Babbal Rai

Babbal Rai
Born	Simranjeet Singh Rai 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]}

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
2015	Dildariyaan	Sumair	Jassi Gill, Sagrika Ghatke, Binnu Dhillon

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.