# Manan Bhardwaj

Manan Bhardwaj is an Indian singer-songwriter and music composer who is primarily known for his works in the Bollywood music industry. He has also made songs in Punjabi and Haryanvi languages.
Bhardwaj is best known for the songs "Chitta", "Teri Aankhon Mein", "Shiddat - Title Track", "Dhokha", "Main Ishq Mein Hoon" and "Arjan Vailly". He gained recognition with the music album of Shiddat (2021) and earned further fame and recognition with the music albums of Radhe Shyam (2022), Satyaprem Ki Katha, Yaariyan 2 and Animal (2023). He is signed on by T-Series.

## Early life

Manan Bhardwaj was born in a Brahmin family on 19 October 1987 in Gurgaon, Haryana. When he was just 4–5 years old, he used to compose poems and sing them out in his class. Sometimes he recited them. By the time he was in the 8th class, he had decided that he will pursue music as a career. He felt that music would be the best career for him. In an interview he said that his hard work in the early years was accompanied by sleepless nights, travelling to work by foot and stay in a small room. He also mentioned that he idolises AR Rahman and Jagjit Singh.

## Career

In 2020 he gave music for Sachet Tandon's "Kandhe Ka Woh Til". The same year, he composed the song "Veham" for Armaan Malik and "Teri Aankhon Mein" for Darshan Raval and Neha Kakkar. He used to release covers of various songs and some new songs on his YouTube channel until in 2021, he recreated "Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham" sung by Jubin Nautiyal and Tulsi Kumar. Bhardwaj got his break in Bollywood with the movie Shiddat .
In 2022 he composed the song "Dhokha" in the voice of Arijit Singh. The same year he composed 3 songs: "Main Ishq Mein Hoon", "Ye Ishq Na Ho" and "Main Ishq Mein Hoon (Reprise)" in the Hindi version of the film Radhe Shyam. He also released his music video "Duaa". The same year he was the music director for the movies HIT: The First Case and Tara Vs Bilal. In 2023, Bhardwaj released "Never Together" and "Back To College". He also sang and composed the song "Aaj Ke Baad" with Tulsi Kumar from the movie Satyaprem Ki Katha From Yaariyan 2 he composed and penned 8 songs including "Saure Ghar", "Simroon Tera Naam", "Oonchi Oonchi Deewarein" and "Bewafaa Tu". He composed "Arjan Vailly" and "Kashmir" from Animal.

