Mohammed Irfan (born 1 July 1985) is an Indian playback singer who sings predominantly in Hindi. He has also sung in Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi.
Mohammed Irfan | |
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 Irfan performing at BCKV in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1 July 1985 Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Origin | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
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| Occupation(s) |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
Life and career
editEarly life
editIrfan was born in Hyderabad and completed his schooling at All Saints High School, Hyderabad. His teacher Ramachari identified Irfan's talent and trained him in music. He used to come back after completing his school to perform in annual events. He won the title of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2.[1] He was also one of the contestants of Amul STAR Voice of India, as well as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005, where he was on Ismail Darbar's Yalgaar Ho Gharana.[2]
Bollywood career
editIrfan caught the attention of veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam during a concert at a musical institute in Hyderabad.[3] Balasubramaniam recommended him to A.R. Rahman, after which Rahman asked Irfan to provide background vocals for the Mani Ratnam-directed 2010 film Raavan.[4] Irfan recorded the song "Behene De" for the film alongside Karthik. The track, which topped music charts for many continuous weeks, also received rave critical reviews.[5] The same year, he recorded two songs for Mithoon's Lamhaa, titled "Salaam Zindagi" and "Rehmat Zara", where for the latter he received the best male singer debut award.
Irfan performed "Phir Mohabbat" along with Arijit Singh and Saim Bhat in the Mukesh Bhatt-produced 2011 film Murder 2.[6] The song was commercially successful and received radio airplay.[7] He collaborated with the music directors Sajid–Wajid, Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros Anjjan, Jeet Ganguly.[citation needed]
His song ‘Dil Sambhal Ja Zara’ in film ‘Murder 2’ that made him establish himself as a singer.[8]
In 2014 his songs included "Baarish" from Yaariyan, "Muskurane" from Citylights, "Banjaara" from Ek Villain, "Dard Dilo Ke" from The Xpose and "Tu Hi Tu" from Kick.[9] The song "Banjaara", composed and written by Mithoon Sharma, was commercially successful.[10] Reviewing the song, Rediff.com wrote Irfan "is another singer making an impression in the Bollywood musical arena, and is sure to be noticed with this number".[11]
Discography
editHindi songs
edit| Year | Film | Song | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Raavan | "Behene De" | A.R. Rahman | Gulzar | Karthik | [12] |
| Lamhaa | "Rehmat Zara" | Mithoon | Sayeed Quadri, Mithoon | Mithoon | [13] | |
| "Salaam Zindagi" | Sayeed Quadri | Arun Daga | [14] | |||
| 2011 | Murder 2 | "Phir Mohabbat" | Arijit Singh, Saim Bhat | [15] | ||
| 2012 | Ajab Gazabb Love | "Sun Soniye" | Sajid–Wajid | Kausar Munir | Antara Mitra | [16] |
| "Sun Soniye" (Remix Version) | [17] | |||||
| OMG: Oh My God! | "Tu Hi Tu" | Himesh Reshammiya | Sameer | [18] | ||
| "Tu Hi Tu" (Remix Version) | [19] | |||||
| 2013 | Ishk Actually | "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me" | Shahdaab Bhartiya | Sanjay Mishra | Chandreyee Bhattacharya | [20] |
| "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me" (Male Version) | [21] | |||||
| Satya 2 | "Veerani" | Sanjeev-Darshan | Kumaar | Payel Aditiya Dev | [22] | |
| 2014 | Yaariyan | "Baarish" | Mithoon | [23] | ||
| "Baarish" (Remix Version) | [24] | |||||
| The Xpose | "Dard Dilo Ke" | Himesh Reshammiya | Sameer | [25] | ||
| "Dard Dilo Ke" (Remix Version) | Neeti Mohan | [26] | ||||
| "Dard Dilo Ke" (Reprise Version) | [27] | |||||
| Angry Young Man | "Tere Bin Jiya" | Amjad-Nadeem | Ankur Tewari, Shabbir Ahmed | Shivranjani Singh | [28] | |
| Citylights | "Muskurane" (Unplugged Version) | Jeet Ganguly | Rashmi Singh | [29] | ||
| Unforgettable | "Abhi Se Teri" (Version 1) | Sachin Gupta | [30] | |||
| Ek Villain | "Banjaara" | Mithoon | [31] | |||
| Kick | "Tu Hi Tu" (Version 1) | Himesh Reshammiya | Mayur Puri | [32] | ||
| "Tu Hi Tu" (Version 1 Remix) | [33] | |||||
| "Hai Yehi Zindagi" | Meet Bros Anjjan | Kumaar | [34] | |||
| Spark | "Khwabo Mein Dekhi Thi Jo Angadayeenyan" | R.K. Dhiman | Malvinder Jeet, K P Singh | Yashita Sharma | [35] | |
| 2015 | Luckhnowi ishq | "Tu Aaina Hai Mera" | Raaj Aashoo | Neeraj Gupta | ||
| Monsoon | "Thoda Sa" | Biswajit Bhatacharjee | ||||
| Ranbanka | "Kahna Re" | |||||
| Bumper Draw | "Lukkhe Bade Aate Hain" | Rahul Mishra | Irshad Khan | |||
| Barkhaa | "Lafze Bayaan" | Amjad – Nadeem | Shreya Ghoshal | |||
| Thoda Lutf Thoda Ishq | "Pyar Hua Jab Tumse" | |||||
| Uvaa | "Ishq Fobia" | Rashid Khan | Bhupendra Singh | Bhanu Pratap | ||
| Brothers | "Gaaye Jaa" | Ajay–Atul | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | "Jab Tum Chaho" | Himesh Reshammiya | Irshad Kamil | Palak Muchhal, Darshan Raval | ||
| Ishq Ne Krazy Kiya Re | "Tu Dua Hai Dua" | Rishi Siddharth | Ravi Basnet | |||
| 2016 | Shaukeen Kaminay | "Maahi Re" | Dharam Dewda | |||
| 2017 | Who is the first wife of my father | "Mere Khuda" | ||||
| Flat 211 | "Tere Lams Ne" | Prakash Prabhakar | Tanveer Ghazi | |||
| Jab Harry Met Sejal | "Yaadon Mein" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil | Jonita Gandhi, Cuca Roseta, Arjun Chandy | ||
| 2018 | Nanu Ki Jaanu | "Tujhe Dekhte Hi Nazar" | Gunwant Sen | Abid Ali | ||
| 2019 | Rangeela Raja | "Jagmag Jagamag" | Iswar Kumaar | Mehboob | Shreya Ghoshal | |
