Abhishek Ray

Abhishek Ray
Residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Music composer, music director, playback singer, arranger, songwriter, mixing engineer
Years active	2002 - present

Abhishek Ray is an Indian music composer, playback singer, instrumentalist, music arranger, and producer. He is well known for having composed the music and done playback vocals on popular and award winning Bollywood films, such as: Paan Singh Tomar, Welcome Back, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, I Am Kalam, Shagird, Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Premmayee, Thoondil, Yeh Saali Zindagi, and Tera Kya Hoga Johnny.

Apart from feature films, Ray has composed and sung on solo albums like Udaas Paani and Raat Chand Aur Main ^[1] with the legendary poet Gulzar and has other exclusive world music albums including Ritu: The Magic of the Six Indian Seasons^[2] and Raga Rendezvous. In May, 2016, he has come up with a set of seven classic singles written once again by the legendary lyricist Gulzar featuring the voices of Shreya Ghoshal, Hariharan, Alka Yagnik, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy.^{[3] [4] [5]}

He has also composed music for numerous documentaries like The Maharaja Of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On for which he received the 2006 Indian Telly Award for best Music. Others include The Shiamans Of The Himalayas, Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh, Forced to Kill, and Nirvana for the Discovery Channel. He began his career composing and singing for TV shows and advertisements. Today he is one of the most well known Bollywood composers and fusion artiste.

Ray sings, composes, arranges, and mixes his songs and film scores. He works out of his recording studios in Versova, Andheri, Mumbai and Asiad Village, New Delhi. He plays instruments including the piano, electronic keyboards, accordion, wavedrum, conga, thumba, darbouka, electronic drum, and bass. Having a background of western classical piano and Hindustani classical vocals, he fuses elements of diverse musical streams in his arrangements. His original musical compositions are inspired by his nomadic lifestyle, untamed travels and Mother Nature.

Ray is also a naturalist and a bonafide government tiger and leopard tracker. He is an avid birder and wildlife conservationist and runs his own wildlife reserve next to Corbett National Park called the Sitabani Wildlife Reserve.^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

He is also the composer singer of India's national anthem on tiger conservation.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film
2016	"Saat Uchakkey"
2015	Welcome Back (film)
2012	Paan Singh Tomar (film)
2012	Chaar Din Ki Chandni
2012	PREMMAYEE
2011	Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster
2011	Shagird (2011 film)
2011	Yeh Saali Zindagi
2010	I Am Kalam
2009	Tera Kya Hoga Johnny
2008	Thoondil

Non film albums

Year	Album	Comments	Label
2016	Aye Jahaan Aasmaan"	with Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal	Single
2016	Pyaasi-Pyaasi"[10]	with Gulzar, Shreya Ghoshal	Single
2016	Saat-Din"[11]	with Gulzar, Alka Yagnik	Single
2016	"Asharfee"[12]	with Gulzar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit Narayan	Single
2016	Yeh Dil"[13]	with Gulzar, Hariharan	Single
2016	Kaare-Megha"[14]	with Gulzar, Abhijeet Bhattacharya	Single
2016	Doob Gaye"[15]	with Gulzar, Hariharan	Single
2016	Sooraj-Sitarey"[16]	with Gulzar	Single
2016	"Ajnabee Zameen"	fusion-pop	Artist Aloud
2016	"Paathar"	with Bhoomi Trivedi	AR music
2015	Sounds of Nature	world music	Music Today
2013	Raat, Chand Aur Main[1]	with Gulzar	Times Music
2007	Ritu Magic of the Six Indian Seasons	Solo	Music Today
2006	Amazing India: Symphonies of the Taj[17]	Solo	Music Today
2006	Kab Aate Ho	with Gulzar	Times Music
2005	Amazing India: Khajuraho	Solo	Music Today
2004	Amazing India: Jaisalmer	Solo	Music Today
2002	Udaas Paani[18]	with Gulzar	Times Music
2000	Raga Rendezvous	Solo	T-Series

Film background scores

Year	Films
2011	Shagird (2011 film)
2009	Tera Kya Hoga Johnny
2006	Ahista Ahista (2006 film)
2003	Haasil

Playback

Abhishek Ray as playback singer

Year	Film/Album	Song	Label
2015	Welcome Back (film)	"Welcome Back Theme Song"	solo
2013	Raat Chand aur Main[1]	All Songs	with Gulzar
2012	Paan Singh Tomar (film)	"Dhai Dhai"[19]	with Kailash Kher
2012	Paan Singh Tomar (film)	"Jaao Dhal Jaao"[20]	with Kailash Kher
2012	Premmayee	"Palchin"[21]	with Shreya Ghoshal
2011	Yeh Saali Zindagi	"Yeh Saali Zindagi"[22]	with Chitrangada Singh
2010	I Am Kalam	"Chini Bhini"[23]	with Shreya Ghoshal
2010	I Am Kalam	"Chand Taare"[24]	with KK (singer)
2008	Thoondil	"Kadhal Kadavulai Pole"	with Sunidhi Chauhan
2008	Thoondil	"Time is Now"	with Harshdeep Kaur, Pop Shalini
2008	Thoondil	"Ratham Sindhaatha"	with Sunidhi Chauhan
2008	Thoondil	"Athuva Ithu Edhu"	with Pop Shalini
Ritu	2007	Ritu[25]	All Songs	with Shanti Sharma[26]
2006	Amazing India - Symphonies of the Taj	All Songs	with Radhika Chopra, Sangeeta Pant
2005	Amazing India - Jaisalmer	All Songs	with Rehmat Khan Langa[27]
2005	Amazing India - Khajuraho	All Songs	with Radhika Chopra, Sangeeta Pant
2002	UDAAS PAANI[18]	All Songs	with Gulzar
2000	RAGA RENDEZVOUS	All Songs	Solo

Music for documentaries

Year	Documentary	Channel
2012	Shamans of the Himalaayas	Discovery Channel
2012	The Apatanis of Arunachal[28]	Discovery Channel
2012	The Konyak of Nagaland[29]	Discovery Channel
2011	Carnival of Spirituality	Discovery Channel
2010	Masters of the Jungle	Discovery Channel
2009	In Their Elements	National Geographic Channel
2009	Forced to Kill	Discovery Channel
2008	Chinese Checkers, Tibetan Ambivalence & Indian Delusions	Aim TV
2004	The Maharaja of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On[30]	Discovery Channel
2000	The Maharaja of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On[31]	Aim TV
1999	Shahjahanabad: The Twilight Years	Teamwork Films

Sources

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References

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26. "Remembering Shanti Sharma". Itcsra.org. 22 April 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
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28. Akhilesh. "The Apatani Of Arunachal Pradesh DVD". induna.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
29. "The Konyak Of Nagaland DVD". Induna.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
30. "The Maharaja Of Jodhpur: The Legacy lives On... DVD". Induna.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
31. "upcScavenger". M.upcscavenger.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
32. "Music in his veins". Thehindu.com. 2008-08-04. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
33. "They only want kaan khade karne wale gaane: Abhishek Ray". mid-day.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
34. "hintustantimes.com". hintustantimes.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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External links

• Abhishek Ray at the Internet Movie Database