Abhishek Ray is an Indian film composer, playback singer, instrumentalist, music arranger, and producer working in Bollywood. He is known for having composed the music and done playback vocals for popular and award-winning Bollywood films such as: Paan Singh Tomar, Welcome Back, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, Wedding Anniversary, I Am Kalam, Shagird, Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Prem Mayee, Thoondil, Yeh Saali Zindagi, and Tera Kya Hoga Johnny. Apart from original music, his wildlife preservation and restoration efforts have been recognised across the world and he has been recently awarded with the '"Swabhiman Bharat "' for rewilding an entire hill as wild tiger-leopard corridor. Ray is known to have invested all his savings in creating the famous Sitabani Wildlife Reserve, India's first private wildlife reserve with wild tiger and leopard presence and home to about 350 bird species.
Ray has composed and sung for solo albums like Udaas Paani, Raat Chand Aur Main, Kab aate ho with the legendary poet Gulzar. In May 2016, he launched a music label called AR Productions with a set of seven classic singles written by the lyricist Gulzar featuring singers like Shreya Ghoshal, Hariharan, Alka Yagnik, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy.
Ray has many other world music albums to his credit like Jaisalmer-Call of the desert, Symphonies of the Taj, Echoes of Khajuraho, Ritu: The Magic of the Six Indian Seasons,Raga Rendezvous.
He composed "Aye Jahaan Aasmaan", the concerto of love with a hundred piece live orchestra and the voices of Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal. This song won the best song of the year at Mirchi Music Awards 2017 and his song Yeh Dil Ajeeb Hai written by Gulzar and sung by Hariharan simultaneously won the nomination in the same category.
He has also composed music for numerous documentaries like The Maharaja Of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On for which he received the 2006 Indian Telly Award for best Music. Others include The Shiamans Of The Himalayas, Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh, Forced to Kill, and Nirvana for the Discovery Channel. He began his career composing and singing for TV shows and advertisements.
Ray sings, composes, arranges, and mixes his songs and film scores. He works out of his recording studios in Versova, Andheri, Mumbai and Asiad Village, New Delhi. He plays instruments including the piano, electronic keyboards, accordion, wavedrum, conga, thumba, darbouka, electronic drum, and bass.
Ray is also a naturalist and a bonafide government tiger and leopard tracker. He runs his own wildlife reserve next to Corbett National Park called the Sitabani Wildlife Reserve. He is known to have invested all that he earned from Bollywood into rewilding an entire barren hill into dense forest. Today Sitabani Wildlife Reserve is known for wild Bengal tiger and Leopard presence.
He is also the composer singer of India's national anthem on tiger conservation.
Filmography Films Year Film Notes2023 Bengal 19472022 Life's Good 2017 Wedding Anniversary2016 Saat Uchakkey2015 Welcome Back 2012 Paan Singh Tomar 2012 Chaar Din Ki Chandni 2012 Prem Mayee 2011 Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 2011 Shagird 2011 Yeh Saali Zindagi 2010 I Am Kalam 2009 Tera Kya Hoga Johnny 2008 Thoondil Tamil film 2006 Ahista Ahista 2003 Haasil
Non film albums Year Album Comments Label2021"Ranjo Gham"with Gulzar AR Productions2021"Wanderer"with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions2021"Kaise-The music of goodbye"with Pratibha Baghel AR Productions2021"Bismil"with Anwesha AR Productions2021"Reshmii Dhaagey"with Anwesha AR Productions2021"Yeh Baarishey"with Annkita AR Productions2021"Jaane Gaya Dil Kahaan"Single AR Productions2021"Dhaagey"with Pratibha Baghel AR Productions2021"Mehki-Mehki"with Annkita AR Productions2020"Athrangee"with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions2020"Pulse EP"with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions2020"Ilzaam"with Pratibha Baghel AR Productions2020"Badali"with Annkita AR Productions2020"Royi Royi"with Aaria AR Productions2019"Meghaa"with Shreya Ghoshal, Gulzar AR Productions2019"Emeralds EP"with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions2019"Moha"with Shaan AR Productions2019"Tasavvur"with Anwesha AR Productions2019"Badra Hua