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Aditya Narayan
Aditya Narayan | |
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| Born | Aditya Narayan Jha 6 August 1987[1] |
| 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 |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 1 |
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| Musical career | |
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| Website | Aditya Narayan on Facebook |
Aditya Narayan (born 6 August 1987)[1] is an Indian singer, host and actor. He is the son of singer Udit Narayan. He is known for hosting Indian Idol and participating in Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9.
Personal life[edit]
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] They had a child, a girl, in March 2022.[8]
Career[edit]
Narayan's first playback song was for the Nepalese film Mohini in 1992[9] and then a Hindi film Rangeela with Asha Bhosle.[10] 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.[11] He created a band called The A Team in June 2014.[12]
In 2015, Narayan hosted yet another successful season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs.[13]
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".[14] In April, Narayan sang "Main Dooba Rahoon".[15] In August, Narayan releases another independent single titled "Kyun".[16] 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".[citation needed]
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge | Host | |
| 2008 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs | ||
| 2009 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge | ||
| 2011 | X Factor India | ||
| 2015 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs | ||
| 2016 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | ||
| 2017 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs | ||
| 2018 | Entertainment Ki Raat | ||
| Sa Re Ga Ma Pa | |||
| 2019 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 9 | Contestant | 1st Runner Up |
| Khatra Khatra Khatra | Guest | Recurring | |
| Rising Star 3 | Host | ||
| Kitchen Champion | |||
| Indian Idol 11 | |||
| The Kapil Sharma Show | Guest appearance | ||
| Bigg Boss 13 | |||
| 2020 | India's Best Dancer | ||
| The Kapil Sharma Show | |||
| 2020–2021 | Indian Idol 12 | Host | |
| 2021 | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa :Sapnon Ki Shuruwaat | [17] | |
| Zee Comedy Show | Comedian |
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Rangeela | Himself | Child actor |
| 1997 | Pardes | Potla | |
| 1998 | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Kabir Dhanrajgir | |
| 2010 | Shaapit | Aman Bhargav | Debut film |
| 2018 | 22 days | Himself | Special appearance in the song "Black Magic" |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "Tere Bagair" | Udit Narayan |
| "Goa Beach" | Tony Kakkar and Neha Kakkar |
Discography[edit]
As a playback singer[edit]
| Year | Film | Song(s) | Music Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mohani | "Yo Gaun Ko Thito Ma" | Sambhujeet Baskota | Nepalese Film |
| 1995 | Rangeela | "Rangeela Re" | A.R. Rahman | |
| Akele Hum Akele Tum | "Akele Hum Akele Tum" | Anu Malik | ||
| 1996 | Diljale | "Mera Mulk, Mera Desh" | ||
| Shastra | "Ladki Deewani Ladka Deewana" | Aadesh Shrivastava | ||
| Masoom | "Chota Bachcha Jaan Ke" | Anand Raaj Anand | ||
| 1997 | Bhai | "Katti Batti" "Khul Gaya Naseeb" |
Anand Milind | |
| Ghoonghat | "Chim Chimni" "Hotel Mobile" |
Anand Raaj Anand | ||
| Pardes | "I Love My India" | Nadeem-Shravan | ||
| 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 Raaj Anand | ||
| 2001: Do Hazaar Ek | "Rappa Rappa Rum Pum" | |||
| 1999 | Taal | "Kahin Aag Lage" | A. R. Rahman | |
| Biwi No.1 | "Mujhe Maaf Karna" | Anu Malik | ||
| 2000 | Papa The Great | "Papa The Great" | Nikhil-Vinay | |
| Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya | "Sun Lo Re Bandhu" | Jatin-Lalit | ||
| 2001 | Aaghat | "Tumi Amar Ke" | Bengali Film | |
| Aashirbad | "Pani Ghatta" | Nepali Film | ||
| 2009 | Chal Chalein | "Chal Chal Chal Ke" "Batladein Koi" |
Ilaiyaraaja | |
| 2010 | Shaapit | "Kabhi Na Kabhi To Miloge - Rock" "Chaahata Dil Tumko" "Kabhi Na Kabhi To Miloge" "Shaapit Hua Kya Kya Hota Hai" |
Chirantan Bhatt | |
| 2013 | Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela | "Ishqyaun Dhishqyaun" "Tattad Tattad" |
Sanjay Leela Bhansali | |
| 2015 | Carry On Maratha | "Carry on Maratha title track " | Shail Hada, Pritesh Mehta | Marathi film; co-sung by Bhoomi Trivedi |
| 2020 | Dil Bechara | "Mera Naam Kizzie" | A.R. Rahman | |
| 2021-22 | Himesh Ke Dil Se | "Duaa Mein Yaad Rakhna" | Himesh Reshammiya | Music Album |
| "Teri Dillaggi Mein" | ||||
| 2022 | Shamshera | "Ji Huzoor" | Mithoon |
As a music director[edit]
| Year | Film | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shaapit | "Shaapit Hua Kya Kya Hota Hain" |
Independent singles[edit]
| Year | Song(s) |
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| 2019 | Lillah[18] |
| 2020 | Kyun[19] |
| Main Dooba Rahoon[20] |
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 1997 – Screen Awards - Special Jury Award for his song "Chhota Baccha Jaan Ke" from Masoom.[21]
- 1999 – Zee Cine Awards - Nominated for the Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male for Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai .[22]
- 2011 – Ghanta Awards - Won Worst Breakthrough for Shaapit.[23]
- 2014 – Producers Guild Film Awards - Nominated for the Best Male Playback Singer for "Tattad Tattad" & "Ishqyaun Dhishqyuan" from Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.[24]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Aditya Narayan 32nd birthday special Interesting facts about the singer- News Nation". 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". 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". 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. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. 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.
- ↑ PTI (4 March 2022). "Aditya Narayan, Shweta Agarwal welcome baby girl". Tribune. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ↑ "Aditya Narayan 32nd birthday special Interesting facts about the singer- News Nation". 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". 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". Retrieved 15 November 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Let's welcome the extremely talented and handsome #AdityaNarayan as the official host of #SRGMP2021". instagram.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ IANS (8 October 2019). "Aditya Narayan launches new single 'Lillah'". Gulf News. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "Aditya Narayan - Kyun?". Retrieved 16 October 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Aditya Narayan: 'Main dooba rahoon' music video is a six-year-old dream". The Hindu. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Salman Khan recalls wiping Aditya Narayan's nose in Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai, singer says 'bhai is still young'". Hindustan Times. 27 November 2021.
- ↑ "Aishwarya wins Ghanta Award 2010". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "9th Renault Star Guild Awards releases list of nominees". India Today.
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