Abhishek Ray | |
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Occupation(s) | Playback singer, film composer, wildlife conservationist, filmmaker |
Years active | 2012–present |
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Website | abhishekray |
Abhishek Ray is an Indian film composer, playback singer, instrumentalist, music arranger, and producer working in Bollywood. He is known for having composed the music and done playback vocals for popular and award-winning Bollywood films such as: Paan Singh Tomar , Welcome Back, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster , Wedding Anniversary, I Am Kalam , Shagird , Chaar Din Ki Chandni , Prem Mayee, Thoondil , Yeh Saali Zindagi , and Tera Kya Hoga Johnny . Apart from original music, his wildlife preservation and restoration efforts have been recognised across the world and he has been recently awarded with the '"Swabhiman Bharat "' for rewilding an entire hill as wild tiger-leopard corridor. Ray is known to have invested all his savings in creating the famous Sitabani Wildlife Reserve, India's first private wildlife reserve with wild tiger and leopard presence and home to about 350 bird species.[ citation needed ]
Ray has composed and sung for solo albums like Udaas Paani,Raat Chand Aur Main, [1] Kab aate ho with the legendary poet Gulzar. In May 2016, he launched a music label called AR Productions with a set of seven classic singles written by the lyricist Gulzar featuring singers like Shreya Ghoshal, Hariharan, Alka Yagnik, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy. [2] [3] [4] Ray has many other world music albums to his credit like Jaisalmer-Call of the desert, [5] Symphonies of the Taj [6] , Echoes of Khajuraho [7] , Ritu: The Magic of the Six Indian Seasons, [8] Raga Rendezvous. [9]
He composed "Aye Jahaan Aasmaan", the concerto of love with a hundred piece live orchestra and the voices of Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal. This song won the best song of the year at Mirchi Music Awards 2017 [10] [11] [12] and his song Yeh Dil Ajeeb Hai [13] written by Gulzar and sung by Hariharan simultaneously won the nomination in the same category.
He has also composed music for numerous documentaries like The Maharaja Of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On for which he received the 2006 Indian Telly Award for best Music. Others include The Shiamans Of The Himalayas, Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh, Forced to Kill, and Nirvana for the Discovery Channel. He began his career composing and singing for TV shows and advertisements.[ citation needed ]
Ray sings, composes, arranges, and mixes his songs and film scores.[ citation needed ] He works out of his recording studios in Versova, Andheri, Mumbai and Asiad Village, New Delhi.[ citation needed ] He plays instruments including the piano, electronic keyboards, accordion, wavedrum, conga, thumba, darbouka, electronic drum, and bass.
Ray is also a naturalist and a bonafide government tiger and leopard tracker. He runs his own wildlife reserve next to Corbett National Park called the Sitabani Wildlife Reserve. [14] [15] [16] [17] He is known to have invested all that he earned from Bollywood into rewilding an entire barren hill into dense forest. Today Sitabani Wildlife Reserve is known for wild Bengal tiger and Leopard presence.[ citation needed ]
He is also the composer singer of India's national anthem on tiger conservation. [18]
Year | Film | Notes |
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2023 | Bengal 1947 | |
2022 | Life's Good | |
2017 | Wedding Anniversary | |
2016 | Saat Uchakkey | |
2015 | Welcome Back | |
2012 | Paan Singh Tomar | |
2012 | Chaar Din Ki Chandni | |
2012 | Prem Mayee | |
2011 | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster | |
2011 | Shagird | |
2011 | Yeh Saali Zindagi | |
2010 | I Am Kalam | |
2009 | Tera Kya Hoga Johnny | |
2008 | Thoondil | Tamil film |
2006 | Ahista Ahista | |
2003 | Haasil |
Year | Album | Comments | Label |
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2021 | "Ranjo Gham" | with Gulzar | AR Productions |
2021 | "Wanderer" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2021 | "Kaise-The music of goodbye" | with Pratibha Baghel | AR Productions |
2021 | "Bismil" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2021 | "Reshmii Dhaagey" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2021 | "Yeh Baarishey" | with Annkita | AR Productions |
2021 | "Jaane Gaya Dil Kahaan" | Single | AR Productions |
2021 | "Dhaagey" | with Pratibha Baghel | AR Productions |
2021 | "Mehki-Mehki" | with Annkita | AR Productions |
2020 | "Athrangee" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2020 | "Pulse EP" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2020 | "Ilzaam" | with Pratibha Baghel | AR Productions |
2020 | "Badali" | with Annkita | AR Productions |
2020 | "Royi Royi" | with Aaria | AR Productions |
2019 | "Meghaa" | with Shreya Ghoshal, Gulzar | AR Productions |
2019 | "Emeralds EP" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2019 | "Moha" | with Shaan | AR Productions |
2019 | "Tasavvur" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2019 | "Badra Hua Man" | with Shaan | AR Productions |
2019 | "Tum Chalna" | with Aaria | AR Productions |
