Nakash Aziz

Nakash Aziz
Nakash Aziz
	Nakash Aziz at studio
Background information
Born	24 February 1985 (age 36); Mangalore, India
Genres	Filmi, Indian pop, Folk-pop, acoustic music, pop rock
Occupation(s)	Composer, singer
Years active	2010–present

Nakash Aziz (born 24 February 1985),^[1] also known as Nakash, is an Indian composer and singer. He has worked as an assistant to composer A. R. Rahman on films such as Highway, Raanjhanaa, Rockstar, Delhi 6 and I (Hindi dubbed). He is known for playback performances of songs like "Jabra Fan" from Fan,^[2] "Sari Ke Fall Sa" and "Gandi Baat" from the film R... Rajkumar (2013) and "Dhating Nach" from film Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013); the latter two films of which were picturized on Shahid Kapoor.^[3]

Early life[]

Aziz is originally from Moodabidri, a small suburban town on the outskirts of Mangalore.^[4] He belongs to a family of singers. He worked as a composer for jingles and devotional albums before becoming a playback singer. He married Ruby Shaikh in August, 2020. He now lives in Mumbai with his family.^[4]

Discography as vocalist[]

Hindi songs[]

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)
2010	Aisha	"Suno Aisha"	Amit Trivedi	Javed Akhtar	Amit Trivedi, Ash King
2012	Agent Vinod	"Pungi"	Pritam	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Mika Singh, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Pritam, Javed Jaffrey
2012	Cocktail	"Second Hand Jawaani"	Pritam	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Miss Pooja, Neha Kakkar
2013	R... Rajkumar	"Saree Ke Fall Sa (Touch Karke)"^[5]	Pritam	Mayur Puri	Antara Mitra
	R... Rajkumar	"Gandi Baat" (Film Version)^[5]		Anupam Amod	Ritu Pathak
	Phata Poster Nikhla Hero	"Dhating Naach"^[5]		Amitabh Bhattacharya	Neha Kakkar
	Raanjhanaa	"Nazar Laaye"	A. R. Rahman	Irshad Kamil	Rashid Ali, Neeti Mohan
2014	Lekar Hum Deewana Dil	"Beqasoor"	A. R. Rahman	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Shweta Pandit
2014	The Hundred Foot Journey^[3]	"Afreen"			K.M.M.C. Sufi Ensemble
2015	I (D)	"Issak Tarri"			Neeti Mohan
	Hunterrr	"Thaali Hai Khaali"	Probit Dutt
	Bajrangi Bhaijaan	"Selfie Le Le Re"	Pritam	Mayur Puri	Vishal Dadlani, Pritam and Badshah
	Phantom	"Afghan Jalebi"	Pritam	Amitabh Bhattacharya
	Tamasha	"Heer Toh Badi Sad Hai"	A. R. Rahman	Irshad Kamil	Mika Singh
2016	Mastizaade	"Dekhega Raja Trailer"	Anand Raj Anand		Neha Kakkar
	Ishq Forever	"Happy Birthday (Ishq Forever)"	Sameer Sippy		Nadeem Saifi
	Fan	"Jabra Fan (Fan Anthem)"	Vishal–Shekhar	Varun Grover
	Lovers Romance	"Zalim Figure Hai"	Faraz Ahmed		Depakshi Kalipa
	Housefull 3	"Pyar Ki Maa Ki"	Shaarib-Toshi	Manoj Yadav, Sajid-Farhad, Danish Sabri	Sharib Sabri, Toshi Sabri, Divya Kumar, Anmoll Mallik,
	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil	"The Breakup Song"	Pritam	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Arijit Singh, Jonita Gandhi, Badshah
	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil	"Cutiepie"	Pritam	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Pradeep Singh Sran
2017	Meri Pyaari Bindu	"Ye Jawani Teri"	Sachin-Jigar	Kausar Munir	Jonita Gandhi
	Machine	"Chatur Naar"	Rahul Dev Burman (Recreated by: Tanishk Bagchi)		Shashaa Tirupati, Ikka Singh
	Tubelight	"Naach Meri Jaan"	Pritam Chakraborty	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Kamaal Khan, Dev Negi, Tushar Joshi
	Bank Chor	"Jai Baba Bank Chor"	Rochak Kohli
	The Dream Job	"DD Loge Ya Dollar"	Kashi Richard		Mamta Sharma
	The Dream Job	"Part Time Ka Pyar"	Kashi Richard		Neeti Mohan
2018	Sanju	"Bhopu Baj Raha Hain"	Rohan-Rohan	Shekhar Astitwa, Rohan Gokhale
	Batti Gul Meter Chalu	"Gold Tamba"	Anu Malik	Siddharth-Garima
	Simmba	"Mera Wala Dance"	Lijo George-DJ Chetas	Kumaar, Kunaal Verma	Neha Kakkar
	Teri Bhabhi Hai Pagle	"Tequila Shot"		Rajesh Manthan	Geet Sagar, Amrita Talukder
	Padmaavat	"Binte Dil"	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	A. M. Turaz	Arijit Singh
2019	Bharat	"Slow Motion"	Vishal-Shekhar	Irshad Kamil	Shreya Ghoshal
	Thackeray	"Aaya Re Thackeray"	Rohan-Rohan	Dr Sunil Jogi
	Chhichhore	"Fikar Not"	Pritam	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Antara Mitra, Amit Mishra, Dev Negi, Sreerama Chandra, Amitabh Bhattacharya
	Chhichhore	"Control"	Pritam	Amitabh Bhattacharya	Manish J. Tipu, Geet Sagar, Sreerama Chandra, Amitabha Bhattacharya
	Dream Girl	"Dil Ka Telephone"	Meet Bros	Kumaar	Jonita Gandhi
	Tharak (Single)	"Tharak"	Bad-Ash		Mamta Sharma
2020	Darbar (D)	"Napde Killi"	Anirudh Ravichander	Raqeeb Alam
	Khaali Peeli	"Duniya Sharma Jayegi"	Vishal-Shekhar	Kumaar,Raj Shekhar	Neeti Mohan
	Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl	"Rekha O Rekha"	Amit Trivedi	Kausar Munir
	AK vs AK	"Shivali"	Alokananda Dasgupta	Rajeshwari Dasgupta Ghose
2021	Vijay the Master (D)	"Chhoti Story"	Anirudh Ravichander	Raqeeb Alam

