Aneek Dhar (born 26 April 1990 in

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) is an Indian Playback Singer, Music Composer and Live Performer who started his professional musical career at the age of 17 by winning

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and Zee Bangla SaReGaMaPa both in the same year. He also was the winner of

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Season 1 (

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). Dhar has been performing live with his band since then in

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as well as abroad. In 2018, Dhar started his career as a music composer mainly for his music videos (singles), web series and films. In 2023 Aneek Dhar composed music for full-length Bengali feature films Like: Chengiz, Manush: Child of Destiny, Mirza: Part 1 – Joker, Archie’r Gallery etc. For the film Chengiz and Manush: Child of Destiny Aneek composed songs both in Bengali and Hindi versions. Along with music composition, In 2024 Aneek sang the Title Track (Hey Shastri) of the

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starrer Bengali film

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under the music direction of

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Education

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

Career

After winning Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2007 Aneek Dhar's first solo album, "Khwaishein" was released in 2008. "Khwaishein" Won Kalakar Awards in the Best Music Album category. In 2008 Aneek participated in

's show '' Ek Se Badhkar Ek'', and was an anchor for

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''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''. 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

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. He also hosted the game show ''Parar Shera Bouthan'' on

. Aneek Dhar has been actively performing live with his band in India and internationally. In 2018, he began his career as a music composer, primarily working on music videos, web series, and films. In 2023, Dhar composed music for several full-length Bengali feature films, including '' Chengiz'', '' Manush: Child of Destiny'', '' Mirza: Part 1 – Joker'', and '' Archie’r Gallery''. For '' Chengiz'' and '' Manush: Child of Destiny'', he composed songs in both Bengali and Hindi versions. In 2024 Aneek sang the Title Track (Hey Shastri) of the Mithun Chakraborty starrer Bengali film

under the music direction of

Music Composition

Television Reality Shows

Career as Television Show Host

Career as Grand Jury

Music Albums

Singles

Film Playbacks

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dhar, Aneek 1990 births Living people Indian male singers Singers from West Bengal 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian male singers Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla winners Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge winners Bigg Boss Bangla winners