Manan Bhardwaj

Manan Bhardwaj is an Indian singer-songwriter and music composer who is primarily known for his works in the Bollywood music industry. He has also made songs in Punjabi and Haryanvi languages.^[1][2]

Manan Bhardwaj
Birth name	Manan Bhardwaj
Born	(1987-10-19) 19 October 1987 (age 37) Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Origin	Gurgaon, India
Genres	Filmi film score pop Hindustani classical music
Occupations	Singer music composer record producer lyricist
Instruments	Vocals harmonium tabla keyboard electric guitar acoustic guitar violin
Years active	2010–present
Labels	T-Series

Bhardwaj is best known for the songs "Chitta", "Teri Aankhon Mein", "Shiddat - Title Track", "Dhokha", "Main Ishq Mein Hoon" and "Arjan Vailly". He gained recognition with the music album of Shiddat (2021) and earned further fame and recognition with the music albums of Radhe Shyam^[3] (2022), Satyaprem Ki Katha,^[4] Yaariyan 2^[5] and Animal^[6] (2023).^[7] He is signed on by T-Series.^[8]

Early life

Manan Bhardwaj was born in a Brahmin family on 19 October 1987^[9] 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.^[10] 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.^[11]

Career

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 YouTube 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 .^[12]

In 2022 he composed the song "Dhokha" in the voice of Arijit Singh.^[13] 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.^[14] He also released his music video "Duaa".^[15] The same year he was the music director for the movies HIT: The First Case^[16] and Tara Vs Bilal. In 2023, Bhardwaj released "Never Together" ^[17] and "Back To College".^[18] He also sang and composed the song "Aaj Ke Baad" with Tulsi Kumar from the movie Satyaprem Ki Katha^[19] From Yaariyan 2 he composed and penned 8 songs including "Saure Ghar", "Simroon Tera Naam", "Oonchi Oonchi Deewarein" and "Bewafaa Tu".^[20][21][22] He composed "Arjan Vailly" and "Kashmir" from Animal.^[23][24]

Discography

Film music

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All songs are from Hindi language Bollywood films, Unless otherwise mentioned.

Year	Film	Song	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Note
2021	Shiddat	"Shiddat - Title Track"	Manan Bhardwaj	Manan Bhardwaj	[25]
		"Shiddat (Reprise)"
		"Shiddat (Reloaded)"
		"Shiddat (Female)"		Yohani
		"Akhiyan Udeek Diyan"	Khawaja Pervaiz, Manan Bhardwaj	Master Saleem	Remake Along with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
		"Chitta"	Manan Bhardwaj, Traditional	Manan Bhardwaj	Remake
2022	Radhe Shyam	"Main Ishq Mein Hoon"	Kumaar	Manan Bhardwaj, Harjot Kaur	[26]
		"Ye Ishq Na Ho"
		"Main Ishq Mein Hoon (Reprise)"	Manan Bhardwaj	Manan Bhardwaj	[14]
	HIT: The First Case	"Tinka"		Jubin Nautiyal	[27]
		"Kahani Baaki Hai"		Divya Kumar
	Tara Vs Bilal	"Teri Ho Gayi"		Master Saleem, Faridkot	Full album[28]
		"Nichod Dunga"		Manan Bhardwaj
		"Saiyaan Ji"		Manan Bhardwaj, Romy
		"Sau Rab Di"		Jubin Nautiyal, Manan Bhardwaj, Purvashi Grover
2023	Satyaprem Ki Katha	"Aaj Ke Baad"		Manan Bhardwaj, Tulsi Kumar	[29]
		"Aaj Ke Baad (Reprise)"		Manan Bhardwaj, Himani Kapoor	[30]
	Yaariyan 2	"Saure Ghar"		Vishal Mishra, Neeti Mohan, Manan Bhardwaj	[31]
		"Oonchi Oonchi Deewarein"		Arijit Singh	[32]
		"Suit Patiwala"		Guru Randhawa, Neha Kakkar, Manan Bhardwaj	[33]
		"Heer Bhi Royi"		Prampara Tandon
		"Peene De"		Master Saleem, Millind Gaba
		"Simroon Tera Naam"	Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Manan Bhardwaj	Sachet Tandon	Remake Along with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan[34]
		"Bewafaa Tu"	Manan Bhardwaj, Rahim Shah, Shamsul Hasan Shams	Jubin Nautiyal	[35]
		"Kho Sa Gaya Hoon"	Manan Bhardwaj, Yo Yo Honey Singh	Yo Yo Honey Singh, Manan Bhardwaj, Neha Kakkar	Along with Yo Yo Honey Singh
	Animal	"Arjan Vailly"	Bhupinder Babbal	Bhupinder Babbal, Sandeep Brar	Along with Bhupinder Babbal [36][37]
		"Kashmir"	Manan Bhardwaj	Shreya Ghoshal, Manan Bhardwaj	[38]
		"Kashmeeru"	Anantha Sriram	Shreya Ghoshal, Yazin Nizar	Telugu Dubbed Song
		"Theeraadha"	Mohan Rajan		Tamil Dubbed Song
		"Kashmirin Saanu"	Mankombu Gopalakrishnan	Sithara Krishnakumar, Yazin Nizar	Malayalam Dubbed Song
		"Kaashmira Thaana"	Varadaraj Chikkaballapura		Kannada Dubbed Song
	Starfish	"Madhaniyan"	Manan Bhardwaj	Manan Bhardwaj
		"Yaad Ban Gaye"		Tulsi Kumar, Manan Bhardwaj
2024	Vedaa	"Mummy Ji"		Himani Kapoor, Prajakta Shukre	First project without T-Series
	The Family Star	"Dekho Re Dekho"	Rashmi Virag	Manan Bhardwaj	Hindi Dubbed Song composed by Gopi Sundar

