Raghav Sachar
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Raghav Sachar is an India
n singer born to father, R. K. Sachar, and mother, Usha Sachar. He is the youngest of three children. He started playing his first instrument, the harmonica, at the age of four. Every year since then his parents have gifted him an instrument. Born into a family of music lovers, Raghav was interested in music from a very early age. He won the Best Drummer Award at the Pepsi Cornucopia contest in Delhi in 1994 besides being adjudged the best keyboard player at the BITS Pilani Festival. He also formed a band, Canzona
, with some friends before proceeding to Monash Conservatory of Music, Melbourne
, Australia
in 2000 to study music.
It was during this time that Raghav traveled to countries in South East Asia including Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. He also gave solo concerts while visiting India and worked with Viva and Shubha Mudgal on albums apart from recording for jingles and film soundtracks. His crowning glory was being awarded the Golden Key Award and Earnest Award for academic excellence in 2000 and 2001 at Monash. Raghav now plays more than 32 instruments. The title song of his new album, Charming Lootera enjoyed success throughout India.
His recent collaboration is with ZING for his creation of Om Jai Jagdish Hare - Remix, where he plays 9 instrumental voices.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n singer born to father, R. K. Sachar, and mother, Usha Sachar. He is the youngest of three children. He started playing his first instrument, the harmonica, at the age of four. Every year since then his parents have gifted him an instrument. Born into a family of music lovers, Raghav was interested in music from a very early age. He won the Best Drummer Award at the Pepsi Cornucopia contest in Delhi in 1994 besides being adjudged the best keyboard player at the BITS Pilani Festival. He also formed a band, Canzona
Canzona
In the 16th century an instrumental chanson; later, a piece for ensemble in several sections or tempos...
, with some friends before proceeding to Monash Conservatory of Music, Melbourne
Melbourne
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, Australia
Australia
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in 2000 to study music.
It was during this time that Raghav traveled to countries in South East Asia including Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia. He also gave solo concerts while visiting India and worked with Viva and Shubha Mudgal on albums apart from recording for jingles and film soundtracks. His crowning glory was being awarded the Golden Key Award and Earnest Award for academic excellence in 2000 and 2001 at Monash. Raghav now plays more than 32 instruments. The title song of his new album, Charming Lootera enjoyed success throughout India.
His recent collaboration is with ZING for his creation of Om Jai Jagdish Hare - Remix, where he plays 9 instrumental voices.
Albums
| Album title | Language | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Raghav, For the First Time | Hindi | 2003 |
| 24 Carat | Hindi | 2005 |
| Play It Loud | Hindi | 2007 |
| Charming Lootera | Hindi | 2009 |
| Dil ki zubaan | Hindi | 2011 |
Film soundtracks
| Film | Language | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Kabul Express Kabul Express Kabul Express is a Bollywood film that was released on 15 December 2006. The film stars John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Pakistani actor Salman Shahid, Afghan actor Hanif Hum Ghum and American actress Linda Arsenio... |
Hindi | 2006 |
| Sunday Sunday (2008 film) Sunday is a 2008 Bollywood film directed by Rohit Shetty starring Ayesha Takia and Ajay Devgan in the lead roles. Arshad Warsi and Irfan Khan play major supporting roles while Tusshar Kapoor and Esha Deol make special appearances in the film. The story revolves around a girl named Sehar who is... |
Hindi | 2008 |
| One Two Three One Two Three (2008 film) One Two Three is a 2008 Bollywood film and it is an uncredited remake of the Hollywood movie Blame it on the Bellboy which is about three men staying in the same hotel and have similar sounding surnames. One Two Three stars Tushar Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Suniel Shetty, Esha Deol, Sameera Reddy, Upen... |
Hindi | 2008 |
| Haal-e-dil Haal-e-dil Haal – E – dil, shortened as HED, , directed by Anil Devgan, is a 2008 romance film starring Adhyayan Suman and Amita Patak. Story wise, it was the debut of actor, Adhyayan Suman, who is the son of retro-actor Shekhar Suman. The film deals with issues of the “love within” the human psyche and how... |
Hindi | 2008 |
| Daddy Cool | Hindi | 2009 |