Rishi Rich Project, he was responsible for launching
British Asian
British Asians (also referred to as Asian Britons) are British citizens of Asian descent. They constitute a significant and growing minority of the people living in the United Kingdom, with 6.9% of the population identifying as Asian/Asian Brit ...
talents who would later gain mainstream success, such as
Jay Sean
Kamaljit Singh Jhooti (born 26 March 1981), better known by the stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached ...
,
Juggy D
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal (Punjabi: ਜਗਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ, born 19 November 1977), is an Indian English singer from Southall, London of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent.
Music
Juggy D has been performing since the ...
,
Veronica Mehta
Veronica Mehta or simply Veronica is a singer and songwriter based in London, UK. She sings in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Career
Aged 16, Veronica successfully auditioned for the part of female vocalist for the 2Kool album '' 2Kool Flavor''. Sh ...
, and
Mumzy Stranger
Muhammad Mumith Ahmed ( bn, মুহাম্মদ মুমিথ আহমেদ; born 18 January 1984), known professionally as Mumzy Stranger or his producing name SP (an abbreviation of Stranger Productions), is a British rapper, singer, ...
. In addition, Rishi Rich has launched the singing career of Canadian artist, Jasmine K Kara, as the two collaborated in 2022 to release "The Ishq (Rishi Rich Remix)." Jasmine K Kara has mentioned being a "huge fan" of the Rishi Rich Project's debut single, "Dance with You" (Nachna Tere Naal),
and refers to the experience of working with Rishi Rich as a "dream come true."
He has also released his own solo albums, ''Simply Rich'' in 2002 with Ishq Records and ''
The Project'' in 2006 with
2point9 Records
2Point9 Records (DohPointNau) is an independent record label, a subsidiary of an all-in-one entertainment company called 2Point9, that was started in 2003 when Telstar Records A&R manager Billy Grant and Promotions manager Rob Stuart decided to ...
and his produced songs have appeared in a number of Bollywood films. He now runs Rishi Rich Productions with contracts with a number of British Asian artists including
H-Dhami
Hartinder Dhami better known as H-Dhami is a British-Indian Bhangra artist. Early life
H-Dhami is the son of Palvinder Dhami, lead singer of the 1980s prominent Bhangra group Heera Group UK. He was born in 1982 to a traditional Sikh Punjabi family ...
, Mumzy Stranger, Veronica Mehta, Tasha Tah and
Abbas Hasan
Abbas Hasan is a United Kingdom based Canadian-French pop music artist and actor of South Asian heritage who has been named "the next big thing" in the Asian music and film scene by MTV India and HELLO! Magazine, and has recently won the Artist ...
.
The Rishi Rich Project
Rishi Rich worked in the UK with a number of
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
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artists and co-produced a number of Asian music albums. In January 2003, he signed a management contract with
2Point9 Records
2Point9 Records (DohPointNau) is an independent record label, a subsidiary of an all-in-one entertainment company called 2Point9, that was started in 2003 when Telstar Records A&R manager Billy Grant and Promotions manager Rob Stuart decided to ...
. Soon after, he formed the Rishi Rich Project; the objective of which was to showcase up-and-coming talent. The Rishi Rich releases quickly became famous in the
Asian Underground Asian underground is a term associated with various British Asian and South Asian Canadian musicians (mostly Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan) who blend elements of Western underground dance music and the traditional Asian music of thei ...
scene, being pioneers of
contemporary R&B
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The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhythm ...
-
bhangra fusion. They subsequently found success in
India
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and helped popularise Asian-R&B
fusion
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Fusion may also refer to:
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sounds in both the Asian underground scene and in the
Indian pop
Indian pop music, also known as Indi-pop, refers to pop music produced in India that is independent from filmi soundtracks for Indian cinema, such as the music of Bollywood, which tends to be more popular. Indian pop is closely linked to Bollywo ...
music.
"
Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)
"Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)" is the debut single of Rishi Rich Project, which consisted of Jay Sean, Juggy D, and Rishi Rich. Produced by Rich, the song was released on 8 September 2003 and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Charts. It ...
