Nakash Aziz (born 24 February 1985),[1] also known as Nakash, is an Indian composer and singer. He has worked as an assistant to composer A. R. Rahman on films such as Highway, Raanjhanaa, Rockstar, Delhi 6 and I (Hindi dubbed). He is known for playback performances of songs like "Jabra Fan" from Fan,[2] "Sari Ke Fall Sa" and "Gandi Baat" from the film R... Rajkumar (2013) and "Dhating Nach" from film Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013)[3]
Nakash Aziz | |
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 Nakash Aziz at studio | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 24 February 1985[1] Mangalore, Karnataka, India[1] |
| Genres | Filmi, Indian pop, Folk-pop, acoustic music, pop rock |
| Occupations | Composer, singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ruby Shaikh (m. 2020) |
Early lifeEdit
Aziz is originally from Moodabidri, a small suburban town on the outskirts of Mangalore.[4] He belongs to a family of singers. He worked as a composer for jingles and devotional albums before becoming a playback singer. He married Ruby Shaikh in August, 2020. He now lives in Mumbai with his family.[4]
Discography as vocalistEdit
Hindi songsEdit
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Aisha | "Suno Aisha" | Amit Trivedi | Javed Akhtar | Amit Trivedi, Ash King |
| 2012 | Agent Vinod | "Pungi" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Mika Singh, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Pritam, Javed Jaffrey |
| 2012 | Cocktail | "Second Hand Jawaani" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Miss Pooja, Neha Kakkar |
| 2013 | R... Rajkumar | "Saree Ke Fall Sa (Touch Karke)"[5] | Pritam | Mayur Puri | Antara Mitra |
| "Gandi Baat" (Film Version)[5] | Anupam Amod | Ritu Pathak | |||
| Phata Poster Nikhla Hero | "Dhating Naach"[5] | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Neha Kakkar | ||
| Raanjhanaa | "Nazar Laaye" | A. R. Rahman | Irshad Kamil | Rashid Ali, Neeti Mohan | |
| 2014 | Lekar Hum Deewana Dil | "Beqasoor" | A. R. Rahman | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Shweta Pandit |
| 2014 | The Hundred Foot Journey[3] | "Afreen" | K.M.M.C. Sufi Ensemble | ||
| 2015 | I (D) | "Issak Tarri" | Neeti Mohan | ||
| Hunterrr | "Thaali Hai Khaali" | Probit Dutt | |||
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | "Selfie Le Le Re" | Pritam | Mayur Puri | Vishal Dadlani, Pritam and Badshah | |
| Phantom | "Afghan Jalebi" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | |||
| Tamasha | "Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai" | A. R. Rahman | Irshad Kamil | Mika Singh | |
| 2016 | Mastizaade | "Dekhega Raja Trailer" | Anand Raj Anand | Neha Kakkar | |
| Ishq Forever | "Happy Birthday (Ishq Forever)" | Sameer Sippy | Nadeem Saifi | ||
| Fan | "Jabra Fan (Fan Anthem)" | Vishal–Shekhar | Varun Grover | ||
| Housefull 3 | "Pyar Ki Maa Ki" | Shaarib-Toshi | Manoj Yadav, Sajid-Farhad, Danish Sabri | Sharib Sabri, Toshi Sabri, Divya Kumar, Anmoll Mallik, Earl Edgar | |
| Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | "The Breakup Song" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Badshah | |
| "Cutiepie" | Pradeep Singh Sran | ||||
| 2017 | Meri Pyaari Bindu | "Ye Jawani Teri" | Sachin–Jigar | Kausar Munir | Jonita Gandhi |
| Machine | "Chatur Naar" | Rahul Dev Burman (Recreated by: Tanishk Bagchi) | Shashaa Tirupati, Ikka Singh | ||
| Tubelight | "Naach Meri Jaan" | Pritam Chakraborty | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Kamaal Khan, Dev Negi, Tushar Joshi | |
