Neeraj Shridhar is an Indian film playback singer, composer and singer-songwriter who was the lead vocalist of Indian pop and rock group Bombay Vikings.[1] Bombay Vikings became popular with remix hits like "Kya Soorat Hai", "Woh Chali" and "Chod Do Anchal".[2][3][4]
Neeraj Shridhar | |
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| Known for | Bombay Vikings |
Career edit
Bombay Vikings edit
Bombay Vikings is a pop and rock group that combines Indian and classical music. It was formed in 1994.[5]
Career edit
Neeraj started working as a Bollywood playback singer in 2006 with the song "Tumko Dekha" for the film God Tussi Great Ho although this film got released later. He also sang "Halke Halke" in Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. and "Bhagam Bhaag" from Bhagam Bhaag in the same year. After this, Neeraj sang songs like "Ticket To Hollywood" (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom), "Heyy Babyy" (Heyy Babyy), "Ishq Subhanallah" (Mere Baap Pehle Aap), "Ishq Ka Kalma" (Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal), and the biggest of them all "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" (Bhool Bhulaiyaa), commonly known as "Hare Raam Hare Raam." This Akshay Kumar star song was the biggest hit of the year and was nominated for the Filmfare Awards with the songs "Ticket To Hollywood" and "Heyy Baby." Neeraj also co-wrote the song "Bhool Bhulaiya" with Sameer.
Success in Bollywood edit
In 2008, Neeraj had all of his songs superhits. He sang the following songs for their respective films: 'Race Saanson Ki', 'Race Is On My Mind' and 'Sexy Lady' (Race), 'Chandni Chowk To China' (Chandni Chowk To China), 'Love Mera Hit', and 'Rockin' And Reelin' (Billu), 'Vacancy' and 'Tha Karke' (Golmaal Returns), 'Aai Paapi' (Kismat Konnection), 'O Re Lakad' (Krazzy 4), 'Nobody Like You' (Mission Istanbul), 'Bas Ek King' and 'Talli Hua' (Singh Is Kinng), 'Sooni Sooni Raahein' and 'Main Ro Na Padoon' (Hum Phir Mile Na Mile), 'Pom Pom Pom' (Horn OK PLeasss), 'Samandar' (Mr. White Mr. Black), 'Khalbali' and 'Bhuri Bhuri' (Khalbali). This year he sang for a number of Bollywood actors, such as Saif Ali Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, and Shahid Kapur. Neeraj sang a Telugu song called 'Om Namaste Bolo' from the film Ready, starring Genelia D'Souza. Neeraj wrote and sang the songs 'Ae Aa o' (Billu), 'Vacancy' (Golmaal Returns), and 'Aayaare' (Kolkata Knight Riders- 2 Hot 2 Cool).
Neeraj sang songs like ' Pal Yeh Aane Wala Pal' (Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge), 'Aaja Mahi' (8 x 10 Tasveer), Prem Ki Naiyya' (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani), 'You Are My Love' (All The Best), 'Bebo' and 'Beautiful Woman' (Do Knot Disturb), 'Tension Lene Ka Nahi' (Jugaad), 'Jashn Hai Josh Hai' (Kal Kissne Dekha), 'Lakh Lakh Nakhre' (Kambakkht Ishq), 'Twist', 'Chor Bazari', and 'Aahun Aahun' (Love Aaj Kal), 'Tum Mile' (Tum Mile), 'Shiri Farhad' (Dulha Mil Gaya), 'Pe Pe Pein' (Chance Pe Dance).
In the year 2010, Neeraj slowed down on working on Bollywood songs, due to his involvement in his own album. Neeraj sang 'Mera Jeena Hai Kya' (Aashayein), which is altogether a different kind of song from what he had done in the past. Another recent song of his is the song 'Kya' from the Emran Hashmi-starrer film Crook: It's Good To Be Bad. This is his most recent hit. Neeraj also sang the songs 'Ale' and 'Desi Kali' of the film Golmaal 3, and 'Ajab Leher' of the film Break Ke Baad, starring Imran Khan and Deepika Padukone.
In 2011, Neeraj sang song like 'Rab Sab Se Sona' (F.A.L.T.U), 'Character Dheela' (Ready), 'Full Volume', 'Pyaar Mein' from (Thank You), 'Rascals', 'Parda Nasheen' from (Rascals), 'Jhak Maar Ke' from (Desi Boyz).
He received wide recognition after performing at Hans Raj College Festival "Confluence 2011" on 4 February 2011.
In 2012 Neeraj sang songs like 'Papa Toh Band Bajaye' (Housefull-2), 'I'll do the talking (steal the night)' in Agent Vinod and 'Tumhi Ho Bandhu' (Cocktail).
