| Zubeen Garg | |
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Zubeen Garg at a concert in Bangalore, February 2007 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Zubeen Borthakur |
| Also known as | Goldie |
| Born | November 18, 1972 Jorhat, Assam |
| Genres | Playback singing, Bihu, Indian pop, rock |
| Occupations | Singer, composer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocalist, guitar,tabla |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Various |
| Website | http://www.zubeen.com |
Zubeen Garg (Assamese: জুবিন গাৰ্গ, born 18 November 1972) is a singer and composer from Assam, India, in the Bollywood and Assamese music scene. He plays dhols, guitar, dotora, mandolin, keyboard and various percussion instruments.
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Garg hails from Jorhat, a city in upper Assam. His birth name is Zubeen Borthakur. He was named after the great composer Zubin Mehta and uses his gotra name, Garg, as his surname. Garg was born to Mohan Borthakur, a famous lyricist, poet and a magistrate (who uses the pseudonym [[Kapil Thakur]), and the late Ily Borthakur.
The Borthakur family has its roots in Janji, Sivasagar. Mohan Borthakur was a magistrate and he and his family moved often during Garg's early years. Ily Borthakur was a dancer, actress and singer, but she never turned these talents into a professional career. Instead, she decided to teach her son at home. Garg's younger sister Jongki Borthakur was a well-known singer and actress who died in a car accident in 2002 near Tezpur while they were going to perform stage show. There after Zubeen made an album known as "SHISHU" in memory of his siter.[1] Zubeen's other sister Palme, a bharatanatyam dancer, runs a dance academy in Guwahati.
Feeling indebted to his fans from Assam, Garg became involved in various charitable organizations dealing with AIDS and cancer. He is also president of societies including Destination (for autistic children), the All-Assam Cultural Organisation, and Vande.
Garg lives with his wife Garima, a fashion designer, in his Mumbai flat, which is a part of his music studio called Sound & Silence. Zubeen is also a prominent actor in Assamese films. His films have won national awards.
Garg considers his mother to be his first guru and mentor. He started learning tabla from Guru Robin Banarjee, and then continued learning Assamese folk music from Guru Romoni Rai. He attended Jagannath Barooah College in Jorhat, and then moved to B. Barooah College, where he pursued Bachelor of Science. He left before completing his degree. When he received the gold medal for his western solo performance in a 1992 youth festival, he got his first taste of success and confidence as vocalist. Apart from playing dhols, dotara, mandolin, percussions, Garg is an accomplished keyboard player. He entered the professional music scene in 1992, releasing his first album, Anamika. This unusual album, became an instant hit in northeast India and had a strong influence on the Assamese musical landscape.
Garg continues to make albums. Garg has sung more than 9000 songs in various languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Oriya, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, English,Bodo and Karbi. His song "Ya Ali" from the movie Gangster became a superhit in India, the Middle East, and across South Asia. Following this success, he released an album titled Ya Ali Remix Blast. Z
Garg released a Hindi album Zindagi, in 2007, which was well-received. His most recent Assamese album is Mone Mone.
He has sung in many films in several Indian languages.
Garg started his own production house in Guwahati. He acts in Assamese and Bengali/Bangla films as well. In 2007 he acted in the Assamese Mon Jai which won as national award.
In 2000, Garg wrote, directed and acted in the Assamese film Tumi Mor Matho Mor. He acted, co-produced and scored music in another Assamese film Dinabandhu, for which he received a national award in 2005.
Garg has served as music director for Assamese, Hindi, and Bengali/Bangla films. He received the Best Music Award in 2005 for the Bangla movie Shudhu Tumi. He was the music director for Strings - Bound By Faith, a Hindi film directed by Sanjay Jha. He won the Rajat Kamal National Award in 2007 for best music in a short film.