", released on 8 September 2003, was the debut single by the Rishi Rich Project produced by Richi Rich and featuring Jay Sean (singing in English) and Juggy D (in
Punjabi). It was an
Asian Underground Asian underground is a term associated with various British Asian and South Asian Canadian musicians (mostly Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan) who blend elements of Western underground dance music and the traditional Asian music of thei ...
song with the music video set at a
block party
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in a London neighbourhood. The song peaked at No. 12 on the
UK Singles Chart
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and No. 2 on the
Dutch Top 40
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. It also won "Best Single R&B" at the 2003
UK Asian Music Awards
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.
It is considered Jay Sean's first successful single and was later included in his debut album ''
Me Against Myself
''Me Against Myself'' is the debut studio album by Jay Sean, released 8 November 2004 in the United Kingdom, January 2005 in Malaysia, and February 2005 in India on 2Point9 Records, Relentless Records, and Virgin Records.
Reception
Commercial ...
'' (2004), produced by Rishi Rich himself, as well in Rich's album, ''Rishi Rich Project''. The song was also included in the soundtrack for the 2003
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
film ''
Boom
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''.
On 27 April 2007, Rishi announced that he was parting with his record company 2Point9 Records, marking the end of the Rishi Rich Project. After their departures from the project,
Jay Sean
Kamaljit Singh Jhooti (born 26 March 1981), better known by the stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached ...
subsequently went on to become one of the most successful groundbreaking international Asian artists (prestigiously topping the US Hot 100 in 2009), while
Juggy D
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal (Punjabi: ਜਗਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ, born 19 November 1977), is an Indian English singer from Southall, London of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent.
Music
Juggy D has been performing since the ...
became one of the most successful British artists in the mainstream Indian market.
In 2015, Rishi Rich, Jay Sean and Juggy D reunited as the Rishi Rich Project and released the single "Freak".
Solo career
Rishi Rich released his first solo album ''Simply Rich'' fuses urban music and bhangra. The album was a big success in the Asian pop charts that resulted in a number of singles, including "Nahin Jeena" with vocals by Don D and Juggy D, and "Nahin Tere Jeha Hor Disda" with vocals by Pakistani
Qawwali
Qawwali ( Punjabi: (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); Urdu: (Nasta'liq); Hindi: क़व्वाली (Devanagari); Bengali: কাওয়ালি (Bengali)) is a form of Sufi Islamic devotional singing, originating from the Indian subcontinent ...
singer
Javed Bashir
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(based on
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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's "Kiven Mukhre Ton Nazran Hatawan") with the music video featuring cameo appearances by
Bally Sagoo
Baljit Singh "Bally" Sagoo ( Punjabi: ਬਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੱਗੂ, born 19 May 1964) is a British-Indian record producer and DJ. Born in Delhi, India, Sagoo was raised in Birmingham, England. He entered the recording and enterta ...
, Juggy D, Jay Sean and
Veronica Mehta
Veronica Mehta or simply Veronica is a singer and songwriter based in London, UK. She sings in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Career
Aged 16, Veronica successfully auditioned for the part of female vocalist for the 2Kool album '' 2Kool Flavor''. Sh ...
.
His second solo release, ''
The Project'', in 2006 included the single "Push It Up (Aaja Kuriye)" featuring Juggy D and Jay Sean, peaking at No 1 on the
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Rishi released his third album, ''The Lost Beats'', in 2014.
Rishi Rich Productions
In 2007, Rishi Rich started Rishi Rich Productions (RRP), a joint partnership between himself and entertainment entrepreneur,
Waleed Jahangir. The artists signed to the company are Rishi Rich himself,
H-Dhami
Hartinder Dhami better known as H-Dhami is a British-Indian Bhangra artist. Early life
H-Dhami is the son of Palvinder Dhami, lead singer of the 1980s prominent Bhangra group Heera Group UK. He was born in 1982 to a traditional Sikh Punjabi family ...
,
[ ]Mumzy
Muhammad Mumith Ahmed ( bn, মুহাম্মদ মুমিথ আহমেদ; born 18 January 1984), known professionally as Mumzy Stranger or his producing name SP (an abbreviation of Stranger Productions), is a British rapper, singer, ...
