Sumit Sethi

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Sumit Sethi
BornDelhi, India
GenresBollywood, Punjabi, Pop
Occupation(s)Music producer, DJ, composer, singer
Years active2002–present

Sumit Sethi is an Indian music producer, DJ, composer, and performer. Sumit Sethi entered the world of music and DJing at the age of 16 [1] Amongst a wide catalogue of songs, the prominent ones are "Veera" ( T-Series ), "Gaddi Mashook Jatt Di" ( Zee Music Company ), "Jai Deva" (Bohra Bros). Sumit Sethi and Jasmine Sandlas come together for a Punjabi EDM track Veera. [2] Sumit Sethi is trying to preserve the heritage of Punjabi folk music. [3] His vision is to fuse electronic music with Bollywood sound. [4] He was nearly thrown out of his house as his parents felt that he was throwing away his professional life on a whim. [5]

Contents

Filmography

Acting

YearFilmRoleNotes
2009JugaadCameoHindi
2015 Meeruthiya Gangsters CameoHindi

Film

YearFilmSongLanguageNotes
2014 Hate Story 2 "Pink Lips – Remix"HindiRemix
2014 Kick HangoverHindiRemix
2014 Singham Returns "Singham Returns Remix (MBA Swag)"HindiRemix
2019 Roy "Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan"HindiArranger
2019 The Accidental Prime Minister Music Director & Background ScoreHindiScore

Singles (music)

No.ReleasedTitleCo-artist (s)LabelNotesLyricist
112 August 2007"Jai Dev Jai Dev " Nooran Sisters "Bohra Bros" Vakratunda Mahakaaya
212 August 2009"Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast" Natasha Suri "Venus Music" Singles (music)
39 July 2015"NEHAR WALE PUL" Sona Mohapatra "Bohra Brothers" Singles (music)
410 September 2015"Gadi Hai Mashook Jatt Di" Sapna Pabbi Zee Music The Transporter Refueled
51 August 2016"Dalinder Dance" Nataša Stanković Zee Music Company 7 Hours to Go
63 April 2018"Veera Video Song" Jasmine Sandlas T-Series Singles (music)
2020"yaraa" Gopi Sidhu
2020"Ishq" Gopi Sidhu

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References

  1. "Sumit Sethi entered the world of music and DJing at the age of 16". The Times of India. ANI. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  2. "Sumit Sethi and Jasmine Sandlas come together for a Punjabi EDM track". Radio And Music. RnMTeam. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. Srijani Ganguly (22 April 2018). "This musician is trying to preserve the heritage of Punjabi folk music". India Today. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. "Want to fuse electronic music with Bollywood sound: DJ Sumit Sethi". The Indian Express. IANS. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. Samarth Goyal (26 April 2018). "Caught in the undertow: Does the 'D' in EDM stand for Dance or Depression?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 May 2018.