Anand Raaj Anand

Anand Raaj Anand (born 8 November 1961) is an Indian composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry. He was nominated for the Best Music Director Filmfare Award for Kaante in 2003.

Anand Raaj Anand
Anand Raaj Anand (right) with Akon in 2014
Background information
Born	(1961-11-08) 8 November 1961 (age 63) Delhi, India
Origin	Delhi, India
Genres	Film score
Occupation(s)	Lyricist, film score composer, singer
Years active	1995–present

Early life

Anand Raj was born on 8 November 1961 in Delhi in a family of jewellers.^[1] In 1995, he left his family business and went to Mumbai to pursue musical career.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 1995, his first private album came "Babu Tiptop" in Time music. "Jhanjharia aise chhanak gayi", of this album later was used in the film Krishna by Time Audio (also known as Time Magnetics). He started his work in 1996 when he wrote, composed and sang the songs for the film Masoom in 1996 where the song Chhota Bachcha Jaan Ke along with Kale Libaas Mein and Tukur Tukur Dekhte Ho Kya. Since then, he has been the music director and composer of over 90 films, the lyricist of over 40 soundtracks, and he did playback singing for over 45 films.

His best-known work includes Pardesi Babu, Hadh Kar Di Aapne, Bichhoo, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai, Kaante, Kismat, Musafir, Welcome, Shootout at Lokhandwala, Double Dhamaal, Singh Saab The Great, and Shootout at Wadala.

Discography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	Masoom	Composer
1997	Koi Kisi Se Kum Nahin	Composer
	Ghoonghat	Composer
	Kaalia	Composer
1998	Pardesi Babu	Composer, playback singer
	Bandhan	Composer
	Major Saab	Composer, lyricist, playback singer
	Qila	Composer
	Aakrosh	Composer
	2001	Composer
	Gunda	Composer
	Tirchhi Topiwale	Composer
1999	Heeralal Pannalal	Composer
	Hote Hote Pyar Ho Gaya	Composer
	Lo Main Aa Gaya	Composer
2000	Champion	Composer, playback singer
	Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai	Composer
	Bichhoo	Composer
	Hadh Kar Di Aapne	Composer, playback singer
2001	Dishayen	Composer	TV series
	Ehsaas: The Feeling	Composer, playback singer
	Tera Mera Saath Rahen	Composer
	Indian	Composer
	Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta	Composer
	Jodi No.1	Composer
2002	Kaante	Composer, playback singer	Nominated: Filmfare Award for Best Music Director
	Maseeha	Composer
	Annarth	Composer
	Hathyar: Face to Face with Reality	Composer
	Gunaah	Composer
	Zindagi Khoobsoorat Hai	Composer, playback singer
	Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani	Composer
	23rd March 1931: Shaheed	Composer, playback singer
	Yeh Mohabbat Hai	Composer
2003	Sandhya	Composer
	Out of Control	Composer
	Jodi Kya Banayi Wah Wah Ramji	Composer
	Mumbai Matinee	Composer
	Janasheen	Composer
	Jaal: The Trap	Composer, playback singer
	Calcutta Mail	Composer
	Bhoot	Composer
	Ek Hindustani	Composer, playback singer
	Pyaar Kiya Nahin Jaata..	Composer
2004	Musafir	Composer
	Wajahh: A Reason to Kill	Composer
	Rakht	Composer
	Ek Se Badhkar Ek	Composer
	Shikaar	Composer
	Ella Enchanted	Composer
	Masti	Composer, playback singer
	WOH	Composer
	Kismat	Composer, playback singer
	Plan	Composer, playback singer
2005	Jo Bole So Nihaal	Composer
	Kaal	Composer 1 song nassa nassa
	Tango Charlie	Composer
	Chaahat Ek Nasha...	Composer
	Orey Pandu	Composer	Telugu film
	Jurm	Composer
	Bullet: Ek Dhamaka	Composer
	Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav	Composer
	Viruddh... Family Comes First	Composer
2006	Aryan: Unbreakable	Composer
	Sarhad Paar	Composer
	Vidhyaarthi: The Power of Students	Composer
	Love Ke Chakkar Mein	Composer
	Humko Tumse Pyaar Hai	Composer, playback singer
	My Bollywood Bride	Composer
2007	Welcome	Composer, playback singer
	Dus Kahaniyaan	Composer, Playback Singer
	Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal	Playback singer
	Chhodon Naa Yaar	Composer, Playback singer
	Shootout at Lokhandwala	Composer
	Sirf Romance: Love by Chance	Composer
	Nehlle Pe Dehlla	Composer	Co-Composer: Himesh Reshammiya
	Big Brother	Composer, playback singer
	Deha	Composer
2008	C Kkompany	Composer
	Lakh Pardesi Hoiye	Composer
	Haal–e–dil	Composer
	Jimmy	Composer, playback singer
	Mithya	Composer
2009	Baabarr	Composer, lyricist
	Shadow	Composer, Lyricist
	Chal Chala Chal	Composer
2010	No Problem	Composer, lyricist, playback singer
	Benny and Babloo	Composer
	Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De...	Composer
2011	Double Dhamaal	Composer, lyricist, playback singer
	Bin Bulaye Baraati	Composer, lyricist, playback singer
	Violin	Composer	Malayalam film
	Chalo Dilli	Composer, lyricist
	The Lion of Punjab	Composer, playback singer	Punjabi Film
2012	Matinee	Composer	Malayalam film
	Chakradhaar	Composer, Playback singer
	Agneepath	Playback singer
2013	Super Nani	music director
	Shootout at Wadala	music director
	Singh Sahab the Great	Composer
	Grand Masti	Composer
	Toofan	Composer	Telugu film
	Zanjeer	Composer
	Deewana Main Deewana	Composer and lyricist
	Mumbai Mirror	Composer
2016	Dil Toh Deewana Hai	Composer, playback singer
	Mastizaade	music director
2017	Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana	Composer, Playback Singer
2019	Officer Arjun Singh IPS Batch 2000	Composer, playback singer

Albums

Year	Album	Role	Singer(s)	Notes
1995	Babu Tiptop	Composer, Playback Singer	Anand Raj Anand
1998	Maiyya Rani	Composer, Playback Singer	Anuradha Paudwal, Udit Narayan, Suresh Wadkar, Sukhwinder Singh, Babla Mehta, Anand Raj Anand
1999	Jaikara Album	Composer, Playback Singer	Anand Raj Anand
2000	Chorni	Composer	Hans Raj Hans
	Suno To Deewana Dil	Composer	Kamaal Khan
	Ab Ke Baras	Composer	Suneeta Rao
2001	Sab Ton Sohni	Composer	Hans Raj Hans