Tony Kakkar (born 9 April 1984) is an Indian singer[5] known for his cringe pop songs.[6][7][8] Kakkar made his debut in Bollywood in 2012, as a music director with the film Mr. Bhatti on Chutti, for which he composed the song "Good Boys Bad Boys".[2] He is the brother of singers Sonu Kakkar and Neha Kakkar. In 2014, he founded Desi Music Factory, a record label along with Anshul Garg.
Tony Kakkar | |
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 Tony Kakkar in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 9 April 1984[1][2] Rishikesh, Uttar Pradesh, (present-day Uttarakhand), India |
| Genres | pop[3] World music, Indian pop, Bhangra, Bollywood music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer |
| Labels | Desi Music Factory Tonew Musik |
YouTube information | |
| Channel | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Genres |
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| Subscribers | 4.59 million[4] |
| Total views | 730.1 million[4] |
Last updated: 7 December 2024 | |
Life and career
editKakkar has two sisters, Sonu Kakkar and Neha Kakkar. Both of them are singers in the industry.[citation needed] Hailing from Rishikesh, their family moved to Delhi in 1990s, where the siblings used to sing at jagratas. In 2004, Kakkar and his sister Neha shifted to Mumbai. In Mumbai, he started learning the technical aspects of composing music. During this time, he also worked as a lyricist for composer Sandeep Chowta. He composed the song "Sawan Aaya Hai" for the film Creature 3D.[9] In 2015, he founded the record label Desi Music Factory together with Anshul Garg.[citation needed]
Plagiarism allegations
editKakkar has been criticised and accused of copying visuals from K-pop songs on several occasions. The visuals for "Shona Shona," which was released in 2020, are similar to B1A4's "Like A Movie" and IZ*ONE's "Beware". "Booty Shake", released in 2021, is also heavily based on a K-pop song. The music video is being alleged to be similar to K-pop girl group Blackpink's music video called "Ice Cream".[10]
Television
edit- 2020 - Taare Zameen Par as mentor along with Shankar Mahadevan and Jonita Gandhi.
Filmography
edit| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film/album | Title | Lyrics | Composer(s) | Co-singer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mr. Bhatti on Chutti | "Good Boys Bad Boys" | Tony Kakkar | Tony Kakkar | ||
| 2014 | Creature 3D | "Sawan Aaya Hai" | Arijit Singh | [9] | ||
| "Mohabbat Barsa De" | Arijit Singh, Arjun, Samira Koppikar | |||||
| "Sawan Aaya Hai (Unplugged)" | ||||||
| 2015 | Ek Paheli Leela | "Ek Do Teen Char" | Neha Kakkar | |||
| "Khuda Bhi" | Manoj Muntashir | Mohit Chauhan | ||||
| 2016 | Fever | "Mile Ho Tum" | Tony Kakkar | Sonu Kakkar | ||
| "Khara Khara" | ||||||
| "Dil Ashkon Mein" | ||||||
| Mile Ho Tum (Reprise Version) | Neha Kakkar | |||||
| One Night Stand | "Do Peg Maar" | Kumaar | ||||
| 2017 | Ranchi Diaries | "Helicopter" | Tony Kakkar | |||
| 2018 | Hate Story 4 | "Mohabbat Nasha Hai" (Duet) | Kumaar | |||
| "Mohabbat Nasha Hai" | ||||||
| 2019 | Luka Chuppi | "Coca Cola Tu (Remake)" | Tony Kakkar, Mellow D | Tanishk Bagchi, Tony Kakkar | Neha Kakkar, MellowD | |
| Cabaret | "Phir Teri Bahon Mein" | Tony Kakkar | Tony Kakkar | Sonu Kakkar | [11] | |
| Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna | "Humne Rait Pe" | Sajan Agarwal | Neha Kakkar | |||
| Pati Patni Aur Woh | "Dheeme Dheeme (Remake)" | Tanishk Bagchi, Tony Kakkar, MellowD | Tanishk Bagchi, Tony Kakkar | |||
