Manan Bhardwaj | |
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Birth name | Manan Bhardwaj |
Born | Gurgaon, Haryana, India | 19 October 1987
Origin | Gurgaon, India |
Genres | Filmi, Film score, Ballads, Pop, Hindustani Classical Music |
Occupations | Singer, Music Composer, Music Producer, Lyricist |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Harmonium, Tabla, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Violin |
Years active | 2010–present |
Labels |
Manan Bhardwaj is an Indian singer, composer and songwriter. He is known for his works in the Bollywood, Punjabi and Haryanvi music industry.
Initially an independent singer-songwriter, he earned recognition with the songs "Shiddat - Title Track" and "Chitta" from Shiddat (2021). He gained further fame with the music albums of Radhe Shyam[1] (2022), Satyaprem Ki Katha[2] and Yaariyan 2[3] (2023). He is signed on by T-Series.
Manan Bhardwaj was born in a Brahmin family on 19 October 1987[4] in Gurgaon, Haryana. When he was just 4-5 years old, he used to compose poems and sing them out in his class. Sometimes he recited them. By the time he was in the 8th class, he had decided that he will pursue music as a career. He felt that music would be the best career for him.[5] In an interview he said that his hard work in the early years was accompanied by sleepless nights, travelling to work by foot and stay in a small room. He also mentioned that he idolises AR Rahman and Jagjit Singh.[6]
Bhardwaj used to release covers of various Hindi, English and Punjabi songs on his own YouTube channel. He has two music production studios - "White Coffee Studios" and "Namyoho Studios". Initially, he produced music under these labels. In 2016 he composed and penned the lyrics of the songs "Dariya" and "Lamborghini" sung by Rajat Deepek.[7][8]
In 2020 he gave music for Sachet Tandon's "Kandhe Ka Woh Til" . The same year, he composed the song "Veham" for Armaan Malik and "Teri Aankhon Mein" for Darshan Raval and Neha Kakkar. He used to release covers of various songs and some new songs on his Yotube channel until in 2021, he recreated "Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham" sung by Jubin Nautiyal and Tulsi Kumar. Bhardwaj got his break in Bollywood with the movie Shiddat [9] for which he was the music director and composed 4 songs. He also composed Guru Randhawa’s "Aise Na Chhoro" and "Tera Naam" for Darshan Raval and Tulsi Kumar.
In 2022 he composed the song "Dhokha" in the voice of Arijit Singh.[10]. The same year he composed 3 songs: "Main Ishq Mein Hoon", "Ye Ishq Na Ho" and "Main Ishq Mein Hoon (Reprise)" in the Hindi version of the film Radhe Shyam.[11] He also released his music video "Duaa".[12] The same year he was the music director for the movies HIT: The First Case[13] and Tara Vs Bilal. In 2023, Bhardwaj released "Never Together" [14] and "Back To College"[15]. He also sang and composed the song "Aaj Ke Baad" with Tulsi Kumar from the movie Satyaprem Ki Katha[16] From Yaariyan 2 he composed and penned 8 songs including "Saure Ghar", "Simroon Tera Naam", "Oonchi Oonchi Deewarein" and "Bewafaa Tu".[17][18][19] Next he will be composing the music for Animal.[20]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Note |
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2021 | Shiddat | "Shiddat - Title Track" | Himself | Himself | Himself | Debut Album[21] |
"Akhiyan Udeek Diyan" | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Himself |
Khawaja Pervaiz
Himself |
Master Saleem | |||
"Chitta" | Himself | Himself
Traditional |
Himself | |||
"Shiddat (Reprise)" | Himself | Himself | ||||
2022 | Radhe Shyam | "Main Ishq Mein Hoon" | Kumaar | Himself
Harjot Kaur |
[22] | |
"Ye Ishq Na Ho" | Kumaar | Himself
Harjot Kaur |
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"Main Ishq Mein Hoon (Reprise)" | Himself | Himself | [23] | |||
HIT: The First Case | "Tinka" | Jubin Nautiyal | [24] | |||
"Kahani Baaki Hai" | Divya Kumar | |||||
Tara Vs Bilal | "Teri Ho Gayi" | Master Saleem
Faridkot |
Full album[25] | |||
"Nichod Dunga" | Himself | |||||
"Saiyaan Ji" | Himself
Romy | |||||
"Sau Rab Di" | Jubin Nautiyal
Himself Purvashi Grover | |||||
2023 | Satyaprem Ki Katha | "Aaj Ke Baad" | Himself | [26] | ||
"Aaj Ke Baad (Reprise)" | Himself | [27] | ||||
Yaariyan 2† | "Saure Ghar" | Vishal Mishra, Neeti Mohan, Himself | [28] | |||
"Simroon Tera Naam" | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Himself | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Himself | Sachet Tandon | Remake[29] | ||
"Oonchi Oonchi Deewarein" | Himself | Himself | Arijit Singh | [30] | ||
"Bewafaa Tu" | Himself, Rahim Shah, Shamsul Hasan Shams | Jubin Nautiyal | [31] | |||
"Suit Patiwala" | Himself | Guru Randhawa, Neha Kakkar, Himself | [32] | |||
"Heer Bhi Royi" | Prampara Tandon | |||||
"Peene De" | Master Saleem, Millind Gaba | |||||
"Kho Sa Gaya Hoon" | Himself, Yo Yo Honey Singh | Himself, Yo Yo Honey Singh | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Himself, Neha Kakkar | |||
Animal† |
Year | Song | Music | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Note |
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2016 | Dariya | Himself | Himself | Rajat Deepek | |
Lamborghini | |||||
2020 | Kandhe Ka Woh Til | Kumaar | Sachet Tandon | ||
Veham | Rashmi Virag | Armaan Malik | |||
Teri Aankhon Mein | Kumaar | Darshan Raval | [33] | ||
2021 | Je Main Kehna | Himself | Daljit Chitti | Bhavdeep Romana | |
Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham | Rajesh Roshan
Himself |
Javed Akhtar
Rashmi Virag |
Tulsi Kumar | Remake[34] | |
Aise Na Chhoro | Himself | Rashmi Virag | Guru Randhawa | [35] | |
Tera Naam | Himself | Darshan Raval | |||
2022 | Dhokha | Himself | Arijit Singh | [36] | |
Kamaal Ho Gea | Satinder Sartaj
Himself |
Satinder Sartaj | Satinder Sartaj
Irwinmeet |
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Jo Mujhe Deewana Kar De | Himself | Himself | Tulsi Kumar
Himself |
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Dua | Himself | [37] | |||
2023 | Never Together | [38] | |||
Back To College | [39] |
Year | Award | Category | Song | Music | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Result |
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2023 | Mirchi Music Awards | Listener's Choice - Indie Song of the Year | Dhokha | Himself | Himself | Arijit Singh | Pending |