Non-film music

Year	Song	Music	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Note
2016	Dariya	Manan Bhardwaj	Manan Bhardwaj	Rajat Deepek
	Lamborghini
2020	Kandhe Ka Woh Til		Kumaar	Sachet Tandon
	Veham		Rashmi Virag	Armaan Malik	[39]
	Teri Aankhon Mein		Kumaar	Darshan Raval Neha Kakkar	[40]
2021	Je Main Kehna	Manan Bhardwaj	Daljit Chitti	Bhavdeep Romana
	Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham	Rajesh Roshan Manan Bhardwaj	Javed Akhtar Rashmi Virag	Tulsi Kumar Jubin Nautiyal	Remake[41]
	Aise Na Chhoro	Manan Bhardwaj	Rashmi Virag	Guru Randhawa	[42]
	Tera Naam		Manan Bhardwaj	Darshan Raval Tulsi Kumar
2022	Dhokha		Manan Bhardwaj	Arijit Singh	[citation needed]
	Kamaal Ho Gea	Satinder Sartaj Manan Bhardwaj	Satinder Sartaj	Satinder Sartaj Irwinmeet
	Jo Mujhe Deewana Kar De	Manan Bhardwaj	Manan Bhardwaj	Tulsi Kumar, Manan Bhardwaj
	Dua			Manan Bhardwaj	[15]
2023	Never Together				[17]
	Back To College				[18]
2024	Laa Pila De Sharaab			Vishal Mishra	[43]
	Khaali Botal			Parampara Tandon	[44]
2025	Chasing Stormrider	Manan Bhardwaj, Amrita Sen	Amrit Mann, Amrita Sen, Robin Grubert	Jacqueline Fernandez, Bhupinder Babbal

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Song	Music	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Result
2023[45]	Mirchi Music Awards	Listener's Choice - Indie Song of the Year	Dhokha	Manan Bhardwaj	Manan Bhardwaj	Arijit Singh	Pending

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result
2024[46]	Filmfare Awards	Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (with Pritam, Vishal Mishra, Harshavardhan Rameshwar, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson, Bhupinder Babbal, Jaani)	Animal	Won

References

1. "Manan Bhardwaj: The New Music Star On The Rise, Singer-Composer Gets Lauded With Multiple Awards". News18. 16 March 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
2. "Vishal Mishra's aa Pila De Sharaab composed by Manan Bhardwaj". Deccan Chronicle. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
3. "Radhe Shyam review: Nothing makes sense in Prabhas, Pooja's film". Hindustan Times. 11 March 2022.
4. "SatyaPrem Ki Katha's song Aaj Ke Baad is a melodious track about love". Filmfare. 10 June 2023.
5. "Yaariyan 2 Manan Bhardwaj On Pressure Of Recreating Yaariyan Magic Maine Kabhi Compare Exclusive - Filmibeat".
6. "The film 'Animal', folklore hero Arjan Vailly and his Ludhiana connection". The Indian Express. 28 November 2023.
7. "Singer-composer Manan Bhardwaj has been riding high on success recently, bowing to his songs in 'Satyaprem Ki Katha' and 'Yaariyan 2'". Radio Mirchi. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
8. "Music composer Manan Bharadwaj, who has composed music for the film Shiddat is all set to roll". The Tribune. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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10. "EXCLUSIVE | Yaariyan 2 Composer Manan Bhardwaj Says There Was 'No Plan B', If Not Music". TimesNow. 26 October 2023.
11. "Music composer Manan Bhardwaj: The sad part of OTT is that most of the music goes unnoticed". The Times of India. 18 August 2021.
12. "Shiddat और Chitta बनाने वाले Manan Bhardwaj Autotune पर क्या बोले? T Series के लिए क्या कसम खाई थी ?". ABP News. 28 March 2023.
13. "Dhokha Song by Arijit Singh". TV9 Bharatvarsh. 10 February 2022.
14. "Radhe Shyam new song Main Ishq Mein Hoon: Prabhas and Pooja Hegde's love leads to bhukamp". The Indian Express. 8 March 2022.
15. "T-Series brings you a heartbreak saga with 'DUA' by Manan Bhardwaj | Glamsham". 24 September 2022.
16. "Jubin Nautiyal's Voice Does The Magic For 'Tinka' From 'HIT: The First Case'". Outlook India. 13 July 2022.
17. "Manan Bhardwaj's new single Never Together ft. Yesha Sagar releases". www.indulgexpress.com. 25 March 2023.
18. "Manan Bhardwaj's New Heartbreak Song 'Back to College' Featuring Meiyang Chang & Vishal Pandey Promises To Give You A Nostalgic Feeling". Koimoi. 16 May 2023.
19. "SatyaPrem Ki Katha Song Aaj Ke Baad Out: Kartik, Kiara Turn Bride And Groom In This Melodius Romantic Track". Zoom TV.
20. "Yaariyan 2 song Saure Ghar OUT: Divya Khosla Kumar, Pearl V Puri, Meezaan Jafri's number will get you groovy". PINKVILLA. 27 August 2023.
21. "Music Composer-Songwriter Manan Bhardwaj On Yaariyan 2 Music Album: 'There Is Something For Everyone' | Exclusive". News18. 9 September 2023.
22. "Oonchi Oonchi Deewarein song from Yaariyan 2 is out". Cinema Express. 20 September 2023.
23. "Arjan Vailly song: The thumping track from 'Animal' shows power, fear & brutality". India Forums.
24. "Musical Magic: Animal's Composer Manan Bhardwaj Unveils Ranbir Kapoor's Arjan Vailly Anthem Adoration!". Zoom TV.
25. "Yearender 2021: 10 superhit songs that kept everybody hooked throughout the year". India TV News. 25 December 2021.
26. "Radhe Shyam song Main Ishq Mein Hoon: Prabhas-Pooja's love story ends in tragedy". Hindustan Times. 8 March 2022.
27. "'Tinka' a striking new melody from Hit: The First Case is out now!". Mid-day. 12 July 2022.
28. "'Teri ho gayi' song from 'Tara vs Bilal' out". Mid-day. 16 October 2022.
29. "Aaj Ke Baad: Kartik Aaryan turns happy groom, Kiara Advani is a sad bride in new Satyaprem Ki Katha song. Watch". Hindustan Times. 10 June 2023.
30. "Satyaprem Ki Katha song Aaj Ke Baad out. Kiara Advani, Kartik Aaryan's romantic melody will touch your hearts". India Today. 10 June 2023.
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32. "Yaariyan 2 New Song Out: Arijit Singh's Oonchi Oonchi Deewarein Sets The Mood For A Romantic Ride". News18. 20 September 2023.
33. "Josh Joins Hands With T-Series For Yaaariyan 2 Song Sui Patiala Starring Divya Khosla Kumar - Filmibeat".
34. "Yaariyan 2's song Simroon Tera Naam out now". www.indulgexpress.com. 6 September 2023.
35. "Bewafaa Tu song from Yaariyan 2 is out". Cinema Express. 2 October 2023.
36. "'Arjan Vailly' out: Ranbir's 'Animal' song promises goosebumps-inducing scenes". India Today. 18 November 2023.
37. "Did you know history behind Animal's power-packed song Arjan Vailly featuring Ranbir Kapoor?". PINKVILLA. 29 November 2023.
38. "Kashmir Song". Aaj Tak. 21 December 2023.
39. "Armaan Malik on Veham's success, collaborating with Manan Bhardwaj: Great note to end 2020 on". Pinkvilla. 20 December 2020.
40. "Teri Aankhon Mein song out: Divya Khosla Kumar and Pearl V Puri look perfect in the musical love story". India Today. 7 October 2020.
41. "Parth Samthaan romances Khushali Kumar in new music video Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham". India Today.
42. "Guru Randhawa & Mrunal Thakur Had A Blast While Filming 'Aise Na Chhoro Mujhe'". Koimoi. 14 October 2021.
43. "Ankita Lokhande- Vicky Jain Song: First look of Ankita Lokhande's song, Vicky Jain seen with alcohol in his hand". ABP News. 31 March 2024.
44. "Abhishek Kumar And Ayesha Khan's Khali Botal Song". News18. 9 April 2024.
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46. "69th Filmfare Awards 2024: From Shah Rukh Khan's Jawan to Ranbir Kapoor's Animal; Here's the list of nominees". Mint. 16 January 2024.

External links

• Manan Bhardwaj at IMDb