| 2020 | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | "Ooh La La" | Tony Kakkar | Sonu Kakkar, Neha Kakkar | ||
| 2021 | Tuesdays and Fridays | "Ashleel" | Tony Kakkar | Nakash Aziz, Neha Kakkar | ||
| "Phone Mein" | Neha Kakkar | |||||
| "Akhiyaan" | Neha Kakkar, Bohemia | |||||
| "Funky Mohabbat" | Kumaar | Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Kakkar | ||||
| "Hanjuaan" | Shreya Ghoshal | |||||
| "The Golgappa Song" | Benny Dayal, Sonu Kakkar | |||||
| 2022 | Ittu Si Baat | "17 Lakh Ka Gajra" | Rj Shekhar | Vishal Mishra | Asees Kaur, Vishal Mishra | |
| 2024 | Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 | "Kamsin Kali" | Tony Kakkar | Neha Kakkar | ||
Album
edit| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Lyrics | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "SRK Anthem" (Single) | Himself | |
| 2013 | "Hanju" | Himself | |
| "Hanju" (DJ AKS Remix)[12] | |||
| 2014 | "Hanju" (Unplugged) | ||
| "Sawan Aaya Hai" (Unplugged) | |||
| "Johnny Ho Dafaa" | |||
| 2015 | "Maa Tu Bataa" | ||
| "Akhiyan" | Himself, Rap Lyrics – Bohemia | ||
| "Akhiyan" (DJ AKS Remix)[13] | |||
| "Car Mein Music Baja" | Himself | ||
| 2016 | "Baby Makeup Karna Chod" | ||
| "Lori Suna" | |||
| "Tu Chand Mera" | Himself, Rap Lyrics – Pardhaan | ||
| "Khuda Bhi Jab" | Himself | ||
| "Khafa Mahiya" | |||
| "Das Ki Karaan" | |||
| "Teri Kamar Pe" ft. Gauahar Khan | |||
| 2017 | "Waada" ft. Nia Sharma | ||
| "Sawan Aaya Hai" | |||
| "Aaja Meri Bike Pe" ft. Iris Maity | |||
| "Chaand Mera Naraaz Hai" | |||
| "Sardi Ki Raat" | |||
| 2018 | "Coca Cola Tu" ft. Young Desi | ||
| "Oh Humsafar" ft. Neha Kakkar and Himansh Kohli | Manoj Muntashir | ||
| "Ludo" ft. Young Desi | Himself | ||
| "Mamla Dil Da" | |||
| 2019 | "Kuch Kuch" | ||
| "Dheeme Dheeme" ft. Neha Sharma[14] | |||
| "Yaari Hai" ft. Siddharth Nigam, Riyaz Aly | |||
| "Bijli Ki Taar" ft. Urvashi Rautela[15][16] | |||
| "Naagin Jaisi" (Sangeetkar) | |||
| "Kanta Bai" ft. Karishma Sharma[17] | |||
| "Naagin Jaisi Kamar Hila" ft. Elnaaz Norouzi | |||
| 2020 | "Goa Beach" ft. Aditya Narayan and Kat Kristian | ||
| "Bheegi Bheegi"[18] | Prince Dubey | ||
| "Kurta Pajama" ft. Shehnaaz Kaur Gill[19] | Himself | ||
| "Chocolate" ft. Riyaz Aly & Avneet Kaur[20] | |||
| "Laila"[21] ft. Heli Daruwala | |||
| "Shona Shona" ft. Sidharth Shukla and Shehnaaz Gill[22] | |||
| 2021 | "Gale Lagana Hai"[23] ft. Shivin Narang and Nia Sharma | ||
| "Booty Shake"[24] ft. Hansika Motwani | |||
| "Tera Suit"[25] ft. Aly Goni and Jasmin Bhasin | |||
| "Oh Sanam" ft. Hiba Nawab[citation needed] | |||
| "Number Likh" ft. Nikki Tamboli[26] | |||
| "Saath Kya Nibhoge"[27] ft. Sonu Sood and Niddhi Agerwal | |||
| "Kanta Laga"[28] | |||
| 2022 | "Mud Mud Ke"[29] ft. Michele Morrone and Jacqueline Fernandez | ||
| "Tera Mera Pyaar" | |||
| "Main Akela Hoon" | |||
| "Zindagi Bata De" | |||
| "Kiss You" with Neha Kakkar | |||
| "Dekh Lena" | |||
| "Paparazzi Peeche" | |||
| "Kaash" | |||
| "12 Ladke" | |||
| "Kudi Chandigarh Di" ft. Rohanpreet Singh | |||
| 2023 | "Whiskey Pilado" | ||
| "Sitaron Tum So Jao" | |||
| "Shadi Karogi" ft. Jasmin Bhasin | |||
| "Chunari Mein Daag"[30] ft. Yohani & Ikka | |||
| "Gangster" | |||
| "Senorita" | |||
| "Dil Ko Sukoon" | |||
| "Balenciaga"[31] ft. Neha Kakkar | |||
| "Iss Baar Sawan Mein" | |||
| "Soniye" | |||
| "Jamna Paar"[32] with Neha Kakkar ft. Manisha Rani |
References
edit- ^ "Tony Kakkar @TonyKakkar Let's be happy in this mostly unhappy world". Twitter.
