Kumaar

Kumaar
Born	Rakesh Kumar Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Occupation	Lyricist

Kumaar is the screen name of Rakesh Kumar, an Indian lyricist active in Bollywood cinema. Some of his more successful songs include Baby Doll, Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan, Sooraj Dooba hain, Lovely, Desi Look, Nachan Farrate and Main Hoon Hero Tera. He was nominated for Filmfare Awards for song Sooraj Dooba for film Roy.

Films

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Songs	Composers	Singers	Notes
2019	Kesari
	Fraud Saiyyan	"Ishq Ishq Tera"	Sohail Sen	Altamash Faridi
	Uri: The Surgical Strike	"Challa (Main Lad Jaana)"	Shashwat Sachdev	Romy, Vivek Hariharan, Shashwat Sachdev
		"Jigra"		Dev Negi, Shashwat Sachdev
		"Jagga Jiteya"		Daler Mehndi, Shashwat Sachdev
2018	Simmba	"Mera Wala Dance"	DJ Chetas-Lijo George	Nakash Aziz, Neha Kakkar
	Zero	"Heer Badnam"	Tanishk Bagchi	Romy
	Bhaiaji Superhit	"Sleepy Sleepy Akhiyan"	Jeet Gannguli	Asees Kaur, Yasser Desai
	Badhaai Ho	"Nain Na Jodeen"	Rochak Kohli	Ayushmann Khurrana, Neha Kakkar
		"Nain Na Jodeen (2nd Version)"		Akhil Sachdeva
	Mitron	"Kamariya"	Lijo George-DJ Chetas	Darshan Raval, Rap by: Ikka
	Genius	"Tera Fitoor"	Himesh Reshammiya	Arijit Singh
	Satyamev Jayate	"Paniyon Sa"	Rochak Kohli	Atif Aslam, Tulsi Kumar
	Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3	"Kesariya Jugni"	Anjjan Bhattacharya	Nooran Sisters, Amit Gupta
	Race 3	"Heeriye"	Meet Bros	Deep Money, Neha Bhasin, Kamaal Khan
	Baaghi 2	"Soniye Dil Nayi"	Gourov-Roshin	Ankit Tiwari, Shruti Pathak
	Hate Story 4	"Mohabbat Nasha Hai" (Duet)"	Tony Kakkar	Tony Kakkar, Neha Kakkar
		"Mohabbat Nasha Hai"		Tony Kakkar
	Veerey Ki Wedding	"Talli Tonight"	Meet Bros	Meet Bros, Neha Kakkar, Deep Money
	Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety	"Subah Subah"	Amaal Mallik	Arijit Singh, Prakriti Kakar, Amaal Mallik
		"Lakk Mera Hit"	Rochak Kohli	Sukriti Kakar, Mannat Noor, Rochak Kohli
		"Tera Yaar Hoon Main"		Rochak Kohli
	Welcome to New York	"Meher Hai Rab Di"	Meet Bros	Mika Singh, Khushboo Grewal
		"Smiley Song"	Shamir Tandon	Boman Irani, Dhvani Bhanushali
2017	Fukrey Returns	"Mehbooba"	Prem-Hardeep	Neha Kakkar, Yasser Desai, Mohammed Rafi, Raftaar
		"Ishq De Fanniyar (Male)"	Sharib-Toshi	Sharib-Toshi
