Raghav Sachar | |
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 Sachar at an event organized by BIG FM 92.7 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 24 July 1981 Kolkata, India |
| Genres | Pop, playback singing |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, music composer, instrumentalist, musician |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | www |
Raghav Sachar (born 24 July 1981, in India) is an Indian singer, [1] composer and film scorer.
Sachar was born to father, R. K. Sachar, and mother, Usha Sachar in Calcutta. He is the youngest of three children. He started playing his first instrument, the harmonica, at the age of four. Every year since then his parents have given him an instrument. Born into a family of music lovers, Raghav was interested in music from a very early age.
He won the Best Drummer Award at the Pepsi Cornucopia contest in Delhi in 1994 besides being adjudged the best keyboard player at the BITS Pilani Festival. At the age of 15, he was chosen by the government of India as their representative in Russia for a cultural exchange program. He also formed a band, Canzona, with some friends where they toured all over India and played at key places like the IITs, BITS Pilani etc. before proceeding to Monash Conservatory of Music, Melbourne in 2000 to study music. Raghav is an alumnus of Mount St. Mary's, Delhi Cantt.
He studied Music & Composition and Performance with the main instrument, the Saxophone and minor instrument being flute, and did his majors in Jazz at Monash. It was during this time that Raghav toured as a "One-Man Band" to countries in South East Asia including Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia.
Raghav has also done affiliated courses from the Berklee College of Music, Boston and Trinity College of London.
He gave solo concerts while visiting India and worked with Viva and Shubha Mudgal on albums apart from recording for jingles for advertisements such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Sony Walkman etc. and film soundtracks. His crowning glory was being awarded the Golden Key Award and Earnest Award for academic excellence in 2000 and 2001 at Monash. He was termed as a Born Genius and featured in National Geographic’s Worldwide Television Series titled “My Brilliant Brain”. He has performed live for over 2000 public, corporate and private shows since 2003. Raghav now plays more than 33 instruments.
In 2023, Raghav Sachar appeared on Jay-Ho! The Jay Kumar Show and shared his thoughts on the future of music. As someone who blends traditional and modern music techniques, he appreciates how technology can help but is also concerned about its impact. He said, I am worried that by 2030, music production could become so automated that traditional skills might not be as needed. He’s careful about the potential loss of the true essence of music as technology advances. [2]
He released his first album "Raghav- For The First Time" in 2003 through HMV records, followed by three other albums released through Universal Music in 2005 and 2007. Raghav's albums such as "24 Carat", "Play It Loud" and "Charming Lootera" enjoyed commercial success throughout India. "Vande Mataram" released in 2010 was launched by Hon'ble Ministers Kamalnath and Jaipal Reddy. 12 of his albums have been released under his own label "Raghav Sachar Music" (founded in 2009) between 2009 and 2015.
Founded in 2011, "Raghav Sachar Productions" tends to films, and live events and music videos.
Raghav debuted as a music director for the film “Kabul Express”, by “Yash Raj Productions” in 2005. Since then he has composed songs for films such as "One Two three", and "Bittoo Boss" amongst many others. He also played numerous instruments in various Bollywood blockbuster films, such as, Salaam Namaste, Parineeta, Dhoom, Kaal, Hum Tum, Yehaan, Black Friday, Kal Ho Na Ho, Don to name a few. He has played in over 150 films till date.
Raghav has collaborated with leading music directors such as: A.R. Rahman, Vishal–Shekhar, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Salim–Sulaiman, Anu Malik and Pritam.
He has also recorded and performed with leading artists such as: Dave Weckl (International Jazz Drummer), Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher, Shankar Mahadevan, Adnan Sami, Shubha Mudgal, Neeraj Shridhar, Kunal Ganjawala, Sivamani, Niladri Kumar, Taufiq Qureshi, Louis Banks, Ranjit Barot, etc.
