Career
Koppikar began her career by recording advertising jingles. [4] While she was in the process of forming a band, she was spotted by Indian jazz gurus Louis Banks and Joe Alvarez at a jamming session; they later became her mentors. [2]
Koppikar has appeared at corporate shows and music festivals across India and abroad including the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2010, [2] the Lavasa Music and Art Festival, and at Taj Vivanta in Mumbai and Pune. Arko Mukherjee heard Koppikar while she was performing one of her compositions and offered her "Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyar Aaya Hai", [5] her first playback song as a singer for the Bollywood film Hate Story 2 from 2014. As of 2025, its music video received 213 million views on YouTube. This was followed by "Mohabbat Barsa De" for the film Creature 3D . [6]
Koppikar released her debut single "Bebasi"—a song and music video—as a singer-songwriter in the indie space. [7] Another composition and song "Maati Ka Palang" by Koppikar was featured as part of the film score and album for the 2015 Bollywood movie NH10 . [8] The film was produced by Phantom Films, Eros International and Clean Slate Films and directed by Navdeep Singh. The film features Anushka Sharma and Neil Bhoopalam in lead roles. [9] Samira then released her next Bollywood composition "Bairaagi" from Bareilly Ki Barfi , which was also nominated for the Filmfare Awards and Mirchi Music Awards. [10] [11]
Koppikar has released songs independently, such as "Bebasi", with musicians Kalyan Baruah, Gino Banks, and Sheldon D'silva, [12] as well as "Kaanch Ke" (featuring Lipstick Under My Burkha 's Aahna Kumra). [13] Koppikar composed soundtracks for NH10 (2015), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Laal Kaptaan (2019), and Dobaara (2022). Apart from Bollywood music, Koppikar released two independent albums with Zee Music in 2023, both consisting of eight songs.
She has also ventured as an independent music artist by releasing six songs, two singles "Prem Scam" and "Mohabbat ki Wajah", and one EP "Sang Baarishon Ke". [14]
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