Gurshabad

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Gurshabad
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Gurshabad during an interview for his upcoming film
Born
Gurshabad Singh Kular

(1989-08-24) 24 August 1989 (age 35)
Other namesGurshabad Singh
EducationMaster of Arts in Music
Alma mater Khalsa College, Amritsar, Guru Nanak Dev University, Panjab University
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Actor
  • Live performer
Years active2015-present
Musical career
Genres
Labels
  • PTC Motion Pictures

Gurshabad Singh Kular (born 24 August 1989) [1] is an Indian film actor and playback singer known for his work predominantly in Punjabi cinema and music industry. After completing his junior high school from a local school, he attended Khalsa College, Amritsar for his undergraduate and went on to study at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar where he completed his Master of Arts program in Music.

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Life and career

In September 2015, Gurshabad debuted as a singer with Vaar Bhagat Singh (dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh), a duo collaboration along with Ammy Virk. In the same year, Gurshabad gave his first film appearance in a box-office success Angrej, in which Amrinder Gill played the lead role. After singing singles including Milne Di Rutt (ਮਿਲਣੇ ਦੀ ਰੁੱਤ) (2016), Geetkariyan (ਗੀਤਕਾਰੀਆਂ) (2016), and Tarakiyaan (ਤਰੱਕੀਆਂ) (2017), Gurshabad commenced his playback singing career with a track titled Rajya (ਰਾਜਿਆ) penned by Harman Jeet [2] in the film Sarvann (2017) produced by Priyanka Chopra, Madhu Chopra and Deepshikha Deshmukh.

Discography

Singles

YearSongRecord LabelLyricistComposer(s)
2016Milne Di Rutt (ਮਿਲਣੇ ਦੀ ਰੁੱਤ)Rhythm Boyz EntertainmentMukhtar Desi Routz
Jatta Jaag (ਜੱਟਾ ਜਾਗ)Raavi Motion Pictures Shiv Kumar Batalvi Himself
2017Tarakiyaan (ਤਰੱਕੀਆਂ)Rhythm Boyz EntertainmentSidhu Sarabjit Tigerstyle
Chann Ve (ਚੰਨ ਵੇ)Harman JeetManpreet
2018Taareyaan De Utte (ਤਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਉੱਤੇ) DD Punjabi Gurmoh

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References

  1. Gurshabad Singh at IMDb
  2. "A lyrical journey". India Today.