On 21 January 2014 Raghav married actress Amita Pathak in Mumbai. [3]
| Album title | Language | Year |
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| Raghav, For the First Time | Hindi | 2003 |
| 24 Carat | 2005 | |
| Play It Loud | 2007 | |
| Ho Jaane De | 2009 | |
| Charming Lootera | ||
| Om Jai Jagdish | ||
| Vande Mataram | 2010 | |
| Dil ki zubaan | 2011 | |
| Set The Fire | ||
| Gayatri Mantra | ||
| Ishq Ki Subha | 2012 | |
| Khoya Khoya | 2013 | |
| Gulabi Ankhen | ||
| Yeh Ladka Haaye Allah(Ft.Neeti Mohan) | 2014 | |
| "Raat Akeli Hai(Ft.Sophie Choudry)" | ||
| Bang Bang | 2015 | |
| Mana Leya Kar [4] | 2023 |
| Year | Film | Song | Singer(s) | Notes |
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| 2006 | Kabul Express | "Kabul Fiza" | Raghav Sachar | |
| "Keh Raha Mera Dil" | ||||
| "Yeh Main Aaya Kahaan Hoon" | ||||
| "Kabul Fiza (Remix)" | ||||
| "Kabul Fiza (Theme)" | Instrumental | |||
| "Banjar" | Shubha Mudgal | |||
| "Banjar (Lounge Mix)" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |||
| "Banjar (Revisited)" | KK | |||
| 2008 | Sunday | "Manzar" | Raghav Sachar | |
| One Two Three | "One Two Three" | Kunal Ganjawala, Raghav Sachar, Earl Edger | ||
| "One Two Three (Club Mix)" | ||||
| "One Two Three (Ballad)" | Raghav Sachar | |||
| "One Two Three (Amalgamation)" | Kunal Ganjawala, Kailash Kher, Raghav Sachar, Kshitij Tarey, Kaptan Laadi, Aditya Dhar | |||
| "Rock Mahi" | Raghav Sachar, Sunidhi Chauhan | |||
| "Gup Chup" | Raghav Sachar, Mahalakshmi Iyer | |||
| "Gup Chup (Remix)" | ||||
| "I Wanna Guy" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |||
| "Lakshmi Narayan" | Ninad Kamat | |||
| Haal-e-dil | "Khwahish" | Shaan, Raghav Sachar, Sunidhi Chauhan | ||
| Rang | Sonu Nigam | |||
| "Rang (Remix)" | Raghav Sachar | |||
| 2009 | Daddy Cool | "Daddy Cool" | Paroma P. Das Gupta, Raghav Sachar | along with Adnan Sami |
| "Daddy Cool (Remix)" | ||||
| 2010 | Tum Milo Toh Sahi | TBA | Raghav Sachar | music by Sandesh Shandilya |
| 2011 | Phhir | "Love is All I Got" | ||
| "Loot" | ||||
| 2012 | Bittoo Boss | "Audi (Tenu Tak De)" | Raghav Sachar, Natalie Di Luccio | |
| "Kick Lag Gayi" | Raghav Sachar, Tulsi Kumar | |||
| "Kabotaar" | Mika Singh | |||
| "Kaun Kenda" | Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal | |||
| "Main Jagey Sari Raat" | Shahid Mallya | along with Gajendra Verma | ||
| 2013 | I, Me Aur Main | "Nasha Nasha" | Neha Bhasin | |
| 2014 | Sonali Cable | "Mausam Yeh Kyun Badal Gaya" | Kshitij Tarey | |
| 2015 | Alone | "Touch My Body" | Aditi Singh Sharma | |
| 2016 | Beiimaan Love | "Hug Me" | Kanika Kapoor | |
| Rustom | "Rustom Vahi" | Sukriti Kakkar | ||
| "Rustom Vahi (Male)" | Josraj Joshi | |||
| "Rustom Vahi (Marathi)" | ||||
| "Rustam Vahi" | Instrumental | |||
| 2017 | Guest Iin London | "Frankly Tu Sona Nachdi" | Tarannum Mallik | |
| "Dil Mera" | Ash King, Prakriti Kakar, Shahid Mallya | |||
| "Daru Vich Pyaar" | Taz, Arya Acharya | |||
| 2018 | Helicopter Eela | "Ruk Ruk Ruk" | Palomi Ghosh | Remake |
| Bhaiaji Superhit | "Om Namah Shivay" | Sukhwinder Singh, Raghav Sachar, Akanksha Sharma, Raftaar | ||
| Tina & Lolo | "Raat Ke Saaye Tale" | Akanksha Sharma | ||
| 2020 | Taish | "Kol Kol" | Jyotica Tangri | |
| "Kol Kol (Reprise)" | Mohan Kanan | |||
| 2023 | Mission Majnu | "Channa Ve Assi" | Raj Barman | |
| "Channa Ve Assi (Female)" | Jyotica Tangri |
| Title | Role | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tum Milo Toh Sahi | Tharki Rockstar | 2010 | Special Appearance |
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