## Discography
### Film music

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
* All songs are from Hindi language Bollywood films, Unless otherwise mentioned.
| Year | Film | Song | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Note |
| 2021 | Shiddat | "Shiddat - Title Track" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2021 | Shiddat | "Shiddat (Reprise)" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2021 | Shiddat | "Shiddat (Reloaded)" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2021 | Shiddat | "Shiddat (Female)" | Manan Bhardwaj | Yohani | |
| 2021 | Shiddat | "Akhiyan Udeek Diyan" | Khawaja Pervaiz, Manan Bhardwaj | Master Saleem | Remake Along with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
| 2021 | Shiddat | "Chitta" | Manan Bhardwaj, Traditional | Manan Bhardwaj | Remake |
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | "Main Ishq Mein Hoon" | Kumaar | Manan Bhardwaj, Harjot Kaur | |
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | "Ye Ishq Na Ho" | Kumaar | Manan Bhardwaj, Harjot Kaur | |
| 2022 | Radhe Shyam | "Main Ishq Mein Hoon (Reprise)" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2022 | HIT: The First Case | "Tinka" | Manan Bhardwaj | Jubin Nautiyal | |
| 2022 | HIT: The First Case | "Kahani Baaki Hai" | Manan Bhardwaj | Divya Kumar | |
| 2022 | Tara Vs Bilal | "Teri Ho Gayi" | Manan Bhardwaj | Master Saleem, Faridkot | Full album |
| 2022 | Tara Vs Bilal | "Nichod Dunga" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Full album |
| 2022 | Tara Vs Bilal | "Saiyaan Ji" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj, Romy | Full album |
| 2022 | Tara Vs Bilal | "Sau Rab Di" | Manan Bhardwaj | Jubin Nautiyal, Manan Bhardwaj, Purvashi Grover | Full album |
| 2023 | Satyaprem Ki Katha | "Aaj Ke Baad" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj, Tulsi Kumar | |
| 2023 | Satyaprem Ki Katha | "Aaj Ke Baad (Reprise)" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj, Himani Kapoor | |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | "Saure Ghar" | Manan Bhardwaj | Vishal Mishra, Neeti Mohan, Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | "Oonchi Oonchi Deewarein" | Manan Bhardwaj | Arijit Singh | |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | "Suit Patiwala" | Manan Bhardwaj | Guru Randhawa, Neha Kakkar, Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | "Heer Bhi Royi" | Manan Bhardwaj | Prampara Tandon | |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | "Peene De" | Manan Bhardwaj | Master Saleem, Millind Gaba | |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | "Simroon Tera Naam" | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Manan Bhardwaj | Sachet Tandon | Remake Along with Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | "Bewafaa Tu" | Manan Bhardwaj, Rahim Shah, Shamsul Hasan Shams | Jubin Nautiyal | |
| 2023 | Yaariyan 2 | "Kho Sa Gaya Hoon" | Manan Bhardwaj, Yo Yo Honey Singh | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Manan Bhardwaj, Neha Kakkar | Along with Yo Yo Honey Singh |
| 2023 | Animal | "Arjan Vailly" | Bhupinder Babbal | Bhupinder Babbal, Sandeep Brar | Along with Bhupinder Babbal |
| 2023 | Animal | "Kashmir" | Manan Bhardwaj | Shreya Ghoshal, Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2023 | Animal | "Kashmeeru" | Anantha Sriram | Shreya Ghoshal, Yazin Nizar | Telugu Dubbed Song |
| 2023 | Animal | "Theeraadha" | Mohan Rajan | Shreya Ghoshal, Yazin Nizar | Tamil Dubbed Song |
| 2023 | Animal | "Kashmirin Saanu" | Mankombu Gopalakrishnan | Sithara Krishnakumar, Yazin Nizar | Malayalam Dubbed Song |
| 2023 | Animal | "Kaashmira Thaana" | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | Sithara Krishnakumar, Yazin Nizar | Kannada Dubbed Song |
| 2023 | Starfish | "Madhaniyan" | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2023 | Starfish | "Yaad Ban Gaye" | Manan Bhardwaj | Tulsi Kumar, Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2024 | Vedaa | "Mummy Ji" | Manan Bhardwaj | Himani Kapoor, Prajakta Shukre | First project without T-Series |
| 2024 | The Family Star | "Dekho Re Dekho" | Rashmi Virag | Manan Bhardwaj | Hindi Dubbed Song composed by Gopi Sundar |
| 2025 | Crazxy | "Paapi" | Manan Bhardwaj, Khullar G | Romy | |
| 2025 | Crazxy | "Paapi 2.0" | Manan Bhardwaj, Khullar G | Romy | |
| 2025 | The Diplomat | "Bharat" | Manoj Muntashir | Hariharan, Prajakta Shukre, Himani Kapoor, Natraj Kshericha, Swapnomoy Chowdhury, Kamal Bharti | Along with A. R. Rahman |

### Non-film music

| Year | Song | Music | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Note |
| 2016 | Dariya | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Rajat Deepek | |
| 2016 | Lamborghini | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Rajat Deepek | |
| 2020 | Kandhe Ka Woh Til | Manan Bhardwaj | Kumaar | Sachet Tandon | |
| 2020 | Veham | Manan Bhardwaj | Rashmi Virag | Armaan Malik | |
| 2020 | Teri Aankhon Mein | Manan Bhardwaj | Kumaar | Darshan Raval Neha Kakkar | |
| 2021 | Je Main Kehna | Manan Bhardwaj | Daljit Chitti | Bhavdeep Romana | |
| 2021 | Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham | Rajesh Roshan Manan Bhardwaj | Javed Akhtar Rashmi Virag | Tulsi Kumar Jubin Nautiyal | Remake |
| 2021 | Aise Na Chhoro | Manan Bhardwaj | Rashmi Virag | Guru Randhawa | |
| 2021 | Tera Naam | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Darshan Raval Tulsi Kumar |
| 2022 | Dhokha | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Arijit Singh | |
| 2022 | Kamaal Ho Gea | Satinder Sartaj Manan Bhardwaj | Satinder Sartaj | Satinder Sartaj Irwinmeet | |
| 2022 | Jo Mujhe Deewana Kar De | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Tulsi Kumar, Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2022 | Dua | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2023 | Never Together | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2023 | Back To College | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | |
| 2024 | Laa Pila De Sharaab | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Vishal Mishra | |
| 2024 | Khaali Botal | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Parampara Tandon | |
| 2025 | Chasing Stormrider | Manan Bhardwaj, Amrita Sen | Amrit Mann, Amrita Sen, Robin Grubert | Jacqueline Fernandez, Bhupinder Babbal | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Song | Music | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Result |
| 2023 | Mirchi Music Awards | Listener's Choice - Indie Song of the Year | Dhokha | Manan Bhardwaj | Manan Bhardwaj | Arijit Singh | Pending |
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
| 2024 | Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award for Best Music Director (with Pritam, Vishal Mishra, Harshavardhan Rameshwar, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson, Bhupinder Babbal, Jaani) | Animal | Won |