B Praak is a Punjabi music director, music composer and singer. He rose to fame with his Punjabi song “Mann Bharrya.” He is the son of popular Punjabi music director, Varinder Bachan.
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B Praak was born Prateek Bachan on Friday, February 7, 1986 (age 36 years; in 2022) in Chandigarh.
Childhood photos of B Praak
Born in a family with a musical background, Bachan was inclined towards music from a very young age. She always wanted to be a singer and often shared her passion for singing with her mother. He attended school at St. Xavier Chandigarh. He used to make music out of his mouth when he was in college. He learned the basics of musical direction from his father. Praak practiced music for almost 10 years before stepping into the Punjabi music Industry. In his early days, he used to sit for hours in the recording studio to learn direction but was ignored. JB Singh of Saraswati recording studio guided him with instructions. Initially, he received only Rs. 30, of which Rs. 20 he used to spend on fare and Rs. 10 on his food.
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 4”
Weight (approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Bald
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Family
B Praak belongs to the Sikh Family.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Varinder Bachan, is a famous Punjabi music director and composer who provided music in songs like Chandigarh Kare Ashiqi and Tutak Tutak Tutiya. Not much is known about his mother. He is very attached to his mother. He has a younger sister, Suhani Bachan.
B Praak’s father, Varinder Bachan
B Praak with his mother
B Praak with his sister, Suhani Bachan
B Praak’s uncle Surinder Bachan is also a music director and composer who has directed and composed super hit songs like “Neendran Ni Aundian” and “Bhabhi Deeva Jagaa.”
B Praak’s uncle, Surinder Bachan
Wife & Children
He tied the knot with his lady love Meera on April 4, 2019 in Zirakpur.
B Praak with his wife
In 2020, the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Adabb Bachan.
B Praak with his son Adabb
In June 2022, she shared an emotional note on social media about the loss of her second child, who died at birth.
B Praak’s Instagram post about the loss of her newborn baby in June 2022
Career
B Praak started his career as a music director and music composer in 2008. However, he received his breakthrough in 2013 with the Punjabi song “Soch.” The song was highly appreciated by the music fraternity and eventually, got him the PTC Best Music Director Award in 2015. After that, his collaboration with Punjabi lyricist Jaani gave the Punjabi industry super hit songs like “Do you know” by Diljit Dosanjh, “Horn Blow ” and “Backbone” by Harrdy Sandhu, “Oscar” by Gippy Grewal and Badshah, “Ikk Vaari Hor Soch Lae” by Harish Verma. In 2017, his composition ‘Soch’ was awarded the Most Romantic Balled of The Year Award and the Best Music Video Award .
In 2018, she made her singing debut with the song “Mann Bharrya.” The song became an instant hit and gained widespread recognition. Her Bollywood playback singing debut came in 2019, with the song “Teri Mitti” from the film Kesari.
Award
- He won the Male Playback Singer Award at the 67th National Film Awards for Kesari (Hindi).
Favourite
- Food: Manchurian, Chicken
- Singers: AR Rahman, Pritam, Jazzy-B
Facts
- Her hobbies include dancing, swimming, and cooking.
- There is a big difference in his appearance from his college days and his appearance now.
B Praak before and after
- B Praak has a huge obsession with watches. He never left his house without a watch.
B Preak obsession with watches
- Praak has written “B lyk Praak” on his arm. He also has a microphone tattooed on his right arm and several music tattoos on his chest.
B Pre-tattoo
- He is a big fan of Punjabi singer Jazzy B. When he was studying in college, Praak used to copy Jazzy B’s hairstyle.
- He has worked with almost all the top Punjabi singers.
- In 2012, Punjabi lyricist Jaani approached him to collaborate for an Australian project and offered him a sum of ₹45000 per song. Unfortunately, the project was never released. However, the project resulted in a great bond between the two which later gave way to the song “Soch”.
- His song Mann Bharraya is very popular. Praak told in an interview that many popular Punjabi singers including Jassi Gill and Amy Virk approached him for the song. They also offered a huge amount for the song, but Praak chose to sing it himself.
- B Praak shares a great bond with Punjabi lyricist, Jaani, singer, Hardy Sandhu, and video director Arvinder Khaira.
B Praak with his friends
- He was very disappointed with T-series when the music label launched the Hindi version of his composition “soch.”
- His family and friends like to call him Preky. Moreover his name B Praak also comes from his nickname Preky, where ‘B’ comes from Bachan and ‘Praak’ comes from Preky.
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Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
