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Adnan Sami
Background information
Birth name	Adnan Sami Khan
Born	15 August 1973 (age 42) London, United Kingdom
Genres	Classical, jazz, pop rock, Indian classical music, Indian film music, fusion
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, composer, actor, television presenter
Instrument(s)	Piano, keyboard, guitar, accordion, saxophone, violin, drums, bongos, congas, bass guitar, electric guitar, tabla, dholak, harmonium, harpsichord, santoor, sitar, sarod, percussion
Years active	1984–present

Adnan Sami Khan is an Indian singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He was a Pakistani before he became Indian on January 1, 2016. He has a command of Indian and Western classical/semi-classical music, jazz, rock, pop, Indian classical music, fusion and Indian film music. He is the first person in musical history to play Indian classical music on the piano in a style he pioneered and created through the Indian instrument called the santoor. A review in US-based Keyboard magazine described him as the fastest keyboard player in the world and called him the keyboard discovery of the nineties. He can play over 35 musical instruments.

Born to Naureen and Arshad Sami Khan in London, UK, he is of Pakistani, Indian, and Afghan ancestry. Adnan Sami is credited for having sold more than a hundred million albums worldwide. He has some of the best-selling independent albums of all time in South Asia. He has sung and composed innumerable hit songs in Bollywood movies throughout his career. The Times of India has called him the "Sultan of Music".

Early life and education

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Adnan Sami in 2011

Khan was born on 15 August 1973 in London, United Kingdom to a Pakistani Pashtun father named Arshad Sami Khan, and an Indian Kashmiri mother named Naureen Khan who hailed from Jammu. He was raised in an aristocrat family and educated in the United Kingdom. Adnan's father started his career in the Pakistan Air Force but later went on to serve as a distinguished diplomat and bureaucrat. Adnan's grandfather General Mehfooz Jan hailed from Herat, Afghanistan and was the governor of four provinces in Afghanistan, namely Herat, Kabul, Jalalabad and Balkh, under the reign of King Amanullah Khan. Adnan's great-grandfather General Ahmed Jan was the military adviser to King Abdur Rahman Khan. General Ahmed Jan was the conqueror of Kafiristan and named it Nuristan. However, at the time of the Bacha Saqqa revolution in Afghanistan, Adnan's grandfather General Mehfooz Jan was assassinated. The family therefore migrated to Peshawar, which was a part of British India at that time.

Sami attended Rugby School in Rugby, West Midlands, UK. He went on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in journalism and political science from the University of London. Adnan followed his bachelor's degree with a law degree (LLB) from King's College London. He went on to qualify as a barrister from the prestigious Lincoln's Inn, England. However, since music was his passion, he chose to pursue it as his profession. He had played the piano since the age of five and composed his first piece of music when he was nine years old. He went on to learn more than 35 musical instruments. Sami began taking lessons in Indian classical music from the santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma when visiting India during his school vacations. Indian singing legend Asha Bhosle spotted talent in a ten-year-old Sami at an R. D. Burman concert in London, and encouraged him to take up music as a career. He is an accomplished concert pianist, music composer and singer with a command of Indian and Western classical/semi-classical music, jazz, rock and pop music. As a teenager, Adnan, when performing on the piano on a TV program in Stockholm, was described by the US-based Keyboard magazine as the fastest man on keyboard in the world and the keyboard discovery of the nineties. Sami went on to learn Indian classical music from Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, the Santoor maestro in India. At the age of sixteen, Sami was approached to write a song for famine-hit Ethiopia, for which he won a special award from UNICEF.

He also won a peace medal from the United Nations for his effort. He went on to become the first person to play Indian classical music on the electric piano. In his career of 25 years, Adnan Sami has won many international awards including the Nigar Award, Bolan Academy Award and Graduate Award. Adnan is the youngest recipient of the Naushad Music Award for Excellence in Music. Previous recipients of this award include Lata Mangeshkar and Music Maestro Khayam. Adnan was invited as a member of the jury of the prestigious music festival Voice of Asia competition held annually at Almaty, Kazhakstan. The members of this jury were top music composers of the world. Adnan was featured in a documentary commissioned by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, alongside other famous names from the subcontinent of India who have influenced Asian culture in the UK over the last fifty years.