Telugu songs[]

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)
2010	Leader	"Vandemataram"	Mickey J Meyer
2014	Rowdy Fellow	"Yentha Vaaru Gani"	Sunny M.R.	C. Narayana Reddy	Natasha Pinto
2016	Sardaar Gabbar Singh	"Tauba Tauba"	Devi Sri Prasad		M. M. Manasi
2016	Sarrainodu	"Blockbuster"	S. Thaman		Shreya Ghoshal, Simha, Sri Krishna, Deepu
2017	Mahanubhavudu	"Bammalu Bammalluuu"	S. Thaman
	Duvvada Jagannadham	"Mecchuko"	Devi Sri Prasad
	Katamarayudu	"Laage Laage"	Anup Rubens
	Khaidi No. 150	"Ratthalu"	Devi Sri Prasad		Jasmine Sandlas
2018	Agnyaathavaasi	"AB Yevaro Nee Baby"	Anirudh Ravichander		Arjun Chandy
	Touch Chesi Chudu	"Raaye Raaye"	JAM8	Kasarla Shyam	Madhu Priya
	Touch Chesi Chudu	"Pushpa"	JAM8	Rehman
	Amar Akbar Anthony	"Khullam Khulla Chilla"	S. Thaman	Balaji	Mohana, Ramya
	Thugs of Hindostan	"Vashamayye"	Ajay-Atul		Divya Kumar
	Thugs of Hindostan	"Suraiyya"	Ajay-Atul		Shreya Ghoshal
	Chal Mohan Ranga	"Vaaram"	S. Thaman	Kedarnath
	Inttelligent	"Kala Kala Kalamandir"	S. Thaman	Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar	Geetha Madhuri
	Padmaavat (D)	"Gaji Biji"	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Chaitanya Prasad	Divya Kumar
2019	Petta	"Ullaallaa"	Anirudh Ravichander
	Guna 369	"Bujji Bangaram"	Chaitan Bharadwaj		Deepthi Parthasarathy
	War (D)	"Jai Jai Siva Shankaraa"	Vishal-Shekhar		Benny Dayal
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru	"Daang Daang"	Devi Sri Prasad	Ramajogayya Sastry
	Darbar (D)	"Dhum Dhum"	Anirudh Ravichander
	Bheeshma	"Super Cute"	Mahathi Sagar	Sri Mani
	Ammoru Thalli (D)	"Amma Aana Raa"	Girish Gopalakrishnan
	Hero Heroine	"Pervert Song"	Anup Rubens
	Solo Brathuke So Better	"Amrutha"	S. Thaman	Kasarla Shyam
2021		"Selfie Lelo"	Bheems Ceciroleo	Adithya	Divya Bhatt
		"Nenem Cheyya"	Bheems Ceciroleo	Adithya
	Yuvarathnaa	"Power Of Youth"	S. Thaman	Ramajogayya Sastry
RRR	TBA	M. M. Keeravani	Vishal Mishra

