K. S. Makhan

KS Makhan
KS Makhan in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Kuldeep Singh Takhar
Also known as	Saan Jatt
Born	3 August 1975 (1975-08-03) (age 49) Shankar, Nakodar, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Origin	Punjab, India
Genres	Punjabi, Bhangra, Romantic, Pop, Folk
Occupations	Singer, actor, Politician, Athlete, Sports Promoter
Instruments	Voice
Years active	1997–present[ citation needed ]
Labels	Speed Records, T-Series, Movie Box, Music Waves, Planet Records

KS Makhan (born Kuldeep Singh Takhar) is a Punjabi Indian wrestler turned singer, actor, politician, sports promoter, and songwriter.

Personal life

KS Makhan has been living in Surrey, British Columbia since the early 2000's. He was born in Takhar Jatt Sikh family of the village of Shankar in Jalandhar, Punjab, near Nakodar. He is married and has two sons named Aykam Singh Takhar and Sajjan Singh Takhar.

Career

Makhan is a former Kabbadi player and is known for his contribution to the sport, as well as wrestling. He is well known for his motivational songs regarding sports and health such as, Sir Kadhve Record, Daulian Ch Jaan, and Parwah.

KS Makhan's first album was Numbra Te Dil Milde. He has worked with music producer Aman Hayer and musicians Sukhpal Sukh and Atul Sharma. His albums include Glassi, Billo, ^[1] Muskan, Yaar Mastaane, Good Luck Charm, and James Bond. His other tracks are "Mitran Di Motor", "Takle", "Gabru Top Da", "Fight", "Talwaaran", "Sitare", "Jatt Warga Yaar", ^[2] "Band Botle", "Badmaashi", and "Pakka Yaar". In 2012, he reached number one with his track "Dil Vich Vas Gayi". ^[3] By the end of 2012, he had gained so much popularity (particularly in the Doaba region) that he had as many as 3 bookings of live music per day. In early 2013, he quit music and live performances and only did a handful of music work until 2020 when he made his comeback with the song "Willpower". In 2021, his song "Flood Back" gained popularity, allowing him to start performing worldwide again.

Film career

In 2012, Makhan made his film debut in film Pinky Moge Wali , ^[4] with a cast including Gavie Chahal, Neeru Bajwa, and Geeta Zaildar. He played the role of 'Villain' in this film. His next film was Sajjan – The Real Friend, which was released in January 2013, where he was lead actor. Later on, he was part of films including Kirdar e Sardar, Jugni Hath Kise na Auni, and a unreleased film called Jatt Pardesi, which also starred the Indian Cinema Megastar Dharmendra.

Politics

K.S. Makhan joined the Bahujan Samaj Party on 9 February 2014.^{[ citation needed ]} He was a candidate from Anandpur Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency) for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections., ^[5] finishing fourth with 69,124 votes. In 2016, Makhan joined the Shromani Akali Dal party. ^[6]

Discography

Year	Album	Label	Composed	No. of Tracks	Format
2022	Return Of The Mak	Biillions Records	Aman Hayer	TBA	Digital
2015	Dastaar	Sony Music Entertainment	Aman Hayer	8	CD
2013	Khalse Kalgidhar De	Shemaroo Shine Star	Beat Minister	7	CD
2012	James Bond (UK & India) 007 [7] (Canada)	MovieBox Records (UK) T-Series (India) Music Waves (Canada)	Aman Hayer	8	CD
2010	Good Luck Charm	Music Waves (Canada & India) MovieBox Records (UK)	Aman Hayer	8	CD
2008	Yaar Mastane	Music Waves (Canada & India) Genie Records (UK)	Aman Hayer	10	CD & Cassette
2006	Muskaan	T-Series	Aman Hayer & Joy Atul	10	CD & Cassette
2005	Billo	T-Series (India) Golden Star Video (Canada & USA)	Aman Hayer & Tarun Rishi	10	CD & Cassette
2005	Kismat Bana Do Maa	T-Series	Lal-Kamal	8	Cassette
2004	Pio Milje Kalghidhar Warga	T-Series (India) Music Waves (Canada)	Sukhpal Sukh	8	CD & Cassette
2003	Mastaani (India) Dildar (UK & Canada)	T-Series (India) Genie Records (UK)	Aman Hayer	8 & 10	CD & Cassette
2002	Jwani (India & Canada) First Play (UK)	T-Series (India) Planet Recordz (Canada) Calibre Records (UK)	Aman Hayer	8	CD & Cassette
2001	Lal Pari	Audio Touch	Sukhpal Sukh, Gurmeet Singh	9	CD & Cassette
2001	Mitran Di Motor	DMC Records (UK)		8	CD & Cassette
2000	Glassi	Audio Touch	Sukhpal Sukh, Lal-Kamal	8	CD & Cassette
1999	Friendship Sohni Sohni	Rhythm Audio Kamlee Records DMC Records	Ashu Singh	8	CD & Cassette
1997	Mehfal Mittran Dee	Hi-Tech Music DMC Records	Santosh Kataria & Sanjeev	8	CD & Cassette
1996	Yaaran Naal Bahara	Amrit Music Center		8	Cassette
1995	Numberaan Te Dil Milde	TPM Audio Cassette	Ramesh Batlavi	8	Cassette