| Bank Chor | "Jai Baba Bank Chor" | Rochak Kohli | |||
| 2018 | Sanju | "Bhopu Baj Raha Hain" | Rohan-Rohan | Shekhar Astitwa, Rohan Gokhale | |
| Batti Gul Meter Chalu | "Gold Tamba" | Anu Malik | Siddharth-Garima | ||
| Simmba | "Mera Wala Dance" | Lijo George-DJ Chetas | Kumaar, Kunaal Verma | Neha Kakkar | |
| Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle | "Tequila Shot" | Aanamik Chauhan, Vijay Verma | Rajesh Manthan | Geet Sagar, Amrita Talukder | |
| Padmaavat | "Binte Dil" | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | A. M. Turaz | Arijit Singh | |
| 2019 | Bharat | "Slow Motion" | Vishal–Shekhar | Irshad Kamil | Shreya Ghoshal |
| Thackeray | "Aaya Re Thackeray" | Rohan-Rohan | Dr Sunil Jogi | ||
| Chhichhore | "Fikar Not" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Antara Mitra, Amit Mishra, Dev Negi, Sreerama Chandra, Amitabh Bhattacharya | |
| "Control" | Manish J. Tipu, Geet Sagar, Sreerama Chandra, Amitabha Bhattacharya | ||||
| Dream Girl | "Dil Ka Telephone" | Meet Bros | Kumaar | Jonita Gandhi | |
| Tharak (Single) | "Tharak" | Bad-Ash | Mamta Sharma | ||
| 2020 | Darbar (D) | "Napde Killi" | Anirudh Ravichander | Raqueeb Alam | |
| Khaali Peeli | "Duniya Sharma Jayegi" | Vishal–Shekhar | Kumaar, Raj Shekhar | Neeti Mohan | |
| Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl | "Rekha O Rekha" | Amit Trivedi | Kausar Munir | ||
| AK vs AK | "Shivali" | Alokananda Dasgupta | Rajeshwari Dasgupta Ghose | ||
| 2021 | Vijay the Master (D) | "Chhoti Story" | Anirudh Ravichander | Raqueeb Alam | |
| Pushpa: The Rise (D) | "Eyy Bidda Ye Mera Adda" | Devi Sri Prasad | Raqueeb Alam | ||
| 2022 | Badhaai Do | "Badhaai Do - Title Track" | Tanishk Bagchi | Vayu | Rajnigandha Shekhawat, Raja Sagoo[6] |
| Cirkus | "Current Laga" | DJ Chetas-Lijo George | Kumaar | Jonita Gandhi, Dhvani Bhanushali, Vivek Hariharan | |
| Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (D) | "Ramuloo Ramulaa" | S. Thaman | Raqueeb Alam | Urmila Dhangar | |
| Raw (D) | "Jolly O Gymkhana" | Anirudh Ravichander | Raqueeb Alam | ||
| Janhit Mein Jaari | "Janhit Mein Jaari Title Track" | Prini Siddhant Madhav | Raaj Shaandilyaa | Raftaar | |
| Vikrant Rona (D) | "Ra Ra Rakkamma" | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Shabbir Ahmed | Sunidhi Chauhan | |
| Sarileru (D) | "Daang Daang" | Devi Sri Prasad | Vaibhav Joshi, Raqueeb Alam | Lavita Lobo | |
| Kantara (D) | "Khawabon Mein" | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Akshay Punse | Chinmayi Sripada |
Telugu songsEdit
Tamil songsEdit
Kannada songsEdit
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Thamassu | "Maar Maar" | Sandeep Chowta | ||
| 2014 | Brahma | "Tingu Tingu" | Gurukiran | Kaviraj | Chaitra H. G. |
| 2015 | Uppi 2 | "Baekoo Baekoo Anno" (Reprise) | Gurukiran | Upendra | |
| 2021 | Yuvarathnaa | "Power Of Youth" | S. Thaman | Santhosh Ananddram | |
| 2022 | Beast (D) | "Jolly O Gymkhana" | Anirudh | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | |
| Vikrant Rona | "Ra Ra Rakkamma" | B. Ajaneesh Loknath | Anup Bhandari | Sunidhi Chauhan |
Bengali songsEdit
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Yoddha: The Warrior | "Yoddhar Saathe Ebar Pujo Katan" | Savvy Gupta | ||
| "Ebar Jeno Onno Rokom Pujo" | Indraadip Dasgupta | Antara Mitra | |||
| Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay | "Calling Bell" | Savvy Gupta | Saberi Bhattacharya | ||
| Bindaas | "Remix Qawwali" "Party Shoes" | Savvy Gupta and Dev | Neha Kakkar | ||
