Aditya Narayan
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| Born | 6 August 1987 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | SIES College of Arts, Science, and Commerce |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
| Known for | Indian Idol Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 |
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| Website | Aditya Narayan on Facebook |
Aditya Narayan (born 6 August 1987)[1] is an Indian playback singer, television host and actor who works in the Bollywood industry. He is the son of singer Udit Narayan. He is known for hosting Indian Idol and partipating in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9.
Personal life
Narayan was born to singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan.[2] In November 2020, he announced his marriage with Shweta Agarwal to be held in December the same year.[3][4] They married on 1 December 2020, in a close-knit ceremony in Mumbai attended by a small number of people.[5][6][7]
Career
Narayan's first playback song was for the Nepalese film Mohini in 1992[8] and then a Hindi film Rangeela with Asha Bhosle.[9] Later in 1995 he performed a song for Akele Hum Akele Tum along with his father, Udit Narayan.
His acting career as a child began when Narayan was spotted by producer and director Subhash Ghai at the 1995 Filmfare Award function, as the final performer for the "Little Wonders" troupe. Ghai then signed him for his forthcoming film Pardes, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Mahima Chaudhary. His second film was Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai starring Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna. Narayan's role as Kabir Dhanrajgir earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 1999 Zee Cine Awards.
As a child artist, Narayan performed more than 100 songs and also released the album Aditya at Polygram Music (now Universal Music). His most successful song was "Chhota Baccha Jaan Ke" from the film Masoom in 1996. It also earned him his first major film award, the Screen Awards critics' Best Child Singer in 1997. Narayan also received a special jury award at the Screen Awards as best child singer for the same song.
In 2006 he completed a diploma in English contemporary music at Tech Music Schools, in London. On his return to India, he was called to audition for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007, and he became the anchor for that show. In April/May 2008 he toured North America and the West Indies, giving concerts together with his father, Udit Narayan.
In 2009 Narayan signed his first film as lead actor, Shaapit, directed by Vikram Bhatt, which was released worldwide on 19 March 2010. He sang four songs and also wrote and composed the title track for the film, Shaapit Hua.
Meanwhile, he continued working as a TV host, hosting Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009. In 2011, he hosted the reality show X Factor on Sony Entertainment Television.
In early 2012, Narayan joined Sanjay Leela Bhansali as an assistant director for the producer/director's next directorial venture, Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela. He also performed two songs for the film, "Tattad Tattad", which was originally supposed to be rendered by his father Udit Narayan, and "Ishqaun Dhishqyaun".[citation needed]
In 2014 he released his first independent single "Tu Hi Pyar Hai" with Gabriella Demetriades.[10] He created a band called The A Team in June 2014.[11]
In 2015, Narayan hosted yet another successful season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs.[12]
Narayan released his second Hindi single on his birthday, 6 August titled "Tera Ishq Jee Paaun", starring Yoshika Verma, composed by Arijit Chakraborty and written by Manoj Yadav under the music label T-Series.
Narayan's first commercially successful single was released in December. Titled "Zindagi", the video starred Evgeniia Belousova and had music composed by Harshit Chauhan and written by Prashant Ingole under the music label T-Series.
In 2016, Narayan was back as host for SaReGaMaPa. The grand finale garnered record breaking TRP's and Narayan beat his own record of the most watched Grand Finale back when he was hosting Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009.
In March, Narayan released his fourth single titled "Mohabbat", composed and written by himself under the music label T-Series. It was the first music video to not to feature him in it and also the first single to be composed and written by Narayan. Both the song and music video under performed.
In August, Narayan released his fifth single titled "Behka Behka", composed and written by himself under the music label T-Series. It was the first music video in India to be shot entirely in reverse and flipped backwards and also the first music video to feature his band, Aditya Narayan & The A Team.
In December, Narayan released his sixth single titled "Yaara", starring Evgeniia Belousova, composed by Aditya Narayan and written by Prashant Ingole under the music label T-Series.