,[ ]Veronica Mehta
Veronica Mehta or simply Veronica is a singer and songwriter based in London, UK. She sings in English, Hindi and Punjabi.
Career
Aged 16, Veronica successfully auditioned for the part of female vocalist for the 2Kool album '' 2Kool Flavor''. Sh ...
(aka Veronica),[ Tasha Tah,][ ]Juggy D
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal (Punjabi: ਜਗਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ, born 19 November 1977), is an Indian English singer from Southall, London of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent.
Music
Juggy D has been performing since the ...
, and Abbas Hasan
Abbas Hasan is a United Kingdom based Canadian-French pop music artist and actor of South Asian heritage who has been named "the next big thing" in the Asian music and film scene by MTV India and HELLO! Magazine, and has recently won the Artist ...
.
Rishi Rich won "Best Producer" at the UK Asian Music Awards
The UK Asian Music Awards, also known by the abbreviation UK AMA, was an awards show that was held annually in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2012. The awards show has been produced and broadcast by B4U Music since 2008. Awards winners were deci ...
in 2003 and also in 2009 for producing H-Dhami
Hartinder Dhami better known as H-Dhami is a British-Indian Bhangra artist. Early life
H-Dhami is the son of Palvinder Dhami, lead singer of the 1980s prominent Bhangra group Heera Group UK. He was born in 1982 to a traditional Sikh Punjabi family ...
's debut album ''Sadke Java''. At the 2009 event he also won a special "Commitment to the Scene" award.[
]
Filmography
Rishi Rich expanded also into Indian film and many of his produced songs appeared in various Bollywood films:
*''Boom
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* Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
* Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
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'' (2003): The track "Eyes on You" which was performed by Jay Sean
Kamaljit Singh Jhooti (born 26 March 1981), better known by the stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached ...
was featured in Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
film ''Boom''. The song hit the UK Top 10 in 2004 and was featured on Jay Sean's debut album ''Me Against Myself
''Me Against Myself'' is the debut studio album by Jay Sean, released 8 November 2004 in the United Kingdom, January 2005 in Malaysia, and February 2005 in India on 2Point9 Records, Relentless Records, and Virgin Records.
Reception
Commercial ...
''.
*'' Hum Tum'' (2004): Rishi produced a track U'n'I for the first ever release from the Yash Raj music label, which featured in the film.
*''Kyaa Kool Hai Hum
''Kyaa Kool Hain Hum'' () is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language adult comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and produced by Ekta Kapoor. The film stars Tusshar Kapoor and Ritesh Deshmukh. It is the first installment of ''Kyaa Kool Hain Hum'' serie ...
'' (2005): The track "One Night", produced by Rishi and sung by Jay Sean
Kamaljit Singh Jhooti (born 26 March 1981), better known by the stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached ...
, was taken from Jay Sean's album ''Me Against Myself'' and was included in the 2005 film ''Kyaa Kool Hai Hum''. However, the version on this soundtrack was entitled "Dil Mera (One Night)" and included vocals by Veronica as well as Jay Sean.
*''Jackpot
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Comics
* Jackpot (comics), several comic book characters
* ''Jack ...
'' (2013): Rishi Rich produced the track " Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse
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" (Remix).
*'' Love Yoou Soniye'' (2013): Composed and sang "Love Yoou Soniye", the title track for the film with Juggy D
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal (Punjabi: ਜਗਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ, born 19 November 1977), is an Indian English singer from Southall, London of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent.
Music
Juggy D has been performing since the ...
*''Behen Hogi Teri
''Behen Hogi Teri'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Rajkummar Rao and Shruti Haasan. This film was scheduled for a worldwide release on 26 May 2017, but release was pushed back to 9 June 2017.
Plot
In the ci ...
'' (2017): He recreated the R.D. Burman
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's song ''Jaanu'' which was sung by Raftaar
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He started his career as a dancer. He began his car ...
.
*''Half Girlfriend
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'' (2017): Rishi composed his first official Hindi song, "Mere Dil Mein", which has music notes astoundingly similar to the song U 'n' I.
