Neeraj Shridhar
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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 singer-songwriter, who is lead vocalist of a pop and rock group Bombay Vikings
Bombay Vikings
Bombay Vikings is a pop and rock group that combines Indian and classical music. It was formed in 1994 Stockholm, Sweden. The band was originally started by Neeraj Shridhar, Oscar Söderberg and Mats Nordenborg, and became popular with remix hits like, Kya Soorat Hai, Woh Chali and Chod Do Anchal ...

. He is also a popular Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 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:...

. He is also a Music Director and a Lyricist. Bombay Vikings became popular with remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

 hits like, Kya Soorat Hai, Woh Chali and Chod Do Anchal

Early life

Neeraj Shridhar hails from Jallandhar, Punjab in India. Neeraj moved to Sweden after a couple years in college.

Career

Bombay Vikings is a pop and rock group that combines Indian and classical music. It was formed in 1994 Stockholm, Sweden. The band was originally started by Neeraj Shridhar, Oscar Söderberg and Mats Nordenborg.
The group Bombay Vikings caused a sensation both in India as well as overseas among the Indian music community due to its unusual combination of classical Bollywood style and European experimentation. It has been one of the most notable musical groups in India to emerge in the past decade. It is the first group to produce songs in Hinglish, i.e., a mix of Hindi and English. This idea of combining the two languages to produce a beautiful and melodious song first came to the mind of the frontman of Bombay Vikings, Neeraj Shridhar. Nowadays, Neeraj also sings as the playback singer for many Bollywood films, and has delivered many hits in recent years.

In 2008, he signed for a five year artist management contract by music label T-Series.

Forming The Band
The leader of the band, Neeraj Shridhar hails from Jallandhar, Punjab in India. Neeraj moved to Sweden when he was 13, and developed his passion for music there. He enjoyed listening to both western and Indian classical songs. He formed his band, "Bombay Vikings" in 1994, which performed at many places in Europe. The band mainly performed English songs with Neeraj adding a strong Indian influence. After some years, most of the band members got separated, but Neeraj chose to keep the name of the band for forming another band with the remaining members, but this time, he was ready to perform in India.

Rise of Bollywood career (2006)

Neeraj started working as a Bollywood playback singer in 2006 with the song 'Tumko Dekha' for the film (God Tussi Great Ho) starring Salman Khan and Priyanka Chopra, although this film got released later. In the year 2006 his songs 'Halke Halke' (Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.) and Bhagam Bhaag (Bhagam Bhaag) were huge hits, which opened all the doors for him to be successful in Bollywood as well. The video of the song 'Bhagam Bhaag' at that time was the most expensive Bollywood video produced.

Career in Bollywood (2007)

After this, Neeraj tasted a huge amount of continuous success in Bollywood. Right from the beginning of the year 2007, he delivered hits like 'Ticket To Hollywood' (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom), 'Heyy Babyy'(Heyy Babyy), and '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 even nominated for the Filmfare awards, one of the most prestigious awards in India, along with the songs 'Ticket To Hollywood' and 'Heyy Baby'. Neeraj also co-wrote the song 'Bhool Bhulaiya' with Sameer.
Success continued when Neeraj successively gave hits after hits, and soon he gained the experience of working with almost all the main Bollywood music directors. Till Date he has worked with Sajid-Wajid, Salim-Sulaiman, Pritam, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Vishal-Shekhar, Nadeem-Shravan, Anu Malik, Sandesh Shandilya, Aashish Pandit, and many more. He has mostly worked with Pritam. Although he has never worked with Salim-Sulaiman on a Bollywood song, but he worked with them for the song of the famous television reality show 'Khatron Ke Khiladi', the Indian version of 'Fear Factor'.

Career in Bollywood (2008)

In 2008 also, Neeraj had all of his songs superhits. Namely 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), 'Soniyo' (Raaz – The Mystery Continues), '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 also sang a Telugu song called 'Om Namaste Bolo' from the film (Ready), starring Genelia D'Souza. Also, Neeraj wrote the songs 'Ae Aa o' (Billu), 'Vacancy' (Golmaal Returns), 'Aayaare' (Kolkata Knight Riders- 2 Hot 2 Cool), which he also sang.

Career in Bollywood (2009)

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).

Career in Bollywood (2010)

In the year 2010, Neeraj slowed down on working on Bollywood songs, due to his involvement in his own album. Neeraj sang the song '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.

Career in Bollywood (2011)

In the year 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).

Awards and nominations

  • Nominated: Screen Award for Best Playback Singer - Male (2010)

Song: Tum Mile
  • Nominated: Stardust Award for New Musical Sensation – Male (2008)

Song: Ticket To Hollywood
  • Nominated: Stardust Award for New Musical Sensation – Male (2008)

Song: Bhool Bhulaiyaa
  • Nominated: IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer (2008)

Song: Bhool Bhulaiyaa

Discography and Studio Albums Bombay Vikings

Studio Albums Bombay Vikings
  • 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 (2002)
  • Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye (2002)
  • Woh Chali (2001)
  • Kya Soorat Hai (1999)

Playback Singer

  • Desi Boyz
    Desi Boyz
    Desi Boyz is a Hindi comedy drama film directed by debutant Rohit Dhawan, son of director David Dhawan. The film stars Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone and Chitrangda Singh in lead roles whilst Sanjay Dutt features in a cameo...