Tamil songs[]

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)
2013	Maryan	"Sonapareeya"	A. R. Rahman		Javed Ali, Haricharan, Sofia Ashraf
2016	Remo	"Tamilselvi"	Anirudh Ravichander		Anirudh Ravichander
2017	Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum	"Venilla Thangachi"	D. Imman		D. Imman, Ramya NSK
2017	Thaanaa Serndha Koottam	"Peela Peela"	Anirudh Ravichander		Jassie Gift, Maalavika Manoj
2018	Gulaebaghavali	"Heartukulla"	Vivek-Mervin	Pa. Vijay
	Thugs of Hindostan (D)	"Suraiyya"	Ajay-Atul		Shreya Ghoshal
	Thugs of Hindostan (D)	"Vashamakku"	Ajay-Atul		Divya Kumar
	Padmaavat (D)	"Karaipurandoadudhey Kanaa"	Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Madhan Karky	Divya Kumar
2019	Petta	"Ullaallaa"	Anirudh Ravichander		Inno Genga, Arjun Chandy
	Namma Veettu Pillai	"Yenga Annan"	D. Imman		Sunidhi Chauhan
	War (D)	"Jai Jai Siva sankaraa"	Vishal-Shekhar	Madhan Karky	Benny Dayal
	Sangathamizhan	"Oh My God"	Vivek-Mervin
2020	Darbar	"Dumm Dumm"	Anirudh Ravichander	Vivek

Kannada songs[]

"Yuvarthna" "Power Of Youth" S S Thaman Lyricist Santhosh Anandram

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)
2010	Thamassu	"Maar Maar"	Sandeep Chowta
2014	Brahma	"Tingu Tingu"	Gurukiran	Kaviraj	Chaitra H. G.
2015	Uppi 2	"Baekoo Baekoo Anno" (Reprise)	Gurukiran	Upendra
2021	Yuvarathnaa	"Power Of Youth"	S. Thaman	Santhosh Ananddram

Bengali songs[]

