Brijesh Kumar Tripathi, known by his stage name Brijesh Shandilya, is an

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from

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Early life

Brijesh Shandilya was born in

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. He started learning classical music vocal from

Prayag Sangeet Samiti Prayag Sangeet Samiti is an institute imparting education in Hindustani Classical music, in Allahabad, India. It awards diplomas and certificates in vocal music, instrumental music as well as classical dance. It was established in 1926. This ...

in 2000 and completed in 2005. Later in 2006 he came to

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

Career

Brijesh initial training was in

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music. He learnt vocals primarily but also plays the

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, and

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. His music covers genres such as

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Indian classical music, Bollywood music. His latest Bollywood song is the title track from the movie ''

Golmaal Again ''Golmaal Again'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language supernatural comedy film written and directed by Rohit Shetty; produced by Rohit Shetty Pictures, Mangal Murti Films and Reliance Entertainment. The film is the fourth installment of '' Golm ...

'' (2017). Another hot song is "Banno" from the movie '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' (2015). In 2016, he sang "Sarrainodu" the title song for the film ''

Sarrainodu ''Sarrainodu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts. The film stars Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, Srikanth, and Aadhi Pinisetty. B ...

''. In 2008, he sang "Hooriyaan" for the film ''

Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! ''Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! '' is a 2008 Indian comedy film starring Abhay Deol, Paresh Rawal, Neetu Chandra, Manu Rishi, Manjot Singh and Archana Puran Singh. It was directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film won the National Film Award for Best Pop ...

''. In 2013 he also sang "Fauji" from the movie ''

War Chhod Na Yaar ''War Chhod Na Yaar'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language war comedy film that was directed and written by Faraz Haider, with dialogue written by Deepak Kingrani. The film was announced on 30 March 2013 with a launch party at the Novotel Hotel ...

''. In 2015, he sang "Mera Nachan Nu", for the film ''

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''.

Filmography

Awards and achievements

Brijesh Shandilya has received awards and honors, including

GiMA Awards The Global Indian Music Academy Awards (also known as the GiMA Awards) are presented annually by Global Indian Music Academy to honour and recognise Indian music. The nominees are voted by GiMA's jury, who have some of the most respected artist ...

, Radio Mirchi Awards in the year 2016 and 2020. Brijesh Shandilya performed At The Royal Stag Mirchi Music Awards with Swati Sharma.

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