Rishikesh Pandey[1] (born 16 May 1992) better known by his stage name Rishiking is an Indian music composer, rapper, filmmaker and screenwriter. Rishiking is the founder of the motion picture production company Mahagatha and Director of Folk Culture India Association.[2] He is the creative director of International Film Festival of Madhya Pradesh IFFMP.[3] His films and songs have a mixture of awareness and solutions for the society that brought him recognition and praise from the Government of India.[4] He changed the way of rapping in India and gave new direction to the society through rap.[5][6] He along with P Narahari IAS launched the musical program Swachhta Ke Sur[7][8] in 2020 under Swachh Bharat Mission to make people aware through music, which included Bollywood singer Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali, Payal Dev and Dev Negi.
Rishiking | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Rishikesh Pandey |
Also known as | Rishiking Rishi King |
Born | Panna, Madhya Pradesh, India | 16 May 1992
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Music director, rapper, filmmaker, screenwriter, social worker |
Instruments |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Labels | |
Website | rishiking |
Rishiking, as he is known to friends and colleagues claims to be a self-made professional and has learned the craft on his own.[9]
Career
editRishiking began his career as a teacher and after a year he moved to the creative department at own advertising agency and gradually established himself as a director and producer of ad films.
Music career
editRishiking started his music career with singer Shaan in 2016 with a song "School Chale Hum".[10][11] And also in the year 2016 Rishiking made Ho Halla[12] a swatchhta anthem song for Indore city together with P Narahari IAS, which was sung again by Shaan and it was the biggest hit to make Indore's people aware towards cleanness and by this cleanness movement Indore got the number one tag for cleanness across all over India.[13] After the success of ho halla song and to celebrate the title of Number one clean city of India, Indore was decided to make this success memorable so far that a live musical concert held by Indore Municipal Corporation on 23 December 2017[14] In this concert Rishiking introduce himself as a rapper[15] with the company of singer Shaan on the same stage.
Filmography
editYear | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Music Composer | Notes |
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2023 | Rama Rajyam[citation needed] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | International Historical Film |
Ahimsa | Teja | Executive Producer | Teja | Music Producer | Telugu Feature Film | |
Mom's Coming | Yes | Co-producer | Yes | Yes | Telugu language musical horror movie | |
Prem Katha | Yes | Co-producer | Yes | Yes | Telugu language Psychological love story |
Discography
editHindi songs
editYear | Title | Music Director | Lyrics | Label | Singer |
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2023 | |||||
Jal Machhli | Yes | Rishiking | Kings Lord | Rishiking | |
Naagraja | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking | ||
Bewafaa | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking & Dev Negi | ||
Dil Tod Gaye | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking & Dev Negi | ||
2022 | Jai Siya Ram | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking, Dev Negi & Mithila | |
Dj ki Dhunn | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking, Nakash Aziz & Asees Kaur | ||
Baarish | Yes | Rishiking | Kings Lord | Rishiking & Payal Dev | |
Mere Mahakaal | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking & Pritam Kumar | ||
2021 | Fatfatiya | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking & Priya Nair | |
Buri Nazar | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking | ||
Leloo | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking | ||
Dil Ki Baat - First Love | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking | ||
Bam Bhole | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking | ||
Ganesha | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking, Dev Negi & Jatinder Singh | ||
2020 | Jai Hind | Yes | P Narahari & Rishiking | Ree Musical | Rishiking & Jatinder Singh |
Jeena | Yes | P Narahari & Rishiking | Dev Negi | ||
Jai Ho - Corona Warrior | Yes | P Narahari | Shaan | ||
Helmet | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking | ||
Plastic | Yes | Rishiking & P Narahari | Shankar Mahadevan & Rishiking | ||
2019 | Chauka[16][17] | Yes | Rishiking & P Narahari | Shankar Mahadevan & Rishiking | |
You Are Special | Yes | P Narahari | Shivang Mathur & Deepanshi Nagar | ||
MP Swachhta Anthem | Yes | P Narahari | Shaan, Payal Dev, Rishiking, Javed Ali & Dev Negi | ||
Swachhta ki Rajdhani | Yes | Rishiking | Shaan | ||
Cheer Haran | Yes | Rishiking & P Narahari | Payal Dev & Rishiking | ||
2018 | Hattrck | Yes | Rishiking & P Narahari | Hribom | Shaan, Jubin Nautiyal, Payal Dev & Rishiking |
Mera Madhya Pradesh | Yes | Rishiking & P Narahari | Shankar Mahadevan & Dev Negi | ||
Ao Chale School | Yes | Rishiking & P Narahari | Shaan, Jyotica Tangri & Suzanne D'Mello | ||
Desh Ka Maan | Yes | Rishiking | Mohit Chauhan, Amit Mishra & Payal Dev | ||
Jai Madhya Pradesh | Yes | Rishiking | Shaan & Asees Kaur | ||
Jashn-e-Agra | Yes | Rishiking | Shaan | ||
Mor Raipur | Yes | Rishiking | Javed Ali | ||
Kisan Geet | Yes | Rishiking | Javed Ali | ||
Gumshuda | Yes | Rishiking | Rishiking | ||
2017 | Ho Halla Again | Yes | Rishiking | Shaan | |
Hai Halla | Yes | Rishiking & P Narahari | Shaan & Payal Dev | ||
2016 | Ho Halla | Yes | Rishiking & P Narahari | Shaan | |
School Chale Hum | Yes | Rishiking | Shaan |
Telugu songs
editYear | Title | Music Director | Lyrics | Label | Singer |
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2019 | Memega Netannalam | Yes | P Narahari | Ree Musical | Payal Dev |
Sagam Sagam | Yes | Sreekanth | Shaan & Suzanne D'Mello |
References
edit- ^ "Social film maker Hrishikesh Pandey adopts new name – Rishikesh Pandey". 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Folk Culture India Association". zaubacorp.com. 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Filmmaker Hrishikesh Pandey feels highlighting social issues is an responsibility". punjabnewsexpress.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ IANS (18 June 2016). "After 'School Chale Hum', Hrishikesh to highlight more such issues". Business Standard India. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "I am changing the way rap songs are made and accepted in India". 9 August 2018.
- ^ "Composer Rishikesh Pandey is the Man Behind Swatch Bharat Abhiyan Indore". 8 September 2020.
- ^ "राजधानी में छिड़ेंगे स्वच्छता के सुर". 10 January 2020.
- ^ "स्वच्छता के सुर". 11 January 2020.
- ^ "#SwachhSurvekshan2017: How a song took Indore to top of the cleanliness chart | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "'School Chale Hum', an Initiative by Hrishikesh Pandey with Shaan's voice". 19 June 2016.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: School Chale Hum | Shaan | Rishikesh Pandey. YouTube.
- ^ "देश का सबसे साफ शहर कैसे बन गया MP का इंदौर? सुरों ने जलाई स्वच्छता की मशाल, Zee News India Hindi". zeenews.india.com.
- ^ "सफाई गान बजाने वाली सुरीली गाडि़यों ने बनाया इंदौर को सबसे स्वच्छ शहर, navbharat hindi news". navbharattimes.indiatimes.com. 17 May 2017.
- ^ "हो हल्ला के साथ शान का म्यूजिकल कॉन्सर्ट". 23 December 2017.
- ^ "Rishikesh Pandey to release a song featuring India's best singers as a tribute to the Swachch Bharat campaign". 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Chauka". 30 November 2019.
- ^ "कचरा गाड़ियों में अब बजेगा, चौका, चौका, चौका लगाएंगे". 11 November 2019.