Career

Adnan Sami in 2007

Adnan's first single was released in 1986 with an English hit single in the Middle East which went straight to the No. 1 position in its first week on the music charts of the region with a song he wrote and recorded in his voice for the United Nations and UNICEF called "Run for his life". This was followed by three more No. 1s: "Talk To Me", "Hot Summer Day" and "You're My Best Kept Secret".

His first formal album, The One & Only (1989), was an Indian classical album on the piano accompanied by tabla maestro Zakir Hussain. He released his first vocal solo album Raag Time in 1991. The song from his album Teri Yaad was the title track of his first album, which became a huge hit in Pakistan.

In 1994, he composed music for a film for the first time. The 1995 Pakistani film Sargam, in which Adnan was the lead actor and well-known Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle did the playback Sargam, was a blockbuster. It was also the first time that an Indian playback singer was featured in an album in Pakistan. However, the authorities banned Asha's voice from the soundtrack in the actual film, which disappointed Adnan. He then had to re-record the songs with Hadiqa Kiyani. Asha's voice was retained however in the CDs and records. To date Sargam is the only film Adnan acted in and is the best selling album of all time in Pakistan. The film & its soundtrack continue to be a milestone in Pakistan's film & musical history.

In 2000, Asha Bhosle teamed up again with Adnan to release a collection of love songs named Kabhi to Nazar Milao in India. The music was also composed by Adnan. The album became an instant blockbuster and had topped the Indipop charts for the most of 2001 & 2002. According to Business Week magazine, the album sold 4 million copies in India alone.

Two songs from the album Kabhi To Nazar Milao, whose music video featured model Aditi Gowitrikar, and Lift Karaa De, whose music video starred the popular Indian actor Govinda became immensely popular at that time. The videos were shot by Anil Mehta who had shot popular Hindi films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Lagaan. Looking at the album's immense success, Magnasound and Adnan released an album named Always Yours which was a remix version of numbers from that album.

He soon became a sensation, which led Hindi filmmaker Boney Kapoor to invite him to provide music for his film. This was the beginning for him to compose and sing for Hindi films and even for the top Hindi film producers of the time like Yash Chopra and Subhash Ghai. Due to the popularity of his music videos and live performances, he started getting acting offers at the same time.

The song "Tu Sirf Mera Mehboob" from the Hindi film Ajnabee, sung by Adnan, had become a rage and was declared a superhit by Screen Magazine, who called him the pop personality of the year in 2001.

In 2002, Pepsi Foods made Adnan its brand ambassador in India, a contract which involved hosting a series of live music concerts across cities as well as featuring in ads for Pepsi products. He is the only artist in all of Asia and Europe to have endorsed Pepsi Cola and Coca-Cola together.

According to the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, no Pakistani artist has ever managed to gain as much popularity in India as Adnan has. According to an article in The Times of India, Adnan is the most successful face in non-film music in India.

His second studio album, Tera Chehra, was released in October 2002 to critical acclaim even as his first album was still selling. The music videos for this album were shot by Binod Pradhan, who had shot the popular 2002 Hindi film Devdas. The album features Bollywood stars Rani Mukerji in the title track and Amitabh Bachchan in the track "Kabhi Nahi", who also sang the duet with Adnan. Actress Mahima Chaudhry was also seen in another song. The title track was written by well-known Hindi movie lyricist Sameer. According to Screen Magazine, it was the only successful pop album of the year.

Saathiya (2002) brought him the opportunity to work with maestro A. R. Rahman in the form of "Aye Udi Udi". According to Screen Magazine, the song was the highlight of the album. Rediff.com called him the "Reigning King of Indipop" in early 2003 based on the sales of his albums in the previous two years.

His most successful albums have been Kabhi To Nazar Milao (with Asha Bhosle) and Tera Chehra, and his music videos usually have had a host of Bollywood stars in them, including Namrata Shirodkar ("Bheegi Bheegi Raat"), Mahima Chaudhry, Raveena Tandon, Rani Mukerji ("Tera Chehra"), Govinda, Fardeen Khan, Amisha Patel ("O Meri Jaan"), Bhumika Chawla ("Maahiya"), Dia Mirza ("Pal Do Pal") and the most famous, Amitabh Bachchan (Kabhi Nahi).