2019 | "Lady" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2019 | "Aanch Lagi" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2019 | "Raat Mujhe Unplugged" | with Shreya Ghoshal | Single |
2018 | "Chalki Chalki" | with Shaan | AR Productions |
2018 | "Jismojaan" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2018 | "Ujli Ujli" | with Shaan | AR Productions |
2018 | "Sochona Rokona" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2018 | "Aye Jahaan Aasmaan Trance Reprise" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2018 | "Chulbula" | with Ankita | AR Productions |
2018 | "Earth Voices" | with Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2018 | "Manbasiyaan" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2018 | "Dushwaari" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2018 | "Resha Resha" | with Kavita Krishnamurthy | AR Productions |
2018 | "Yaadon Ke Panchi" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2017 | "Reshmi Dhaage" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2017 | "Larzish" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2017 | "Sukha Patta" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2018 | "Kuch Thikana Nahi" | with Anwesha | AR Productions |
2018 | "Bandagi" | Single | AR Productions |
2017 | "Sapney Suhaaney" | with Kavita Krishnamurthy | AR Productions |
2016 | Aye Jahaan Aasmaan | with Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2016 | "Jhine-Jhine" | with Kavita Krishnamurthy | AR Productions |
2016 | "Pyaasi-Pyaasi" [19] | with Gulzar, Shreya Ghoshal | AR Productions |
2016 | "Saat-Din" [20] | with Gulzar, Alka Yagnik | AR Productions |
2016 | "Asharfee" [21] | with Gulzar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan | AR Productions |
2016 | "Yeh Dil" [22] | with Gulzar, Hariharan | AR Productions |
2016 | "Kaare-Megha" [23] | with Gulzar, Abhijeet Bhattacharya | AR Productions |
2016 | "Doob Gaye" [24] | with Gulzar, Hariharan | AR Productions |
2016 | "Sooraj-Sitarey" [25] | with Gulzar | AR Productions |
2016 | "Ajnabee Zameen" | fusion-pop | AR Productions |
2016 | "Paathar" | with Bhoomi Trivedi | AR Productions |
2015 | Sounds of Nature | world music | Music Today |
2013 | Raat, Chand Aur Main [1] | with Gulzar | Times Music |
2007 | Ritu Magic of the Six Indian Seasons | Solo | Music Today |
2006 | Amazing India: Symphonies of the Taj [26] | Solo | Music Today |
2006 | Kab Aate Ho | with Gulzar | Times Music |
2005 | Amazing India: Khajuraho | Solo | Music Today |
2004 | Amazing India: Jaisalmer | Solo | Music Today |
2002 | Udaas Paani [27] | with Gulzar | Times Music |
2000 | Raga Rendezvous | Solo | T-Series |
Year | Films |
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2017 | Wedding Anniversary |
2011 | Shagird |
2009 | Tera Kya Hoga Johnny |
2006 | Ahista Ahista |
2003 | Haasil |
Year | Film/Album | Song | Label |
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2022 | "Bengal 1947 An untold love story " | "Milan Hoga Kab Jaane" | with Pratibha Singh Baghel |
2022 | "Life's Good (film)" | "Bairi Badra" | Solo |
2017 | "Wedding Anniversary" | "The Rainbow Song" | with Bhoomi Trivedi |
2017 | "Wedding Anniversary" | "Ittefaqan- Valentine Waltz " | with Amika Shail |
2015 | Welcome Back | "Welcome Back Theme Song" | solo |
2013 | Raat Chand aur Main [1] | All Songs | with Gulzar |
2012 | Paan Singh Tomar | "Dhai Dhai" [28] | with Kailash Kher |
2012 | Paan Singh Tomar | "Jaao Dhal Jaao" [29] | with Kailash Kher |
2012 | Prem Mayee | "Palchin" [30] | with Shreya Ghoshal |
2011 | Yeh Saali Zindagi | "Yeh Saali Zindagi" [31] | with Chitrangada Singh |
2010 | I Am Kalam | "Chini Bhini" [32] | with Shreya Ghoshal |
2010 | I Am Kalam | "Chand Taare" [33] | with KK (singer) |
2008 | Thoondil | "Kadhal Kadavulai Pole" | with Sunidhi Chauhan |
2008 | Thoondil | "Time is Now" | with Harshdeep Kaur, Pop Shalini |
2008 | Thoondil | "Ratham Sindhaatha" | with Sunidhi Chauhan |
2008 | Thoondil | "Athuva Ithu Edhu" | with Pop Shalini |
2007 | Ritu [34] | All Songs | with Shanti Sharma [35] |
2006 | Amazing India – Symphonies of the Taj | All Songs | with Radhika Chopra, Sangeeta Pant |
2005 | Amazing India – Jaisalmer | All Songs | with Rehmat Khan Langa [36] |
2005 | Amazing India – Khajuraho | All Songs | with Radhika Chopra, Sangeeta Pant |
2002 | UDAAS PAANI [27] | All Songs | with Gulzar |
2000 | RAGA RENDEZVOUS | All Songs | Solo |
Year | Documentary | Channel |
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2012 | Shamans of the Himalaayas | Discovery Channel |
2012 | The Apatanis of Arunachal [37] | Discovery Channel |
2012 | The Konyak of Nagaland [38] | Discovery Channel |
2011 | Carnival of Spirituality | Discovery Channel |
2010 | Masters of the Jungle | Discovery Channel |
2009 | In Their Elements | National Geographic Channel |
2009 | Forced to Kill | Discovery Channel |
2008 | Chinese Checkers, Tibetan Ambivalence & Indian Delusions | Aim TV |
2004 | The Maharaja of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On [39] | Discovery Channel |
2000 | The Maharaja of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On [40] | Aim TV |
1999 | Shahjahanabad: The Twilight Years | Teamwork Films |
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