On 20 December 2012 he performed in Hyderabad during Qualcomm's annual event Qutumbotsav. On 21 December 2012, he performed in Pune during Cybage's Annual Bash at Magarpatta city. On 8 February 2014, he performed in Noida during Amity University's annual fest AYF.
Personal life edit
Neeraj is married to Nikila Shridhar and has one son, Nevan and one daughter, Rohini.[citation needed]
Awards and nominations edit
- Nominated: Screen Award for Best Playback Singer – Male (2010): Tum Mile
- Nominated: Stardust Award for New Musical Sensation – Male (2008): Ticket To Hollywood
- Nominated: Stardust Award for New Musical Sensation – Male (2008): Bhool Bhulaiyaa
- Nominated: IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (2008): Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Lyricist edit
- Golmaal Returns (2008)
- Billu (2009)
- De Dana Dan (2009)
- 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009)
As a composer edit
- 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009)
- Irada (2017)
Bombay Vikings discography and studio albums edit
- U n I (2011)
- Zara Nazron Se Kehdo (2006)
- Chhodh Do Aanchal (2004)
- Hum To Anything Karega - Fusion Remixes (2004)
- The Best of Bombay Vikings (2003)
- Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye (2002)
- Woh Chali (2001)
- Kya Soorat Hai (1999)
Playback singer edit
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note |
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| 2003 | Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula | "Pyaar Ke Naam Pe" | Vanraj Bhatia | Subhrat Sinha | ||
| 2005 | U, Bomsi n Me | "Kahan Ho Tum (Album Version)" | Deepak Pandit | Himself | ||
| 2006 | Bhagam Bhag | "Bhagam Bhag" | Pritam | Sameer | ||
| "Bhagam Bhag" (Press Play Mix) | ||||||
| "Bhagam Bhag" (Ragga Mix) | ||||||
| 2007 | Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. | "Halke Halke Rang Chhalkein" | Vishal–Shekhar | Javed Akhtar | ||
| "Halke Halke - Remix" | ||||||
| Just Married | "Baat Pakki" (Version I) | Pritam | Gulzar | Shaan | ||
| Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | "Ticket to Hollywood" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Alisha Chinai | |||
| Heyy Babyy | "Heyy Babyy" | Sameer | Pervez Quadri, Raman Mahadevan | |||
| "Heyy Babyy" (The Big 'O' Remix) | Pervez Quadri, Raman Mahadevan, Loy Mendonsa | |||||
| Bhool Bhulaiyaa | "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" | Pritam | ||||
| "Bhool Bhulaiyaa – Remix" | ||||||
| Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal | "Ishq Ka Kalma" | Javed Akhtar | ||||
| 2008 | Race | "Khwab Dekhe (Sexy Lady)" | Sameer | Pritam, Monali Thakur | ||
| "Race Saanson Ki" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |||||
| "Race Is on My Mind" | ||||||
| "Race Saanson Ki" - Remix | ||||||
| "Race Is on My Mind" - Remix | ||||||
| Krazzy 4 | "O Re Lakad" | Rajesh Roshan | Javed Akhtar | Kailash Kher, Sowmya Raoh | ||
| Mr. Black Mr. White | "Samandar" | Tauseef Akhtar | Sameer | Suzanne D'Mello, Sweta Mohanty | ||
| "Samandar - Remix" | Suzanne D'Mello | |||||
| Mere Baap Pehle Aap | "Ishq Subhan Allah" | Vidyasagar | Alisha Chinai, Rap by Bob | |||
| "Ishq Subhan Allah (Remix)" | ||||||
| Kismat Konnection | "Aai Paapi" | Pritam | Shabbir Ahmed | |||
| "Aai Paapi (Remix)" | ||||||
| Mission Istaanbul | "Nobody Like You" | Chirrantan Bhatt | Hamza Farouqi | Anoushka, Ishq Bector | ||
| "Nobody Like You (Remix)" | ||||||
| Singh Is Kinng | "Bas Ek Kinng" | Pritam | Mayur Puri | Mika Singh, Hard Kaur, Aashish Pandit | ||
| "Bas Ek Kinng" (Tiger Style Mix) | ||||||
| "Talli Hua" | Labh Janjua | |||||
| "Talli Hua" (Jay Dabhi Mix) | Labh Janjua, Style Bhai | |||||
| Khallballi! | "Khallballi Hai Khallballi" | Sajid–Wajid | Jalees Sherwani | Wajid | ||
| "Khallballi" (Remix) | ||||||
| "Bhuri Bhuri Teri Aankhein" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |||||