- ^ a b "DMF | Artist | Tony Kakkar". Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Kawrat, Apurva (21 July 2022). "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 10: Ali Asgar, Tony Kakkar & Sumeet Vyas likely to participate - Deets Inside". India TV News. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b "About TonyKakkarOfficial". YouTube.
- ^ "Latest Hindi Song 'Dheeme Dheeme' Sung By Tony Kakkar Featuring Neha Sharma". The Times of India. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ Jain, Vaishali (21 July 2022). "Jhalak Dikhla Jaa 10: Ali Asgar, Tony Kakkar & Sumeet Vyas likely to participate - Deets Inside". India TV News. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Neha Kakkar's Goa Beach, Adnan Sami's Tu Yaad Aya and Asim Riaz anthem: Top Hindi tracks of February 11". The Indian Express. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Neha Kakkar-Tony Kakkar's Shona Shona in Trouble: Plea Filed in HC to Ban Song With 'Vulgar Lyrics'". India.com. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tony Kakkar: One gets a lot more popularity as a singer than a composer". The Times of India. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Sharma, Chirali (17 February 2021). "Did Tony Kakkar Copy From K-Pop Group Blackpink For His Booty Shake Video?". Yahoo News. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ "Latest Hindi Song 'Phir Teri Bahon Mein' Sung By Sonu Kakkar | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Hanju - DJ AKS Remix (Full Song & Lyrics) - Neha Kakkar, Meiyang Chang - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, 11 December 2013, retrieved 3 December 2020
- ^ "Akhiyan (DJ Aks Remix) - Single by Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar & Bohemia". Apple Music. September 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Viral हुआ टोनी कक्कड़ का डांस सॉन्ग धीमे-धीमे, यूट्यूब पर व्यूज 1 करोड़ के पार". Zee News Hindi. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ Yadav, Nitesh (17 September 2019). "Urvashi Rautela: I haven't used my potential until now". India TV News. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Urvashi Rautela features in Tony Kakkar's new music video". DNA India. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ Katira, Kirtika (10 October 2019). "[VIDEO] Kanta Bai: Tony Kakkar's new music video is taking the internet by storm". Times Now. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Neha and Tony Kakkar release new single 'Bheegi Bheegi'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ "Kurta Pajama song: Shehnaaz Gill brings glamour to Tony Kakkar's new music video. Watch". Hindustan Times. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ "Tony Kakkar, Riyaz Aly And Avneet kaur New Song: टोनी कक्कड़ का नया गाना 'चॉकलेट' कर रहा है यूट्यूब पर ट्रेंड". Times Now (in Hindi). 9 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Check Out New Hindi Trending Song Music Video - 'Laila' Sung By Tony Kakkar". The Times of India. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Shona Shona: Sidharth Shukla Tries to Woo Shehnaaz Gill in New Song by Tony and Neha Kakkar". News18. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Gale Lagana Hai: A mediocre romantic track by Neha and Tony Kakkar". The Indian Express. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Neha Kakkar does the 'booty shake' with husband Rohanpreet Singh. Watch video". Hindustan Times. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Farzeen, Sana (8 March 2021). "Tony Kakkar's Tera Suit: Jasmin Bhasin-Aly Goni party their way through the music video". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ Cyril, Grace (18 June 2021). "Tony Kakkar flirts with Nikki Tamboli in Number Likh. Music video out now". India Today.
- ^ "Check Out Latest Hindi Song Official Teaser - 'Saath Kya Nibhaoge' Sung By Tony Kakkar And Altaf Raja | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Neha Kakkar, Tony & Honey Singh Team Up For Kanta Laga, Call It 'Biggest Collab Of The Year'". news.abplive.com. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Mud Mud Ke video is like 50 Shades Of Grey, but worse. Watch". The Indian Express. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Tony Kakkar, Yohani, Ikka set to brighten Holi's colours with 'Chunari Mein Daag'". The Times of India. IANS. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Neha Kakkar, Tony Kakkar, & Tony Jr Come Together To Drop The Ultimate Summer Party Track 'Balenciaga'". koinoi. IANS. 3 June 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Bhatia, Harshika (11 September 2023). "Jamna Paar: Manisha Rani expresses gratitude for immense love on her debut music video with Tony Kakkar". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
External links
edit- Tony Kakkar at IMDb
- Tony Kakkar on Twitter