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)
2014	Yoddha: The Warrior	"Yoddhar Saathe Ebar Pujo Katan"	Savvy Gupta
	Yoddha: The Warrior	"Ebar Jeno Onno Rokom Pujo"	Indraadip Dasgupta		Antara Mitra
	Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay	"Calling Bell"	Savvy Gupta		Saberi Bhattacharya
	Bindaas	"Remix Qawwali" "Party Shoes"	Savvy Gupta and Dev		Neha Kakkar
	Bangali Babu English Mem	Honey Bunny	Dabbu	Satrujit	Ajoy, Aditi Paul
2015	Agnee 2	"Allah Jane"	Akaash		Lemis
	Parbona Ami Chartey Tokey	"Tumi Aashe Paashe"	Indraadip Dasgupta		Monali Thakur
	Aashiqui	"Topor Mathae"	Savvy Gupta
	Black	"Dhip Dhip Buker Majhe"	Raja Chanda	Ajoy
2016	Ki Kore Toke Bolbo	"Ishqaboner Bibi"	Jeet Gannguli		Akriti Kakkar
	Beparoyaa	"Mutton Biryani"	Indra or Kutty
	Hero 420	"3G"	Savvy Gupta		Kalpana Patowary
	Power	"Missed Call"	Jeet Gannguli		Akriti Kakar
	Abhimaan	"Selfie Le Na Ra"	Suddho Roy		Jolly Das
	Haripada Bandwala	"Shona"	Indraadip Dasgupta		Antara Mitra
	Haripada Bandwala	"Eksho Vrindaban"	Indraadip Dasgupta		Payal Dev
	Shikari	"Uth Churi Tor"	Prosen, Indradip Dasgupta		Madhubanti
2017	Shrestha Bangali	"Dhinka Chikaa"	Sanjeev-Darshan		Akriti Kakar
2017	Boss 2: Back to Rule	"Yaara Meherbaan"	Jeet Gannguli		Jonita Gandhi
2018	Bhaijaan Elo Re	"Baby Jaan"	Dolaan Mainnak		Antara Mitra
2018	Captain Khan	"Mama Maw Maw"	Lincon
2020	Durga Puja Theme Song	"Bolo Dugga Maiki"	Jeet Gannguli		Nikhita Gandhi
2021	Baazi	Aaye Na Kache Re	Jeet Gannguli	Pratik Kundu

Gujarati songs[]

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)
2015	Aa Te Kevi Dunniya		Viju Shah
2016	Polam Pol	Polam Pol Title Track	Paresh – Bhavesh	Raeesh Maniar	Farhaad Bhiwandiwala & Kanchan Srivas
2017	Karsandas Pay & Use	"Aai Jyo"	Kedar – Bhargav
2017	Best Of Luck Laalu	Best Of Luck Laalu (Title Song)	Sachin-Jigar	Niren Bhatt	Tanishka Sanghvi
2017	Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay	Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjjay Title Track	Rahul Munjaria	Ankit Trivedi
2019	Fera Feri Hera Feri	Icon	Parth Bharat Thakkar	Sanjay Chhel	Jahnvi Shrimankar
	Hungama House	"Dhing Dhing Dhamal"	Paresh Bhavesh	Iqbal Qureshi	Tarnnum Malik
	Hungama House	Atrangi Ankho	Paresh Bhavesh	Iqbal Qureshi	Tarnnum Malik

Pakistani films[]

Year	Film	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)
2017	Mehrunisa V Lub U	"Marhaba"		Prashant Ingole	Mohini Shri

Discography as composer[]

As composer
Year	Film & TV Show
2011	Raaada Rox
2012	No Entry Pudhe Dhoka Aahey
2012	Aasman Se Aage
2015
2017	Jaat Ki Jugni
2017	Peshwa Bajirao (TV series)
2018	Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala
2018	Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali (Story Of Love: Salim Anarkali)
2019	Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji
2019	Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke
2019

Awards[]

2014 – Zee Cine Awards – SA RE GA MA PA Fresh Singing Talent^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Nakash Aziz". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ "Tamil is a great language: Nakash Aziz". Deccan Chronicle. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Singer and composer Nakash Aziz's musical journey". The Indian Express. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Fernandes, Kasmin (15 July 2015). "Nakash Aziz: I was living the song for quite some time". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "'Saree Ke Fall Sa' from 'R...Rajkumar' is Shahid Kapoor's favourite song". Mid-Day. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
^ "Nakash Aziz honored with Zee Cine Award 2014". BollywoodDhamaka. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

External links[]

Official website

[sify_Welc-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Nakash Aziz". Sify. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[http://www.deccanchronicle.com/_2016-2] "Tamil is a great language: Nakash Aziz". Deccan Chronicle. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[Journey-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Singer and composer Nakash Aziz's musical journey". The Indian Express. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

[time_Naka-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Fernandes, Kasmin (15 July 2015). "Nakash Aziz: I was living the song for quite some time". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

[Sari-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "'Saree Ke Fall Sa' from 'R...Rajkumar' is Shahid Kapoor's favourite song". Mid-Day. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.

[6] "Nakash Aziz honored with Zee Cine Award 2014". BollywoodDhamaka. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

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