Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Arko Pravo Mukherjee (অর্ক প্রভ মুখার্জি) | |
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Arko Pravo Mukherjee | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Arko Pravo Mukherjee |
Born |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India | May 19, 1983
Genres | Bollywood Music |
Occupation(s) | Music Composer, Singer, Song Writer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | http://www.arkopravo.com/ |
Arko Pravo Mukherjee (Bengali: অর্ক প্রভ মুখার্জি) is an Indian music composer, singer, songwriter working in Bollywood film industry since 2012. Jism 2 was his debut film as a music composer and lyricist.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Early life
Arko Pravo Mukherjee was born on 19 May 1983 to Dr. Apurba Kumar Mukherjee and Mahasweta Mukherjee in Kolkata, West Bengal. He did his basic school studies at Don Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata. Then Arko graduated with MBBS in 2007 from Burdwan Medical College. He is a Gold Medalist in MBBS.[13] Arko Completed his internship at Calcutta Medical College and then in 2008 he shifted to Mumbai to pursue career in Bollywood film industry as a music director, singer and songwriter.[14][15][16][17]
Discography
Year | Film Name | Song | Singer | Music Director | Lyricist | Director | Producer | Language |
2012 | Jism 2 [18] | Abhi Abhi (Male) | KK | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee Manish Makhija | Pooja Bhatt | Pooja Bhatt, Dino Morea | Hindi |
2012 | Yeh Jism Hai Toh Kya [19] | Ali Azmat | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee Manish Makhija | Pooja Bhatt | Pooja Bhatt, Dino Morea | Hindi | |
2012 | Maula | Ali Azmat | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee Manish Makhija | Pooja Bhatt | Pooja Bhatt, Dino Morea | Hindi | |
2012 | Abhi Abhi (Duet) | KK, Akriti Kakar, Shreya Ghoshal | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee Manish Makhija | Pooja Bhatt | Pooja Bhatt, Dino Morea | Hindi | |
2014 | Yaariyan [20] | Allah Waariyan | Shafqat Amanat Ali | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Divya Khosla Kumar | Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar | Hindi |
2014 | Yaariyan [21] | Zor Lagaake Haisha | Vishal Dadlani | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Irshad Kamil | Divya Khosla Kumar | Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar | Hindi |
2014 | Hate Story 2 | Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyaar Aaya Hai | Arijit Singh, Samira Koppikar | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Aziz Qaisi and Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Vishal Pandya | Bhushan Kumar, Vikram Bhatt | Hindi |
2014 | Tamanchey | Dildara | Sonu Nigam | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Navneet Behal | Suryaveer Singh Bhullar | Hindi |
2014 | The Shaukeens [22] | Meherbani [23][24] | Jubin Nautiyal | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Abhishek Sharma | Ashvin Varde Murad Khetani Akshay Kumar Trilogic Digital Media Ltd | Hindi |
2015 | Kuch Kuch Locha Hai | Pani Wala Dance | Ikka Singh, Shraddha Pandit | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Ikka Singh | Devang Dholakia | Mukesh Purohit, K K Agarwal | Hindi |
2015 | Bhaag Johnny | Iss Qadar Pyar Hai [25] | Ankit Tiwari | Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Sajid–Wajid | Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Faaiz Anwar | Shivam Nair | Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Vikram Bhatt | Hindi |
2015 | Jazbaa | Kahaaniya [26] | Nilofer Wani | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Sanjay Gupta | Sanjay Gupta, Aishwarya Rai, Anuradha Gupta Nittin Keni, Akash Chawla, Sachin R. Joshi, Raina Sachin R. Joshi | Hindi |
2015 | Jaane Tere Shehar | Vipin Aneja | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Sanjay Gupta | Sanjay Gupta, Aishwarya Rai, Anuradha Gupta Nittin Keni, Akash Chawla, Sachin R. Joshi, Raina Sachin R. Joshi | Hindi | |
2016 | Kapoor & Sons [27][28] | Saathi Rey | Arko Pravo Mukherjee [29] | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Manoj Muntashir | Shakun Batra | Hiroo Yash Johar Karan Johar Apoorva Mehta | Hindi |
2016 | Rustom | Tere Sang Yaara | Atif Aslam [30] | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Manoj Muntashir | Tinu Suresh Desai | Neeraj Pandey,Aruna Bhatia Nittin Keni, Akash Chawla Virender Arora,Ishwar Kapoor Shital Bhatia | Hindi |
2016 | Baar Baar Dekho | Dariya | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Nitya Mehra | Karan Johar,Ritesh Sidhwani ,Farhan Akhtar | Hindi |
Arko Pravo Mukherjee rendered his voice as the playback singer for the 1st time in the movie Kapoor & Sons. Song name: Saathi Rey [31]
Non-film songs
Release Year | Song Name | Singer | Music Director | Lyricist | Record Label | Language |
2015 | Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog [32] | Tulsi Kumar | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | T Series | Hindi |
2013 | Maa [33] | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | Keerthana Music | Bengali |
2011 | Mira (Hindi Album) [34] | Arko Pravo Mukherjee & Dev(Bishwadeb Bhaumik) | Arko Pravo Mukherjee & Dev(Bishwadeb Bhaumik) | Arko Pravo Mukherjee & Dev(Bishwadeb Bhaumik) | Silk Road Communications | Hindi |
Arko Pravo Mukherjee is planning to record an English album in Los Angeles soon.[35]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award(s) | Category | Film | Song | Result |
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2014 | Stardust Awards | Best Music Director | Yaariyan [36] | All Songs | Won |
GiMA Awards | |||||
Radio Mirchi Gold Disc | 25 weeks in top 5 Songs List for the song "Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyaar Aaya Hai" | Hate Story 2 | "Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyaar Aaya Hai" | ||
Nominations
- Best Debut Music 2012 - Stardust (Jism 2)
- Best Debut Lyrics 2012 - Stardust (Jism 2)
- Best Sufi song 2012 - GIMA
- Best debut Music Director 2013 - GIMA
- Best Lyrics 2013 - GIMA
- Best Music 2014 for Yaariyan - nominated at Filmfare Awards, IIFA awards, Screen Awards etc.