In 2017, Narayan hosted the sixth season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs on Zee TV. He also took part in Entertainment Ki Raat on Colors TV.
In 2018, Narayan yet again hosted another successful season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa on Zee TV.
In 2019, he participated in the ninth season of Colors TV popular stunt based reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi where he ended as the runner-up losing to Punit Pathak. In March 2019, he started hosting the third season of singing reality show Rising Star. In April and May, he has many episodic appearances in Khatra Khatra Khatra. On 2 October, he released another single named "Lillah" on his YouTube channel. A music video was released on 7 October, featuring himself and Sushrii Shreya Mishraa.
In February 2020, Narayan featured in Tony Kakkar and Neha Kakkar's song "Goa Beach".[13] In April, Narayan sang "Main Dooba Rahoon".[14] In August, Narayan releases another independent single titled "Kyun".[15] In September, Aditya Narayan was featured as the lead character as well as the associate director and producer of the Udit Narayan's solo single titled "Tere Bagair".[16]
Television
| Year | Show | Notes |
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| 2007 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge | Host |
| 2008 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs | Host |
| 2009 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge | Host |
| 2011 | X Factor India | Host |
| 2015 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs | Host |
| 2016 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | Host |
| 2017 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs | Host |
| 2018 | Entertainment Ki Raat | Host |
| 2018 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | Host |
| 2019 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 | 1st Runner Up |
| 2019 | Khatra Khatra Khatra | Guest/Recurring |
| 2019 | Rising Star 3 | Host |
| 2019 | Kitchen Champion | Host |
| 2019 | Indian Idol 11 | Host |
| 2019 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Guest |
| 2019 | Bigg Boss 13 | Guest |
| 2020 | India's Best Dancer | Guest |
| 2020 | The Kapil Sharma Show | Guest |
| 2020–2021 | Indian Idol 12 | Host |
| 2021 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa :Sapnon Ki Shuruwaat[17] | Host |
Filmography
| Year | Film and music video | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Tere Bagair" | Himself | Solo single by Udit Narayan |
| 2020 | "Goa Beach" | Himself | Music video of Tony Kakkar & Neha Kakkar |
| 2018 | 22 days | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Black Magic" |
| 2010 | Shaapit | Aman Bhargav | Debut film |
| 1998 | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Kabir Dhanrajgir | Child actor |
| 1997 | Pardes | Potla | Child actor |
| 1995 | Rangeela | Himself | Child actor |
Discography
As a playback singer
| Year | Film | Song(s) | Music director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dil Bechara | "Mera Naam Kizzie" | A.R. Rahman | |
| 2015 | Carry on Maratha | "Carry on Maratha title track " | Shail Hada-Pritesh Mehta | Marathi flim; co-sung by Bhoomi Trivedi |
| 2013 | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | "Ishqyaun Dhishqyaun" "Tattad Tattad" |
Sanjay Leela Bhansali | |
| 2010 | Shaapit | "Kabhi Na Kabhi To Miloge - Rock" "Chaahata Dil Tumko" "Kabhi Na Kabhi To Miloge" "Shaapit Hua Kya Kya Hota Hai" |
Chirantan Bhatt | |
| 2009 | Chal Chalein | "Chal Chal Chal Ke" "Batladein Koi" |
Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 2001 | Aaghat | "Tumi amar ke" | Bengali Film | |
| 2001 | Aashirbad | "Pani Ghatta" | Nepali film | |
| 2000 | Papa The Great | "Papa the Great" | Nikhil Vinay | |
| Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya | "Sun Lo Re Bandhu" | Jatin Lalit | ||
| 1999 | Taal | "Kahin Aag Lage" | A. R. Rahman | |
| Biwi No.1 | "Mujhe Maaf Karna" | Anu Malik | ||
| 1998 | Pardesi Babu | "Hai Nazuk Nazuk Halki" | Anand Raj Anand | |
| Chachi 420 | "Chupdi Chachi" | Vishal Bhardwaj | ||
| Aakrosh: Cyclone of Anger | "Picnic Mein Ho Gaya" | Anand Raj Anand | ||
| 2001: Do Hazaar Ek | "Rappa Rappa Rum Pum" | Anand Raj Anand | ||
| 1997 | Bhai | "Katti Batti" "Khul Gaya Naseeb" |
Anand Milind | |