Since 2003, he has sung for a few Tamil movies like Boys, Aaytha Ezhuthu composed by A.R. Rahman. The songs, "Boom Boom" from Boys and "Nenjamellam Kadhal" from Aayitha Ezhuthu, were hits. He also sang for the Tamil and Telugu versions besides the Hindi version of songs from the movie Yuva (2004) whose music was also composed by A. R. Rahman. Besides Rahman, he also worked together with composer Yuvan Shankar Raja, and sung Tamil songs "Oh Intha Kadhal" from Satham Podathey and "OruKal" from Siva Manasula Sakthi, which got very popular and widely noticed. He sang the song "Chanchadi Adi Urang Nee" in the Malayalam movie called Makalkku. He has also sung for a Kannada film. His first Kannada song, "Don't Worry Madabeda" for the film Super Star starring Upendra. He has also worked with music composers Devi Sri Prasad and M. M. Keeravani and sang songs in Telugu films Varsham, Chatrapathi, Shankar Dada MBBS and 100% Love.

In 2005, Adnan suffered from lymphoedema and developed an abscess in the knee, which interrupted his career.

In 2006, he took a sabbatical and reportedly lost over 160 kg. He came back in April 2007 with the album Kisi Din. In 2007, he sang the soundtrack "Dil Kya Kare" from the Hindi film Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love and "Noor-e-Khuda" from My Name Is Khan.

He has composed film music for several other Hindi films, including Lucky: No Time for Love, Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke, Dhamaal, 1920, Chance Pe Dance, Mumbai Salsa, Khubsoorat, Sadiyaan, Shaurya and several others.

As a classical concert pianist, Adnan Sami has had the honor of giving solo performances before such royalty as the King of Sweden and King Hussein of Jordan. He has performed before heads of state and governments such as President Mitterrand of France, the President of the United Arab Emirates, the President and Prime Minister of India, the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan, the President and Prime Minister of Khazakhstan, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, the Prime Minister of Sweden and Princess Christina of Sweden. Adnan has performed for prestigious music festivals to sold-out stadiums of his solo concert tours all over the world in over forty countries.

Adnan Sami wrote a song for India to cheer the Indian cricket team during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The video of this song captures the nationalistic spirit of competition, depicting Adnan performing with the Indian cricket team with guest appearances from Indian film stars like Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Fardeen Khan and Kareena Kapoor.

His work has associated him with the greatest names from the Indian film and music industry.

On 15 December 2002, BBC World Service celebrated 70 years of broadcasting by organizing a worldwide live concert with artists representing different parts of the world who performed before a global audience via satellite. Adnan Sami was chosen to represent India. TRP feedback reflected that the maximum response globally was given to his performance.

In the summer of 2003, Adnan achieved the distinction of becoming the only musical artist from the entire Asian region to have sold out Wembley Stadium in London for two nights in a row—a feat which has won him a place in the Limca Book of World Records (Asia's equivalent to the West's Guinness Book of World Records). In 2005, 2008 and 2012, he went on to repeat the same achievement by playing two sold-out concerts, every time, each of these respective years at Wembley Stadium, London, yet again.

In 2010, Adnan received the prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Prime Minister of Pakistan at a ceremony by Pakistan Television.

In 2011, Adnan was bestowed with the distinguished "Glory of India Award" by the Government of India. Recently the world famous 'Wonder of the World' the Taj Mahal completed its 350 years of existence. In order to mark this historic occasion, the Government of India organised year-long festivities which culminated with a once-in-a-lifetime solo concert performance by Adnan on the final night in front of the Taj Mahal. After this performance, the Indian media dubbed Adnan the "Sultan of Music".

Adnan hosted the Indian version of the American music game show Don't Forget the Lyrics! called Bol Baby Bol on the Star TV network in 2008. Prior to that in 2005, Adnan was the sole jury for the singing competition program on Channel [V] called Super Singer. In 2011, Adnan returned as a judge on the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs, which became popular worldwide.

Adnan's performance of a qawwali called "Bhar Do Jholi Meri" from the blockbuster film Bajrangi Bhaijaan, released in July 2015, became a worldwide hit; Adnan appeared in the movie as well. This was the first time Adnan attempted to sing a qawwali at the insistence of actor Salman Khan, who starred in the film.

Personal life

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Adnan Sami on set

Adnan Sami was first married to actress Zeba Bakhtiar (her third marriage) in 1993, with whom he had a son named Azaan Sami Khan. They divorced after three years.