     (October 21, 2011) (Released)
  • Rascals
    Rascals (2011 film)
    Rascals is an Bollywood action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan and produced by Sanjay Dutt, Sanjay Ahluwalia and Vinay Choksey. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Ajay Devgn, Kangana Ranaut, Lisa Haydon and Arjun Rampal in lead roles, and is distributed under the Sanjay Dutt Productions Pvt. Ltd....

     (October 6, 2011) (Released)
  • Love Express (June 10, 2011) (Released)
  • Ready
    Ready (2011 film)
    Ready is a 2011 Indian comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee, starring Salman Khan and Asin in the lead roles. It also features Paresh Rawal, Arya Babbar and Mahesh Manjrekar in supporting roles, while Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt, Kangana Ranaut, Zarine Khan and Arbaaz Khan make cameo appearances...

     (June 3, 2011) (Released)
  • Love U... Mr. Kalakaar! (May 13, 2011) (Released)
  • Chalo Dilli (April 29, 2011) (Released)
  • Thank You
    Thank You (2011 film)
    Thank You is a 2011 Bollywood romantic comedy film directed by Anees Bazmee and produced by UTV Motion Pictures. It features Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Irrfan Khan, Celina Jaitley and Rimi Sen. The film was released on April 8, 2011. Thank You is about three married men...

     (April 8, 2011) (Released)
  • F.A.L.T.U
    F.A.L.T.U
    F.A.L.T.U is a Hindi energetic comedy film directed by Remo D'Souza and produced by Vashu Bhagnani under the banner Puja Entertainment Ltd. It is a remake of the 2006 comedy, Accepted.It stars Jackky Bhagnani, Puja Gupta, Ritesh Deshmukh and Arshad Warsi in the lead roles...

     (April 1, 2011) (Released)
  • Angel (February 11, 2011) (Released)
  • United Six (February 4, 2011) (Released)
  • Mumbai Mast Kallander (January 14, 2011) (Released)
  • Horn Ok Pleassss (2011) (Under Production)
  • Bo Mamo (2011) (Under Production)
  • Khallballi - Fun Unlimited (2011) (Completed)
  • Break Ke Baad
    Break Ke Baad
    Break Ke Baad is a 2010 romantic coming-of-age dramedy directed by Danish Aslam and starring Deepika Padukone and Imran Khan in lead roles. Shahana Goswami and Yudhishtr Urs play siblings while Sharmila Tagore, Navin Nischol and Lillete Dubey have supporting roles...

     (November 26, 2010) (Released)
  • Golmaal 3
    Golmaal 3
    Golmaal 3 is a 2010 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. A sequel to the 2008 film Golmaal Returns, the project stars most of the actors from the previous film, including Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor and Shreyas Talpade. New additions to the cast include...

     (November 5, 2010) (Released)
  • Crook: It's Good To Be Bad (October 8, 2010) (Released)
  • Aashayein (August 27, 2010) (Released)
  • Housefull (April 30, 2010) (Released)
  • Na Ghar Ke Na Ghaat Ke (March 12, 2010) (Released)
  • Pyaar Kaa Fundaa (February 12, 2010) (Released)
  • Bhavnao Ko Samjho (January 15, 2010) (Released)
  • Chance Pe Dance
    Chance Pe Dance
    -External links:* * *...

     (January 15, 2010) (Released)
  • Dulha Mil Gaya
    Dulha Mil Gaya
    The soundtrack was composed by Lalit Pandit and released on December 14, 2009. The lyrics are written by Mudassar Aziz; songs are arranged by Richard Mithra and Kashinath Kashyap; and all songs are mixed and engineered by Abani Tanti...

     (January 8, 2010) (Released)
  • Tum Mile
    Tum Mile
    Tum Mile is a 2009 Hindi film directed by Kunal Deshmukh of Jannat fame. The film stars Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan in lead roles. It is a love story set against the backdrop of the infamous July 2005 Mumbai floods. The film was released on 13 November 2009.- Plot :The movie is narrated in 2...

     (November 13, 2009) (Released)
  • Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
    Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
    -Track listing:-Reception:The soundtrack received generally favorable reviews from critics. Samir Dave of Planet Bollywood gave it a rating of 7.5/10 and said, "If you are looking for an enjoyable potpourri of different musical styles, and melody, then you will love what Pritam has served up for,...

     (November 6, 2009) (Released)
  • Bal Ganesh 2 (October 23, 2009) (Released)
  • All The Best: Fun Begins (October 16, 2009) (Released)
  • Do Knot Disturb
    Do Knot Disturb
    The soundtrack of the film is composed by Nadeem-Shravan while the lyrics are penned by Sameer....

