Aditya Narayan
| Aditya Narayan Jha | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Aditya Narayan Jha 6 August 1987 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Television Anchor, playback singer, actor. |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Parent(s) | Udit Narayan (father) |
Aditya Narayan Jha (born 6 August 1987) is a Bollywood actor, television host and playback singer. He is the son of playback singer Udit Narayan and Deepa Narayan Jha.
Early life
Aditya Narayan comes from a musical family. His father is the playback singer Udit Narayan, and his mother Deepa Narayan, his grandfather Hari Krishna Jha and his grandmother Bhuvaneshwari Jha are all musically inclined. He was born at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and he is still a resident of Mumbai.[1]
Career
Narayan's first playback song was for the film Rangeela with Asha Bhosle.[2] Later in 1995 he performed a song for Akele Hum Akele Tum along with his father, Udit Narayan.
His acting career as a child began when Narayan was spotted by producer and director Subhash Ghai at the 1995 Filmfare Award function, as the final performer for the "Little Wonders" troupe. Ghai then signed him for his forthcoming film Pardes, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Mahima Chaudhary. His second film was Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai starring Salman Khan and Twinkle Khanna. Narayan's role as Kabir Dhanrajgir earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 1999 Zee Cine Awards.
As a child artist, Narayan performed more than 100 songs and also released the album Aditya at Polygram Music (now Universal Music). His most successful song was "Chhota Baccha Jaan Ke" from the film Masoom in 1996. It also earned him his first major film award, the Screen Awards critics' Best Child Singer in 1997. He also received a special jury award at the Screen Awards as best child singer for the same song.
In 2006 he completed a diploma in English contemporary music at Tech Music Schools, in London. On his return to India, he was called to audition for Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007, and he became the anchor for that show. In April/May 2008 he toured North America and the West Indies, giving concerts together with his father, Udit Narayan.
In 2009 Narayan signed his first film as lead actor, Shaapit, directed by Vikram Bhatt, which was released worldwide on 19 March 2010. He sang four songs and also wrote and composed the title track for the film, Shaapit Hua.
Meanwhile, he continued working as a TV host, hosting Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009. In 2011, he hosted the reality show X Factor on Sony Entertainment Television.
In early 2012, Narayan joined Sanjay Leela Bhansali as an assistant director for the producer/director's next directorial venture, Ram Leela. He also performed two songs for the film, "Tattad Tattad", which was originally supposed to be rendered by his father Udit Narayan, and "Ishqaun Dhishqyaun".
In 2014 he released his first independent single "Tu Hi Pyar Hai" with Gabriella Demetriades.[3] He created a band called The A Team in June 2014.[4]
In 2015, Narayan hosted yet another successful season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs.[5]
Narayan released his second Hindi single on his birthday, 6 August titled "Tera Ishq Jee Paaun", starring Yoshika Verma, composed by Arijit Chakraborty and written by Manoj Yadav under the music label T-Series.
Narayan's first commercially successful single was released in December. Titled "Zindagi", the video starred Evgeniia Belousova and had music composed by Harshit Chauhan and written by Prashant Ingole under the music label T-Series.
In 2016, Narayan was back as host for SaReGaMaPa. The grand finale garnered record breaking TRP's and Narayan beat his own record of the most watched Grand Finale back when he was hosting Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2009.
In March, Narayan released his fourth single titled "Mohabbat", composed and written by himself under the music label T-Series. It was the first music video to not to feature him in it and also the first single to be composed and written by Narayan. Both the song and music video under performed.
In August, Narayan released his fifth single titled "Behka Behka", composed and written by himself under the music label T-Series. It was the first music video in India to be shot entirely in reverse and flipped backwards and also the first music video to feature his band, Aditya Narayan & The A Team.
In December, Narayan released his sixth single titled "Yaara", starring Evgeniia Belousova, composed by Aditya Narayan and written by Prashant Ingole under the music label T-Series.
In 2017, Narayan hosted the sixth season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs on Zee TV.
