Mohammed Irfan | |
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 Mohammed Irfan performing in BCKV 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1 July 1985 Hyderabad, India |
| Origin | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Genres |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Mohammed Irfan is an Indian playback singer who sings predominantly in Hindi. He has also sung in Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi.
Irfan was born in Hyderabad and completed his schooling at All Saints High School, Hyderabad. His teacher Ramachari identified Irfan's talent and trained him in music. He used to come back after completing his school to perform in annual events. He won the title of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2 . [1] He was also one of the contestants of Amul STAR Voice of India , as well as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, where he was on Ismail Darbar's Yalgaar Ho Gharana. [2]
Irfan caught the attention of veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam during a concert at a musical institute in Hyderabad. [3] Balasubramaniam recommended him to A.R. Rahman, after which Rahman asked Irfan to provide background vocals for the Mani Ratnam-directed 2010 film Raavan . [4] Irfan recorded the song "Behene De" for the film alongside Karthik. The track, which topped music charts for many continuous weeks, also received rave critical reviews. [5] The same year, he recorded two songs for Mithoon's Lamhaa , titled "Salaam Zindagi" and "Rehmat Zara", where for the latter he received the best male singer debut award.
Irfan performed "Phir Mohabbat" along with Arijit Singh and Saim Bhat in the Mukesh Bhatt-produced 2011 film Murder 2 . [6] The song was commercially successful and received radio airplay. [7] He collaborated with the music directors Sajid–Wajid, Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros Anjjan, Jeet Ganguly.[ citation needed ]
His song ‘Dil Sambhal Ja Zara’ in film ‘Murder 2’ that made him establish himself as a singer. [8]
In 2014 his songs included "Baarish" from Yaariyan , "Muskurane" from Citylights , "Banjaara" from Ek Villain , "Dard Dilo Ke" from The Xpose and "Tu Hi Tu" from Kick . [9] The song "Banjaara", composed and written by Mithoon Sharma, was commercially successful. [10] Reviewing the song, Rediff.com wrote Irfan "is another singer making an impression in the Bollywood musical arena, and is sure to be noticed with this number". [11]
| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Raavan | "Behene De" | A.R. Rahman | Gulzar | Karthik | [12] |
| Lamhaa | "Rehmat Zara" | Mithoon | Sayeed Quadri, Mithoon | Mithoon | [13] | |
| "Salaam Zindagi" | Sayeed Quadri | Arun Daga | [14] | |||
| 2011 | Murder 2 | "Phir Mohabbat" | Arijit Singh, Saim Bhat | [15] | ||
| 2012 | Ajab Gazabb Love | "Sun Soniye" | Sajid–Wajid | Kausar Munir | Antara Mitra | [16] |
| "Sun Soniye" (Remix Version) | [17] | |||||
| OMG: Oh My God! | "Tu Hi Tu" | Himesh Reshammiya | Sameer | [18] | ||
| "Tu Hi Tu" (Remix Version) | [19] | |||||
| 2013 | Ishk Actually | "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me" | Shahdaab Bhartiya | Sanjay Mishra | Chandreyee Bhattacharya | [20] |
| "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me" (Male Version) | [21] | |||||
| Satya 2 | "Veerani" | Sanjeev-Darshan | Kumaar | Payel Aditiya Dev | [22] | |
| 2014 | Yaariyan | "Baarish" | Mithoon | [23] | ||
| "Baarish" (Remix Version) | [24] | |||||
| The Xpose | "Dard Dilo Ke" | Himesh Reshammiya | Sameer | [25] | ||
| "Dard Dilo Ke" (Remix Version) | Neeti Mohan | [26] | ||||
| "Dard Dilo Ke" (Reprise Version) | [27] | |||||
| Angry Young Man | "Tere Bin Jiya" | Amjad-Nadeem | Ankur Tewari, Shabbir Ahmed | Shivranjani Singh | [28] | |
| Citylights | "Muskurane" (Unplugged Version) | Jeet Ganguly | Rashmi Singh | [29] | ||
| Unforgettable | "Abhi Se Teri" (Version 1) | Sachin Gupta | [30] | |||
| Ek Villain | "Banjaara" | Mithoon | [31] | |||
| Kick | "Tu Hi Tu" (Version 1) | Himesh Reshammiya | Mayur Puri | [32] | ||