| Risknamaa | "Maine Pyaar Kyo kiya" | Dushant | Sanjeet Nirmal | |||
| Mushkil | "Ek Siwa Tere" | Vardan Singh | Anjaan Sagri | |||
| 2020 | Bebaakee | "Aakhri Baar" | Darshan-Umang | Rashmi Virag | Palak Muchhal | Web series |
| 2021 | Tadap | "Tere Siva Jag Mein (Reprise)" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil, Shloke Laal | Asees Kaur | |
| 2022 | Himesh Ke Dil Se | "Dard E Dil Kii Dawwa" | Himesh Reshammiya | Himesh Reshammiya | Arpita Mukherjee | Album |
| "Terri Aashiqui Ne Maarraa" | Shabbir Ahmed | |||||
| 2024 | Chandu Champion | "Sarphira (Climax Version)" | Pritam | Kausar Munir | ||
Other languages
edit| Year | Film/Album | Song | Language | Composer(s) | Writer(s) | Co-singer(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal | "Yaar Aval Yaaro" | Tamil | G. V. Prakash Kumar | Thamarai | [36] | |
| Dil Jaani | "Re Mana" | Odia | Abhijit Majumdar | — | |||
| 2013 | Break Up | "Vadhili Polene" | Telugu | Indus Gharana | Krishna Chinni | [37] | |
| 2014 | Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay | "Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay" | Bengali | Savvy | Saurav Bhadra | [38] | |
| Kokhon Tomar Asbe Telephone | "Tumio Ki Anmona" (Sad Version) | Dabbu | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Aditi Paul | |||
| 2015 | Shortcut | "Maula" | Marathi | Puneet Dixit | Puneet Dixit | ||
| Agnee 2 | "Baanjara" | Bengali | Akaash | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| Aashiqui | "Ei Aashiqui" | Savvy | Akriti Kakar | ||||
| 2016 | Angaar | "Kotobaar Bojhabo Bol" | Akassh | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| Hero 420 | "Ore Priya" | Savvy Gupta | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | ||||
| Niyoti | "Toke Chara" | Priyo Chatterjee | |||||
| Mental | "Ureche Dhulo" | Dabbu | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | ||||
| Rokto | "Jante Jodi Chao" | Akaash | |||||
| Janaki Ramudu | "O Prema" | Telugu | Gifton Elias | Shreemani | |||
| Santheyalli Nintha Kabira | "Maneyembodu" | Kannada | Ismail Darbar | Gopala Vajpayee | Anweshaa | ||
| 2017 | Rangbaz | "Rimjhim" | Bengali | Dabbu | Prasen (Prasenjit Mukherjee) | Antara Mitra | |
| 2018 | Sultan: The Saviour | "Aamar Mon" | Savvy Gupta | Priyo Chatterjee | |||
| 2020 | Asur | "Tor Hoye Jete Chai" | Bickram Ghosh | Sugato Guha |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award Ceremony | Category | Film | Song | Result | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Male Vocalist of The Year | Lamhaa | "Salaam Zindagi" | Won | [39] |
References
edit- ^ "Mohammed Irfan- Winner". Star Plus. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ Small town's big hope on Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar 2! entertainment.oneindia.in (6 April 2012) Shekhar
- ^ "TV shows don't help in playback singing: Irfan Ali". The Times of India. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "I will never sing crass lyrics: Irfan Ali". Hindustan Times. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Karthik is on a high". The Times of India. 23 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Banjaara comes home". The Hindu. 6 August 2014.
- ^ "The Playback Sensation: Arijit Singh". Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
- ^ "Mohammed Irfan". Net TV 4 U. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Mohammed Irfan". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Mohammed Irfan: USP of EK VILLAIN's 'Banjara' is Mithoon". Glamsham. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Review: Ek Villain music is magical". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Behene De song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Rehmat Zara song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Salaam Zindagi song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Phir Mohabbat song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Sun Soniye song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Sun Soniye (Remix) song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Tu Hi Tu song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Tu Hi Tu (Remix) song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me (Male) song details". MySwar. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Veerani song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Baarish song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Baarish (Remix) song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Dard Dilo Ke song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Dard Dilo Ke (Remix) song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Dard Dilo Ke (Reprise) song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Tere Bin Jiya song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Muskurane (Unplugged) song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Abhi Se Teri song details". MySwar. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Banjaara song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Hai Yehi Zindagi song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Khwabo Mein Dekhi Thi Jo Angadayeenyan song details". iTunes Store. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Yaar Aval Yaaro song details". Gaana. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Vadhili Polene song details". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay song details". Gaana. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Nominees – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010". 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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