		"Ishq De Fanniyar (Female)	Jyotica Tangri
		"Fukrey Returns"	Gulraj Singh	Siddharth Mahadevan, Shannon Donald, Gulraj Singh
	Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana	"Pallo Latke"	Zain-Saim-Raees	Jyotica Tangri & Yasser Desai (Rap: Fazilpuria)
	Golmaal Again	"All Songs"	Amaal Mallik, S. Thaman, Lijo George-DJ Chetas and Abhishek Arora	Brijesh Shandilya, Aditi Singh Sharma, Neeraj Shridhar, Sukriti Kakar, Amit Mishra, Armaan Malik, Nikhil D'Souza, Anushka Manchanda
	Lucknow Central	"Kaavaan Kaavaan"	Arjunna Harjaie, (Original composition by Sukhwinder Singh & Mychael Danna)	Divya Kumar	Along with Sukhwinder Singh & Mychael Danna
		"Teen Kabootar"	Arjunna Harjaie	Mohit Chauhan, Divya Kumar	(Rap lyrics by Raftaar)
		"Rangdaari"		Arijit Singh
		"Baaki Rab Pe Chhod De"	Tanishk Bagchi	Brijesh Shandilya, Arman Hasan, Tanishk Bagchi, Vayu
	Poster Boys	"Kendhi Menoo"	Rishi Rich	Yash Narvekar, Sukriti Kakar, Ikka
	Mubarakan	"All Songs"	Amaal Mallik, Rishi Rich, Yash Anand, Gourov Roshin	Sonu Nigam, Armaan Malik, Amaal Mallik, Tulsi Kumar, Neeti Mohan, Juggy D, Yash Narvekar, Badshah, Sukriti Kakar, Vishal Dadlani, Navraj Hans, Apeksha Dandekar, Papon, Altamash Faridi, Aditi Singh Sharma, Arpita Mukherjee, Mika Singh, Prakriti Kakar, Rinku Giri, Puja Basnet
	Munna Michael	"Main Hoon"	Tanishk Bagchi	Siddharth Mahadevan
		"Pyar Ho"	Vishal Mishra	Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal Mishra
		"Swag"	Pranaay Rijay	Pranaay Rijay	Along with Sabbir Khan
		"Beparwah"	Gourov-Roshin	Siddharth Basrur, Nandini Deb
		"Shake Karaan"	Meet Bros	Meet Bros, Kanika Kapoor
	Channa Mereya	"Tutda Hi Jaave"	Goldboy	Ninja
	Guest iin London	"Frankly Tu Sona Nachdi"	Raghav Sachar	Raghav Sachar, Tarannum Malik
	Hindi Medium	"Ek Jindari"	Sachin–Jigar	Taniskaa Sanghvi
	Half Girlfriend	"Thodi Der"	Farhan Saeed	Farhan Saeed, Shreya Ghoshal
	Noor	"Gulabi 2.0"	Amaal Mallik	Amaal Mallik, Tulsi Kumar & Yash Narvekar
		"Jise Kehte Pyaar Hai"		Sukriti Kakar
	Naam Shabana	"Dil Hua Besharam"	Meet Bros	Aditi Singh Sharma
	Badrinath Ki Dulhania	"Roke Na Ruke Naina"	Amaal Mallik	Arijit Singh
	Commando 2: The Black Money Trail	"Hare Krishna Hare Ram"	Pritam (Recreated by Gourov-Roshin)	Armaan Malik, Raftaar, Ritika
		"Seedha Saadha"	Mannan Shaah	Amit Mishra
		"Commando (Title Track)"		Aditi Singh Sharma

