Yasser Desai

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Yasser Desai
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Desai in 2019
Background information
Born (1989-11-15) 15 November 1989 (age 34)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • Lyricist
  • Poet
  • Author
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Piano
Years active2016–present
Website Official site

Yasser Desai (born 15 November 1989) is an Indian singer-songwriter [1] known for working in Hindi films. He is best known for his songs "Hue Bechain" and "Aankhon Me Aasoon Leke" from 2017 drama film Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha . [2]

Contents

Desai made his Bollywood debut with 2016 film Beiimaan Love , in which he sang three songs- “Main Adhoora", in "Mere Peeche Hindustan" and “RangReza" (Male). Subsequently he sang many blockbuster songs like "Dil Ko Karaar Aaya", "Hue Bechain", "Aankhon Me Aansoon Leke", Dil maang Raha Hai, Pallo Latke, Makhna, Jeene Bhi De, Naino Ne Baandhi, Jitni Dafa, Jogi, Twist Kamariya, Mehbooba, Rang Dariya and many more.

Early life and background

Yasser Desai was born on 15 November 1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra to a Gujarati Muslim family. He started his journey in music from the age of 11. He made his Bollywood singing debut with the 2016 film 'Beiimaan Love'. He sung two songs from that movie called "Main Adhoora" along with "Aakanksha Sharma" and the other one, "Mere Peeche Hindustaan Hai", along with Sukriti Kakar. He has sung the song called 'Itna Tumhe Chahna Hai' from the movie 'Machine' which was a smash hit. He lent his voice in many web series and TV series like 'Zakhmi', 'Bade Bhaiya Ki Dulhan', 'Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara' and so on. He made his Gujarati singing debut with a song titled "Tharva De" from the 2017 Gujarati movie Rachna No Dabbo? He made his Bengali singing debut with the song "Aalto Chhuye" from the 2018 movie Girlfriend. The song was composed by the very famous Jeet Gannguli. In the 2018 movie Gold , he had two songs called "Naino Ne Baandhi" and "Mono Beena". He won the "Best Playback Singer Of The Year" in the Zee Cine Awards 2019 for the song "Naino Ne Baandhi". Till now he had sung more than 200 songs for many Bollywood movies. He has also sung several singles for Zee Music Company and many other music channels.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmSongMusicLyricistCo-singer(s)Note
2016 Beiimaan Love "Main Adhura" Sanjeev-Darshan Sameer Anjaan Akansha Sharma
"Mere Peeche Hindustan" Amjad-Nadeem Sukriti Kakar
"RangReza (Male)" Asad Khan Raqueeb Alam
2017 Machine "Itna Tumhe" Tanishk Bagchi Arafat Mehmood Shashaa Tirupati
"Tu Hi Toh Mera"
Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha "Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha - Title Track"Nadeem SaifiNadeem Saifi
"Hue Bechain" Palak Muchhal
"Hanste Hanste"
"Aankhon Mein Aansoon"
"Tum Kahaan They"
"Nain" Faaiz Anwar
Bareilly Ki Barfi "Twist Kamariya" Tanishk-Vayu Harshdeep Kaur, Altamash Faridi
Fukrey Returns "Mehbooba Remake" Prem-Hardeep Kumaar Neha Kakkar, Raftaar, Mohammed Rafi
Tera Intezaar "Mehfooz" Raj Ashoo Shabbir Ahmed
Behen Hogi Teri "Teri Yadoon Mein" Yash Narvekar Yash Narvekar, Amit DhananiYash Narvekar, Pawni Pandey, Shubhanshu Kesharwani
"Tenu Na Bol Pawan"Amjad-NadeemRohit Sharma Jyotica Tangri
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana "Jogi (Duet)" Arko Akansha Sharma
"Pallo Latke Remake"Saim-Zain-RaeesKumaar, RoshJyotica Tangri, Fazilpuria
2018 Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran "Jitni Dafa" Jeet Gannguli Rashmi Virag
"De De Jagah" Sachin-Jigar Kumaar Vishwas
Gold "Naino Ne Baandhi"Arko
"Monobina" Tanishk Bagchi Vayu Monali Thakur, Shashaa Tirupati, Farhad Bhiwandiwala
Kaashi in Search of Ganga "Tujhe Dhoondte Rahe"Raj AshooShabbir Ahmed
Raazi "Dilbaro (Shehnai Mix) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Javed Akhtar
Bhaiaji Superhit "Do Naina"Amjad-NadeemAkansha Sharma
"Baby Jaanleva Hai" Pawni Pandey
"Sleepy Sleepy Aakhiyan"Jeet GannguliKumaar Asees Kaur
Untouchables "Aisha Kabhi" Harish Sagane Shakeel Azmi
Spotlight "Khafa Khafa"
Girlfriend "Alto Chuye"Jeet Gannguli Raja Chanda Akansha SharmaBengali film
2019 Bombairiya "Sajde Karoon"Amjad-NadeemMeraj Warsi, Riyaz Warsi, Faraz Warsi
Uri: The Surgical Strike "Bah Chala" Shashwat Sachdev Raj Shekhar Shashwat Sachdev
Zakhmi "Yeh Pyaar Ho Na Khatam"Harish SaganeShakeel Azmi
The Zoya Factor "Maheroo" Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Amitabh Bhattacharya
Jabariya Jodi "Dhoonde Aakhiyaan" Tanishk Bagchi Rashmi Virag Altamash Faridi
Article 15 "Naina Yeh"Piyush ShankarAkansha Sharma
Marudhar Express "Tum Chale Gaye (Male)"Jeet Gannguli
"Chashni Si" Vishal Mishra Jeet Gannguli
Beautiful "Mann Mera"
Drive "Makhna"Tanishk BagchiOzil Dalal, Tanishk Bagchi Asees Kaur
Motichoor Chaknachoor "Choti Choti Gal" Arjuna Harjai KumaarArjuna Harjai
Yaaram "Yaaram" Rochak Kohli Chitralekha Sen
Ghost "Dil Mang Raha Hai"Sanjeev-DarshanSanjeev-Ajay
"Janmo Janam"Nayeem-ShabirShakeel Azmi
"Rooh Ka Rishta"Sonal Pradhan
Ujda Chaman "Oh Bandeya" Gourov-Roshin Devshi Khanduri
2020 Jawaani Jaaneman "Bandhu Tu Mera"
Shimla Mirchi "Sau Galtiyan" Meet Bros Anjjan Kumaar Meet Bros Anjjan, Khushboo Grewal
Ateet "Akele Mein" Harish Sagne Shakeel Azmi
Hacked "Tu Jo Mili"Jeet Gannguli
"Ab Na Phir Se"Amjad-Nadeem
2021 The Big Bull "Hawaon Ke Sheher Mein" Gourav Dasgupta Kunwar Juneja
Chehre Rang DariyaFarhan Menon
Cash "Lag Gayi"Gourov-Roshin
Badnam Tu Pyaar Hai MeraHarish SaganeShakeel Azmi