Man"with Shaan AR Productions2019"Tum Chalna"with Aaria AR Productions2019"Lady"with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions2019"Aanch Lagi"with Anwesha AR Productions2019"Raat Mujhe Unplugged"with Shreya Ghoshal Single2018"Chalki Chalki"with Shaan AR Productions2018"Jismojaan"with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions 2018 "Ujli Ujli" with Shaan AR Productions 2018 "Sochona Rokona" with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions2018"Aye Jahaan Aasmaan Trance Reprise"with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions2018"Chulbula"with Ankita AR Productions 2018 "Earth Voices" with Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions 2018 "Manbasiyaan" with Anwesha AR Productions 2018 "Dushwaari" with Anwesha AR Productions 2018 "Resha Resha" with Kavita Krishnamurthy AR Productions2018"Yaadon Ke Panchi"with Anwesha AR Productions 2017 "Reshmi Dhaage" with Anwesha AR Productions 2017 "Larzish" with Anwesha AR Productions2017"Sukha Patta"with Anwesha AR Productions 2018 "Kuch Thikana Nahi" with Anwesha AR Productions 2018 "Bandagi" Single AR Productions2017"Sapney Suhaaney"with Kavita KrishnamurthyAR Productions 2016 Aye Jahaan Aasmaan with Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal AR Productions 2016 "Jhine-Jhine" with Kavita Krishnamurthy AR Productions 2016 "Pyaasi-Pyaasi" with Gulzar, Shreya GhoshalAR Productions 2016 "Saat-Din" with Gulzar, Alka YagnikAR Productions 2016 "Asharfee" with Gulzar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Udit NarayanAR Productions 2016 "Yeh Dil" with Gulzar, HariharanAR Productions 2016 "Kaare-Megha" with Gulzar, Abhijeet BhattacharyaAR Productions 2016 "Doob Gaye" with Gulzar, HariharanAR Productions 2016 "Sooraj-Sitarey" with GulzarAR Productions 2016"Ajnabee Zameen" fusion-pop AR Productions 2016"Paathar" with Bhoomi Trivedi AR Productions 2015Sounds of Nature world music Music Today 2013 Raat, Chand Aur Main with GulzarTimes Music 2007 Ritu Magic of the Six Indian Seasons SoloMusic Today 2006 Amazing India: Symphonies of the TajSoloMusic Today 2006 Kab Aate Ho with GulzarTimes Music 2005 Amazing India: Khajuraho SoloMusic Today 2004 Amazing India: Jaisalmer SoloMusic Today 2002 Udaas Paani with GulzarTimes Music 2000 Raga Rendezvous SoloT-Series
Film background scores Year Films 2017 Wedding Anniversary 2011 Shagird 2009 Tera Kya Hoga Johnny 2006 Ahista Ahista 2003 Haasil
Playback Abhishek Ray as playback singer Year Film/Album Song Label2022"Bengal 1947 An untold love story ""Milan Hoga Kab Jaane"with Pratibha Singh Baghel2022"Life's Good (film)""Bairi Badra" Solo2017"Wedding Anniversary""The Rainbow Song" with Bhoomi Trivedi2017"Wedding Anniversary""Ittefaqan- Valentine Waltz " with Amika Shail 2015 Welcome Back "Welcome Back Theme Song" solo 2013Raat Chand aur Main All Songswith Gulzar 2012Paan Singh Tomar "Dhai Dhai"with Kailash Kher 2012Paan Singh Tomar "Jaao Dhal Jaao"with Kailash Kher 2012Prem Mayee "Palchin"with Shreya Ghoshal 2011Yeh Saali Zindagi "Yeh Saali Zindagi"with Chitrangada Singh 2010I Am Kalam "Chini Bhini"with Shreya Ghoshal 2010I Am Kalam "Chand Taare"with KK (singer) 2008Thoondil "Kadhal Kadavulai Pole"with Sunidhi Chauhan 2008Thoondil "Time is Now"with Harshdeep Kaur, Pop Shalini 2008Thoondil "Ratham Sindhaatha"with Sunidhi Chauhan 2008Thoondil "Athuva Ithu Edhu"with Pop Shalini 2007Ritu All Songswith Shanti Sharma 2006Amazing India – Symphonies of the Taj All Songswith Radhika Chopra, Sangeeta Pant 2005Amazing India – Jaisalmer All Songswith Rehmat Khan Langa 2005Amazing India – Khajuraho All Songswith Radhika Chopra, Sangeeta Pant 2002UDAAS PAANI All Songs with Gulzar 2000RAGA RENDEZVOUS All Songs Solo
Music for documentaries Year Documentary Channel 2012Shamans of the HimalaayasDiscovery Channel 2012The Apatanis of ArunachalDiscovery Channel 2012 The Konyak of NagalandDiscovery Channel 2011Carnival of SpiritualityDiscovery Channel 2010Masters of the JungleDiscovery Channel 2009In Their ElementsNational Geographic Channel 2009Forced to KillDiscovery Channel 2008Chinese Checkers, Tibetan Ambivalence & Indian DelusionsAim TV 2004The Maharaja of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives OnDiscovery Channel 2000The Maharaja of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives OnAim TV 1999Shahjahanabad: The Twilight YearsTeamwork Films
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