Adnan Sami began living in India on March 13, 2001, on a visitor's visa which was extended from time to time.

In 2001, Sami married Dubai-based Arab Sabah Galadari. This was his second marriage and Sabah's second marriage as well; she had a son from her previous marriage. This relationship also ended in divorce, a year-and-a-half later. It was reported in the media that Sabah left him because he was obese.

In 2005, Adnan suffered from lymphoedema and developed an abscess in the knee. He was in intensive care, had to undergo a risky surgery and was in bed for three months at Cromwell Hospital in London.

In June 2006, Adnan weighed 230 kilograms (506 lb); he claimed his doctor had given him just six months to live. By diet and exercise, Adnan lost 145 kg (319 lb) weight in 16 months.

In 2008, Adnan's wife Sabah returned to Mumbai, remarried and began staying with Adnan, but the marriage only lasted one year, after which Sabah filed for divorce again.

In 2009, Adnan suffered the biggest blow of his life when he lost his father to pancreatic cancer. He was very close to him. His father was an extremely supportive and influential force in his life in shaping him as a musician.

Adnan married for the third time on 29 January 2010, with an Afghan-origin German girl, Roya Faryabi, the daughter of a retired diplomat and army general. According to the media, Adnan first met Roya in India during her visit in 2010 and proposed to her after some time.

On May 26, 2015, he submitted a request for Indian citizenship to India's home ministry, when his Pakistani passport expired and was not renewed by Pakistan's government. In late December 2015, the home ministry approved his request for legal status as a citizen of India, effective as of 1 January 2016.

Awards and accolades

Adnan in concert

Adnan has won many international awards, including the Nigar Award, the Bolan Academy Award, and the Graduate Award. He was given a special award by UNICEF for the song he wrote for famine-hit Ethiopia as a teenager and a United Nations Peace Medal for a song he wrote and performed for Africa.

A review of his piano solo performance on Channel 4, UK, in Keyboard magazine acknowledged him as the Keyboard Discovery of The 90s.

In 2001, he was awarded the Breakthrough Artist of the Year by MTV.

Swedish and British radio and television have often referred to him as the fastest keyboard player in the world. Adnan has performed for prestigious music festivals to sold-out stadiums of his solo concert tours all over the world in over forty countries. In summer 2003, he became the only Asian artist to have sold out Wembley Stadium, London, for two consecutive nights, which won him a place in the Limca Book of Records.

As a classical concert pianist, Sami has had the honour of giving 'Royal Command' performances before the King of Sweden and King Hussein of Jordan.

In 2007, Sami was honoured with a Special Award from the U.K. Parliament (House of Commons) for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Sub-Continental Music'.

In 2008, he was presented the "Naushad Music Award" by Andhra Pradesh Department of Culture, in Hyderabad.

In 2008 he also won "Best International Act" at the UK Asian Music Awards.

In 2013, Adnan was honoured with the BrandLaureate International Brand Personality award by the President of The BrandLaureate, Dr KK Johan, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Later in 2013, Sami was honoured with a Special Award by the Canadian Parliament for his 'Exceptional Services to Indian Music'.

In 2015, on his recent North America Tour, Adnan was the first Asian to become the ‘Honorary Deputy Sheriff of Texas’ at a ceremony held in Houston, where he was presented with a 'Badge', 'Sheriff Hat' and Appointment Certificate.