| "Bhuri Bhuri" (Remix) | ||||||
| God Tussi Great Ho | "Tumko Dekha" | Shreya Ghoshal | ||||
| Golmaal Returns | "Tha Kar Ke" | Pritam | Sameer | Anweshaa, Akriti Kakar, Earl D'Souza, Indie | ||
| "Tha Kar Ke" (Remix) | ||||||
| "Vacancy" | Benny Dayal, Suhail Kaul, Suzanne D'Mello | |||||
| "Vacancy" (Kilogram Mix) | ||||||
| Meerabai Not Out | "Meerabai Not Out" | Sandesh Shandilya | Irfan Siddiqui | Vijay Prakash | ||
| 2009 | Horn 'Ok' Pleassss | "Pom Pom Pom" | Amar Mohile | Sajid-Farhad | ||
| Chandni Chowk to China | "Chandni Chowk to China" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Rajat Arora | Anushka Manchanda, Shankar Mahadevan | ||
| Raaz: The Mystery Continues | "Soniyo" | Raju Singh | Kumaar | Sonu Nigam, Zubeen Garg, Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Billu | "Love Mera Hit Hit" | Pritam | Ashish Pandit, Mayur Puri | Tulsi Kumar | ||
| "Love Mera Hit Hit" (House Mix) | ||||||
| "Love Mera Hit Hit (Remix)" | ||||||
| "You Get Me Rocking & Reeling" | Sayeed Quadri | Dominique Cerejo | ||||
| "You Get Me Rocking & Reeling (Video Edit)" | ||||||
| "You Get Me Rocking & Reeling (Remix)" | ||||||
| Jugaad | "Tu Hai Rab Mera" | Sachin Gupta | Sameer | |||
| Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge | "Pal Yeh Aane Wala Pal" | Sajid–Wajid | Shabbir Ahmed | |||
| 8 x 10 Tasveer | "Aaja Mahi" | Himself | Sameer | Tulsi Kumar | ||
| "Aaja Mahi (Remix)" | ||||||
| Kal Kissne Dekha | "Jashn Hai" | Sajid–Wajid | Alisha Chinai, Wajid | |||
| Kambakkht Ishq | "Lakh Lakh" | Anu Malik | Anvita Dutt Guptan | |||
| Love Aaj Kal | "Twist" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil | Suzanne D'Mello, Saif Ali Khan (additional vocals) | ||
| "Twist (Remix)" | ||||||
| "Chor Bazaari" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |||||
| "Chor Bazaari (Remix)" | ||||||
| "Aahun Aahun" | Master Saleem, Suzanne D'Mello | |||||
| "Aahun Aahun (Remix)" | ||||||
| Do Knot Disturb | "O Meri Bebo, O Aaja Bebo" | Nadeem–Shravan | Sameer | Anushka Manchanda | ||
| "She Is A Beautiful Woman" | Sowmya Raoh | |||||
| All the Best: Fun Begins | "You Are My Love" | Pritam | Kumaar | Kunal Ganjawala, Alisha Chinai, Rajesh, Antara Mali | ||
| Bal Ganesh 2 | "De Taali - Remix" | Shamir Tandon, Sanjay Dhakan | Shabbir Ahmed, Vibha Singh, Rajendra Mehra | Neha Kakkar, Sonu Kakkar | ||
| Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani | "Prem Ki Naiyya" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil | Suzanne D'Mello | ||
| "Prem Ki Naiyya (Remix)" | ||||||
| Tum Mile | "Tum Mile" | Kumaar | ||||
| 2010 | Dulha Mil Gaya | "Shirin Farhad" | Lalit Pandit | Tulsi Kumar | ||
| Chance Pe Dance | "Pe... Pe... Pepein...." | Pritam | Master Saleem, Hard Kaur | |||
| "Pe... Pe... Pepein...." (Duet) | Master Saleem, Hard Kaur, Tulsi Kumar | |||||
| Bhavnao Ko Samjho | "Bhavnao Ko Samjho" | Tinu | Sunil Pal | |||
| Pyaar Kaa Fundaa | "Pyaar Kaa Fundaa" | Hriju Roy | Varshaa Jain | |||
| Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke | "Agar Hum Tum Ko" | Lalit Pandit | Mudassar Aziz | Lalit Pandit, Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| "Agar Hum Tum Ko" (Remix) | ||||||
| Housefull | "Papa Jaag Jayega" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Ritu Pathak, Alyssa Mendonsa | ||
| "Papa Jaag Jayega" (Insane Insomaniac Mix) | ||||||
| Aashayein | "Mera Jeena Hai Kya" | Pritam | Mir Ali Hussain | |||
| "Mera Jeena Hai Kya" (Remix) | ||||||
| Crook | "Kya" | Kumaar | Dominique Cerejo | |||
| Golmaal 3 | "Ale" | Antara Mitra | ||||
| "Desi Kali" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |||||
| "Desi Kali" (Remix) | ||||||
| Break Ke Baad | "Ajab Leher" | Vishal–Shekhar | Prasoon Joshi | Vishal Dadlani | ||
| 2011 | Mumbai Mast Kallander | "Sloshed" (Duet) | Teenu Arora | Prashant Ingole | Saru Maini | |
