Arjuna Harjai

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Arjuna Harjai
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Background information
Also known asArjunna Harjaie, Arjunaa Harjai & Arjun Harjai
BornDelhi
Genres
  • Film score
  • pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • record producer
  • instrumentalist
Years active2009–present
SpouseDivya Harjai
Website http://www.arjunaharjai.com

Arjuna Harjai is an Indian composer, [1] singer and musician working in Bollywood who is also known for composing advertising music.

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His association with director Nikkhil Advani, composing music and songs for film Guddu Engineer and television series P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke received praise from critics. [2] [3] For P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke , Harjai composed the original score for 107 episodes and composed six songs, he also lent his voice for all the songs along with co singers Nandini Srikar, Shashaa Tirupati, Jonita Gandhi and Surabhi Dashputra.

His work is noted for Nikkhil Advani's Lucknow Central film starring Farhan Akhtar directed by Ranjit Tiwari for which Arjuna Harjai composed three songs, background score and the soundtracks for trailers and commercials. [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

Harjai started learning Hindustani classical music from his parents at a very young age and was exposed to various music styles. He moved to Mumbai in 2006 to further study under playback singer Suresh Wadkar. He also studied piano as his main instrument since a very young age and went on to study until Grade 8 of western classical and jazz piano from Delhi school of music and in 2008 he passed out from SAE Institute, Mumbai as the highest scorer in Audio Engineering. In 2009 he studied jazz and counterpoint composition under various music exchange programs in Delhi and Mumbai. [7]

Career

While composing advertising jingles for major brands, Harjai continued assisting music composer Lalit Pandit for projects such as Besharam and Dabangg .

Harjai began composing for cinema when Punjabi producer Rajan batra was looking for a new composer with a distinct vision for his feature film Titoo MBA . Harjai went on to compose the entire soundtrack for the film. [8] and has continued with a number of other film soundtracks and songs. By 2022 Harjai has a portfolio of composing over 500 advertising jingles and a dozen feature films. Since 2021 Harjai has been working remotely after he relocated temporarily to United Kingdom on a dependent visa as his wife is pursuing a postgraduate degree. [9] Arjuna Harjai has two YouTube channels, one named 'Arjuna Harjai' that features vlogs (1.2 Mn subscribers), another one called 'Arjuna Harjai 2.0' featuring podcasts with interesting guests which he manages alongside his career as a music composer. [10]

In 2023 he collaborated with Sounds of Isha and various International artists like Machel Montano Marge Blackman and Sandeep Narayan to create the Save Soil and Come Awake anthems for supporting the Save Soil movement by Sadhguru [11]

In 2024, Arjuna Harjai launched a creative project titled "The One Minute Composer," [12] where he composed and released tracks inspired by random prompts, each within a minute-long format. This series featured songs like "Winter Ayun Waliye," "Mangoge Na," and "Zikar Hai," with the latter being a significant collaboration with Pakistani singer Natasha Noorani. The project quickly gathered substantial attention, with all three songs making it to Spotify's viral 50 charts, further demonstrating Harjai's ability to resonate with global audience. [13] "Zikar Hai" was particularly noted for its emotional depth and the innovative cross-border collaboration, which involved remote production sessions between Harjai in the UK and Noorani in Lahore. [14] Additionally, in 2024, Harjai was recognized as the "Introducing Artist of the Week" by BBC Asian Network, highlighting his growing influence in the international music scene. [15]


International

YearTitleArtistsOrganisation
2022Come AwakeArjuna Harjai Machel Montano Sounds of Isha [16]
2022Soil SongArjuna Harjai Machel Montano Marge BlackmanSounds of Isha [17]
2024Zikar HaiArjuna Harjai x Natasha Noorani Aart Sense Records [18]

Singles

YearTitleArtistsLabel
2021Main Janu NaArjuna Harjai x Jonita Gandhi Sony Music India [19]
2021Arjuna's DroneArjuna HarjaiAart Sense Studios UK [20]
2022Naa JaoArjuna Harjai x Surabhi Dashputra Aart Sense Studios UK [21]
2023Shamil HoonArjuna Harjai x Divya HarjaiAart Sense Studios UK [22]
2023JhootheArjuna Harjai x Jyotica Tangri Aart Sense Studios UK [23]
2023KharaabArjuna Harjai x Jyotica Tangri Aart Sense Records [24]
2024Winter Ayun WaliyeArjuna Harjai x Jyotica Tangri x Geet SagarAart Sense Records [25] [26]
2024More SajanArjuna Harjai x Surabhi Dashputra Aart Sense Records [27]
2024Kyu Bhag Gayi TuArjuna Harjai x Anubhav SumanAart Sense Records [28]
2024BharamArjuna HarjaiAart Sense Records [29]
2024Mangoge NaArjuna HarjaiAart Sense Records [30]
2024KinaareArjuna Harjai x Shreya JainAart Sense Records [31]
2024Challeya VeArjuna HarjaiAart Sense Records [32]
2024Rehn DeArjuna Harjai x Surabhi Dashputra Aart Sense Records [33]


Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2011 Hair Is Falling Score
2012Manzoor NahiSong composed to support the victim of the 2012 Delhi gang rape [34]
2013 Calapor Songs and score, also sang two songs [35]
2014 Titoo MBA Songs and Score
2014 CHUDAIL Music by [36]
2016 Do Lafzon Ki Kahani Composed 1 song "Ankhiyaan" [37] [7]
2016 Guddu Engineer Songs and score
2016 P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke Songs, opening theme and score [38]
2017MAHI NRIMusic by [39]
2017JinduaComposed two songs, "Laaiyan Ve" and "Takdi Ravan".
2017 Lucknow Central 3 songs, score and promos. [40]
2019 Judgemental Hai Kya Kis Raste Hai Jana
2019 Motichoor Chaknachoor Choti Choti Gal
2020 Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Neat Ve & Bimari


Awards and critical reception

AwardsForDirectorDetailsMusic directorLyricistYear
5th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival [1] Guddu Engineer Nikkhil Advani Best Music Award - Keh Nahi Paungaas Arjuna HarjaiKumaar2016
Creative ABBY Awards GOLD [41] ' P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke Nikkhil AdvaniOriginal Background Score - Rab Ki BaateinArjuna HarjaiKumaar2017
Creative ABBY Awards BRONZE P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke Nikkhil AdvaniOriginal Background Score - Raahiyan VeArjuna HarjaiKumaar2017

Songs

FilmSongSingerLyricistYear of Release
Manzoor Nahi [34] SingleSurabhi Dashputra & Arjuna HarjaiSurabhi Dashputra2012
CalaporMusicalLakshmi Madhusudan & Aishwarya NigamSanjeev Chaturvedi2013
CalaporTaranaSurabhi DashputraSurabhi Dashputra2013
CalaporI Love You MaArjuna Harjai & Surabhi DashputraSurabhi Dashputra2013
Calapor BindaasVariousSurabhi Dashputra2013
Titoo MBAKyu Hua Reprise Neeti Mohan Kumaar2014
Titoo MBAO RanjhnaSurabhi DashputraSurabhi Dashputra2014
Titoo MBAPlan Bana Le Aishwarya Nigam & Surabhi DashputraKumaar2014
Titoo MBAAtyachaariSurabhi Dashputra & Arjuna HarjaiSurabhi Dashputra2014
Titoo MBAKyu Hua Arijit Singh & Arjuna HarjaiKumaar2014
Titoo MBA O Soniye Arijit Singh & Vibha SarafSurabhi Dashputra2014
ChudailDas Rahe Hain Jonita Gandhi Surabhi Dashputra2015
ChudailRaat Ye Kehti Hai Sunidhi Chauhan Surabhi Dashputra 2015
Hero (2015 Hindi film) Yadaan Teriyaan Reprise Shipra Goyal & Arjuna HarjaiKumaar2015 [42]
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (film) Ankhiyaan Kanika Kapoor Kumaar 2016 [43]
P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh KeRab Ki BaateinArjunna HarjaieKumaar2016
P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh KeRaahiyaSurabhi Dashputra & Shashaa TirupatiKumaar2016
P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh KeDhaageArjuna Harjai & Nandini SrikarKumaar2016
P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh KeAkhari Mod PeArjuna HarjaiKumaar2017
P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke Ishq Hawa HaiArjuna HarjaiKumaar2017
Mahi NRIMera Mahi NRIKailash KherKumaar2017
Mahi NRITere BinaMaster Saleem & Shipra GoyalKumaar2017
Mahi NRIOne More ThumkaJonita Gandhi & Anubhav SumanKumaar2017
Mahi NRIBlonde NachdiHardy Sandhu & Jonita GandhiKumaar2017
Mahi NRIBathroom (Rap)Hardy SandhuKumaar2017
Mahi NRIBalle BalleHardy SandhuKumaar2017
Mahi NRITabbarLehmber Hussainpuri & Hardy SandhuKumaar2017
Mahi NRITere Bina (Reprise)Hardy SandhuKumaar2017
JinduaTakdi RavanJonita Gandhi, Akhil & Arjunna HarjaieKumaar2017
JinduaLaaiyan VeArjuna Harjai & Surabhi DashputraKumaar2017
Lucknow CentralTeen Kabooter Divya Kumar, Mohit Chauhan, Raftaar Kumaar, Raftaar 2017
Lucknow CentralRangdaari Arijit Singh & Arjuna Harjai Kumaar 2017
Lucknow Central Kaavaan Kaavaan Divya Kumar Kumaar 2017

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