| Bangali Babu English Mem | Honey Bunny | Dabbu | Satrujit | Ajoy, Aditi Paul | |
| 2015 | Agnee 2 | "Allah Jane" | Akaash | Lemis | |
| Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey | "Tumi Aashe Paashe" | Indraadip Dasgupta | Monali Thakur | ||
| Aashiqui | "Topor Mathae" | Savvy Gupta | |||
| Black | "Dhip Dhip Buker Majhe" | Raja Chanda | Ajoy | ||
| 2016 | Ki Kore Toke Bolbo | "Ishqaboner Bibi" | Jeet Gannguli | Akriti Kakkar | |
| Beparoyaa | "Mutton Biryani" | Indra or Kutty | |||
| Hero 420 | "3G" | Savvy Gupta | Kalpana Patowary | ||
| Power | "Missed Call" | Jeet Gannguli | Akriti Kakar | ||
| Abhimaan | "Selfie Le Na Ra" | Suddho Roy | Jolly Das | ||
| Haripada Bandwala | "Shona" | Indraadip Dasgupta | Antara Mitra | ||
| "Eksho Vrindaban" | Indraadip Dasgupta | Payal Dev | |||
| Shikari | "Uth Churi Tor" | Prosen, Indradip Dasgupta | Madhubanti | ||
| 2017 | Shrestha Bangali | "Dhinka Chikaa" | Sanjeev-Darshan | Akriti Kakar | |
| Boss 2: Back to Rule | "Yaara Meherbaan" | Jeet Gannguli | Jonita Gandhi | ||
| 2018 | Bhaijaan Elo Re | "Baby Jaan" | Dolaan Mainnak | Antara Mitra | |
| Captain Khan | "Mama Maw Maw" | Lincon | |||
| 2021 | Baazi | "Aaye Na Kache Re" | Jeet Gannguli | Pratik Kundu |
Gujarati songsEdit
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Aa Te Kevi Dunniya | Viju Shah | |||
| 2016 | Polam Pol | Polam Pol Title Track | Paresh – Bhavesh | Raeesh Maniar | Farhaad Bhiwandiwala & Kanchan Srivas |
| 2017 | Karsandas Pay & Use | "Aai Jyo" | Kedar – Bhargav | ||
| 2017 | Best Of Luck Laalu | Best Of Luck Laalu (Title Song) | Sachin–Jigar | Niren Bhatt | Tanishka Sanghvi |
| 2017 | Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay | Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjjay Title Track | Rahul Munjaria | Ankit Trivedi | |
| 2019 | Hungama House | "Dhing Dhing Dhamal" | Paresh Bhavesh | Iqbal Qureshi | Tarnnum Malik |
| Atrangi Ankho |
Pakistani filmsEdit
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mehrunisa V Lub U | "Marhaba" | Simaab Sen | Prashant Ingole | Mohini Shri |
Discography as composerEdit
| Year | Film & TV Show | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey | Just Composer |
| 2012 | Aasman Se Aage | |
| 2015 | Swim Team | |
| 2017 | Jaat Ki Jugni | |
| 2017 | Peshwa Bajirao | |
| 2018 | Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala | Also Singer |
| 2019 | Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji | Just Composer |
| 2019 | Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke | Also Singer |
| 2021 | Pandya Store | Also Singer |
| 2021 | Dhadkan Zindaggi Kii | Also Singer |
| 2022 | Woh Toh Hai Albelaa |
AwardsEdit
- 2014 – Zee Cine Awards – SA RE GA MA PA Fresh Singing Talent[7]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c "Nakash Aziz". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Tamil is a great language: Nakash Aziz". Deccan Chronicle. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Singer and composer Nakash Aziz's musical journey". The Indian Express. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ a b Fernandes, Kasmin (15 July 2015). "Nakash Aziz: I was living the song for quite some time". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "'Saree Ke Fall Sa' from 'R...Rajkumar' is Shahid Kapoor's favourite song". Mid-Day. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Badhaai Do - Title Track, 1 February 2022, retrieved 19 March 2022
- ^ "Nakash Aziz honored with Zee Cine Award 2014". BollywoodDhamaka. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.