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composer, music producer, singer, songwriter, actor, director and Hip Hop artist. He is best known for his hit song "Aye Hip-Hopper" in which he collaborated with
Sunidhi Chauhan
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. Recently, ishQ has composed and featured in the song "Har Gham Mein Khushi Hai" from the Bollywood film "
Gully Boy
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". He's got full-length albums, corporate campaigns with "
Amazon
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Flipkart
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" and " McDowells", background scores, commercials and Bollywood tracks to back-up his career thus far. He has featured in many Bollywood music videos such as "Karle Gunna -
Ugly Aur Pagli
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", and "Harrys not a Bramachari -
Shaadi ke side effects
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ishQ is managed by
AR Rahman
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Shekhar Kapoor
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and Samir Bangara's digital company called Qyuki Digital Media. He works closely with the “After School of Hip-Hop”, a school in
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Dharavi
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slums dedicated to providing underprivileged children with an opportunity to develop their musical talents.
Dharavi
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is the largest slum in all of Asia. ishQ has directed a music video “Naach Na Shaane” for the kids of
Dharavi
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which was very well received.
As a music composer, ishQ has given songs like Ranbir Kapoor's " Besharam" Title Track and the hit "
Fukrey Returns
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". ishQ has also done background scores for movies like
Zee5
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's “377 - Abh Normal", the entire
AR Rahman
Ar-Rahman ( ar, الرحمان, ; The Merciful) is the 55th Chapter (''Surah'') of the Qur'an, with 78 verses ('' āyāt'').
The title of the surah, Ar-Rahman, appears in verse 1 and means "The Most Beneficent". The divine appellation "ar-R ...
and
Shah Rukh Khan
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’s “ARRived” YouTube Original's singing reality series and both seasons of a Horror series called "Shockers" by
Hotstar
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Beginnings
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ishQ has Punjabi roots and went to a French Immersion school. As a teenager, he was part of an underground Canadian Hip Hop group - Frek Sho,. ishQ studied acting at the Roshan Taneja film studio and Madhumathi's Academy in
Mumbai
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. He first exploded into the global Desi scene with his hit album "Dakku Daddy". The first single being "Aye Hip Hopper" which now has cult status for Indian Hip Hop. Audiences got to know ishQ's zany personality further through hit TV series “ Iss Jungle se Mujhe Bachao!” (the Indian version of “ I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!”) and Vjing shows for
MTV
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India,
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In addition to his acting career, IshQ has also hosted shows on
Channel V
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MTV
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and B4U. He has also been a participant of the reality TV show-
IshQ has produced written and sung music for movies like
Shaadi Ke Side Effects
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Pyaar Ke Side Effects
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Dhoom 2
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Fight Club
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Mission Istanbul
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Ugly Aur Pagli
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and
Allah Ke Banday
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Plot
Allah Ke Banday tells the tale of two 12-year-old boys (Vijay and Yakub) who grow up in the slums of India. Wanting ...
. Latest, he has sung the title song for Ranbir Kapoor starrer film "Besharam".He has also composed music for the TV series ''Travel India'' and ''Culture Shock''. IshQ has also performed with known international artists such as
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Rishi Rich
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John Cena
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His singles constitute ''Aye Hip Hopper'', ''Daaku Daddy'', ''Ishq De'' '', Miss You, Bum Bum Bo!'' ''Dirty ishQ, Chaand Sitare.''
His ''Saali Bitch'', the single, was released online due to censor regulations .
His single Bum Bum Bo!, released online on YouTube