Arko Pravo Mukherjee

Not to be confused with the folk singer Arko Mukhaerjee.

Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Mukherjee in December 2015
Background information
Birth name	Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Born	(1983-05-19) 19 May 1983 (age 41) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres	Bollywood
Occupations	Music composer singer-songwriter
Years active	2012–present

Arko Pravo Mukherjee, better known by the mononym as Arko is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, and producer. He has created multiple tracks for various films like "Teri Mitti" (Kesari), "Nazm Nazm" (Bareilly Ki Barfi), "O Desh Mere" (BHUJ - The Pride Of India), "O Saathi" (Baaghi 2), "Tere Sang Yaara" (Rustom), "Jogi" (Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana), "Naino Ne Bandhi" (Gold), "Allah Waariyan" (Yaariyan), "Abhi Abhi" (Jism 2), "Saathi Rey" (Kapoor & Sons), "Dariya" (Baar Baar Dekho), "Paani Wala Dance" (KKLH) and others.

Awards

He is the only artist to be nominated in three categories in the same year at the Filmfare Awards 2018 for his song "Nazm Nazm" from the film Bareilly Ki Barfi.

Arko has received numerous accolades (including 7 Filmfare nominations):

• Winner of Best Debut Music (2012) - Stardust (Jism 2)
• Winner of Best Debut Lyrics (2012) - Stardust (Jism 2)
• Winner of Best Sufi Song (2012) - GIMA (Allah Waariyan)
• Winner of Stardust Award for Best Music Director (Yaariyan)
• Winner of STAR SCREEN Award for Best Music Composer (Yaariyan) alongside Pritam and Mithoon
• Awarded Gold Disc - Mirchi Top 20 Aaj Phir Tum Pe - ( Hate Story 2 )
• Awarded TIFFA - Best Music Director (Song Of the Year-Tere Sang yaara)
• Awarded Platinum Disc-Mirchi Top 20 (Tere Sang Yaara)
• Mirchi Music Awards 2020 Album Of The Year Kesari Song of the Year Teri Mitti"

Career

Mukherjee's latest release is his debut solo album, "Tum Aaoge", which features 8 original tracks that he has composed, sung, and written himself. Additionally, Arko has composed a patriotic song called "Ae Meri Jaan" for Kangana Ranaut's upcoming film "Emergency". This song showcases his ability to create music that evokes emotions and resonates with the theme of the film. With his versatile talent and dedication to his craft, Arko continues to make waves in the Indian music industry.

Early life

Mukherjee interned at Calcutta National Medical College ^[1] before moving in 2008 to Mumbai, to pursue a career in Bollywood film industry as a music director and singer-songwriter. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Filmography

Hindi filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film Name/Album	Song	Singer(s)	Notes
2012	Jism 2 [6]	Abhi Abhi (Male)	KK
		Yeh Jism Hai Toh Kya [7]	Ali Azmat
		Maula
		Abhi Abhi (Duet 1)	KK, Shreya Ghoshal
		Abhi Abhi (Duet 2)	KK, Akriti Kakkar
2014	Yaariyan [8]	Allah Waariyan	Shafqat Amanat Ali
		Zor Lagaake Haisha	Vishal Dadlani
	Hate Story 2	Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyaar Aaya Hai	Arijit Singh, Samira Koppikar
	Tamanchey	Dildara	Sonu Nigam
		Dildara (Reprise)	Arko
	The Shaukeens [9]	Meherbani [10] [11]	Jubin Nautiyal
2015	Kuch Kuch Locha Hai	Pani Wala Dance	Ikka, Shraddha Pandit
		Aao Na	Ankit Tiwari, Shraddha Pandit
	Bhaag Johnny	Iss Qadar Pyar Hai [12]	Ankit Tiwari
	Jazbaa	Kahaaniya [13]	Nilofer Wani
		Jaane Tere Shehar	Vipin Aneja
2016	Kapoor & Sons [14] [15]	Saathi Rey	Arko [16]
	Rustom	Tere Sang Yaara	Atif Aslam [17]
		Tere Bin Yaara	Arko
	Baar Baar Dekho	Dariya
	Tum Bin II	Dil Nawaziyaan	Arko, Payal Dev	Composed by Ankit Tiwari
2017	Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana	Rishta	Arko, Ankit Tiwari
	Faster Fene	Fefe Song	Ritesh Deshmukh
	Dobaara: See Your Evil	Kaari Kaari	Arko, Asees Kaur
		Humdard	Jyotica Tangri
	Sweetiee Weds NRI	O Saathiya	Armaan Malik, Prakriti Kakar, Arko
	Bareilly Ki Barfi	Nazm Nazm	Arko
		Nazm Nazm (2nd Version)	Ayushmann Khurrana
		Nazm Nazm (Female Version)	Sumedha Karmahe
	Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana	Jogi	Yasser Desai, Aakanksha Sharma
		Jogi (Male)	Shafqat Amanat Ali
		Jogi (Female)	Aakanksha Sharma
2018	Hate Story 4	Boond Boond	Jubin Nautiyal, Neeti Mohan
	Baaghi 2	O Saathi	Atif Aslam, Payal Dev
	Daas Dev	Rangdaari	Arko & Navraj Hans
	Gold	Naino Ne Bandhi	Yasser Desai
		Naino Ne Bandhi (Female)	Akanksha Sharma
		Bolte Pari Ni	Arko	Bengali
	Satyameva Jayate	Tere Jaisa	Arko, Tulsi Kumar
	Jack and Dil	Chuski	Arko, Sonu Kakkar
2019	Kesari	Teri Mitti	B Praak
		Teri Mitti (Reprise)		Released later
		Teri Mitti (Female)	Parineeti Chopra
	Blank	Ali Ali	B Praak, Arko
		Ali Ali (Reprise)	Navraj Hans
	Bombairiya	Sanki	Arko
		Bairiya	Navraj Hans
		Bairiya (Version 2)	Navraj Hans, Akriti Kakkar
	Fastey Fasaatey	Savera	Arko
	The Body	"Aaina"	Tulsi Kumar, Arko, Neha Kakkar
		"Khuda Haafiz"	Arijit Singh
2020	Hacked	Mehfooz	Arko
		Mehfooz Version 2	Akanksha Sharma
2021	Bullets	Tension Wali Raat	Neha Kakkar, Farhad Bhiwandiwala	Web Series on MX Player
	Bhuj: The Pride of India	Desh Mere	Arijit Singh	Disney Plus Hotstar film
	Satyameva Jayate 2	Jann Gann Mann	B Praak
		Jann Gann Mann (Reprise)	Arko
2022	Rashtra Kavach Om	Seher (Male version)	Arijit Singh
		Seher (Female version)	Aditi Singh Sharma
2023	Mission Majnu	Tum Ho	Papon	Netflix film
	U-Turn	Raasta	Asit Tripathy	Zee5 film
		Raasta (Female)	Prateeksha
		Raasta (Reprise)	Raj Barman
	Trial Period	Dheere Dheere	Arko	JioCinema film
	Dream Girl 2	Piya	Jubin Nautiyal
	Sukhee	Meethi Boliyan	Sachet Tandon
	Mission Raniganj	Jeetenge	B Praak, Arko
		Jeetenge (Reprise)	Stebin Ben, Arko
2024	Dedh Bigha Zameen	Musafir	Jubin Nautiyal	JioCinema film
		"Musafir (Film Version)"	Arko
	Emergency	Ae Meri Jaan	Hariharan

Bengali filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film name	Song	Singer	Composer & Lyricist	Notes
2019	Shesh Theke Shuru	Mon Aamar	Arko	Himself
		Madhubala	Akriti Kakar & Tanmoy Saadhak
		Allah Aamar	Arko
		Mon Aamar (Revamped Version)	Arko
	Shantilal O Projapoti Rohoshyo	Shomoy	Arko
	Parineeta	Tomake (Female)	Shreya Ghoshal
		Shei Tumi	Arko
		Tomake (Male)	Arko

Telugu filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film Name	Song	Singer(s)	Notes
2018	Lover	What A Ammayi	Sonu Nigam
2024	Aho Vikramaarka	Salma	Mohana Bhogaraju
		Amma Song	Kaala Bhairava

Album(s)

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year(s)	Album Name(s)	Song(s)	Co-Singer(s)	Composer(s)	Language(s)
2015	Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog	"Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog" single	Tulsi Kumar	Original: Bhushan Dua, Nadeem-Shravan, Recreated by: Arko	Hindi
2018	Bepanah	"Bepanah"	Tina Kundalia, Arko	Rishabh Shrivastava	Hindi
2019	Oriplast Originals	"Baundule (বাউন্ডুলে)"	Shaan, Arko	Arko	Bengali
		"Bola Jaye Na (বলা যায় না)"	Akriti Kakar, Arko
	Akhbaar	"Akhbaar"	Arko		Hindi

Non-film songs

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year(s)	Song(s)	Singer(s)	Note(s)
2022	Oh Fatima	Arko and Chris Gayle
2022	Kora Sa	Arko and Palak Muchhal
2022	Sutta	Arko, Jaan Kumar Sanu and Ravleen
2022	Hum Dono	Arko and Nikita Gandhi
2022	Sharbat Jaisa Paani	Arko
2022	Kuku Mera	Arko and Ankit Tiwari
2022	Raata Din	Arko
2022	Squandering Love	Arko
2021	PARDESI	Arko and Asees Kaur
2021	Na Dooja Koi	Arko and Jotiyca Tangri
2021	AILAAN	Arko
2021	HABIT	Arko and Shreya Ghosal
2021	DHAT	Arko
2020	SUNO NA	Arko and Neeti Mohan
2020	Tum Jo Mil Gaye	Ash king and Lisa Mishra
2019	Baashinda	Arko and Ankit Tiwari and Ragini Tandon
2019	Dard E Dil	Ankit Tiwari and Priyanka Negi
2019	Ek Pyaar Ka Nagma	Papon Neeti Mohan
2019	Baarishein	Atif Aslam	Atif Aslam's last single released in Bollywood.
2019	Akhbaar	Arko Pravo Mukherjee
2019	Shukriya	Arko Pravo Mukherjee
2017	Aainda [18] [19]	Arko Pravo Mukherjee
	Salaam-e-Ishq [20] [21]	Arko Pravo Mukherjee and Jasmine	Producer/Remixer – DJ Shilpi Sharma
	Reeva [22]	Arko Pravo Mukherjee
2015	Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog [23]	Tulsi Kumar
2013	Maa [24]	Arko Pravo Mukherjee	Bengali
2011	Mira (Hindi album) [25]	Arko Pravo Mukherjee & Deb(Bishwadeb Bhaumik)	Hindi

Mukherjee is planning to record an English album in Los Angeles soon. ^[26] His song 'Reeva' entered the Billboard Dance 50 Charts at number 49.

References

1. "Arko Pravo Mukherjee: Doctors deserve to be treated well; they deserve to be saluted". The Times of India. May 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
2. "MEET DR DO MORE OF MUSIC". Daily Pioneer. 4 October 2015.
3. "Rising Arko Pravo sets solid foot in Bollywood". The Asian Age. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
4. "A quick four with Arko Pravo". The Asian Age. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
5. "Melody matters". The Asian Age. 2 November 2015.
6. "Made in Calcutta: A DBPC boy has scored the soundtrack. Meet Arko Pravo Mukherjee". The Telegraph. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
7. ""Yeh Jism' is very close to my heart" – Dr.Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Bollywood Hungama. 3 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012.
8. "I don't mind being part of a multi- composer movie: Arko Pravo Mukherjee". The Times of India. 27 December 2013.
9. "The Shaukeens : On a Song – What started in the studio ended at a party". The Times of India. 23 October 2014.
10. "Arko Pravo Mukherjee: 'Meherbani' was completed in a couple of days". Radio And Music. 5 November 2014.
11. "WHAT STARTED IN THE STUDIO ENDED AT A PARTY". Mumbai Mirror. 23 October 2014.
12. "Arko Pravo Mukherjee composes 'Iss Qadar Pyar Hai' for 'Bhaag Johnny'". Radio And Music. 2 September 2015.
13. "Why 'Kahaaniyaan' from 'Jazbaa' will end speculations on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's fitness!". Dna India. 15 September 2015.
14. "Composer Arko Mukherjee on turning singer for two Dharma Productions films, Kapoor & Sons and Baar Baar Dekho". Boxoffice India. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
15. "Music Review: 'Kapoor & Sons'". The Times of India. 11 March 2016.
16. "Composer Arko Mukherjee raises the pitch with 'Kapoor & Sons'". scroll.in. 10 March 2016.
17. "TERE SANG YAARA LYRICS – Rustom | Atif Aslam". 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
18. "Riteish Deshmukh makes debut in pop world with Arko Pravo Mukherjee's song Aainda. See photos". 10 August 2017.
19. "Madalina Bellariu to feature in Arko Pravo Mukherji's pop song 'AAINDA'". The Times of India .
20. "Launch of single Salaam-E-Ishq by Dj & Actor Shilpi Sharma and Arko – Media Infoline". 20 July 2017.
21. "Salaam-e-Ishq – Arko & DJ Shilpi Sharma I Jasmine Sandlas – listen and download music videos from Saregama".
22. "Arko's New Song 'Reeva' Features on Billboard Dance Club Chart". news18.com. 3 April 2017.
23. "Tulsi Kumar-Arko Pravo Mukherjee collaborate for Khushali Kumar's next". India Blooms. 10 October 2015.
24. "A Melodious Mother's Day Tribute From Arko Pravo Mukherjee". koimoi. 12 May 2013.
25. "The songwriter duo Arko & Dev is a UFO in the sky of Indipop". Artist Trove. 25 September 2011.
26. "Arko Pravo Mukherjee keen to record English album". The Indian Express. 13 March 2016.

External links

• Arko Pravo Mukherjee at IMDb
• Arko Pravo Mukherjee on Facebook
• Arko Pravo Mukherjee on Twitter