| "Ram Naam Bhaj Le" | Pancchi Jalonvi | |||||
| United Six | "You Are The Reason" | Pritam | Ashish Pandit | Ritu Pathak | ||
| Angel | "Tell Me Why" | Amjad Nadeem | Shabbir Ahmed | |||
| F.A.L.T.U | "Rab Sab Se Sona" | Sachin–Jigar | Sameer | Apeksha Dandekar | ||
| "Beh Chala" | ||||||
| Thank You | "Full Volume" | Pritam | Kumaar | Richa Sharma, Suzanne D'Mello | ||
| "Full Volume" (Remix) | Richa Sharma | |||||
| "Pyaar Mein" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Javed Ali | ||||
| Chalo Dilli | "Hi 5" | Sachin Gupta | Krishika Lulla, Shabbir Ahmed | |||
| "Hi 5" (Club Mix) | ||||||
| Love U...Mr. Kalakaar! | "Sarphira Sa Hai Dil" | Sandesh Shandilya | Manoj Muntashir | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Ready | "Character Dheela" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Amrita Kak | ||
| "Character Dheela" (DJ A-MYTH Remix) | ||||||
| Love Express | "Dance Like Punjabi" | Jaidev Kumar | Rakesh Kumar | Sumitra Iyer | ||
| Rascals | "Rascals" | Vishal–Shekhar | Irshad Kamil | |||
| "Parda Nasheen" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |||||
| "Rascals" (Dance Mix) | Vishal Dadlani | |||||
| Desi Boyz | "Jhak Maar Ke" | Pritam | Harshdeep Kaur | |||
| "Jhak Maar Ke" (Remix) | ||||||
| Jo Hum Chahein | "One More One More" | Sachin Gupta | Kumaar | Sunidhi Chauhan | ||
| Yaar Anmulle | "Desi Dude" | Gurmeet Singh | Punjabi | |||
| "Desi Dude" (Remix) | ||||||
| 2012 | Housefull 2 | "Papa Toh Band Bajaye" | Sajid–Wajid | Sameer | ||
| Agent Vinod | "I'll Do The Talking Tonight" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Shefali Alvares, Aditi Singh Sharma, Barbie Amod | ||
| "I'll Do The Talking Tonight" (Remix) | Aditi Singh Sharma, Barbie Amod | |||||
| Cocktail | "Tumhi Ho Bandhu" | Irshad Kamil | Kavita Seth | |||
| "Daaru Desi" | Benny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade | |||||
| 2013 | Krrish 3 | "Raghupati Raghav" | Rajesh Roshan | Sameer | Monali Thakur, Bob | |
| "Raghupati Raghav" (DJ Shiva Remix) | ||||||
| 2014 | Humshakals | "Caller Tune" | Himesh Reshammiya | Neeti Mohan | ||
| Bobby Jasoos | "B.O.B.B.Y" | Shantanu Moitra | Swanand Kirkire | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| 2015 | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | "Tod Tadaiyya" | Himesh Reshammiya | Irshad Kamil | Neeti Mohan | |
| Romance Complicated | "All in One Gujrati" | Jatin Pratik | Isha Gautam & Dasharath Mewal | Priya Patidar | Gujrati | |
| Bangistan | "Saturday Night" | Ram Sampath | Puneet Krishna | Aditi Singh Sharma, Benny Dayal, Janusz Krucinski | ||
| 2016 | Junooniyat | "Nachenge Saari Raat" | Meet Bros | Kumaar, Taz, Hunterz | Tulsi Kumar | |
| 2017 | Golmaal Again | "Maine Tujhko Dekha" | Amaal Mallik | Kumaar | Sukriti Kakar | |
| 2018 | Jole Jongole | "Premer Infection (Dil Ki Kite)" | Jeet Gannguli | Rana Mazumder | Aditi Singh Sharma | Bengali |
| Kaashi in Search of Ganga | "Ranjha" | DJ Emenes | Shabbir Ahmed | Payal Dev | ||
| 2022 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 - Title Track" | Pritam, Tanishk Bagchi | Sameer (additional lyrics by Mandy Gill) |
Mellow D, Bob (rap) | |
| 2023 | Shehzada | "Character Dheela 2.0" | Pritam, Abhijit Vaghani | Amitabh Bhattacharya, Ashish Pandit | Style Bai (rap) |
References edit
- ^ "Recreating Character dheela in Tollywood". The Times of India. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 13 October 2011.
- ^ "Bombay Vikings set to chill out Muscat". Khaleej Times. 17 March 2006. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012.
- ^ "Vikings Unplugged". The Hindu. 11 May 2004. Archived from the original on 1 July 2004.
- ^ "Bombay Vikings will hopefully be back this year: Neeraj Shridhar - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Copyright laws in music are both good and bad: Neeraj Shridhar". 21 January 2022.