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Arko Pravo Mukherjee
(অর্ক প্রভ মুখার্জি)
Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Background information
Birth nameArko Pravo Mukherjee
Born (1983-05-19) May 19, 1983 (age 41)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresBollywood Music, Bengali Folk, Fusion
Occupation(s)Music Composer, Singer, Song Writer
Websitehttp://www.arkoworld.com/

Arko Pravo Mukherjee (Bengali: অর্ক প্রভ মুখার্জি. also known as Arko) is an Indian music composer, singer, songwriter working in the Bollywood film industry since 2012. Jism 2 was his debut film as a music composer and lyricist.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Early life

Arko Pravo Mukherjee was born on 19 May 1983 to Dr. Apurba Kumar Mukherjee and Mahasweta Mukherjee in Kolkata, West Bengal. He attended school at Don Bosco School, Park Circus, Kolkata. Arko graduated with MBBS in 2007 from Burdwan Medical College. He is a Gold Medalist in MBBS.[13] He completed his internship at Calcutta Medical College and then in 2008 he shifted to Mumbai to pursue a career in Bollywood film industry as a music director, singer and songwriter.[14][15][16][17]

Discography

Year Film Name Song Singer(s) Music Director Lyricist Director Producer Language
2012 Jism 2 [18] Abhi Abhi (Male) KK Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Manish Makhija		 Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt,
Dino Morea		 Hindi
2012 Yeh Jism Hai Toh Kya [19] Ali Azmat Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Manish Makhija		 Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt,
Dino Morea		 Hindi
2012 Maula Ali Azmat Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Manish Makhija		 Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt,
Dino Morea		 Hindi
2012 Abhi Abhi (Duet) KK, Akriti Kakar,
Shreya Ghoshal		 Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Manish Makhija		 Pooja Bhatt Pooja Bhatt,
Dino Morea		 Hindi
2014 Yaariyan [20] Allah Waariyan Shafqat Amanat Ali Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Divya Khosla Kumar Bhushan Kumar,
Krishan Kumar		 Hindi
2014 Zor Lagaake Haisha Vishal Dadlani Arko Pravo Mukherjee Irshad Kamil Divya Khosla Kumar Bhushan Kumar,
Krishan Kumar		 Hindi
2014 Hate Story 2 Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyaar Aaya Hai Arijit Singh, Samira Koppikar Arko Pravo Mukherjee Aziz Qaisi and Arko Pravo Mukherjee Vishal Pandya Bhushan Kumar,
Vikram Bhatt		 Hindi
2014 Tamanchey Dildara Sonu Nigam Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Navneet Behal Suryaveer Singh Bhullar Hindi
2014 The Shaukeens [21] Meherbani [22][23] Jubin Nautiyal Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Abhishek Sharma Ashvin Varde
Murad Khetani
Akshay Kumar
Trilogic Digital Media Ltd		 Hindi
2015 Kuch Kuch Locha Hai Pani Wala Dance Ikka Singh, Shraddha Pandit Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee,
Ikka Singh		 Devang Dholakia Mukesh Purohit,
K K Agarwal		 Hindi
2015 Bhaag Johnny Iss Qadar Pyar Hai [24] Ankit Tiwari Arko Pravo Mukherjee,
Sajid–Wajid		 Arko Pravo Mukherjee,
Faaiz Anwar		 Shivam Nair Bhushan Kumar,
Krishan Kumar,
Vikram Bhatt		 Hindi
2015 Jazbaa Kahaaniya [25] Nilofer Wani Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Gupta,
Aishwarya Rai,
Anuradha Gupta
Nittin Keni,
Akash Chawla,
Sachin R. Joshi,
Raina Sachin R. Joshi		 Hindi
2015 Jaane Tere Shehar Vipin Aneja Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Sanjay Gupta Sanjay Gupta,
Aishwarya Rai,
Anuradha Gupta
Nittin Keni,
Akash Chawla,
Sachin R. Joshi,
Raina Sachin R. Joshi		 Hindi
2016 Kapoor & Sons [26][27] Saathi Rey Arko Pravo Mukherjee [28] Arko Pravo Mukherjee Manoj Muntashir Shakun Batra Hiroo Yash Johar
Karan Johar
Apoorva Mehta		 Hindi
2016 Rustom Tere Sang Yaara Atif Aslam [29] Arko Pravo Mukherjee Manoj Muntashir Tinu Suresh Desai Neeraj Pandey,Aruna Bhatia
Nittin Keni, Akash Chawla
Virender Arora,Ishwar Kapoor
Shital Bhatia		 Hindi
2016 Baar Baar Dekho Dariya Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Nitya Mehra Karan Johar,Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar Hindi
2016 Tum Bin II Dil Nawaziyaan Arko Pravo Mukherjee Ankit Tiwari Manoj Muntashir Anubhav Sinha Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Anubhav Sinha Hindi
2017 Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana Rishta Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Ankit Tiwari Arko Pravo Mukherjee Ghulam Mohd Khavar Manish Harishankar TP Aggarwal, Rahul Aggarwal Hindi
2017 Dobaara: See Your Evil Kaari Kaari Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Asees Kaur Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Prawaal Raman Prawaal Raman, Ishan Saksena, Vikram Khakhar, Sunil Shah Hindi
2017 Humdard Jyotica Tangri Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Prawaal Raman Prawaal Raman, Ishan Saksena, Vikram Khakhar, Sunil Shah Hindi
2017 Sweetiee Weds NRI O Saathiya Armaan Malik, Prakriti Kakar, Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Hasnain Hyderabadwala Dhaval Patel,Tariq Mohammad,Sada S Bhuvad,Cyrus F Dastur Hindi
2017 Bareilly Ki Barfi Nazm Nazm Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Vineet Jain, Renu Ravi Chopra Hindi
2018 Hate Story 4 Boond Boond Jubin Nautiyal, Neeti Mohan Arko Pravo Mukherjee Manoj Muntashir Vishal Pandya T-Series Films Hindi

In 2012, Arko debuted as a music composer in Jism 2. He composed 4 songs for it. In 2014, he composed 2 songs for Yaariyaan for which he earned a nomination of Filmfare Award for Best Music Director along with Pritam, Mithoon, Yo Yo Honey Singh & Anupom Amod.In the same year, he composed songs for Hate Story 2, Tamanchey & The Shaukeens. In 2015, he composed for Kuch Kuch Locha Hai, Bhaag Johnny, Jazbaa & a single. In 2016, he composed a son for Kapoor & Sons & Baar Baar Dekho. He also composed 2 songs for Rustom. He earned another nomination of Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Kapoor & Sons along with Amaal Mallik, Badshah, Tanishk Bagchi, Benny Dayal & Nuchleya.In 2017, he composed for Sweetiee Weds NRI, Dobaara: See Your Evil, Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana, Bareilly Ki Barfi & a single titled 'Aainda'. He received his third nomination of Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Bareilly Ki Barfi along with Tanishk Bagchi, Samira Koppikar, Vayu & Sameer Uddin. He also earned a nomination of Filmfare Award for Best Lyrics for the same film. In 2018, Arko composed a song for Hate Story 4. He also composed a song for Baaghi 2.

Arko Pravo Mukherjee rendered his voice as the playback singer for the first time in 'Saathi Re' for Kapoor & Sons[30] following Rustom , Baar Baar Dekho, Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo Deewana , Tum Bin II, Sweetiee Weds NRI, Dobaara: See Your Evil, Bareilly Ki Barfi & a single titled 'Aainda'.

Non-film songs

Release Year Song Name Singer Music Director Lyricist Record Label Language
2017 Aainda [31][32] Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Sony Music India Hindi
2017 Salaam-e-Ishq [33][34] Producer/Remixer - DJ Shilpi Sharma,
Male vocalist -Arko Pravo Mukherjee
Female vocalist - Jasmine Sandlas		 Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Saregama Music Hindi
2017 Reeva [35] Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee A-Major Entertainment, Yuvraj Entertainment Hindi
2015 Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog [36] Tulsi Kumar Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee T Series Hindi
2013 Maa [37] Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee Keerthana Music Bengali
2011 Mira (Hindi Album) [38] Arko Pravo Mukherjee & Dev(Bishwadeb Bhaumik) Arko Pravo Mukherjee & Dev(Bishwadeb Bhaumik) Arko Pravo Mukherjee & Dev(Bishwadeb Bhaumik) Silk Road Communications Hindi

Arko Pravo Mukherjee is planning to record an English album in Los Angeles soon.[39] His song 'Reeva' has become the No.1 Break Out Song for the Billboard Dance Club 50 Charts.As per the April 1 reports, the track entered the Billboard Dance 50 Charts at Number 49.[40]

Awards and nominations

Year Award(s) Category Film Song Result
2014 Stardust Awards Best Music Director Yaariyan [41] All Songs Won
GiMA Awards
Radio Mirchi Gold Disc 25 weeks in top 5 Songs List for the song "Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyaar Aaya Hai" Hate Story 2 "Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyaar Aaya Hai"

Nominations

Notable Achievements

  • Arko is the First Indian who was featured on The Billboard Charts List. Arko's Latest English single Reeva was the 45th song on the Billboard Dance Club top 50 Charts.[42][43][44][45][46]
  • Awarded as the Prominent Bengali of the year 2016 - Awarded by Indian Oil Corporation & Ebela Tabloid (ABP Group)
  • Best Music Director Award for the song 'Tere Sang Yaara' from the film Rustom (Zee ETC Bollywood Business Awards 2016)

References

  1. ^ "'Jism 2' songs are not copied, says composer". IBN Live. 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Arko to compose music for 'Jism 2'". Times of India. 17 April 2012.
  3. ^ "New Prescription Arko Pravo Mukherjee to compose music for Jism 2". India Today. 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ "A quick four with Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Deccan Chronicle. 1 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Arko Pravo Mukherjee sings an EDM number". Indian Express. 7 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Tips Music signs Arko Pravo Mukherjee for ten songs of their upcoming films". Radio And Music. 10 February 2015.
  7. ^ "On a high note: Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Indian Express. 13 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Item songs don't work anymore: Dr Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Times of India. 8 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Signing A Deal". Box Office India. 7 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Nothing works beyond Bollywood, says 'Aaj Phir Tum Pe' singer Arko". Hindustan Times. 28 November 2014.
  11. ^ "2014 Rewind: Bollywood musicians pick their favourite songs of the year". MidDay. 29 December 2014.
  12. ^ "Music Review: 'Jism 2' has wonderful tracks". IBN Live. 14 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Bhatt saab has a fantastic sense of music writing: Arko". Times of India. 11 July 2012.
  14. ^ "MEET DR DO MORE OF MUSIC". Daily Pioneer. 4 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Rising Arko Pravo sets solid foot in Bollywood". The Asian Age. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "A quick four with Arko Pravo". The Asian Age. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Melody matters". The Asian Age. 2 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Made in Calcutta: A DBPC boy has scored the soundtrack. Meet Arko Pravo Mukherjee". The Telegraph. 14 July 2012.
  19. ^ ""Yeh Jism' is very close to my heart" - Dr.Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Bollywood Hungama. 3 August 2012.
  20. ^ "I don't mind being part of a multi- composer movie: Arko Pravo Mukherjee". Times of India. 27 December 2013.
  21. ^ "The Shaukeens : On a Song - What started in the studio ended at a party". Times of India. 23 October 2014.
  22. ^ "Arko Pravo Mukherjee: 'Meherbani' was completed in a couple of days". Radio And Music. 5 November 2014.
  23. ^ "WHAT STARTED IN THE STUDIO ENDED AT A PARTY". Mumbai Mirror. 23 October 2014.
  24. ^ "Arko Pravo Mukherjee composes 'Iss Qadar Pyar Hai' for 'Bhaag Johnny'". Radio And Music. 2 September 2015.
  25. ^ "Why 'Kahaaniyaan' from 'Jazbaa' will end speculations on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's fitness!". Dna India. 15 September 2015.
  26. ^ "Composer Arko Mukherjee on turning singer for two Dharma Productions films, Kapoor & Sons and Baar Baar Dekho". Boxoffice India. 12 March 2016.
  27. ^ "Music Review: 'Kapoor & Sons'". The Times of India. 11 March 2016.
  28. ^ "Composer Arko Mukherjee raises the pitch with 'Kapoor & Sons'". scroll.in. 10 March 2016.
  29. ^ "TERE SANG YAARA LYRICS - Rustom | Atif Aslam". 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  30. ^ "It's not always been my call: Composer Arko Pravo Mukherjee on turning singer only now". dnaindia.com. 9 April 2016.
  31. ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/riteish-deshmukh-makes-debut-in-pop-world-with-arko-pravo-mukherjee-song-aainda-see-photos-4790471/
  32. ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/english/music/news/madalina-ghenea-to-feature-in-arko-pravo-mukherjis-pop-song-aainda/articleshow/59953890.cms
  33. ^ http://mediainfoline.com/music/launch-single-salaam-e-ishq-actor-shilpi-sharma-arko
  34. ^ http://www.saregama.com/video/salaameishq-arko-dj-shilpi-sharma-i-jasmine-sandlas_294
  35. ^ "Arko's New Song 'Reeva' Features on Billboard Dance Club Chart". news18.com. 3 April 2017.
  36. ^ "Tulsi Kumar-Arko Pravo Mukherjee collaborate for Khushali Kumar's next". India Blooms. 10 October 2015.
  37. ^ "A Melodious Mother's Day Tribute From Arko Pravo Mukherjee". koimoi. 12 May 2013.
  38. ^ "The songwriter duo Arko & Dev is a UFO in the sky of Indipop". Artist Trove. 25 September 2011.
  39. ^ "Arko Pravo Mukherjee keen to record English album". The Indian Express. 13 March 2016.
  40. ^ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/indian-musical-sensation-arko-mukherjee-features-on-billboard-charts/articleshow/57982007.cms
  41. ^ "Winners of Stardust Awards 2014". Bollywood Hungama. 15 December 2014.
  42. ^ "Arko Is The First Indian On The Billboard Charts List!". festivalsherpa.com. 10 April 2017.
  43. ^ http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/indian-singer-arko-features-on-billboard-charts-117040300040_1.html
  44. ^ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/arko-singer-billboard-dance-50-charts-reeva-rustom-jism-2-lifest/1/947845.html
  45. ^ http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/170403-indian-singer-arko-features-on-billboard
  46. ^ http://t2online.com/lifestyle/indian-singer-arko-features-on-billboard-top-50/cid/1.70738M/
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