     (October 2, 2009) (Released)
  • Love Aaj Kal
    Love Aaj Kal
    Love Aaj Kal is a 2009 Bollywood film starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles with Rahul Khanna, Rishi Kapoor and Giselli Monteiro in supporting roles. The film is directed by Imtiaz Ali and produced by Saif Ali Khan and Dinesh Vijan...

     (July 31, 2009) (Released)
  • Kambakkht Ishq (July 3, 2009) (Released)
  • Kal Kissne Dekha (June 12, 2009) (Released)
  • 8 x 10 Tasveer (April 3, 2009) (Released)
  • Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (March 6, 2009) (Released)
  • Jugaad (February 13, 2009) (Released)
  • Billu (February 13, 2009) (Released)
  • Raaz - The Mystery Continues
    Raaz - The Mystery Continues
    Raaz – The Mystery Continues, shortened as RTMC, , directed by Mohit Suri, is a 2009 horror film starring Emraan Hashmi and Kangana Ranaut. Story wise, it is not a direct sequel to the 2002 movie Raaz. The film deals with issues of the “evil within” the human psyche and how it manifests itself...

     (January 23, 2009) (Released)
  • Chandni Chowk To China
    Chandni Chowk To China
    Chandni Chowk to China , shortened as CC2C is a Hindi film which released on 16 January 2009. It is directed by Nikhil Advani and stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles, with Hindi cinema veteran Mithun Chakraborty and Hong Kong action cinema veteran Gordon Liu among the co-stars...

     (January 16, 2009) (Released)
  • Meerabai Not Out (December 5, 2008) (Released)
  • Golmaal Returns
    Golmaal Returns
    Golmaal Returns is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty. The film is a sequel to the 2006 film, Golmaal Fun Unlimited with Ajay Devgn, Tusshar Kapoor and Arshad Warsi reprising their roles and Shreyas Talpade taking on the role originally played by Sharman Joshi. Kareena Kapoor,...

     (October 29, 2008) (Released)
  • God Tussi Great Ho
    God Tussi Great Ho
    God Tussi Great Ho is a 2008 Indian comedy film, written and directed by Rumi Jaffery and starring Salman Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Sohail Khan and Amitabh Bachchan in a special appearance. It was released on August 15, 2008...

     (August 15, 2008) (Released)
  • Singh Is Kinng
    Singh Is Kinng
    Singh is Kinng is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film. The film is directed by Anees Bazmee and stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif, the film also featured a music video with Snoop Dogg. About 75% of the movie was shot in Australia, around the Gold Coast region and Brisbane using an Australian production...

     (August 8, 2008) (Released)
  • Mission Istaanbul (July 25, 2008) (Released)
  • Kismat Konnection
    Kismat Konnection
    Kismat Konnection is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Aziz Mirza who previously directed films like Yes Boss , Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani and Chalte Chalte . The film stars Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan in the lead roles with Juhi Chawla in a supporting role. Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan is...

     (July 18, 2008) (Released)
  • Mere Baap Pehle Aap (June 13, 2008) (Released)
  • Mr. White Mr. Black (May 2, 2008) (Released)
  • Krazzy 4
    Krazzy 4
    Krazzy 4 is a 2008 Bollywood comedy film directed by Jaideep Sen and produced by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Juhi Chawla, Arshad Warsi, Irrfan Khan, Suresh Menon and Rajpal Yadav in lead role while Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan appear in item numbers...

     (April 11, 2008) (Released)
  • Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
    Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal
    Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal is a 2007 Bollywood film. It was released on 29 November 2007, produced by Ronnie Screwvala and directed by Vivek Agnihotri and is under the UTV Motion Pictures banner. The film stars John Abraham, Bipasha Basu, Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. The film's soundtrack is composed...

     (November 23, 2007) (Released)
  • Bhool Bhulaiyaa
    Bhool Bhulaiyaa
    Bhool Bhulaiyaa is a 2007 Bollywood psychological thriller comedy horror film directed by Priyadarshan. The film constitutes the official remake of the 1993 Malayalam film, Manichitrathazhu, which was already remade into several Indian films...

     (October 12, 2007) (Released)
  • 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...

     (August 24, 2007) (Released)
  • Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
    Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
    Jhoom Barabar Jhoom is a 2007 Bollywood film starring Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta. It is directed by Shaad Ali. The film is produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under Yash Raj Films...

     (June 15, 2007) (Released)
  • Just Married (March 16, 2007) (Released)
  • Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
    Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
    Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. is a Bollywood movie, released on 23 February 2007. It is produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani through Excel Entertainment and has marked the debut of Reema Kagti as a director. The movie has six different part in it...

     (February 23, 2007) (Released)
  • Bhagam Bhag
    Bhagam Bhag
    Bhagam Bhag is a 2006 Bollywood film starring Akshay Kumar and Govinda. It is the first time the two are in a film together. The movie also stars Paresh Rawal, Lara Dutta and Jackie Shroff. It is directed by Priyadarshan. Shooting took place in Oxford, United Kingdom in July–August 2006, filming...

     (December 22, 2006) (Released)
  • U, Bomsi N Me (October 21, 2005) (Released)

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