*''Poster Boys
''Poster Boys'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Shreyas Talpade in his directorial debut. The film features Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Shreyas Talpade along with Sonali Kulkarni, Samikssha Batnagar ...
'' (2017): He composed "Kehende Menu" sung by Ikka
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, Yash Narvekar
Yash Narvekar is an Indian playback singer, composer and lyricist who has written and sung "Mere Dil Mein" in the film ''Half Girlfriend'', "Teri Yaadon Mein" in Behen Hogi Teri, and "Gulabi 2.0" in ''Noor'' among a number of popular songs.
...
and Sukriti Kakar
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*''Mubarakan
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'' (2017): Rishi composed the title track with Yash Anand. He also sang it with Badshah and Yash Anand
*''Namaste England
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'' (2018): Rishi composed a song titled "Bhaare Bazaar" with Badshah. Vishal Dadlani
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, Payal Dev
Payal Dev is an Indian playback singer and music composer who sings and composes music for Bollywood films.
She sang "Ab Tohe Jane Na Doongi" from the film ''Bajirao Mastani,'' as well as "Bhare Bazaar" from '' Namaste England''. Dev made her de ...
, B Praak and Badshah sang the song.
*''Gully Boy
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'' (2019): He composed "Doori" which is sung by Ranveer Singh
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.
*''Bhangra Paa Le
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'' (2020): Along with JAM8
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History
On 9 April 2 ...
and Yash Narvekar
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...
He composed "Ho Ja Rangeela Re" which is sung by Shashwat Singh and "Sun Sajna" which is sung by Navraj Hans
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, Jonita Gandhi
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, Yash Narvekar and Kiranee
*'' Bad Boy Billionaires: India'' (2020) - Netflix
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documentary, composed the title track
*''Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar
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'' (2020): He composed song for the film
Personal life
In September 2011, he married Manrina Rhode, a dentist. They are now divorced as of 2019.
In February 2014, Rishi signed to TRMG Teddy Riley Music group and moved to Atlanta in April 2014 to work alongside Teddy Riley
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after acquiring OnlyChild Records from Manchester-based producer, SP.
Discography
Rishi Rich solo albums
* ''Simply Rich'' (2002) (Ishq Records)
* '' The Project'' (2006) (2point9 Records)
* ''The Lost Beats'' (2014) (Musicbyrr)
* ''The Lost Beats Vol 2'' (2020) (Musicbyrr)
Singles
* "Nahin Tere Jeha Hor Disda" (2002), featuring Javeed Bashir
* "Nahin Jeena" (2002), featuring Juggy D
Jagwinder Singh Dhaliwal (Punjabi: ਜਗਵਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ, born 19 November 1977), is an Indian English singer from Southall, London of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent.
Music
Juggy D has been performing since the ...
and Don D
* "Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)
"Dance with You (Nachna Tere Naal)" is the debut single of Rishi Rich Project, which consisted of Jay Sean, Juggy D, and Rishi Rich. Produced by Rich, the song was released on 8 September 2003 and peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Charts. It ...
" (2003), featuring Jay Sean
Kamaljit Singh Jhooti (born 26 March 1981), better known by the stage name Jay Sean, is a British singer and songwriter. He debuted in the UK's Asian Underground scene as a member of the Rishi Rich Project with "Dance with You", which reached ...
and Juggy D K#12* "U 'n' I (Mere Dil Vich Hum Tum)" (2004), Rishi Rich featuring Juggy D and Veronica
* "Push It Up (Aaja Kuriye)" (2006), featuring Jay Sean and Juggy D
* "Fade Away (Yaad Naal Jeena)" (2009), Navin Kundra
Navin Kundra is a British Indian, British singer-songwriter, who writes, composes and performs songs in Hindi language, Hindi, Punjabi language, Punjabi and English.
