Arjuna Harjai facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arjuna Harjai
Background information
Also known as	Arjunna Harjaie, Arjunaa Harjai & Arjun Harjai
Born	Delhi
Genres	Film score pop
Occupation(s)	Singer composer record producer instrumentalist
Years active	2009–present

Arjuna Harjai is a talented Indian musician, singer, and composer. He creates music for Bollywood movies and also writes catchy tunes for advertisements.

He is well-known for his work with director Nikkhil Advani. Arjuna composed music and songs for the film Guddu Engineer and the TV show P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke. People really liked his music for P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke, where he created the background music for 107 episodes and six songs. He even sang all the songs himself, along with other singers like Nandini Srikar, Shashaa Tirupati, Jonita Gandhi, and Surabhi Dashputra.

Arjuna Harjai also did amazing work for Nikkhil Advani's film Lucknow Central, which starred Farhan Akhtar. For this movie, Arjuna composed three songs, the background music, and the music for the trailers and commercials.

Early Life and Learning Music

Arjuna Harjai started learning Hindustani classical music from his parents when he was very young. This helped him explore many different music styles. In 2006, he moved to Mumbai to learn even more from the famous singer Suresh Wadkar.

He also played the piano from a young age. He studied piano up to Grade 8 at Trinity College London. In 2008, he graduated from SAE College, Mumbai, as the top student in Audio Engineering. Later, in 2009, he studied jazz and how to compose music using different programs in Delhi and Mumbai.

His Music Career

While creating music for big brands, Arjuna Harjai also helped music composer Lalit Pandit with movies like Besharam and Dabangg.

Arjuna started composing for movies when a Punjabi producer, Rajan Batra, was looking for a new composer for his film Titoo MBA. Arjuna created all the music for that movie. Since then, he has worked on many other film soundtracks and songs. By 2022, Arjuna Harjai had composed over 500 advertising jingles and music for a dozen feature films!

Since 2021, Arjuna has been working from the United Kingdom. He moved there temporarily because his wife is studying for a special degree. Arjuna Harjai also has two YouTube channels. One is called 'Arjuna Harjai' where he shares vlogs (video blogs) and has over 1.2 million subscribers. The other channel, 'Arjuna Harjai 2.0', features podcasts where he talks with interesting guests. He manages these channels while continuing his music career.

In 2023, he worked with Sounds of Isha and international artists like Machel Montano, Marge Blackman, and Sandeep Narayan. They created songs called "Save Soil" and "Come Awake" to support the Save Soil movement by Sadhguru.

In 2024, Arjuna Harjai started a cool project called "The One Minute Composer." For this, he created and released short songs, each about a minute long, based on random ideas. Songs like "Winter Ayun Waliye," "Mangoge Na," and "Zikar Hai" were part of this series. "Zikar Hai" was a special collaboration with Pakistani singer Natasha Noorani. These songs quickly became popular, with all three reaching Spotify's viral charts. "Zikar Hai" was especially noted for its deep feelings and the unique way they worked together from different countries. Also in 2024, BBC Asian Network named Arjuna Harjai their "Introducing Artist of the Week," showing his growing fame around the world.

International Collaborations

Arjuna Harjai has worked with artists from different countries on these projects:

Singles (Individual Songs)

Here are some of the individual songs Arjuna Harjai has released:

Filmography (Movies and TV Shows)

Arjuna Harjai has composed music for these films and TV series:

Songs in Films

Here's a list of songs Arjuna Harjai has worked on for movies: