Arjuna Harjai is an Indian composer, singer, musician and YouTuber known for composing music for Bollywood commercials and films.
Wiki/Biography
Arjuna Harjai was born on Tuesday, 28 February 1989 (age 33 years; in 2022) in New Delhi, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces. Arjuna attended Laxman Public School, Delhi (1993-2006). Later, he pursued a diploma in audio engineering from the College of Audio Engineering (SAE), Mumbai. Arjuna holds a master’s degree in Indian classical music.
Childhood photo of Arjuna Harjai
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Picture of Arjuna Harjai with long hair
Family
Parents & Siblings
Arjuna’s father’s name is Madhusudan Harjai. His mother’s name is Lakshmi Madhusudan.
Arjuna Harjai’s parents
He has a younger brother, Aditya Harjai.
Arjun Harjai with father, mother, and brother Aditya Harjai
Wife & Children
Arjuna Harjai got married to Divya Harjai on 22 January 2018.
Wedding pictures of Arjuna Harjai and Divya Harjai
Arjuna and Divya have been in a relationship since their school days.
Arjuna Harjai and Divya Harjai during their school days
The couple has a son, Avyuktha Harjai.
Arjuna Harjai with his wife, and son Avyuktha Harjai
Career
Singer
In 2013, Arjun Harjai made his debut as a singer with the song ‘I Love U Maa’ from the movie Calapor.
Later, he lent his voice for various songs like ‘Atyachaari’ from Titoo MBA (2014), ‘Keh Nahi Paunga’ from Guddu Engineer (2016), ‘Raahiya Ve’ from Prisoners of War: Banddhi Yudh Ke (2016), ‘Rangdaari ‘ from Lucknow Central (2017), ‘Laaiyan Ve’ from Jindua (2017), ‘Kis Raste Hai Jana’ from Judgmental Hai Kya (2019), and many more.
Music Composer
Arjuna Harjai is actively involved in composing songs, background scores, jingles, themes, signature songs, and commercial music. In 2011, Arjuna Harjai made his debut with the comedy film ‘Hair is Falling’ by composing the opening theme and original background score. In 2014, Arjuna created his first Bollywood song ‘O Soniye’ from the movie Titoo MBA. He has composed iconic commercial jingles for major brands like Dettol, Maggi, Cadbury, Berger Paints, Jio, Amazon Prime, Myntra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Lenovo, Big Bazaar, Samsung, Maruti, Sprite, MTNL, Lovely Professional University, Ayur, Manhunt , Hillman, Marvel Tea and more.
In an interview, talking about his interest in advertising, Arjuna said,
Advertising will always be my passion because it’s where I started. When I was part of the advertising industry, I usually received compliments for my art. But I know my inclination and interest has always been towards Music. Being a part of this wonderful Music Industry is an absolute joy and now for me it’s just music”.
Youtube
Arjuna Harjai has a self-titled YouTube channel, where he vlogs his daily life. In addition, he uploads videos of his music compositions and covers. Arjuna has more than 1.6 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.
Arjuna Harjai with his YouTube Gold Play Button
Music videos
In 2018, Arjuna Harjai was featured in the music video ‘Aaja Mahi’ with Rashmeet Kaur. In 2019, he appeared in the music video ‘Laage Nahi Mann’ with Shruti Prakash. In 2020, Arjuna appeared in the original Tamil single, Priyasakhi with Jonita Gandhi.
Music poster of Arjuna Harjai’s ‘Priyasakhi’ video
In 2021, Arjuna Harjai appeared in the music video ‘Main Janu Na’ with Sonarika Bhadoria.
Music poster of Arjun Harjai’s ‘Main Janu Na’ video
In 2022, she appeared in the music video ‘Naa Jao,’ featuring Surabhi Dashputra.
Award
- 2016: Best Music Award for the song ‘Keh Nahi Paunga’ from the short film Guddu Engineer at the 5th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival
- 2017: Abby Gold Award for scoring the song ‘Rab Ki Baatein’ from the television show Prisoners of War: Banddhi Yudh Ke
- 2017: Abby Bronze Award for scoring the song ‘Raahiyan Ve’ from the television show Prisoners of War: Banddhi Yudh Ke
Car Collection
Arjuna Harjai owns a Jeep Compass.
Arjuna Harjai with his new car
Facts/Trivia
- Arjuna also uses the names AJ and Arjunm.
- In an interview, talking about how he learned Indian classical music from his parents at a very young age, Arjuna said,
My journey as a musician started very early. I started learning from my parents Madhusudan Harjai and Lakshmi Madhusudan at the age of two and a half. I had great exposure from a young age as my mother was a famous artiste in the Delhi recording circuit. I used to go with him to his recordings and sit quietly next to the sound engineer and observe the entire recording process. ad taught me Ghazals by artists like Mehendi Hassan Sahab, Gulam Ali Sahab , Hussain Bux Sahab, Madhurani Faizabadiand, and it helped me a lot in my basic foundation as a musician.
- At the age of 8, Arjuna studied western classical piano and tabla from the Delhi School of Music.
- In 2006, Arjuna moved to Mumbai and joined Suresh Wadekar’s Gurukul to further study Indian Classical music.
- In 2006, during their school days, Arjuna won the title of ‘Mr Popular,’ and his wife, Divya Harjai, won the title of ‘Miss Fair and Lovely.’
Arjuna Harjai with Divya Harjai
- Arjuna Harjai is often spotted drinking alcohol with his friends at various events and functions.
Arjun Harjai drinks beer
- Arjuna loves cycling and owns a Scott bike.
Arjuna Harjai with his Scott cycle
- According to Arjuna, if he had not become a singer, he would have become a scientist.
- In 2011, Arjuna began assisting music composer Lalit Pandit in his film projects such as Besharam and Dabangg.
- In an interview, Arjuna revealed that he was inspired by musicians like Ghulam Ali, Madan Mohan, and AR Rahman.
- Arjuna created a song for the song ‘Rejama Kabutar’ using dustbins, buckets, foot tapping, mouth percussion, body percussion, whistles, and clapping.
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