Anand Raj Anand
Encyclopedia
Anand Raj Anand is an India
n music director
, composer
, lyricist
and playback singer
in the Hindi
film industry.
to pursue musical career.
in 1996 where the song Chhota Bachcha Jaan Ke became an instant hit along with Kale Libaas Mein and Tukur Tukur Dekhte Ho Kya. The Hit parade continued with the success of the title track of Ghoonghat. Since then, he has been the music director and composer of over 60 films, the lyricist of over 20 soundtracks, and he did playback singing for over 20 films.
Some of his most famous work includes Masoom, Pardesi Babu, Had Kar Di Aapne, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rahta Hai, Kaante, Musafir and recently released Welcome.
The Kaante album was a chartbuster of its time.
Apart from giving hit music in films, he has composed for some of the biggest Private Indian Private Pop Album. Some of them are -
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n music director
Music director
A music director may be the director of an orchestra, the director of music for a film, the director of music at a radio station, the head of the music department in a school, the co-ordinator of the musical ensembles in a university or college , the head bandmaster of a military band, the head...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
and playback singer
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
in the Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
film industry.
Early life
Anand was born in Delhi to a family of jewellers. In 1992, he left his family business and came to MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
to pursue musical career.
Career
In 1995 his first private album came "Babu Tiptop" in Time music.which was a superb and hit in this album "jhanjharia aise chhanak gayi" later used in film Krishna by Time Audio (also known as Time Magnetics). He has started his work in 1996 when he wrote, composed and sang the songs for the film MasoomMasoom
Masoom is a 1983 Indian film and Shekhar Kapur's first directorial venture. The critically acclaimed film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Tanuja, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey, as well as child actors Jugal Hansraj, Aradhana and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay and dialogues were...
in 1996 where the song Chhota Bachcha Jaan Ke became an instant hit along with Kale Libaas Mein and Tukur Tukur Dekhte Ho Kya. The Hit parade continued with the success of the title track of Ghoonghat. Since then, he has been the music director and composer of over 60 films, the lyricist of over 20 soundtracks, and he did playback singing for over 20 films.
Some of his most famous work includes Masoom, Pardesi Babu, Had Kar Di Aapne, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rahta Hai, Kaante, Musafir and recently released Welcome.
The Kaante album was a chartbuster of its time.
Apart from giving hit music in films, he has composed for some of the biggest Private Indian Private Pop Album. Some of them are -
- Suno To Deewana Dil (Kamaal Khan)
- Ab Ke Baras (Sunita Rao)
- Mehandi (Vibha Sharma)
Discography
| Movie | Releasing Year | Popular Tracks |
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| Masoom | 1996 |
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| Ghoonghat | 1997 |
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| Koi Kisi se kam Nahin | 1997 |
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| Tirchi Topi Wale | 1998 |
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| 2001:Do Hazaar Ek | 1998 | |
| Aakrosh | 1998 |
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| Qila | 1998 |
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| Major Saab (with Adesh Srivastava) | 1998 |
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| Bandhan (with Himesh Reshmmiya) | 1998 |
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| Pardesi Babu | 1998 |
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| Hote Hote Pyaar Ho Gaya | 1999 |
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| Hadh Kar Di Aapne | 2000 |
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| Bichhoo | 2000 |
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| Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rahta Hai | 2000 |
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| Jodi No. 01 (with Himesh Reshmmiya) | 2001 |
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| Kyonki Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta | 2001 |
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| Indian | 2001 | |
| 23 March 1931- Shaheed | 2002 |
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| Gunaah | 2002 |
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| Kaante | 2002 |
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| Out of Control | 2003 |
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| Dishayen Dishayen The Serial Dishayen is the first Indian rating serial of the 21st century, shot by the TV company "Time Magnetics Ltd" in the years 2001–2003 had one of the highest rating in India. Its first night show started successfully on the channel "DD-Doordarshan’s National Network" and revived the genre... |
2003 |
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| Plan (with Vishal Shekhar) | 2004 |
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| Masti | 2004 |
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| Wajahh | 2004 |
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| Musafir (with Vishal Shekhar) | 2004 |
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| Kaal (with Salim-Sulaimaan) | 2005 |
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| Aryan | 2006 |
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| Welcome (with Himesh Resammiya and Sajid-Wajid) | 2007 |
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| Shootout at Lokhandwala | 2007 |
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| no problem | 2011 |
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| Double Dhamal | 2011 |
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