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Mohit Chauhan
Chauhan in 2009
Background information
Born	Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India[1]
Origin	Himachal Pradesh, India
Genres	Indian pop, Bollywood
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Guitar, Harmonica, Flute, Saxophone
Years active	1998 – present
Associated acts	Silk Route
Website	mohitchauhan.in

Mohit Chauhan is an Indian pop and playback singer, most known for his romantic ballads.^[1] He is a two-time recipient of the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer as well as other awards mentioned below.

Early life and career [edit]

Mohit Chauhan was born in the Nahan town of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, to Krishana Rana and B. K. Rana.^[1][2] He can speak fluently in Pahari and Hindi. He first attended St. Xavier's School, Delhi and then again moved to Himachal Pradesh to complete his education. Chauhan went to college in Nahan Sirmour, Bilaspur, Mandi, Kullu, and graduated with a Master of Science in Geology from the Dharamshala College in Himachal.

He never received formal training in music, but sings and plays guitar, harmonica and the flute. After completing his education in Himachal, Chauhan came to Delhi where he formed the band Silk Route with his schoolmate Kem Trevedi (pianist) in 1996. He started his career singing Indian pop songs with the band Silk Route, with Arpit Gupta which released two albums, Boondein (1998) and Pehchan. The song "Dooba Dooba" became a hit in the Indipop music scene. However, the band dissolved. He would stay off the scene for a while until he came back with the song "Guncha" in 2005 from the "Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh" for which, he would also compose. Impressed by his vocals, he was then approached by A. R. Rahman to sing for the movie Rang De Basanti. However, it wouldn't be until 2007 when music director Pritam approached him for the song Tum Se Hi for the movie Jab We Met that Chauhan would finally achieve mainstream success.

Career [edit]

Mohit Chauhan had his first brush with success with the song "Dooba Dooba" from the band Silk Route's album Boondhein. The album debuted at number one on the album chart. Boondhein featured songs in Hindi, English, and Pahadi, and the band won several awards at the Channel V awards in 1998.^[3]

Chauhan's career in Bollywood began in 2005 when he sang “Guncha Koi” in the movie "Main, Meri Patni... Aur Woh!". His songs "Khoon Chala" and "Masakali" from the films Rang De Basanti and Delhi-6 respectively, composed by Rahman and "Tum Se Hi" from the film Jab We Met,^[4] composed by Pritam, were successful. His subsequent chartbusters included the songs "Tu Ne Jo Na Kaha" for the 2009 film New York, "Ye Dooriyan" for Love Aaj Kal, and "Pehli Baar Mohabbat Ki Hai" for Kaminey. In 2010, he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer for "Masakali".^[5] He also sung two superhit tracks "Bheegi Si" from the Movie Raajneeti and "Pee Loon" from Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai both arranged and directed by Pritam. His songs "Pee Loon" from Once Upon A Time in Mumbai,"Tujhe Bhula Diya" from Anjaana Anjaani directed by Vishal-Shekhar became chartbusters. He then sang "Yun Hi" from Tanu Weds Manu which is another addition to his superhit songs. His songs from the movie Rockstar (2011 film) have become anthems. He sang his first Bengali song for the movie Sedin Dekha Hoyechilo and also he sang his second Bengali song for the movie Paglu . He sang his first Tamil Song "Po Nee Po" for the Movie 3

In addition to film playback singing, Chauhan has sung many advertisement jingles for products including Alpenlibe, Parachute, Wheel (detergent), Nescafe, Hippo Munchies, Vicks Vapor Rub, Alchemist & Maruti Suzuki Alto (2011). He has also sung the theme song for Star Parivaar Awards 2011.

In 2007, he took part in singing reality show, Mission Ustaad on 9X, where he teamed with Vasundhara Das. He also took part in the singing reality show on STAR Plus, Music Ka Maha Muqqabla, where he lead the team Mohit's Fighhter.

He has also performed at various college festivals across the country, like at Sparsh 2008, the annual cultural festival at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat,the Crescendo night of Alcheringa, the annual cultural festival of IIT Guwahati, in February, 2013, and the Cultural Night of IIT Kharagpur in 2001, as well as IIT Bombay in 2009.

In 2011 he featured in the third episode of The Dewarists collaborating with Indian Ocean for the song called Maaya. He was also featured on MTV Unplugged (India) in the same year.

Works [edit]

Albums [edit]

• Boondhein – Silk Route Producer S.S Jaswal (1998)
• Pehchan – Silk Route (2000)
• Kalaam – Poetry of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (2008)
• Sar Utha Ke Jiyo – Made for HDFC Life (2008)
• FITOOR' – Solo Debut Album (2009) – Comprises 10 songs composed and sung by him
• Aao Sai (2011) [Bhajan Album] [He sung one song]
• Maaya maaya re [Indian Ocean and Mohit Chauhan]
• Darmiyan [Mohit Chauhan]

Filmography [edit]

• Road (2002)
• Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon (2003)
• Adharm (2003)
• Let's Enjoy (2004)
• Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh (2005)
• Rang De Basanti (2006)
• Jab We Met (2007)
• Kismat Konnection (2008)
• Ugly Aur Pagli (2008)
• Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008)
• Fashion (2008)
• EMI (2008)
• [^[6][Birugaali]^[7]] (2009) (Kannada)
• Delhi-6 (2009)
• 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009)
• Let’s Dance (2009)
• New York (2009)
• Sikandar (2009)
• Love Aaj Kal (2009)
• Kaminey (2009)
• Tum Mile (2009)
• Crook (2010)
• Well Done Abba (2010)
• Badmaash Company (2010)
• Rajneeti (2010)
• Once Upon A Time In Mumbai (2010)
• Lafangey Parindey (2010)
• Aashayein (2010)
• Anjaana Anjaani (2010)
• Dum Maro Dum (2011)
• Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji (2011)
• Rockstar (2011)
• Paach Naar Ek Bejar(2011)
• Players (2011)
• Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)
• 3 (2012)
• Ajab Gazabb Love (2012)
• Gali Gali Chor Hai (2012)
• Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2012)
• Jannat 2 (2012)
• Tezz(2012)
• Bol Bachchan(2012)
• Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai(2012)
• Ek Tha Tiger(2012)
• Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (2012)
• Barfi! (2012)
• Aadhi Bhagavan (2012)
• Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)
• Ethir Neechal (2012)
• Paglu
• Le Halwa Le
• Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola(2013)
• ABCD – Any Body Can Dance(2013)
• Zilla Ghaziabad(2013)
• Jolly LLB(2013)
• Bombay Talkies(2013)
• Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani(2013)

Awards [edit]

Other Awards and Honors [edit]

• 2011: RMIM Puraskaar — Male Singer of the Year^[9]

References [edit]

http://www.dhingana.com/m-for-mohit-playlist-songs-2973a19

External links [edit]

• Mohit Chauhan at Lastfm
• Mohit Chauhan at the Internet Movie Database