Rehan Khan
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Rehan Khan is an Indian singer who in February 2007 won Fame X
, an Indian music competition broadcast on SAB TV
. Besides a solo singing career, he is a member of the duo "Band Hungama". He also appeared in a number of Indian films.
player but had to leave music to take care of the family by enturing the construction business, but always encouraged his son to venture into music. In 2005, Rehan Khan tried for Indian Idol
but although making to the top 30, he failed to qualify for the finals.
Khan won a music contract from Sony BMG India, and a cash prize of Rs 50,00,000 besides being featured on Sony Entertainment Network. In 2007, after his win, he released his debut single "Naujawan".
Rehan Khan was also the artist of the month on MTV India.
He followed the release of "Naujawan" in 2007 singing in the soundtrack of the Bollywood film Heyy Babyy
with the song "Dil da mamla hai dilbar" composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
.
, the United Kingdom
and the United Arab Emirates
up to Hong Kong
. The band was promoted and managed by X Factor Entertainment.
, Mumbai Diaries (in Hindi Dhobi Ghat) and Tum Milo Toh Sahi
.
Fame X
Fame X, with Indian subtitle Chal Udiye, was an Indian television music talent show contested by aspiring pop singers drawn from public auditions. It followed an earier Indian singing competition and musical reality show called Fame Gurukul....
, an Indian music competition broadcast on SAB TV
SAB TV
SAB TV is an Indian general entertainment television channel that is owned by Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd and based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was launched on April 23, 2000 by Sri Adhikari Brothers as a general entertainment channel. In 2003, it was repositioned as a comedy-centric channel...
. Besides a solo singing career, he is a member of the duo "Band Hungama". He also appeared in a number of Indian films.
Beginnings
Rehan Khan was inspired early by his family to go into music. His father, Rizwan Khan was a professional sitarSitar
The 'Tablaman' is a plucked stringed instrument predominantly used in Hindustani classical music, where it has been ubiquitous since the Middle Ages...
player but had to leave music to take care of the family by enturing the construction business, but always encouraged his son to venture into music. In 2005, Rehan Khan tried for Indian Idol
Indian Idol
Indian Idol is an adaptation of the Pop Idol format. It started airing in India with the first season in 2004-2005 and followed that with second , third and fourth seasons...
but although making to the top 30, he failed to qualify for the finals.
Fame X
In November 2006, he took part in the singing competition Fame X (in Hindi language Chal Udiye) inaugural 2006-2007 season. He beat the competition in the finals that included finalists Anandrupa Bagchi and Neethy Nairthe. The other top 10 finalists besides Khan, Bagchi and Nairthe included Rakesh Sharma, Banjo, Ashutosh Jain, Sammy Rajdeep, Aditya Jassi, Ritu Pathak and Arunima Bhattacharya.Khan won a music contract from Sony BMG India, and a cash prize of Rs 50,00,000 besides being featured on Sony Entertainment Network. In 2007, after his win, he released his debut single "Naujawan".
After Fame X
Visa International picked him to sing the "Inspire India Cricket" anthem in support of the Indian cricket team competing in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 held in West Indies.Rehan Khan was also the artist of the month on MTV India.
He followed the release of "Naujawan" in 2007 singing in the soundtrack of the Bollywood film Heyy Babyy
Heyy Babyy
Heyy Babyy is a 2007 Hindi comedy film starring Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Fardeen Khan, Riteish Deshmukh and Boman Irani. It is the first full-length feature film directed by Sajid Khan. It released on 24 August 2007 to a good response and was the seventh highest grossing Bollywood film of 2007...
with the song "Dil da mamla hai dilbar" composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy are an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. Record producers, musicians and multi-instrumentalists, they have composed music for over fifty soundtrack across four languages...
.
In Band Hungama
Rehan Khan also made a musical partnership with Raja Hasan, a winner of three singing reality shows to form a band named "Band Hungama". They went on to perform more than 250 live shows all across India, and in Indian diaspora communities in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
up to Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. The band was promoted and managed by X Factor Entertainment.
Acting
Rehan Khan has also appeared in a number of films like 2009 film Fast Forward directed by Zaigham Ali Syed. He also appears in ClickClick (2010 film)
Click is a 2010 Hindi horror film starring Shreyas Talpade. Critics such as Taran Adarsh noted the film's similarity to the 2004 Thai horror film Shutter.-Plot:...
, Mumbai Diaries (in Hindi Dhobi Ghat) and Tum Milo Toh Sahi
Tum Milo Toh Sahi
Tum Milo Toh Sahi is Bollywood film that released on 2 April 2010. It stars Nana Patekar, Dimple Kapadia, Suniel Shetty, Vidya Malvade, Rehan Khan and Anjana Sukhani in lead roles.-Plot:...
.