Singles

Year	Song	Label	Composer
2025	GAL NOTAN DI	Hotshot Music	Gagan Ratti
2021	High Spirits	Prince G Entertainment	Prince G
2020	I Am Back	Sniper Records	Snappy
2020	Brand	Hayer Records	Money Aujla
2020	Lumbi Race De Ghore	Elite Music	Aman Hayer
2020	Willpower	Geet MP3	Money Aujla
2019	Mera Sardar	VS Records	Amdad Ali
2018	Mangal Grah	Beat Motion Productions	Harj Nagra
2018	Star	Speed Records	Prince Ghuman
2017	Gaddar Bande	Rehaan Records	V Grooves

Filmography

Release	Film	Role	Notes	Label	Presentation
2012	Pinky Moge Wali [8]	Akaal	Film debut	T-Series	Batra Showbiz
2013	Sajjan-The Real Friend [9]	Sajjan	With Sanvi Dhimaan, Simran Sachdeva	T-Series	Takhar Productions
2013	Shatranj (Sheh Ke Maat)		With Preet Sidhu, Mani Kapoor		Sidhu Films
2014	Jatt Pardesi	Manjinder Singh		T-Series	Kala Nizampuri
2017	Jugni Hath Kise Na Auni			Lokhdun	Sidhu Films

Tagged Songs

Release	Song	Album	Record Label	Notes
2017		Headline Mission	Speed Records	With Prince Ghuman, Nachhatar Gill, Sippy Gill, Preet Harpal, Kanth Kaler & More
2014		Jakara 2	Dharam Seva Records T-Series	With Nick Sahota, Jaz Dhami, Meshi Eshara, Preet Harpal
2013	Malang Baniye	Malang Baniye – Single	4 Play Music T-Series	With Dr. Zeus & Young Fateh
2013	Muqabala	Muqabala	Shemaroo	With Prince Ghuman, Bohemia (musician)
2012	Nach Mitran Naal	Nach Mitran Naal	T-Series, Music Waves	With Debi Makhsoospuri, Raj Brar, Inderjit Nikku, Harbhajan Shera
TBA		Gold Label	Planet Recordz	With Late Soni Pabla, Geeta Zaildar, Kanth Kaler, Mika Singh.
2012	Dil Vich Vas Gayi	Dil Vich Vas Gayi	T-Series	With Kanth Kaler, Ranjit Mani, Amar Arshi, Sabar Koti.
2012	Yaar Velly	Brave Heart 2	Music Cafe	With Surinder Sangha, Amar Singh, Nirmal Sidhu.
2011	Badmashi	Musical Gangsters The Gangsters	Planet Recordz Speed Records	With Sarbjit Cheema, Gippy Grewal, Raj Brar, Jassi Sohal.
2011	Parwah	The Entourage	MovieBox Speed Records	With Aman Hayer, Gippy Grewal, Geeta Zaildar, Angrej Ali & Dev Dhillon.
2010	Anakh Naal Din Kattiye	En Karma	T-Series Music Waves Moviebox	With En Karma, Inder Kooner, H-Dhami, G Money, Battle Kat & More.
2010	Daulian Ch Jaan	Put Your Hands Up	Speed Records Planet Recordz	With Gippy Grewal, Mangi Mahal, Miss Pooja, Inderjit Nikku.
2009	Fight	Brave Heart	Music Cafe	With Surinder Sangha, Amar Singh, Nirmal Sidhu, Angrej Ali.
2005	Ik Ghut	Groundshaker	Genie Records Planet Recordz T-Series	With Angrej Ali, Lehmber Hussainpuri, Feroz Khan, Nirmal Sidhu
2003	Neendran	Reminisce	Planet Recordz T-Series Genie Rocords	With Lehmber Hussainpuri, Feroz Khan, Manak-E, MC Special.
2001		Deep Impact II	Golden Star Video	With Sarbjit Cheema, Pammi Bai, Balkar Sidhu, Gill Hardeep.
2000	Apna Standard	Kala Doriya	Tips	With Shankar Sahni, Amrita Virk, Lovely Nirmann, Sandeep Akhtar.
1997	Hoopeh	Dhol Beat Dho	Music Waves Kiss Records Venus Music	With Sukshinder Shinda, Jazzy B, Bhinda Jatt & Kuldeep Manak

References

1. K.S. Makhan. "K.S. Makhan – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Jatt Warga Yaar" [Official Video] – K.S. Makhan(guru da sikh) – James Bond
3. "Dil Vich Vas Gayi" – New Official Full HD Song – K S Makhan – YouTube
4. "Punjabi Cinema @ CinemaPunjabi.com, eXclusive Punjabi Cinema portal". Cinemapunjabi.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "KS Makhan is BSP Candidate from Anandpur Sahib".
6. "Official ECI Results". Archived from the original on 3 June 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
7. "Download". .clickdownloader.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
8. "Pinky Moge Wali Movie Trailer, New Upcoming Punjabi Movie!". Punjabimoviesonline.net. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
9. "http://www.punjabiportal.com/forum/sajan-the-true-friend-punjabi-movie-ks-makhan-t6882.html Archived 4 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine "

External links

• Official website Archived 2 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine