Tushar Joshi

Tushar Joshi
Born (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37)[1]
Alma materKendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan SAE Institute
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • music producer
Years active2009–present

Tushar Joshi (born 3 August 1987, Jabalpur) is an Indian singer, songwriter, and music producer. He has recorded songs predominantly in the Hindi, South and Bangla music industry, but also in the Marathi, Telugu, and Gujarati languages.[2]

Joshi's career began with lending his voice to the musicals featuring Ranbir Kapoor in the film 'Jagga Jasoos,' with his debut film song "Musafir" being from the same movie, released in 2017.[3]

He has 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify. Tushar Joshi has sung Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2's "Ami Je Tomar Tandav" (Film version), "Woh Din" (film version) from Chhichhore, Kalank's "Aira Gaira", Jab Harry Met Sejal's "Phurrr" and many more.[4]

Early life

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Tushar Joshi was born on 3 August 1987 in Jabalpur. He earned a Visharad degree in classical music from Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalaya Jabalpur.[5] Along with Indian classical music, he also developed an interest in Western forms of music.[6]

Career

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He began his career as a scratch vocalist. After moving to Mumbai in 2009, he studied at the School of Audio Engineering and worked as an assistant to Pritam.[7]

Before working with Pritam, Tushar collaborated with Vishal-Shekhar. He later started his own YouTube channel as a hobby. His first independent song, "Baatein Adhoori," was released on YouTube in 2021. His journey began in 2009 as a freelance musician, working on promos, jingles, and voiceovers.[8]

He sang "Oh Maahi" (sad version) for the movie Dunki and collaborated in live shows with Coke Studio Bharat in and around Delhi. Tushar, along with Antara Mitra, sang the title track for the television show Shubhaarambh on Colors TV.[9] Additionally, he and Antara Mitra sang the Bengali song "Toke Niye Jabo," composed by Indraadip Das Gupta with lyrics by Pralay Sarkar.[10]

Discography

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Year Film Song Composer(s) Lyrics Co-Singer(s) Notes
2017 Jagga Jasoos "Musafir" Pritam Amitabh Bhattacharya Also sang for the extended album
"Khaana Khaake" Pritam, Amitabh Bhattacharya, June Banerjee, Antara Mitra, Sunny M. R. and many more
Tubelight "Naach Meri Jaan" Nakash Aziz
Jab Harry Met Sejal "Phurrr" Pritam, Diplo Irshad Kamil Mohit Chauhan, Diplo
"Phurrr" (Film Version) Mohit Chauhan
2018 Race 3 "Allah Duhai Hai" JAM8 Shabbir Ahmed, Shloke Lal, Rap lyrics: Raja Kumari Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Jonita Gandhi, Raja Kumari (rap) Composed with Vikas for JAM8
2019 Chhichhore "Woh Din" (Film Version) Pritam Amitabh Bhattacharya
Kalank "Kalank - Title Track" (Film Version) Shilpa Rao
"Aira Gaira" Javed Ali, Antara Mitra
"Aira Gaira" (Extended)
2020 Darbaan "Dil Bandar" Amartya Bobo Rahut Siddhant Kaushal Zee5 film
Bhangra Paa Le "Raanjhan" JAM8 Mandy Gill Neeti Mohan
2021 83 "Utth Ja Ziddi Re" Pritam Prashant Ingole
2022 Janhit Mein Jaari "Ishq Ho Jaane De" Sadhu Sushil Tiwari Rohit Sharma
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 "Ami Je Tomar Tandav" (Film Version) Pritam Sameer
Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva "Rasiya" Amitabh Bhattacharya Shreya Ghoshal
Laal Singh Chaddha "Tere Hawale" (Reprise) Shilpa Rao Extended Album
2023 Rocky aur Rani ki Prem Kahani "Ve Kamleya" (Redux) Shreya Ghoshal
Dunki "O Maahi" (Sad Version) Irshad Kamil
2024 Merry Christmas "Raat Akeli Thi" (Version 2) Varun Grover Shilpa Rao
Do Aur Do Pyaar "Jaaney Do" Shubhajit Mukherjee Azazul Haque

Television and web series

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Year Title Song Note
2019 Shubharambh Title Track on Colors TV
2020 The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye 2 songs

References

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dob was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Joshi, Tushar (2021-02-17). "Singer/Composer Tushar Joshi Talks About His Musical Journey". Odisha Diary, Latest Odisha News, Breaking News Odisha. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  3. ^ "Tushar Joshi Divulges How He Bagged 'Rasiya' From 'Brahmastra'". outlookindia.com. 6 October 2022.
  4. ^ Kirti, Khushbu (2022-10-12). "Voice behind Brahmastra's Rasiya, Tushar Joshi to perform live at La Flea Affair today!". Knocksense. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  5. ^ "Bollywood has always looked out for me: Jagga Jasoos singer Tushar Joshi goes back to his roots". Edex Live. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  6. ^ "Exclusive! Singer Tushar Joshi on 'Rasiya': I had to convince myself that I can do justice to it". Mid-day. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  7. ^ Panicker, Anahita (2017-07-25). "The voice of Jagga". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  8. ^ "Tushar Joshi: Becoming Ranbir Kapoor's voice was my turning point". Hindustan Times. 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  9. ^ IANS (2019-12-01). "Antara Mitra, Tushar Joshi lend voice to 'Shubhaarambh' title track". The Statesman. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  10. ^ "Watch The Latest Bengali Music Video For Toke Niye Jabo Sung By Tushar Joshi And Antara Mitra | Bengali Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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