Gurshabad
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 Gurshabad during an interview for his upcoming film | |
| Born | Gurshabad Singh Kular 24 August 1989 |
| Other names | Gurshabad Singh |
| Education | Master of Arts in Music |
| Alma mater | Khalsa College, Amritsar, Guru Nanak Dev University, Panjab University |
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| Years active | 2015-present |
| Spouse | Roopinder Kaur |
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| Website | gurshabadofficial |
Gurshabad Singh Kular (born 24 August 1989)[1], credited as Gurshabad Singh or simply Gurshabad, is an Indian film actor and playback singer known for his work predominantly in Punjabi cinema and music industry. Born in Rampur Bhootwind village in Amritsar district of Punjab, Gurshabad always aspired to become a playback singer, and started learning and performing music at an early age of ten years[2]. He began his musical journey with Sikh religious music, and along the way, he met with his love for folk music. After completing his junior high school from a local school, he attended Khalsa College, Amritsar for his undergraduate and went on to study at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar [3] where he completed his Master of Arts program in Music.
Career
In September 2015, Gurshabad debuted as a singer with Vaar Bhagat Singh (dedicated to Shaheed Bhagat Singh), a duo collaboration along with Ammy Virk. In the same year, Gurshabad gave his first film appearance in a box-office success Angrej, in which Amrinder Gill played the lead role. After singing singles including Milne Di Rutt (ਮਿਲਣੇ ਦੀ ਰੁੱਤ) (2016), Geetkariyan (ਗੀਤਕਾਰੀਆਂ) (2016), and Tarakiyaan (ਤਰੱਕੀਆਂ) (2017), Gurshabad commenced his playback singing career with a track titled Rajya (ਰਾਜਿਆ) penned by Harman Jeet[4] in the film Sarvann (2017) produced by Priyanka Chopra, Madhu Chopra & Deepshikha Deshmukh.
Always conscious of how fragile the psychology of a human is and what vulnerabilities a song might expose one to, Gurshabad has been walking on a socially aware and culturally sensitive path in his music and film career[2]. Gurshabad's playback tracks in the Punjabi cinema such as Laari (ਲਾਰੀ) in Vekh Baraatan Challiyan (2017), Tappay (ਟੱਪੇ) in Sat Sri Akaal England (2017), and Selfie in a recently released Golak Bugni Bank te Batua (2018)[5] [6] has turned out to be commercially successful. Since its release in early April 2018, Selfie has been continuously listed up in The Official Asian Music Chart by BBC Asian Network [7]. Gurshabad is also widely appreciated as the Geetkariyan fame singer. For the same, he has also been awarded with PTC Punjabi Music Award for best song with a message[8].
Psychopolitics of music
Since his beginning in the music industry, Gurshabad has been quite vocal about the depth of his interest in exploring the culture of Punjab through its textual and oral histories. Understanding the power of language, it is no coincidence that one of the written pieces that left a rich mark on his mind is "My Dagestan" by Rasul Gamzatov talks about how our identity is embedded within our mother language[9]. Always keen to stretch the dimensions of his brain, Gurshabad firmly believes that music carries both a power of documenting as well as perpetuating the contemporary culture and realities of societal structure. As music and social psychology carry a reciprocal relationship, he has been visibly unsettled by the fact that for more than a decade, contemporary Punjabi music has been openly encouraging and glamorizing some inherently toxic ideas including the consumption of drugs, and rape culture in the name of commercialization. However, Gurshabad approaches this disturbance with a subtle perspective that "rather than dividing the Punjabi music along binaries of good and bad, we should take music as a documentation of what is happening around us,"[10] and critically observe the forms of interaction between human psychology and politics that our music creates a space for.