Discography

Year	Album	Songs	Co-singers
1986	Live in Karachi	1. "Durga"	Zakir Hussain
		2. "Folk Tune"	Zakir Hussain
		3. "Jazz Piece"	Zakir Hussain
		4. "Bageshri"	Zakir Hussain
1989	Ecstasy	1. "Raag Bairagi"	Zakir Hussain
		2. "Folk Tune from N.W.F.P"	Zakir Hussain
		3. "Dhun in Mishr Khamaj"	Zakir Hussain
		4. "Dhun in Pillu"	Zakir Hussain
1991	Raag Time	1. "Wahin Kahin Paao Gi"
		2. Teri Yaad Aati Hay
		3. "Raag Time"
		4. "Kahan Bas Gay Ho"
		5. "I Can Never"
		6. "Feel Your Soul"
		7. "Burning for You"
1992	Behta Darya	1. "Durga"
1995	Sargam	1. "Aae Khuda, aae Khuda"
		2. "Suhani rutt ayi"	Hamid Ali Khan, Hadiqa Kiyani
		3. "Pall do pall kay"
		4. "Bheega hua mousam"
		5. "Chamki kiran"	Hamid Ali Khan
		6. "Kab sey khili ho"	Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak, Hadiqa Kiyani
		7. "Kya hay, yeh uljhan"	Hadiqa Kiyani
		8. "Zara Dholki bajao"	Asha Bhosle
		9. "Pyar bina jeena nahin"	Hadiqa Kiyani
		10. "Barse Badal"	Hadiqa Kiyani
		11. "Woh mujhay yaad"	Hadiqa Kiyani
1997	Badaltey Mausam	1. "Badaltay Mausam"
		2. "Kabhi to Nazar Milao"	Asha Bhosle
		3. "Bahoon Kay Gheray"
		4. "Pehli Wari"
		5. "Hum Phir Milengay"
		6. "Dil to Mera"
		7. "Koi Rehta Hai"
		8. "Aao Na"
		9. "Nakhra Us Ka"
2000	Always Yours	1. "Bheega Mausam"
		2."Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein"
		3. "Bheegi Bheegi Raaton Mein(Unplugged)"
		4. "Lift Karadey"	Ft. Govinda (actor)
		5. "Mehndi Masala"	Asha Bhosle
		6. "Pyar Bina"	Asha Bhosle
2002	Tera Chehra	1. "Kabhi Nahin"	Ft. Amitabh Bachchan
		2. "Meri Yaad"
		3. "Nain Se Nain"	Ft. Raveena Tandon
		4. "Roothey Hue"	Ft. Aarti Chhabria
		5. "Sanson Mein"
		6. "Tera Chehra"	Ft. Rani Mukherjee
		7. "Teri Baahon Mein"	Ft. Namrata Shirodkar
		8. "Tera Bina"	Ft. Mahima Chaudhry (actress)
2003	Kabhi To Nazar Milao	1. "Kabhi To Nazar Milao"	Asha Bhosle
		2. "Pyar Hai"	Asha Bhosle
		3. "Dholki"	Asha Bhosle
2004	Teri Kasam	1. "Kasam"	Ft. Amisha Patel
		2. "Mahiya"	Ft. Bhoomika Chawla
		3. "Kabhi Aisa Lage"	Ft. Shonali Nagrani
		4. "Pal Do Pal"	Ft. Dia Mirza
		5. "Chand Nikla"
		6. "Tauba!"
		7. "Poocho..."
		8. "Best Friend!"
2007	Kisi Din	1.Asalaam Walekum
		2.Baarish
		3.Baarish (Unplugged)
		4."Dekho Jaaneman"
		5."Jharonkha"
		6."Kisi Din"
		7."Kisi Din (Remix)"
		8."Koi Rehta Hai"
		9."Sargaroshi"
		10."Teri Yaad"
		11."Teri Yaad (Remix)"
		12."Best Friend"
2009	Ek Ladki Deewani Si	1. "Chalo"
		2. "Dekha Tujhe"	Tulsi Kumar
		3. "Ek Ladki"
		4. "Laila"
		5. "Let's Go Mumbai City"	Jermaine Jackson
		6. "Let's Go Mumbai City (Remix)"
		7. "Mehfooz"
		8. "Sharmili"
		9. "Tu Salaamat Rahe"
2013	Press Play	1. "Ali Ali"
		2. "Roya"
		3. "Mere Baap"
		4. "Kudi Tight"
		5. "Mein Tere Saath Hun"
		6. "Karun Na Yaad"
		7. "Baba"
		8. "Dua De"
		9. "Ali Ali (Remix)"
		10. "Roya (Remix)"
		11. "The Azaan (Call To Prayer)"

Badaltay Mausam (1997) was re-released in India as Kabhi To Nazar Milao (2000).

