Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Associated with India
* of or related to India
** Indian people
** Indian diaspora
** Languages of India
** Indian English, a dialect of the English language
** Indian cuisine
Associated with indigenous peoples o ...
music director
A music director, musical director or director of music is a person responsible for the musical aspects of a performance, production, or organization. This would include the artistic director and usually chief conductor of an orchestra or concert ...
,
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and def ...
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singer
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...
and
songwriter
A songwriter is a person who creates musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music genre and film scoring. ...
. In 2015, she made her debut as a
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
composer with the song "Maati Ka Palang" for the film '' NH10''. As a Bollywood
playback singer
A playback singer, as they are usually known in South Asian cinema, or ghost singer in Western cinema, is a singer whose performance is pre-recorded for use in films. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and the performers lip-sync the ...
, she was distinguished by the song "Aaj Phir Tum Pe" featured in '' Hate Story 2'' (2014) which reached 7th in the top 10 Bollywood songs of 2014. She has performed at the
Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Festival international de Jazz de Montréal is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival. Every year it features roughly 3,000 ar ...
Bandra
Bandra ( æːɳɖɾa is a coastal suburb located in Mumbai, the largest city of the Konkan division in Maharashtra, India. The area is located to the immediate north of the River Mithi, which separates Bandra from the Mumbai City district. It ...
,
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
, and studied
interior design
Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a Creativity, creative flair, an ...
. She has trained in
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...
.
Career
Koppikar began her career by recording
advertising jingles
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. While she was in the process of forming a band, she was spotted by Indian jazz gurus
Louis Banks
Louis Banks (born Dambar Bahadur Budaprithi on 11 February 1941) is an Indian film composer, record producer, keyboardist, and singer. He has often been referred to as the 'Godfather of Indian jazz'.
Koppikar has appeared at corporate shows and music festivals across India and abroad including the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2010, Lavasa Music and Art Festival, and Taj Vivanta Mumbai and Pune.
Arko Mukherjee
Arko Pravo Mukherjee, better known by the mononym as Arko is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, and producer, and a qualified doctor. He has created multiple tracks for various films like "Teri Mitti" (Kesari), "Nazm Nazm" (Bareilly K ...
heard Koppikar while she was performing one of her compositions and offered her "Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyar Aaya hai", her first playback song as a singer for the
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
film Hate Story 2 from 2014. As of 2025, its video song received 213 million views on
YouTube
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. This was followed by "Mohabbat Barsa De" for the film
Creature 3D
''Creature 3D'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language 3D monster horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt. It is produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor under the banner of T-Series in association with BVG Films. It s ...
.
Koppikar released her debut single "Bebasi"—a song and music video—as a singer-songwriter in the
Indie
Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
*Independent media, media free of influence by government or corporate interests
*Indie art, fine arts made by artists independent of commer ...
space. Another composition and song "Maati Ka Palang" by Koppikar was featured as part of a film score and album for the 2015
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...
Phantom Films
Phantom Studios (formerly Phantom Films) is an Indian film production and distribution company established by Madhu Mantena, Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, and Vikramaditya Motwane. It was founded in 2011 by all four of them, and was cited as t ...
,
Eros International
Eros International Media Ltd. (also known as Eros India) is an Indian motion picture production and distribution company, based and originated in Mumbai, India. Founded by Arjan Lulla in 1977, it is one of the leading production and distribu ...
Anushka Sharma
Anushka Sharma (; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. She has won many awards including Filmfare Awards and IIFA Awards. Sharma has appeared in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 in the 2010s and was featured by ''F ...
and
Neil Bhoopalam
Neil Bhoopalam is an Indian television, stage, and film actor. He is known for his roles in films such as ''No One Killed Jessica'', ''Shaitan'', '' NH10'', ''Lust Stories'', ''Ungli'' and the Indian TV series '' 24''.
Career
Bhoopalam start ...
in lead roles. Samira then released her next Bollywood composition "Bairaagi" from
Bareilly Ki Barfi
''Bareilly Ki Barfi'' () is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari. It is based on Nicolas Barreau's novel, ''The Ingredients of Love''. The film stars Ayushmann Khurrana, Kriti Sanon and Rajkummar Ra ...
which was also nominated for the Filmfare Awards & Mirchi Music Awards.
Koppikar has released songs independently, such as "Bebasi", with musicians Kalyan Baruah, Gino Banks, and Sheldon D'silva, as well as "Kaanch Ke" (featuring Lipstick Under My Burkha 's Aahna Kumra). Koppikar has composed soundtracks for '' NH10'' (2015), ''Bareilly ki Barfi'' (2017), ''
Laal Kaptaan
''Laal Kaptaan '' () is 2019 Indian Hindi-language epic western action drama film co-written and directed by Navdeep Singh. It was produced by Eros International and Aanand L Rai's Colour Yellow Productions. The film stars Saif Ali Khan as a ...
'' (2019), and '' Dobaara'' (2022). Apart from Bollywood music, Koppikar has released two independent albums with
Zee Music
Zee Music Co. (ZMC) is an Indian music company, a subsidiary of Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It carries its business activities mainly from New Delhi. The company has captured a major chunk of market share in Bollywood music in a short sp ...
in 2023, both consisting of 8 songs.
She has also ventured as an Independent music artist by releasing 6 songs, 2 singles "Prem Scam" and "Mohabbat ki Wajah", and 1 EP "Sang Baarishon Ke".