Without denying his preference for singing folk literature, in the recent interviews for Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua, Gurshabad has made it clear that "I am all exploratory when it comes to performing art, and would try to avoid limiting myself to a particular genre." [11]
Discography
Singles
| Year | Song | Record Label | Lyricist | Composer(s) |
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| 2016 | Milne Di Rutt (ਮਿਲਣੇ ਦੀ ਰੁੱਤ) | Rhythm Boyz Entertainment | Mukhtar | Desi Routz |
| 2016 | Jatta Jaag (ਜੱਟਾ ਜਾਗ) | Raavi Motion Pictures | Shiv Kumar Batalvi | Himself |
| 2017 | Tarakiyaan (ਤਰੱਕੀਆਂ) | Rhythm Boyz Entertainment | Sidhu Sarabjit | Tigerstyle |
| 2017 | Chann Ve (ਚੰਨ ਵੇ) | Rhythm Boyz Entertainment | Harman Jeet | Manpreet Singh, Gurmoh |
| 2018 | Taareyaan De Utte (ਤਾਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਉੱਤੇ) | DD Punjabi | Harman Jeet | Gurmoh |
Duo collaborations
| Year | Song | Record Label | Lyricist | Composer(s) | Co-artist(s) |
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| 2015 | Vaar Bhagat Singh (ਵਾਰ ਭਗਤ ਸਿੰਘ) | PTC Motion Pictures & PTC Punjabi | Bachiter Singh, Prof. Davinder Pal Singh | Desi Routz | Ammy Virk |
| 2016 | Geetkariyan (ਗੀਤਕਾਰੀਆਂ) | Rhythm Boyz Entertainment | Satta Vairowalia | Gurmoh | Satta Vairowalia |
| 2017 | Jugni Chori Di (ਜੁਗਨੀ ਚੋਰੀ ਦੀ) | Harp Farmer Pictures | Lok Dhara, Harman Jeet | Gurmoh | Ahen, Gurmoh |
Film soundtracks
| Year | Song | Film | Lyricist | Composer | Music Label | Co-artist |
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| 2017 | Rajya (ਰਾਜਿਆ) | Sarvann | Harman Jeet | Jatinder Shah | T-Series | |
| 2017 | Laari (ਲਾਰੀ) | Vekh Baraatan Challiyan | Bir Singh | Gurmoh | Rhythm Boyz Entertainment | Bir Singh |
| 2017 | Tappay (ਟੱਪੇ) | Sat Shri Akaal England | Harman Jeet | Jatinder Shah | Saga Music Pvt Ltd | Gurlez Akhtar |
| 2018 | Laung Laachi-Male Version (ਲੌਂਗ ਲਾਚੀ) | Laung Laachi | Harman Jeet | Gurmeet Singh | T-Series | |
| 2018 | Selfie (ਸੈਲਫ਼ੀ) | Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua | Sidhu Sarabjit | Jatinder Shah | Rhythm Boyz Entertainment | |
| 2018 | Ashke Boliyan | Ashke | Raj Ranjodh | Jatinder Shah | Rhythm Boyz Entertainment |
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Genre | Role | Writer | Director |
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| 2015 | Angrej | Historical Romance | Akram | Amberdeep Singh | Simerjit Singh |
| 2018 | Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua | Comedy-drama | Dodhi | Dheeraj Rattan | Ksshitij Chaudhary |
| 2018 | Ashke | Drama | TBA | Dheeraj Rattan | Amberdeep Singh |
Live performances
Concerts and tours
| Date | Concert/Tour | Notes |
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| 7 October 2016 | Live Concert | Performed live in concert at Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Along with Ranjit Bawa |
| 26 February 2017 | Khedaan Khadoor Sahib Diyaan 2017 | Performed live in concert at the annual sports event at Khadoor Sahib, Tarn Taran |
| March-April 2017 | AUS-NZ TOUR 2017[12] | Australia (Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney) & New Zealand (Auckland) Tour on Radio Haanji’s 2nd Anniversary & Vaisakhi, Along with Amrinder Gill |
| 27 May 2018 | Mela 2018 | Performed live in concert at Amsterdam, Netherlands, Along with Pamma Dumewal |
References
- ^ "Gurshabad". IMDb.
- ^ a b "Folk on: Vaar Bhagat Singh fame singer Gurshabad wants to focus on folk music". India Today.
- ^ Site, My. "About - My Site". My Site.
- ^ "A lyrical journey". India Today.
- ^ "'Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua' song: The foot-tapping wedding number 'Selfie' is all about fun and frolic - Times of India".
- ^ "Now, a Punjabi film to mock at note ban". Tribuneindia.com. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ "The Official Asian Music Chart". Asian Network.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Gamzatov, Rasul Gamzatovich (19 June 1970). "My Daghestan". Progress Publishers – via Google Books.
- ^ NewsNumber (10 June 2017). "Interview with Gurshabad, A Punjabi Singer" – via YouTube.
- ^ punjabigrooves web (10 April 2018). "GURSHABAD Interview About his Punjabi Movie 'Golak Bugni Bank Te Batua'" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Amrinder Gill-live-event-2017-in-australia-new-zealand - Australia No 1 Radio Haanji". 31 January 2017.
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