Filmography

As an actor

• Sargam (1995)

As a playback singer

Year	Film	Songs	Co-singers
1995	Sargam	Aae Khuda, Aae Khuda, Jis Nay Ki Justuju
		Suhani Rutt Ayi, Mann Jhoomay	Hamid Ali Khan, Hadiqa Kiyani
		Pall Do Pall Kay Hayn Andheray
		Bheega Hua Mousam Pyara
		Chamki Kiran, Khilay Purwa	Hamid Ali Khan
		Kab Sey Khili Ho (Classic music vs Pop music)	Maharaj Ghulam Hussain Kathak, Hadiqa
		Kya Hay, Yeh Uljhan Kya Hay...?	Hadiqa Kiyani
		Zara Dholki Bajao Gorio	Asha Bhosle
		Pyar Bina Jeena Nahin Jeena	Hadiqa Kiyani
		Barse Badal, Dil Mein Halchal	Hadiqa Kiyani
2001	Ajnabee	Tu Sirf Mera Mehboob	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Yeh Teraa Ghar Yeh Meraa Ghar	Kuch Pyar Bhi Kar
	Deewaanapan	Nach Nach Nach	Falguni Pathak, Sukhwinder Singh
2002	Junoon	Aankhon Ne Kiya Ishara – (Duet)	Kavita Subramaniam
		Aankhon Ne Kiya Ishara – (Male)
	Super Star (Kannada)	Bittaku Bittaku	Shweta Malviya
	Ab Ke Baras	Mujhe Rab Se Pyaar	Anuradha Sriram
	Awara Paagal Deewana	Ya Habibi	Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan
	Chor Machaaye Shor	Ishqan Ishqan – Karsan Sargathiya	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Shakti: The Power	Dil Ne Pukara	Alka Yagnik, Ravindre Sathe, Prakash
		Hum Tum Mile
	Pyaasa	Tere Pyaar Ka Chhaya	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Annarth	Bewafa Bar Mein	Pinky, Preeti Jhangiani
	Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar	Indian Se Aaia
	Karz: The Burden of Truth	Aashiqui Ban Ke	Kavita Subramaniam
	Saathiya	Aye Udi Udi Udi
2003	Love at Times Square	Aaja Aaja
		Raat Hai Jawan
	Calcutta Mail	Kahan Pe Meri Jaan	Pamela Jain
	'Chori Chori'	Ruthe Yaar Nu	Sabri Brothers
	Koi... Mil Gaya	Jadoo Jadoo	Alka Yagnik
	Boys	Boom Boom	Sadhana Sargam
	Joggers' Park	Ishq Hota Nahin Sabke Liye	Zameer Kazmi
	Janasheen	Nashe Nashe Mein Yaar	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Sssshhh...	Dheere Dheere Hua	Alka Yagnik
2004	Plan	Kaise Kaise	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Tum – A Dangerous Obsession	Kyun Mera Dil Tujhko Chaahe
	Muskaan	Yaad Aayee
	Yuva	Baadal	Alka Yagnik
	Aaytha Ezhuthu (Tamil)	Nenjam Ellam	Sujatha Mohan
	Chot Aaj Isko, Kal Tere Ko	Pani Re Pani	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Shankar Dada MBBS (Telugu)	Ye Jilla	Kalpana
	Naach	Ishq Da Tadka	Sonu Kakkar
	Aitraaz	Gela Gela Gela	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Sullan (Tamil)	Kilu Kiluppana	Premji Amaran, Pop Shalini
	Varsham (Telugu)	Nizam Pori	Suneeta Rao
2005	Sehar	Palken Jhukaao Na	Alka Yagnik
	Page 3	Mere Wajood
	Jurm	Nazrein Teri Nazrein
	Lucky: No Time for Love	Shayad Yahi To Pyar Hai	Lata Mangeshkar
		Sun Zara
	Waqt: The Race Against Time	Apne Jahanke	Sonu Nigam
	Koi Mere Dil Mein Hai	Bahon Mein Nahin Rehna	Asha Bhosle
	Garam Masala	Kiss Me Baby
	Mahanandi (Telugu)	Katthilaanti Ammayi	Kamalakar, Sujatha Mohan
	Makalkku (Malayalam)	Chanjadiyaadi
2006	Rehguzar	Allah Hu
	Taxi No. 9211	Meter Down
		Meter Down (Rock N Roll Mix)	Guru Sharma (Remix)
	Kachchi Sadak	Khwaja Mere Khwaja