Single

AlbumSong(s)NotesRef(s)
Naam Tera (Upcoming) Mujhe Bandh LeLyrics By-Gulzar And Music By-Amit Mishra
SingleTera Mera Pyaar 2.0Duet with Josh Sahunta Lyrics By Praveen Bharadwaj, Josh Sahunta And Music By Prem, Hardeep
SingleBepanah PyarDuet with Payal Dev Lyrics Shabbir Ahmad &Payal Dev
SingleMain RoyaanMusic by Rajat Nagpal

Lyrics Rana Sotal

SingleJaa Rahe HoMusic & Lyrics Kunal vermaa
SukoonRula Deti HaiMusic by Rajat Nagpal

Lyrics Rana Sotal

Featuring Karan kundra & Tejasswi parkash
SingleKamleFeaturing Karan kundra
SingleMere SanamFeaturing Shidharth Nigam & Somya Verma
SingleBadnaam kiyaFeaturing Hiba Nawab

Music by Fenil Dhola Lyrics Nandish zadafiya

SingleMain Tera Ho GayaMusic by Anmol Daniel

Lyrics Pankaj Dixit

SingleIshq LaganMusic by Saurabh Mishra

Lyrics by Dheeraj kumar

SingleMain Bhi BarbaadMusic by Gourov Das Gupta

Lyrics Kunwar Juneja

SingleMarjawaanDuet with Asees Kaur

Music by Tanisk Bagchi

SingleMukammalMusic &Lyrics by Sanjeev chaturvedi
SingleRihaeeMusic & Lyrics by Sanjeev Chaturvedi
MixtapeDil Hai Ki Manta Nahi/Nazar Ke SamneDuet with Shilpa Rao
SingleSaiyyoneeMusic Gaurav das gupta

Lyrics Sameer

SingleDil MeraFeaturing Ayat Sheikh

Music by Jitendra vishwakarma

SingleMohabbat Phir Ho JayegiFeaturing arjun bijlani &Adaa Khan
SingleTanha HoonFeaturing Amir Ali & Hiba Nawab
Ateet Akele MeinComposer Harish Sagane Lyrics Shakeel Azmi [3]
SukoonDil Ko Karaar AayaDuet with Neha Kakkar featuring Sidharth Shukla and Neha Sharma
SingleKhuda Kareon Zee Music Company [4]
Tu Shifa Meri (Single)Tu Shifa MeriComposer Rashid Khan
Tu Jo Kahe (Single)Tu Jo KaheComposer Palash Muchhal Single Track
Dil Sambhal Jaa Zara Jeene Bhi De, Ae Dil Na KarComposer Harish Sagane Lyrics Shakeel Azmi
Pavitra Rishta Jaisi Ho Waisi Rahoft. Sushant Singh Rajput and Ankita Lokhande [5]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryNominated forResultRef
2019 Zee Cine Awards Best Playback Singer (male)Naino Ne Bandhi from Gold (2018 film) Won [6]

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