Vishal Mishra (composer)
Vishal Mishra is an Indian music composer and singer. He first appeared in a television reality singing show aired on DD National.[1] He was then guided through his initial days in the industry by Lalit Pandit of Jatin-Lalit fame.[1]
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| Born | Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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Mishra made his debut as a composer in 2016 with the Tamil film Devi, simultanoeusly dubbed as Abhinetri in Telugu and in Hindi as Tutak Tutak Tutiya. He found fame in 2017 with the song "Jaane De", sung by Atif Aslam, featured on the soundtrack of Qarib Qarib Singlle, and also composed songs for Munna Michael, which marked his singing debut, and the Marathi film FU: Friendship Unlimited. Under the tutelage of actor-producer Salman Khan, he composed the "Rafta Rafta" medley for Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se, marking his first project of 2018, whose music video features Khan in a special appearance;[2] he subsequently composed the romantic song "Selfish", written by and starring Khan for the action drama Race 3, while also composing the title track of Veere Di Wedding, starring Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania.[3]
Mishra's next project, and his first as a solo composer for songs and score, came with the Salman Khan-produced romantic drama Notebook. He rose to popularity with the song "Kaise Hua" from Kabir Singh, which became a rage among the audiences. His final album of the year was as a soundtrack composer for the Anurag Kashyap-produced Saand Ki Aankh, a biopic on the lives of the Shooter Dadis.[4]
2020 saw Mishra release "Manjha", a song featuring Aayush Sharma and Saiee Manjrekar.[5] Akshay Kumar and Jackky Bhagnani roped him in to compose the song "Phir Muskurayega India", featuring many Bollywood actors including Kumar and Bhagnani, which became popular during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic lockdown in the country as a means of motivating the general public to maintain safety.
Early life
Mishra was born in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. He was educated in Lucknow.[6]
Discography
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Other composer(s) | Notes |
| 2016 | Abhinetri | "Aakasham Lo Rangulanni" | Karthik | Sreejo | Sajid-Wajid | Telugu film |
| "Rang Rang Rangare" | Swetha Mohan | Sreejo | ||||
| Devi | "Pesamal Pesi Parthen" | Karthik | Na. Muthukumar | Tamil film | ||
| "Rang Rang Rangoli" | Shreya Goshal | Na. Muthukumar | ||||
| Tutak Tutak Tutiya | "Chalte Chalte" | Arijit Singh | Manoj Yadav | Sajid-Wajid, Gurinder Seagal, Raaj Aashoo, Music MG | ||
| "Ranga Re" | Shreya Ghoshal | Pranav Vatsa | ||||
| 2017 | Friendship Unlimited | "Pehli Dafa"
"Ka Watt Te" "Teri Baaton Ke" "Darmiyaan" |
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| Munna Michael | "Pyaar Ho" | Vishal Mishra, Sunidhi Chauhan | Kumaar | Tanishk Bagchi, Meet Bros, Gourov-Roshin, Pranaay Rijay, Javed - Mohsin | ||
| "Pyaar Ho (Redux)" | Sunidhi Chauhan | |||||
| Qarib Qarib Single | "Jaane De" | Atif Aslam | Raj Shekhar | Anu Malik, Rochak Kohli | ||
| "Khatam Kahani" | Nooran Sisters, Vishal Mishra | |||||
| 2018 | Veere Di Wedding | "Veere" | Vishal Mishra, Aditi Singh Sharma, Dhvani Bhanushali, Nikita Ahuja, Payal Dev, Lulia Vantur, Sharvi Yadav | Anvita Dutt Guptan | Shashwat Sachdev, Qaran, White Noise | |
| "Dagmag Dagmag" | Vishal Mishra, Payal Dev | |||||
| Race 3 | "Selfish" | Atif Aslam, Lulia Vantur | Salman Khan | JAM8, Meet Bros, Vicky Raja, Shivai Vyas, Hardik Acharya, Gurinder Seagal | ||
| "Selfish (Solo)" | Atif Aslam | |||||
| "Selfish (Unplugged)" | Atif Aslam, Vishal Mishra | |||||
| "I Found Love" | Salman Khan, Veera Saxena | |||||
| Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se | "Rafta Rafta Medley" | Rekha (Rap), Sonakshi Sinha, Vishal Mishra, Jordi Patel, Disha Sharma, Akash Ojha | Kunwar Juneja | Sanjeev-Darshan, Sachet-Parampara, D Soldierz | ||
| 5 Weddings | "Na Chah Ke Bhi" | Shirley Setia | Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay | Christopher French, Daler Mehndi | ||