• Force 2(2016)
• Saat Uchakkey (2016)
• Mmirsa (2016)
• Baar Baar Dekho (2016)
• Junooniyat(2016)
• One Night Stand (2016)
• Channo Kamli Yaar Di (2016)
• Ki and Ka (2016)
• Kapoor and Sons (2016)
• Sanam Re (2016)
• Loveshhuda (2016)
• Mastizaade (2016)
• Airlift (2016)
• Shareek
• Hate Story 3 (2015)
• Singh Is Bling (2015)
• Katti Batti (2015)
• Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2(2015)
• Welcome Back (2015)
• Hero (2015)
• Calendar Girls (2015)
• Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015)
• Ishqedarriyaan (2015)
• Gabbar is Back (2015)
• Ek Paheli Leela (2015)
• Gun & Goal
• Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfriend (2015)
• NH10 (2015)
• Roy (2015)
• Dolly Ki Doli' (2015)
• "Crazy Cukkad Family"
• "Happy Go Lucky"
• Ungli (2014)
• Happy New Year(2014)
• Bang Bang! (2014)
• "Titoo MBA"
• Khoobsurat (2014)
• "3AM" (2014)
• "Aa Gaye Munde U.K. De"
• "Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo"
• Kick (2014)
• Hate Story 2(2014)
• Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
• The Xpose (2014)
• Bhoothnath Returns (2014)
• Main Tera Hero (2014)
• Ragini MMS 2 (2014)
• Total Siyapaa (2014)
• "Mr & Mrs 420"
• "JUST U & ME"
• Hasee Toh Phasee(2014)
• "Karle Pyaar Karle"
• "Gori Tere Pyaar Mein"
• "Singh Saab the Great" (2013)
• "Warning"
• "Boss" (2013)
• "Grand Masti" (2013)
• "Bajatey Raho" (2013)
• "Jatt And Juliet 2" (2013)
• "Yamla Pagla Deewana 2" (2013)
• "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani" (2013)
• "Aatma" (2012)
• "Mere Dad Ki Maruti" (2013)
• "Sadi Love Story"
• "Jo Hum Chahein"
• "Bloody Isshq"
• "Ishkq in Paris" (2013)
• "Ghost"
• "I Me Aur Main" (2013)
• "Power Cut"
• "Rush" (2012)
• "OMG - Oh My God" (2012)
• "Raaz 3" (2012)
• "Kyaa Superkool Hain Hum" (2012)
• "From Sydeny with Love"
• "Three"
• "Carry On Jatta"
• "Jatt And Juliet"
• "Hate Story" (2012)
• "Shanghai" (2012)
• "Bittu Boss" (2012)
• "Lanka"
• "Yaar Annmulle"
• "Pure Punjabi"
• "Desi Boyz" (2011)
• "Ra.one" (2011)
• "khushiyan"
• "Yaara O Dildaara"
• "Speedy Singhs" (2011)
• "Yeh Dooriyan"
• "Sahi Dhandhe Galat Bande" (2011)
• "Phhir" (2011)
• "Murder 2" (2011)
• "Ready" (2011)
• "Love Express"
• "Dharti"
• "Thank You" (2011)
• "Dil To Bacha Hai Ji" (2011)
• "Turning 30"
• "Toonpur Ka Superhero" (2010)
• "No Problem" (2010)
• "Golmaal 3" (2010)
• "Crook" (2010)
• "Hello Darling"
• "Anjaana Anjaani" (2010)
• "I Hate Luv Storys" (2010)
• "Chance Pe Dance" (2010)
• "Tum Mile" (2009)
• "Dostana" (2008)
• "Raaz - The Mystery Continues" (2009)
• All the Best: Fun Begins (2009)
• "Om Shanti Om" (2007)
• "Golmaal Fun Unlimited" (2006)
• "Musafir"
• "Hijack"
• "Humsey Hai Jahaan"
• "Hunterz 2"
• "Jashan"
• "Jawani Diwani"
• "Lottery"
• "Life Partner"
• "Plan"
• "Sikandar"
• "The Stoneman Murders"
• "Toss"
• "Dil Dosti Etc."
• "Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama"
• "Bhram"
• "Shaabash! You Can Do It"
• "American Blend"

Albums

• "Tere Naal Rehna (Zee Music Originals)"
• "Ishq Tera Tadpave"
• "Tere Naal Nachana"
• "Mere Piya"
• "Karunya"
• "V Super Singer"
• "Dilkare"
• "Lishki Lishki"
• "Dance Likhe Punjabi"
• "Tere Nal Nal"
• "Hunterz"
• "Master Ps"
• "Josh"
• "Chahat"
• "Dil Kare"
• "Honsala"
• "Yaad Teri" (Zee Music)
• "Royee Jande Naina" (Zee Music)

Awards and nominations

Year	Category	Nominated Song	Film	Result	Ref(s)
Mirchi Music Awards
2011	Album of The Year	-	Ra.One	Nominated
2016	Album of The Year	-	Kapoor & Sons	Nominated
	Listeners' Choice Song of the Year	"Soch Na Sake"	Airlift	Won
2017	Album of The Year	-	Raabta	Nominated
	Lyricist of The Year	"Pyar Ho"	Munna Michael	Nominated

External links

• Kumaar at IMDb
• Kumaar on Facebook