	Khosla Ka Ghosla	Sayane Hai Janaab
		Ab Kya Karenge Bhaiya
	Jaan-E-Mann	Udh Jaana ?	Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan
		Udh Jaana ? – Club Mix	Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan
2007	Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love	Dil Kya Kare
	Soundarya (Kannada)	Sneha Preethi
	Yogi (Telugu)	Gana Gana Gana	Sudha
	Aadavari Matalaku Arthale Verule (Telugu)	Cheli Chamaku	Anushka Manchanda, Swetha
	Life in a... Metro	Baatein Kuch Ankahein Si
	Shankar Dada Zindabad (Telugu)	Bhoogolamantha	Gopika Poornima
	Darling	Saathiya	Tulsi Kumar
		Saathiya (Remix)	Tulsi Kumar
	Dhamaal	Chal Na Che Shor Machlein	Shaan
		Dekho Dekho Dil Ye Bole	Shaan
		Miss India Martee Mujhpe	Amit Kumar
	Satham Podathey (Tamil)	O Indha Kaadhal	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	No Smoking	Jab Bhi Ciggaret (Jazz)
	Taare Zameen Par	Mera Jahan	Auriel Cordo, Ananya Wadkar
	Return of Hanuman	Blackhole
2008	Shaurya	Dheere Dheere	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Dheemaku (Kannada)	Suryaane
	Superstar	Don't I Love Or Do I Love U	Sunidhi Chauhan
	U Me Aur Hum	Jee Le	Shreya Ghoshal
		Phatte	Sunidhi Chauhan
		Dil Dhakda Hai	Shreya Ghoshal
	Tahaan	Jee Lo
	Khushboo	Kyon Hai Mujhe Lagta
		Tum Jo Mile Humko
		Kyon Hai Mujhe Lagta – (Remix)
	Money Hai Toh Honey Hai	Awaara Dil
	Kidnap	Haan Ji
	Gumnaam – The Mystery	Ishq Ne Kitna	Shreya Ghoshal
2009	Jayeebhava (Telugu)	Zindhagi	Andriya
	Siva Manasula Sakthi (Tamil)	Oru Kal
2010	Dulha Mil Gaya	Akela Dil, Akela Dil (Remix)	Anushka Manchanda
	My Name Is Khan	Noor E Khuda Tu Kaha Chhupa Hai	Shreya Ghoshal, Shankar Mahadevan
	Click	Click Click Click Click	Shamir Tandon
	Sadiyaan	Taron Bhari Hai Ye Raat Sajaan	Sunidhi Chauhan
	Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De?	Hota Hai Har Faisala Ek Second Mein
		Hota Hai Har Faisala Ek Second Mein – (Remix)
	Chikku Bukku (Tamil)	Vizhi Oru Paadhi	Sujatha Mohan
2011	100% Love (Telugu)	Infatuation
	Pole Pole Ure Mon (Assamese)	Bor Bor Manuhor
	Oosaravelli (Telugu)	Nenante
2012	Ishq (Telugu)	Oh Priya Priya	Nithya Menen
	Julai (Telugu)	Oh Madhu
	Devudu Chesina Manushulu (Telugu)	Nuvvantey Chala
	Dhenikaina Ready (Telugu)	Ninnu Choodakunda
	Rush	O Re Khuda	Javed Basheer
2013	3G	Bulbulliya
	Gunde Jaari Gallanthayyinde (Telugu)	Neeve Neeve
2014	Veeram (Tamil)	Thangame Thangame	Priyadharshini
	Oka Laila Kosam (Telugu)	O Cheli Nuvve Naa Cheli
	Kill Dil (Hindi)	Sweeta
2015	Temper (Telugu)	Choolenge Aasma	Ramya Behara
	Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Hindi)	Bhar Do Jholi Meri	Adnan Sami and support team

As a music director and composer

• Sargam (1995)
• Love at Times Square (2003)
• Lucky: No Time for Love (2005)
• Dhamaal (2007)
• Mumbai Salsa (2007)
• Khushboo (2008)
• 1920 (2008)
• Shaurya (2008)
• Daddy Cool, co-director: Raghav Sachar
• Sadiyaan (2010)
• Chance Pe Dance (2010), co-director: Pritam Chakraborty, Ken Ghosh, Sandeep Shirodkar

External links

• Official website
• Niyazsky/sandbox on Facebook
• Niyazsky/sandbox on Twitter
• Niyazsky/sandbox at IMDb