Babbal Rai
Babbal Rai | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Simranjeet Singh Rai |
| Born | Samrala, Punjab, India |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Babbal Rai is an Indian Punjabi singer, songwriter and film actor.[1][2][3][4]
Music career
Rai made his career debut with the album Sau Putt: The First Chapter, which brought him into the limelight in the music industry. The album, which was brought by the label Point Zero in March 2010, however was not a huge hit as Rai was unable to come to India and promote the album.[5] Meanwhile, he worked and collected money for making music and videos. In 2012, he released the single "Sohni".[6] It is reported that Rai feels that his claim to fame is to sing what he feels from his heart.[5]
In 2014, Babbal released his second album, Girlfriend,[7] under the label Speed Records.[8]
Film career
Rai began his film career with a special guest appearance in the Punjabi film Singh vs Kaur in 2013,[9] starring Gippy Grewal and Surveen Chawla.[10] In 2014, he featured in his debut film Mr & Mrs 420, along with Jassi Gill, Yuvraj Hans, Binnu Dhillon and Jaswinder Bhalla, and appeared in a dual-role cameo, a first in Punjabi film industry.[11][12]
Discography
| Year | Title | Music director | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Saau Putt: The First Chapter | Anu-Manu | Point Zero |
| 2014 | Girlfriend | Mofolactic, Pav Dharia, Desi Routz, Beat Minister | Speed Records |
| 2017 | Professional Sardar | Pav Dharia, Beat Minister, Sukh-E (Muzical Doctorz), JSL Singh & Deep Jandu |
Singles
| Year | Title | Music director | Lyrics | Album | Record label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Nikki Jahi Jind" | Anu Manu | Babbal Rai | Sau Putt: The First Chapter | Point Zero |
| "Chandigarh" | |||||
| "Inkaar" | |||||
| 2012 | "Sohni" | Pav Dharia | Desi Grrari | Speed Records | |
| 2013 | "Rangeelay" | Jaidev Kumar | Kumaar | Rangeelay | Eros Now |
| "Taur" | Pav Dharia | Veet Baljit | Do Ghutt | Speed Records | |
| "Tera Naam" | Babbal Rai | Red | |||
| "Kudi tu Pataka" | JSL Singh | Baljit Singn Mahant | — | For 9x Tashan | |
| 2014 | "Girlfriend" | Pav Dharia | Babbal Rai | Girlfriend | Speed Records |
| "Tere Layi" | Desi Routz | ||||
| "Yaarian" | Beat Minister | ||||
| "Akh Teri" | Mofolactic | ||||
| "Jattan Da Munda" | Pav Dharia | Abbi Fatehgaria | |||
| 2015 | "Youngster Returns" (with Jassie Gill) | Jatinder Shah | Happy Raikoti | ||
| "One Dream" | Preet Hundal | Preet Hundal | |||
| 2016 | "Deor Bharjayii" | Desi Routz | Narinder Baath | — | |
| "Yaar Jatt De" (with Jassie Gill) | Jump 2 Bhangraa | ||||
| "Na Kar Gayi" | DJ Flow | Matt Sheron Wala | |||
| "Khoo Te Tindan" | Deep Jandu | — | BNW Records | ||
| 2017 | "Jhumke" (with Jassie Gill and Nimrat Khaira) | Jay K | Veet Baljit | Sargi | Lokdhun Punjabi |
| "Gaddiyan" | |||||
| "Dream Boy" | Pav Dharia | Maninder Kailey | Speed Records | ||
| "Rondi Tere Layi" | Preet Hundal | Preet Hundal | |||
| 2018 | "Uche Uche Kadd" | Desi Routz | Ranbir Singh | ||
| "Main Tera Akshay" | B Praak | Jaani | Humble Music | ||
| 2019 | "21va" | Preet Hundal | Matt Sheron Wala | T-Series | |
| "Litt Lyf" | Byg Byrd | Sidhu Moosewala | |||
| "Bhangra Thok K" | Desi Routz | Ranbir Singh | Saga Hits | ||
| 2020 | "Ae Kaash" | Maninder Kailey | T-Series | ||
| "Jaggo For Motherland" | Avvy Sra | Babbal Rai | Babbal Rai | ||
| "Pinda De Born" | Desi Crew | Narinder Baath | T-Series | ||
| 2021 | "Aahi Gallan Teriyan" | Avvy Sra | Daljit Chitti |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Co-starring |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Singh vs Kaur | – | Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, Binnu Dhillon, Japji Khaira, B.N. Sharma, Diljit Kaur, Rana Jung Bahadur, Avtar Gill, Sardar Sohi, Karamjit Anmol, Jelly, Rohit Khurana |
| 2014 | Mr & Mrs 420 | Pinki/Babbu | Yuvraj Hans, Binnu Dhillon, Jassi Gill, Jaswinder Bhalla |
| 2014 | Oh My Pyo Ji | JJ | Binnu Dhillon, Bhanushree Mehra, Jaswinder Bhalla |
| 2015 | Dildariyaan | Sumair | Jassi Gill, Sagrika Ghatke, Binnu Dhillon |
| 2017 | Sargi | Kaim (Karamveer Singh) | Jassi Gill, Rubina Bajwa, Karamjit Anmol |
| 2018 | Ambran Da Chann | Kaadir | Binnu Dhillon, Sonam Bajwa, Sardar Sohi, Babbal Rai (special appearance) |
References
- ^ "Punjabi actor Babbal Rai says that it was his father who saw the spark in him". filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Watch New Punjabi Song Music Video 'Tera Naam' Sung By Babbal Rai". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive! Babbal Rai on first day of shooting: It was fun but a little awkward too". The Times of India. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive! Babbal Rai: It was my father who saw the talent in me". The Times of India. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b ""Whatever I felt, I sang. That's what made me famous." – Babbal Rai | UBER PUNJABI". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Viral fame". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ Babbal Rai is out with his new album 'Girlfriend' – Interview. YouTube. 10 February 2014.
- ^ PunjabNews. "Singer Babbal Rai arrives on Harley Davidson to launch his new album 'Girlfriend'". yespunjab.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ Babbal Rai – Interview. YouTube. 21 October 2013.
- ^ Singh vs Kaur#Cast
- ^ Mr & Mrs 420
- ^ ""It's not that only one movie has been put on hold, films worldwide have been put on halt", says Babbal Rai on 'Maa' not being released today". The Times of India. 8 May 2020.