| Ghoonghat | "Chim Chimni" "Hotel Mobile" |
Anand Raj Anand | ||
| Pardes | "I Love My India" | Nadeem-Shravan | ||
| 1996 | Diljale | "Mera Mulk, Mera Desh" | Anu Malik | |
| Shastra | "Ladki Deewani Ladka Deewana" | Aadesh Shrivastava | ||
| Masoom | "Chota Bachcha Jaan Ke" | Anand Raj Anand | ||
| 1995 | Rangeela | "Rangeela Re" | A.R. Rahman | |
| Akele Hum Akele Tum | "Akele Hum Akele Tum" | Anu Malik | ||
| 1992 | Mohani, Nepalese film | "Yo gaun ko thito ma" | Sambhujeet Baskota |
As a music director
| Year | Film | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shaapit | "Shaapit Hua Kya Kya Hota Hain" |
Independent singles
| Year | Song(s) |
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| 2020 | Kyun[18] |
| 2020 | Main Dooba Rahoon[19] |
| 2019 | Lillah[20] |
Awards
Film Awards:
- 1997 – Screen Awards - Special Jury Award for his song "Chhota Baccha Jaan Ke" from the film Masoom.[21][22]
References
- ^ "Aditya Narayan 32nd birthday special Interesting facts about the singer- News Nation". www.newsnation.in. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Indian Idol's Neha Kakkar and Aditya to get married on Valentine's Day? She calls his mother 'Sasu maa'; watch hilarious video - Times of India ►". The Times of India. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Trivedi, Tanvi (12 October 2020). "Exclusive: Aditya Narayan: I plan to get married to Shweta Agarwal by the end of this year - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan on Instagram: "We are getting married! ❤️ I am the luckiest man alive to have found Shweta, my soulmate, 11 years ago & we are finally tying the knot in…"". Instagram. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan marries Shweta Agarwal LIVE UPDATES". The Indian Express. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Inside Aditya Narayan-Shweta Agarwal's wedding: First pics from ceremony are here, Udit Narayan dances in the baraat. See here". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Chaubey, Pranita (1 December 2020). "Aditya Narayan Marries Shweta Agarwal. See Pics From The Wedding". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan 32nd birthday special Interesting facts about the singer- News Nation". www.newsnation.in. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Universal Music signs Aditya Narayan; to launch debut album". 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Adita Narayan Timeline". www.aditanarayan.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan, Gagan Grewal - BBC Asian Network". Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "OZEE Watch Movies, Shows, Music and Gossip videos Online". Archived from the original on 26 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Neha Kakkar, Aditya Narayan fly to Goa, he says they 'had a blast'. See pic". Hindustan Times. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan: 'Main dooba rahoon' music video is a six-year-old dream". The Hindu. 18 April 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan - Kyun? | Official Lyric Video | Akash Sawant | Tushar Kama". YouTube. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Dhar, Pooja (11 September 2020). "Udit Narayan's new music video 'Tere Bagair' ft. Aditya Narayan out now on YouTube". Republic World. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Let's welcome the extremely talented and handsome #AdityaNarayan as the official host of #SRGMP2021". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan - Kyun?". YouTube. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan: 'Main dooba rahoon' music video is a six-year-old dream". The Hindu. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ IANS (8 October 2019). "Aditya Narayan launches new single 'Lillah'". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Aditya Narayan Biography". Planetradiocity.com. 6 August 1987. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- ^ Suruchi Sharma (10 March 2010). "I am still single says Aditya Narayan". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
External links
- Living people
- Bollywood playback singers
- Indian male child actors
- Indian male film actors
- Indian male singers
- People from Mumbai
- 1987 births
- Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants
- Nepali-language singers
- Indian people of Nepalese descent