Mohammed Irfan (singer)

Mohammed Irfan
Irfan performing at KL University in February 2015
Background information
Born	Gangolli, Karnataka, India
Origin	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Genres	Filmi Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010–present

Mohammed Irfan is an Indian playback singer who sings predominantly in Hindi. He has also sung in Tamil, Odia, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi.

Life and career

Early life

Irfan was born in Gangolli and completed his schooling from All Saints High School, Hyderabad. His Guru Mr. Ramachari identified Irfan's talent and trained him in music. He used to come back even after completing his school to perform in annual events. He won the title of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2.^[1] He is also one of the well-known contestants of Amul STAR Voice of India and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa.^[2]

Bollywood career

Irfan caught the attention of veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam during a concert at a musical institute in Hyderabad.^[3] Balasubramaniam recommended his name 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's career took a leap when he rendered "Phir Mohabbat" along with Arijit Singh and Saim Bhat in the Mukesh Bhatt-produced 2011 film Murder 2.^[6] This song created a buzz amongst the youth and topped the charts on the radio weeks.^[7] His journey in the industry kept moving and he collaborated with the music directors like Sajid-Wajid, Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros Anjjan, Jeet Ganguly and many more.

2014 was a successful year for Irfan, in which he lent his voice for many hit songs like "Baarish" from Yaariyan, "Muskurane" from Citylights, "Banjaara" from Ek Villain, "Dard Dilo Ke" from The Xpose and "Tu Hi Tu" from Kick.^[8] The song "Banjaara" composed and written by Mithoon Sharma topped music charts and according to Ali, the credit for the success goes to Sharma for composition and lyrics.^[9] Reviewing the song Rediff.com stated Irfan "is another singer making an impression in the Bollywood musical arena, and is sure to be noticed with this number".^[10]

Discography

Hindi Songs

Film	Year	Song	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)	Ref.
Raavan	2010	"Behene De"	A.R. Rahman	Gulzar	Karthik	[11]
Lamhaa		"Rehmat Zara"	Mithoon	Sayeed Quadri, Mithoon	Mithoon	[12]
		"Salaam Zindagi"		Sayeed Quadri	Arun Daga	[13]
Murder 2	2011	"Phir Mohabbat"			Arijit Singh, Saim Bhat	[14]
Ajab Gazabb Love	2012	"Sun Soniye"	Sajid-Wajid	Kausar Munir	Antara Mitra	[15]
		"Sun Soniye" (Remix Version)				[16]
OMG: Oh My God!		"Tu Hi Tu"	Himesh Reshammiya	Sameer		[17]
		"Tu Hi Tu" (Remix Version)				[18]
Ishk Actually	2013	"Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me"	Shahdaab Bhartiya	Sanjay Mishra	Chandreyee Bhattacharya	[19]
		"Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me" (Male Version)				[20]
Satya 2		"Veerani"	Sanjeev-Darshan	Kumaar	Payel Aditiya Dev	[21]
Yaariyan	2014	"Baarish"	Mithoon			[22]
		"Baarish" (Remix Version)				[23]
The Xpose		"Dard Dilo Ke"	Himesh Reshammiya	Sameer		[24]
		"Dard Dilo Ke" (Remix Version)			Neeti Mohan	[25]
		"Dard Dilo Ke" (Reprise Version)				[26]
Angry Young Man		"Tere Bin Jiya"	Amjad-Nadeem	Ankur Tewari, Shabbir Ahmed	Shivranjani Singh	[27]
Citylights		"Muskurane" (Unplugged Version)	Jeet Ganguly	Rashmi Singh		[28]
Unforgettable		"Abhi Se Teri" (Version 1)	Sachin Gupta			[29]
Ek Villain		"Banjaara"	Mithoon			[30]
Kick		"Tu Hi Tu" (Version 1)	Himesh Reshammiya	Mayur Puri		[31]
		"Tu Hi Tu" (Version 1 Remix)				[32]
		"Hai Yehi Zindagi"	Meet Bros Anjjan	Kumaar		[33]
Spark		"Khwabo Mein Dekhi Thi Jo Angadayeenyan"	R.K. Dhiman	Malvinder Jeet, K P Singh	Yashita Sharma	[34]
Luckhnowi Ishq	2015	"Tu Aaina Hai Mera"	Raaj Aashoo
Monsoon		"Thoda Sa"	Biswajit Bhatacharjee
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
Shaukeen Kaminay	2016	"Maahi Re"	Dharam Dewda	Dharam Dewda

