Aneek Dhar

Aneek Dhar (born 26 April 1990 in Kolkata^[1]) is an Indian singer who started his musical career at the age of 17 winning Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 and Zee Bangla SaReGaMaPa both in the same year. He also was the winner of Bigg Boss Bangla Season 1. Dhar has been performing with his band since then in India as well as abroad. In 2018, Dhar started his career as a music composer mainly for his music videos, web series and films.

Aneek Dhar
Dhar performing in Toronto, Canada, May 2018
Background information
Birth name	Aneek Dhar
Born	(1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 32)
Origin	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres	Indian filmi classical pop rock western
Occupation(s)	Singer, Composer
Instrument(s)	Vocals piano keyboard harmonium
Years active	2007–present
Website	http://www.aneekdhar.in

Education

Dhar was educated at the Nava Nalanda High School where he won the Nalanda Ratna award in 2009.^[2]

Singing career

Dhar's first solo album, "Khwaishein"^[3] was released in 2008.^[4] "Khwaishein" Won Kalakar Awards in the Best Music Album category.

In 2008 Aneek participated in Zee TV's show Ek Se Badhkar Ek, and was an anchor for Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. In 2011, he was a host for the show Zee Bangla Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champ 2011.^[5] In 2012 he participated in the shows "Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar -2" and Music Ka Maha Muqqabla on Star Plus, and he won the Bengali edition of the first season of Bigg Boss. He also hosted the game show Parar Shera Bouthan.

Television reality shows

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Show Name	Language	TV Channel Name	Result
2007	Zee Bangla SaReGaMaPa 2007	Bengali	Zee Bangla	Won
2007	Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007	Hindi	Zee TV	Won
2008	Ek Se Badhkar Ek	Hindi	Zee TV	Finalist
2009	Music Ka Maha Muqqabla	Hindi	StarPlus	Finalist
2012	Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star 2	Hindi	StarPlus	Finalist
2013	Bigg Boss Bangla Season 1	Bengali	ETV Bangla (Now Colors Bangla)	Won
2022	Ishmart Jodi Season 1	Bengali	Star Jhalsha	Pending

Career as television show host

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Show Name	Language	Television Channel	Role
2008	Zee Bangla SaReGaMaPa 2008	Bengali	Zee Bangla	Host
2011	Zee Bangla SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs	Bengali	Zee Bangla	Host
2014	Parar Sera Bouthan	Bengali	ETV Bangla (Now Colors Bangla)	Host ^[6]^[7]

Career as grand jury

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Show Name	Language	TV Channel Name	Role
2017	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2017	Hindi	Zee TV	Jury Member
2019	Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2019	Hindi	Zee TV	Jury Member ^[8]

Music albums

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Album Name	Language	Record Label	Album Type
2008	Khwaishein	Hindi	Universal Music India	Pop ^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
2008	Agnee	Assamese	AB Production	Pop
2007	Manzil	Hindi	Zee TV	Pop
2011	Khushir Chhonya	Bengali	Saregama Music	Classical
2012	Porichoy	Bengali	Saregama Music	Rabindra Sangeet

Singles

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Song Name	Language	Music Director	Record Label
2014	Yeh Dil Na Hota (Cover)	Hindi	S.D.Burman	Dj Akash Rohira
2016	Uljha Raha (Aatish)	Hindi	Indraadip Dasgupta	Shree Venkatesh Films SVF Music ^[14]
2017	Jeene Ki Azaadi	Hindi	Shubham Ganguly	DBS Music ^[15]
2018	Tu Hi Hai Pyaar	Hindi	Aneek Dhar	Aneek Dhar ^[16]
2018	Majhe Majhe	Bengali	Rabindranath Tagore	Aneek Dhar ^[17]^[18]
2018	Ehsaan Tera (Cover)	Hindi	Shankar-Jaikishan	Saregama^[19]
2019	Sajna	Bengali	Aneek Dhar	Griebs Music Bangla ^[20]
2019	Vande Mataram	Hindi	Rahul Bhatt	Zee Music Company

Film playbacks

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Movie Name	Song Name	Co-Singer(s)	Language
2007	Bal Ganesh	Teeno Lok Me Pooja Jaye	Asha Bhosle, Amaanat	Hindi
2008	Tomar Jonyo			Bengali
2009	Kolir Arjun			Bengali
2010	Nayika			Bengali
2010	Krishna			Bengali
2010	Handa and Bhonda	Hey Baby Lets Go Crazy		Bengali
2010	Kichhu Chaoa Kichhu Paoa			Bengali
2010	Love Connection			Bengali
2011	Superstar			Bengali
2011	Mon Bole Priya Priya	Tumi Ele Jibone, Ei Je Mati Ei Je Akash, Mon Bole Priya Priya, Mon Bole Priya Priya (Sad)		Bengali
2011	Unish Kurir Galpo			Bengali
2011	Ami Achhi Sei Je Tomar			Bengali
2011	Shomoy			Bengali
2011	Rang Milanti			Bengali
2011	Warrant - The Mission	Raatdin	Anwesha Dutta Gupta	Bengali
2011	Warrant - The Mission	Saathiya	Nilakshi Bhattacharya	Bengali
2012	Classmate	Disa Hara E Mon		Bengali
2012	Classmate	Saiyan Re	Nilakshi Bhattacharya	Bengali
2012	Jaal			Bengali
2012	Keno Mon Take Chai	Keno Mon Take Chai	Somchandra	Bengali
2012	Keno Mon Take Chai	Kelo Kelo	Chorus	Bengali
2012	Keno Mon Take Chai	Dhinak Dhin	Somchandra	Bengali

References

1. "ANEEK DHAR | Official Website". Retrieved 3 March 2022.
2. "Prospectus". Nava Nalanda High School. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
3. . bollywood-stars.net. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010.
4. "Aneek Dhar speaks about his new album - video dailymotion". Dailymotion. 8 July 2009.
5. . zeebangla.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
6. "ETV Bangla's new game reaches every 'para' and 'bouthan'". Indian Television Dot Com. 16 April 2014.
7. "Soham to anchor TV show? - Times of India". The Times of India.
8. Sen, Zinia (30 January 2019). "Aneek is missing daughter Aadya". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
9. "Album release: Khwaishein". photogallery.indiatimes.com.
10. "Himesh Reshammiya launches Aneek Dhar's Khwaishein".
11. "OTT | TV | Bollywood | Hollywood - News, Reviews, Gossips". 7 August 2021.
12. "OTT | TV | Bollywood | Hollywood - News, Reviews, Gossips". 7 August 2021.
13. "Aneek Dhar, Entertainment Photo, Singers Aneek Dhar (R) and Adi".
14. Bangaliana, Sholoana. "New short-film 'Aatish' launched this Diwali - Sholoanabangaliana Portal".
15. "Aneek to release his patriotic single - Times of India". The Times of India.
16. Bangaliana, Sholoana. "Aneek Dhar's Album Tu Hi Hai Pyar - Sholoanabangaliana Portal".
17. "Aneek's tribute to Tagore - Times of India". The Times of India.
18. Ch, Madhurima (21 May 2018). "MAJHE MAJHE TOBO DEKHA PAI - Experimental Rendition by Aneek Dhar!". www.tollytrip.com.
19. "Aneek's sweating it out in the gym - Times of India". The Times of India.
20. "Aneek's latest single celebrates love - Times of India". The Times of India.

External links

• Aneek Dhar official website