References
- ↑ "'Jism 2' songs are not copied, says composer". IBN Live. 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "Arko to compose music for 'Jism 2'". Times of India. 17 April 2012.
- ↑ "New Prescription Arko Pravo Mukherjee to compose music for Jism 2". India Today. 28 April 2012.
- ↑ "A quick four with Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Deccan Chronicle. 1 December 2014.
- ↑ "Arko Pravo Mukherjee sings an EDM number". Indian Express. 7 November 2014.
- ↑ "Tips Music signs Arko Pravo Mukherjee for ten songs of their upcoming films". Radio And Music. 10 February 2015.
- ↑ "On a high note: Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Indian Express. 13 February 2015.
- ↑ "Item songs don't work anymore: Dr Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Times of India. 8 August 2012.
- ↑ "Signing A Deal". Box Office India. 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Nothing works beyond Bollywood, says 'Aaj Phir Tum Pe' singer Arko". Hindustan Times. 28 November 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Rewind: Bollywood musicians pick their favourite songs of the year". MidDay. 29 December 2014.
- ↑ "Music Review: 'Jism 2' has wonderful tracks". IBN Live. 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "Bhatt saab has a fantastic sense of music writing: Arko". Times of India. 11 July 2012.
- ↑ "MEET DR DO MORE OF MUSIC". Daily Pioneer. 4 October 2015.
- ↑ "Rising Arko Pravo sets solid foot in Bollywood". The Asian Age. 9 December 2014.
- ↑ "A quick four with Arko Pravo". The Asian Age. 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Melody matters". The Asian Age. 2 November 2015.
- ↑ "Made in Calcutta: A DBPC boy has scored the soundtrack. Meet Arko Pravo Mukherjee". The Telegraph. 14 July 2012.
- ↑ ""Yeh Jism' is very close to my heart" - Dr.Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Bollywood Hungama. 3 August 2012.
- ↑ "I don't mind being part of a multi- composer movie: Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Times of India. 27 December 2013.
- ↑ "How four composers collaborated to create music for Yaariyan". Times of India. 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "The Shaukeens : On a Song - What started in the studio ended at a party". Times of India. 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Arko Pravo Mukherjee: 'Meherbani' was completed in a couple of days". Radio And Music. 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "WHAT STARTED IN THE STUDIO ENDED AT A PARTY". Mumbai Mirror. 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Arko Pravo Mukherjee composes 'Iss Qadar Pyar Hai' for 'Bhaag Johnny'". Radio And Music. 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "Why 'Kahaaniyaan' from 'Jazbaa' will end speculations on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's fitness!". Dna India. 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Composer Arko Mukherjee on turning singer for two Dharma Productions films, Kapoor & Sons and Baar Baar Dekho". Boxoffice India. 12 March 2016.
- ↑ "Music Review: 'Kapoor & Sons'". The Times of India. 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Composer Arko Mukherjee raises the pitch with 'Kapoor & Sons'". scroll.in. 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "TERE SANG YAARA LYRICS - Rustom | Atif Aslam". 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ↑ "It's not always been my call: Composer Arko Pravo Mukherjee on turning singer only now". dnaindia.com. 9 April 2016.
- ↑ "Tulsi Kumar-Arko Pravo Mukherjee collaborate for Khushali Kumar's next". India Blooms. 10 October 2015.
- ↑ "A Melodious Mother's Day Tribute From Arko Pravo Mukherjee". koimoi. 12 May 2013.
- ↑ "The songwriter duo Arko & Dev is a UFO in the sky of Indipop". Artist Trove. 25 September 2011.
- ↑ "Arko Pravo Mukherjee keen to record English album". The Indian Express. 13 March 2016.
- ↑ "Winners of Stardust Awards 2014". Bollywood Hungama. 15 December 2014.
External links
- Arko Pravo Mukherjee at the Internet Movie Database
- Arko Pravo Mukherjee on Facebook
- Arko Pravo Mukherjee on Twitter
- Official Website