Other languages

Film/Album	Year	Song	Language	Composer(s)	Writer(s)	Co-singer(s)	Ref.
Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal	2012	"Yaar Aval Yaaro"	Tamil	G. V. Prakash Kumar	Thamarai		[35]
Dil Jaani		"Re Mana"	Odia	Abhijit Majumdar	N/A
Break Up	2013	"Vadhili Polene"	Telugu	Indus Gharana	Krishna Chinni		[36]
Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay	2014	"Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay"	Bengali	Savvy Gupta	Saurav Bhadra		[37]
Kokhon Tomar Asbe Telephone		"Tumio Ki Anmona" (Sad Version)		Dabbu	Prosen	Aditi Paul
Shortcut	2015	"Maula"	Marathi	Puneet Dixit	Puneet Dixit
Agnee 2		"Baanjara"	Bengali	Akaash	Priyo Chatterjee
Aashiqui		"Ei Aashiqui"		Savvy Gupta		Akriti Kakar
Angaar	2016	"Kotobaar Bojhabo Bol"		Akassh	Priyo Chatterjee
Hero 420		"Ore Priya"		Savvy Gupta	Prosen
Niyoti		"Toke Chara"			Priyo Chatterjee
Mental		"Ureche Dhulo"		Dabbu	Prosen
Rokto		"Jante Jodi Chao"

References

1. "Mohammed Irfan- Winner". Star Plus. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
2. Small town's big hope on Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar 2! entertainment.oneindia.in (April 6, 2012) Shekhar
3. "TV shows don't help in playback singing: Irfan Ali". Times of India. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
4. "I will never sing crass lyrics: Irfan Ali". Hindustan Times. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
5. "Karthik is on a high". Times of India. 23 May 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
6. "Banjaara comes home".
7. "The Playback Sensation: Arijit Singh". Retrieved 4 September 2014.
8. "Mohammed Irfan". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
9. "Mohammed Irfan: USP of EK VILLAIN's 'Banjara' is Mithoon". Glamsham. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
10. "Review: Ek Villain music is magical". Rediff.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
11. "Behene De song details". iTunes. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
12. "Rehmat Zara song details". iTunes. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
13. "Salaam Zindagi song details". iTunes. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
14. "Phir Mohabbat song details". iTunes. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
15. "Sun Soniye song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
16. "Sun Soniye (Remix) song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
17. "Tu Hi Tu song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
18. "Tu Hi Tu (Remix) song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
19. "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
20. "Tum Jo Mile Ishq Me (Male) song details". MySwar. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
21. "Veerani song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
22. "Baarish song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
23. "Baarish (Remix) song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
24. "Dard Dilo Ke song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
25. "Dard Dilo Ke (Remix) song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
26. "Dard Dilo Ke (Reprise) song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
27. "Tere Bin Jiya song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
28. "Muskurane (Unplugged) song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
29. "Abhi Se Teri song details". MySwar. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
30. "Banjaara song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
31. "song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
32. "song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
33. "Hai Yehi Zindagi song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
34. "Khwabo Mein Dekhi Thi Jo Angadayeenyan song details". iTunes. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
35. "Yaar Aval Yaaro song details". Gaana.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
36. "Vadhili Polene song details". Music India Online. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
37. "Ami Shudhu Cheyechi Tomay song details". Gaana.com. Retrieved 16 October 2014.

External links

• Mohammed Irfan on Twitter
  
• Official Facebook Page