Navin has achieved six number one singles in the Asian Charts, and won the 2 ...
featuring Rishi Rich and Jay Sean
* "Drain" (2014), featuring Ray J and Sahyba
* "Freak" (2015), featuring Jay Sean and Juggy D
* "Ik Tera Pyar" (2016), Master Saleem
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featuring Rishi Rich
* "Dil Kya Kare (Did I Love You?)" (2016), featuring Amrit Dasu
* "Zindagi" (2016), with H-Dhami
Hartinder Dhami better known as H-Dhami is a British-Indian Bhangra artist. Early life
H-Dhami is the son of Palvinder Dhami, lead singer of the 1980s prominent Bhangra group Heera Group UK. He was born in 1982 to a traditional Sikh Punjabi family ...
* " Diamond Jewel" (Rishi Rich Remix) (2016), featuring Mumzy Stranger
Muhammad Mumith Ahmed ( bn, মুহাম্মদ মুমিথ আহমেদ; born 18 January 1984), known professionally as Mumzy Stranger or his producing name SP (an abbreviation of Stranger Productions), is a British rapper, singer, ...
, Lyan Roze and Yash Narvekar
Yash Narvekar is an Indian playback singer, composer and lyricist who has written and sung "Mere Dil Mein" in the film ''Half Girlfriend'', "Teri Yaadon Mein" in Behen Hogi Teri, and "Gulabi 2.0" in ''Noor'' among a number of popular songs.
...
* "Maula" (2018), Farhan Saeed
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Perso ...
featuring Rishi Rich
* "Get Down" (2018), Juggy D featuring Rishi Rich and Ikka
* "Nakhre" (2020), Jay Sean and Rishi Rich
* "The Ishq (Rishi Rich Remix)" (2022), Jasmine K Kara and Rishi Rich
Compilations and remix albums
* ''King of Hearts Queen of Hearts Vol. 1''
* ''King of Hearts Queen of Hearts Vol. 2''
* ''Love 2 Love 2000 – Chapter 6''
* ''Playback''
* ''Pure Garage – Chapter 1''
* ''Pure Garage – Chapter 2''
* ''Pure Garage – Chapter 3''
* ''Playback 2''
* ''Gift 2 U''
* ''Let the Music Play'' – "2005"
* ''Bombay Mix'' – CD 1
Awards and nominations
*2017: Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
The Filmfare Best Music Album Award is given by the '' Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad Ali was the fir ...
for ''Half Girlfriend
Half Girlfriend is an Indian English coming of age, young adult romance novel by Indian author Chetan Bhagat. The novel, set in rural Bihar, New Delhi, Patna, and New York, is the story of a Bihari boy in quest of winning over the girl he lov ...
'' along with Mithoon
Mithun Sharma (born 11 January 1985), also known as Mithoon, is an Indian Hindi film music director, lyricist-composer and singer.
Mithoon composed the Hindi song "Tum Hi Ho" from the 2013 Bollywood romantic film ''Aashiqui 2''. Mithoon recei ...
, Tanishk Bagchi
Tanishk Bagchi (born 23 November 1980) is an Indian music producer, composer, singer and lyricist in Hindi films. He is known for tracks like "Bolna", "Ve Maahi", "Aankh Maarey"(recreated), " Dilbar" (recreated), "Jehda Nasha" (recreated) and "L ...
, Farhan Saeed
Farhan Saeed Butt is a Pakistani singer-songwriter, actor, music video director, and entrepreneur. Saeed is the former lead vocalist of the Pakistani band Jal and owns the restaurant ''Cafe Rock'' in Lahore. He sings in Urdu and Punjabi.
Perso ...
, Ami Mishra & Rahul Mishra
Rahul Mishra (born 7 November 1979) is an Indian fashion designer based in Delhi. He is the first Indian designer to be invited to showcase at the Haute Couture Week in Paris. He won the International Woolmark Prize in 2014 at Milan Fashion We ...
.
See also
* List of British Sikhs
List of British Sikhs is a list of notable Sikhs from the United Kingdom.
Academia and education
*Harjinder Singh Dilgeer – National Professor of Sikh History. Member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, SGPC Sikh History Research Boa ...
References
External links
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Bhangra (music)
English people of Indian descent
English record producers
English Sikhs
Living people
Musicians from London
People from Southall
Punjabi people
2Point9 Records artists
1976 births