| Aye Zindagi | "Aye Zindagi Single" | Sonu Nigam, Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik, Suresh Wadkar, Shaan, Abhijeet Bhattacharya | Rashmi Virag | |||
| 2019 | Notebook | "Nai Lagda" | Vishal Mishra, Asees Kaur | Akshay Tripathi | Solo composer | |
| "Laila" | Dhvani Bhanushali | Vishal Mishra, Abhendra Kumar Upadhyay | ||||
| "Bhumro" | Kamaal Khan, Vishal Mishra | Kaushal Kishore | ||||
| "Safar" | Mohit Chauhan | |||||
| "Main Taare" | Salman Khan | Manoj Muntashir | ||||
| "Notebook Epilogue" | Vishal Mishra | Instrumental | ||||
| Kabir Singh | "Kaise Hua" | Manoj Muntashir | Sachet-Parampara, Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Akhil Sachdeva | |||
| "Pehla Pyaar" | Armaan Malik | Irshad Kamil | ||||
| Jabariya Jodi | Ki Honda Pyaar (Male) | Arijit Singh | Raj Shekhar | Tanishk Bagchi, Sachet-Parampara, Ashok Mastie, Ramji Gulati | ||
| Ki Honda Pyaar (Female) | Neha Kakkar, Vishal Mishra | |||||
| Macchardani | Vishal Mishra, Jyotica Tangri | |||||
| Pranaam | Sirf Tu | Armaan Malik | Manoj Muntashir | Jaan Nisar | ||
| Zindagi | Ankit Tiwari | |||||
| Jai Hanuman | Sukhwinder Singh | |||||
| Illahi | Sonu Nigam | |||||
| Saand Ki Aankh | Udta Teetar | Vishal Mishra Ft. Sunidhi Chauhan & Nooran Sisters | Raj Shekhar | Solo composer | ||
| Womaniya | Vishal Mishra Ft. Vishal Dadlani | |||||
| Aasmaa | Vishal Mishra Ft. Asha Bhosle | |||||
| Baby Gold | Vishal Mishra Ft. Sona Mohapatra & Jyotica Tangri | |||||
| Jhunna Jhunna | Vishal Mishra Ft. Pratibha Singh Baghel & Krutika Borkar | |||||
| Womaniya (Raw Version) | Vishal Mishra | |||||
| Aasmaa (Studio Version) | ||||||
| 2020 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | TBA | ||||
| Single Track | Muskurayega India[7] | Vishal Mishra | Kaushal Kishore | Vishal Mishra, Shubham Srivastava, Kumar Gaurav Singh | ||
| Single Track | Aaj Bhi[8] | Vishal Mishra | Vishal Mishra, Kaushal Kishore & Yash Anand | Vishal Mishra, Shubham Srivastava, Kumar Gaurav Singh | ||
| Bamfaad | Ishq Ka Itar[9] | Vishal Mishra | Raj Shekhar | Shubhansh Tiwari, Kumar Gaurav Singh & Shubham Srivastava | ||
| 2020 | Single Track | Woh Chaand kahan Se Laogi[10] | Vishal Mishra | Manoj Muntashir | Vishal Mishra |
Accolades
| Award Ceremony | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref.(s) |
| 10th Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | "Pyar Ho" from Munna Michael | Nominated | [11] |
| "Jaane De" from Qarib Qarib Singlle | ||||
| 26th Screen Awards (2019) | Best Music Album | "Kaise Hua & Pehla Pyar " from Kabir Singh | Won | |
| 65th Filmfare Awards (2020) | Kabir Singh | Won | Zee Cine Awards For Best Music Kabir Singh Mirchi Music Award For best music Kabir Singh[12] |
References
- "Lalit (Pandit) Sir guided me through the music industry: Vishal Mishra". www.radioandmusic.com.
- "Rekha raps, Sonakshi Sinha sings for special Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se track also featuring Salman Khan".
- "SALMAN KHAN TURNS LYRICIST FOR RACE 3 ALSO STARRING JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ, ANIL KAPOOR".
- "I can only speak the language of emotions: Vishal Mishra".
- "Latest Hindi Song 'Manjha' Sung By Vishal Mishra Featuring Aayush Sharma And Saiee Manjrekar. | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- Misra, Iti Sree (28 October 2018). "Folk music is ultimately what works in India: Vishal Mishra in Lucknow". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- "PM Modi lauds film fraternity for 'Muskurayega India'". The New Indian Express. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "Ali Fazal and Surbhi Jyoti Gush Over Their New Music Aaj Bhi". News 18. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- "Ishq Ka Itar, Bamfaad, Vishal Mishra". Zee5. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- Khatoon, Farah (4 December 2020). "Vishal Mishra's Woh Chaand Kahan Se Laogi gives closure to the bleeding heart". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- "Nominations – Mirchi Music Awards 2017". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- "Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet–Parampara and Akhil Sachdeva- Best Music Album 2019 Nominee | Filmfare Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 12 March 2020.