| "Tu Hi Tu" (Version 1 Remix) | [33] | |||||
| "Hai Yehi Zindagi" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Kumaar | [34] | |||
| Spark | "Khwabo Mein Dekhi Thi Jo Angadayeenyan" | R.K. Dhiman | Malvinder Jeet, K P Singh | Yashita Sharma | [35] | |
| 2015 | Luckhnowi ishq | "Tu Aaina Hai Mera" | Raaj Aashoo | Neeraj Gupta | ||
| Monsoon | "Thoda Sa" | Biswajit Bhatacharjee | ||||
| Ranbanka | "Kahna Re" | |||||
| Bumper Draw | "Lukkhe Bade Aate Hain" | Rahul Mishra | Irshad Khan | |||
| Barkhaa | "Lafze Bayaan" | Amjad – Nadeem | Shreya Ghoshal | |||
| Thoda Lutf Thoda Ishq | "Pyar Hua Jab Tumse" | |||||
| Uvaa | "Ishq Fobia" | Rashid Khan | Bhupendra Singh | Bhanu Pratap | ||
| Brothers | "Gaaye Jaa" | Ajay–Atul | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | "Jab Tum Chaho" | Himesh Reshammiya | Irshad Kamil | Palak Muchhal, Darshan Raval | ||
| Ishq Ne Krazy Kiya Re | "Tu Dua Hai Dua" | Rishi Siddharth | Ravi Basnet | |||
| 2016 | Shaukeen Kaminay | "Maahi Re" | Dharam Dewda | Dharam Dewda | ||
| 2017 | Who is the first wife of my father | "Mere Khuda" | ||||
| Flat 211 | "Tere Lams Ne" | Prakash Prabhakar | Tanveer Ghazi | |||
| Jab Harry Met Sejal | "Yaadon Mein" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil | Jonita Gandhi, Cuca Roseta, Arjun Chandy | ||
| 2018 | Nanu Ki Jaanu | "Tujhe Dekhte Hi Nazar" | Gunwant Sen | Abid Ali | ||
| 2019 | Rangeela Raja | "Jagmag Jagamag" | Iswar Kumaar | Mehboob | Shreya Ghoshal | |
| ‘’Risknamaa’’ | "Maine Pyaar Kyo kiya" | Dushant | Sanjeet Nirmal | |||
| Mushkil | "Ek Siwa Tere" | Vardan Singh | Anjaan Sagri | |||
| 2020 | Bebaakee | "Aakhri Baar" | Darshan-Umang | Rashmi Virag | Palak Muchhal | Web series |
| 2021 | Tadap | "Tere Siva Jag Mein (Reprise)" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil, Sholke Laal | Asees Kaur | |
| 2022 | Himesh Ke Dil Se | "Dard E Dil Kii Dawwa" | Himesh Reshammiya | Arpita Mukherjee | Album | |
| "Terri Aashiqui Ne Maarraa" | Himesh Reshammiya | Shabbir Ahmed | ||||
| Year | Film/Album | Song | Language | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | "Yaar Aval Yaaro" | Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Thamarai | [36] | |
| Dil Jaani | "Re Mana" | Odia | Abhijit Majumdar | — | |||
| 2013 | Break Up | "Vadhili Polene" | Telugu | Indus Gharana | Krishna Chinni | [37] | |
| 2014 | Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay | "Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay" | Bengali | Savvy | Saurav Bhadra | [38] | |
| Kokhon Tomar Asbe Telephone | "Tumio Ki Anmona" (Sad Version) | Dabbu | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Aditi Paul | |||
| 2015 | Shortcut | "Maula" | Marathi | Puneet Dixit | Puneet Dixit | ||
| Agnee 2 | "Baanjara" | Bengali | Akaash | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| Aashiqui | "Ei Aashiqui" | Savvy | Akriti Kakar | ||||
| 2016 | Angaar | "Kotobaar Bojhabo Bol" | Akassh | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| Hero 420 | "Ore Priya" | Savvy Gupta | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | ||||
| Niyoti | "Toke Chara" | Priyo Chatterjee | |||||
| Mental | "Ureche Dhulo" | Dabbu | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | ||||
| Rokto | "Jante Jodi Chao" | Akaash | |||||
| Janaki Ramudu | "O Prema" | Telugu | Gifton Elias | Shreemani | |||
| Santheyalli Nintha Kabira | "Maneyembodu" | Kannada | Ismail Darbar | Gopala Vajpayee | Anweshaa | ||
| 2017 | Rangbaz | "Rimjhim" | Bengali | Dabbu | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Antara Mitra | |
| 2018 | Sultan: The Saviour | "Aamar Mon" | Savvy Gupta | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| 2023 | Album : Untitled | "Tum Mere Ho" | Hindi | MS Mahawar | MS Mahawar |
| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Film | Song | Result | Reference(s) |
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| 2010 | Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year | Lamhaa | "Salaam Zindagi" | Won | [39] |
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