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

1. "Punjabi actor Babbal Rai says that it was his father who saw the spark in him". filmfare.com. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
2. "Watch New Punjabi Song Music Video 'Tera Naam' Sung By Babbal Rai". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
3. "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.
4. "Exclusive! Babbal Rai: It was my father who saw the talent in me". The Times of India. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
5. ""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.
6. "Viral fame". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
7. Babbal Rai is out with his new album 'Girlfriend' – Interview. YouTube. 10 February 2014.
8. 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.
9. Babbal Rai – Interview. YouTube. 21 October 2013.
10. Singh vs Kaur#Cast
11. Mr & Mrs 420
12. ""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.