Filmography
Television anchor
As an actor
| Year | Film | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shaapit | Aman Bharadwaj | Debt Film |
| 1998 | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Kabir Dhanrajgir | Child Actor |
| 1997 | Pardes | Potla | Child Actor |
| 1995 | Rangeela | Himself | Child Actor |
As a playback singer
| Year | Film | Song(s) | Music director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Carry On Jatta | "Carry On Jatta - Title Track" | Shail-Pritesh |
| 2013 | Ram Leela | "Ishqyaun Dhishqyaun" "Tattad Tattad" |
Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| 2010 | Shaapit | "Kabhi Na Kabhi To Miloge - Rock" "Chaahata Dil Tumko" "Kabhi Na Kabhi To Miloge" "Shaapit Hua Kya Kya Hota Hain" |
Chirantan Bhatt |
| 2009 | Chal Chalein | "Chal Chal Chal Ke" "Batladein Koi" |
Ilaiyaraaja |
| 2001 | Aashirbad | "Pani Ghatta" | Nepali film |
| 2000 | Papa the Great | "Papa the Great" | Nikhil Vinay |
| Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya | "Sun Lo Re Bandhu" | Jatin Lalit | |
| 1999 | Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United | Raam Laxman | |
| Taal | "Kahin Aag Lage" | A. R. Rahman | |
| Biwi No.1 | "Mujhe Maaf Karna" | Anu Malik | |
| 1998 | Pardesi Babu | "Hai Nazuk Nazuk Halki" | Anand Raj Anand |
| Chachi 420 | "Chupdi Chachi" | Vishal Bhardwaj | |
| Aakrosh: Cyclone of Anger | Anand Raj Anand | ||
| 2001: Do Hazaar Ek | "Rappa Rappa Rum Pum" | Anand Raj Anand | |
| 1997 | Bhai | "Katti Batti" "Khul Gaya Naseeb" |
Anand Milind |
| Ghoonghat | "Chim Chimni "Hotel Mobile" |
Anand Raj Anand | |
| Pardes | "I Love My India" | Nadeem-Shravan | |
| 1996 | Diljale | "Mera Mulk, Mera Desh" | Anu Malik |
| Shastra | "Ladki Deewani Ladka Deewana" | Aadesh Shrivastava | |
| Masoom (1996 film) | "Chota Bachcha Jaan Ke" | Anand Raj Anand | |
| 1995 | Rangeela | "Rangeela Re" | A.R. Rahman |
| Akele Hum Akele Tum | "Akele Hum Akele Tum" | Anu Malik |
As a music director
| Year | Film | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Shaapit | "Shaapit Hua Kya Kya Hota Hain" |
Awards
Film Awards:
- 1997 - Screen Awards - Special Jury Award for his song "Chhota Baccha Jaan Ke" from the film Masoom(1996 film).[9][10]
Television Awards:-
- 2008 - Glamour Star of the Year
- 2007 - The Global Indian Film and Television Honours|The Global Indian TV Honours 2008: Fresh Face of The Year (Male)
- 2007 - Indian Television Academy Awards: Star of the Year
- 2007 - Sansui Television Awards: Face Of The Year
- 2007 - New Talent Awards- Best New Anchor
- 2007 - Lions Clubs International|Lions Gold Awards]]: Best Anchor of a Television Program
- 2007 - Cinegoer's Award: Best Anchor of a Television Program
- 2007 - Kalakar Awards Best Anchor of a Television Program
- 2016 - Zee Rishtey Award: Best Television Anchor
- 2017 - Zee Gold Award: Best Television Anchor
- 2017 - Zee Rishtey Award: Best Television Anchor
- 2018 - Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award: Best Television Anchor
References
- ↑ "Singer Aditya Narayan loves Antakshari". myantakshari.com. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ↑ "Universal Music signs Aditya Narayan; to launch debut album". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-29.
- ↑ "Aditya Narayan, Gagan Grewal - BBC Asian Network". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- 1 2 "OZEE Watch Movies, Shows, Music and Gossip videos Online". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "saregamapashow.com - saregamapashow Resources and Information". Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "X Factor India – X Factor India on Sony TV – Musical Reality Show X Factor India Launched on May 29 - TV Series and New TV Shows of All TV Channels". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "Nissan SaReGaMaPa Li'l Champs 5: OZEE Show - Watch Nissan SaReGaMaPa Li'l Champs 5 TV Serial latest Episodes and Videos Online at OZEE.COM () Zee TV - English". Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ↑ "Aditya Narayan Biography". Planetradiocity.com. 1987-08-06. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ↑ Suruchi Sharma (2010-03-10). "I am still single says Aditya Narayan - Times Of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-19.