His new Assamese/Bengali film You are Not My Julie is set to be released in October 2011.
| Year | Songs | Films | Language |
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| 2011 | As the River Flows (Upcoming) | Hindi | |
| Akela Hoon Mein (Upcoming) | umang | Hindi | |
| Jaana Hai | Dum Maaro Dum | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Waqt Bada Baimaan O Rabba Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha |
Musaa | Hindi |
| Ab Mujhko Jeena | Aashayein | Hindi | |
| Wazood Ki Talash | Kuchh Kariye | Hindi | |
| Maula Mere Maula Mere | Aakhri Descision | Hindi | |
| Maula | Mission 11 July | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Shola Shola | London Dreams | Hindi |
| Bansuri | Yeh Mera India | Hindi | |
| Dil main junoon hai | Fastforward | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Rab Ka Banda | Hello | Hindi |
| Yar Mere Dildara | Mission Istanbul | Hindi | |
| Mera Halaat Ye & Tu Jaan Se Pyara (RMX Also) | Deshdrohi | Hindi | |
| Almadad Chere Khuda Mera Yaar | Hastey Hastey | Hindi | |
| Kee Kasoor | Kaise Kahein featuring Neha Jhulka | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Teri Tamanna Teri Tamanna (Club Mix by Akbar Sami) TeriTamanna (Euro Mix Goldeyy) |
The Train | Hindi |
| Dheere Dheere Dheere Dheere Remix |
Bombay to Bangkok | Hindi | |
| Dard E Dil | Good Boy, Bad Boy | Hindi | |
| Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (JBJ) | Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | Hindi | |
| Woh Bheege Pal | Manorama Six Feet Under | Hindi | |
| Dilruba Dilruba (Remix) |
Namastey London | Hindi | |
| Shael Sutha Ke Ankhon | My Friend Ganesha | Hindi | |
| Tum Ho | Raqeeb | Hindi | |
| Jag Laal Laal Laal Laal (Part 2) Jag Laal Laal Laal Laal (Part 3) |
Big Brother | Hindi | |
| Jeena Kya Tere Bina Jeena Kya Tere Bina (Remix) |
Kya Love Story Hai | Hindi | |
| Hum Khushi Ki Chah Mein Hum Khushi Ki Chah Mein (Rock Mix) |
Life Mein Kabhie Kabhiee | Hindi | |
| Ek Din Teri (Remix) | Naqaab | Hindi | |
| Hoga Hoga Khuda Gawah | Nehlle Pe Dehlla | Hindi | |
| Zindagi Aa Gayi | Victoria No. 203 | Hindi | |
| Let's Enjoy | Bombay to Goa | Hindi | |
| Ommomme Heego | Hudugaata | Kannada | |
| Yele Yelele Yele Yelele |
Takkari | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Ya Ali | Gangster | Hindi |
| Subah Subah | I See You | Hindi | |
| Payal Ki Chham Chham | Brides Wanted | Hindi | |
| Ishq Mantra (om) Piya Milan Ko Jaana RamoRamo Rimjhim |
Strings - Bound By Faith | Hindi | |
| Rabbi Rabbi (Remix) |
Zindaggi Rocks | Hindi | |
| Janne Kya Janeman | Pyaar Ke Side Effects | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Jugnu Ki Payal | Aan: Men at Work | Hindi |
| Ishq Ishq Mein Rabba |
Agnipankh | Hindi | |
| Ek Hasina Thi (Remix) | Ek Hasina Thi | Hindi | |
| Rama Re (The Boys Are Back Mix) | Musafir | Hindi | |
| Aane Wala Pal Aane Wala Pal - 2nd Version |
Plan | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Dildara | Chupke Se | Hindi |
| Sapne Saare | Mudda - The Issue | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Rama Re Socha Nahin Tha |
Kaante | Hindi |
| Rumal | Maya Namara | Nepali | |
| Sandhya | Sandhya | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Mere Watan | Fiza | Hindi |
| 1995 | Beta Apni Maa Se | Gaddar | Hindi |