Arjuna Harjai


Arjuna Harjai is an Indian composer, singer and musician working in Bollywood who is also known for composing advertising music.
His association with director Nikkhil Advani, composing music and songs for film Guddu Engineer and television series P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke received praise from critics. For P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke, Harjai composed the original score for 107 episodes and composed six songs, he also lent his voice for all the songs along with co singers Nandini Srikar, Shashaa Tirupati, Jonita Gandhi and Surabhi Dashputra.
His work is noted for Nikkhil Advani's Lucknow Central film starring Farhan Akhtar directed by Ranjit Tiwari for which Arjuna Harjai composed three songs, background score and the soundtracks for trailers and commercials.

Early life and education

Harjai started learning Hindustani classical music from his parents at a very young age and was exposed to various music styles. He moved to Mumbai in 2006 to further study under playback singer Suresh Wadkar. He also studied piano as his main instrument since a very young age and went on to study until Grade 8 of western classical and jazz piano from Delhi school of music and in 2008 he passed out from SAE Institute, Mumbai as the highest scorer in Audio Engineering. In 2009 he studied jazz and counterpoint composition under various music exchange programs in Delhi and Mumbai.

Career

While composing advertising jingles for major brands, Harjai continued assisting music composer Lalit Pandit for projects such as Besharam and Dabangg.
Harjai began composing for cinema when Punjabi producer Rajan batra was looking for a new composer with a distinct vision for his feature film Titoo MBA. Harjai went on to compose the entire soundtrack for the film. and has continued with a number of other film soundtracks and songs. By 2022 Harjai has a portfolio of composing over 500 advertising jingles and a dozen feature films. Since 2021 Harjai has been working remotely after he relocated temporarily to United Kingdom on a dependent visa as his wife is pursuing a postgraduate degree. Arjuna Harjai has two YouTube channels, one named 'Arjuna Harjai' that features vlogs, another one called 'Arjuna Harjai 2.0' featuring podcasts with interesting guests which he manages alongside his career as a music composer.
In 2023 he collaborated with Sounds of Isha and various International artists like Machel Montano Marge Blackman and Sandeep Narayan to create the Save Soil and Come Awake anthems for supporting the Save Soil movement by Sadhguru
In 2024, Arjuna Harjai launched a creative project titled "The One Minute Composer," where he composed and released tracks inspired by random prompts, each within a minute-long format. This series featured songs like "Winter Ayun Waliye," "Mangoge Na," and "Zikar Hai," with the latter being a significant collaboration with Pakistani singer Natasha Noorani. The project quickly gathered substantial attention, with all three songs making it to Spotify's viral 50 charts, further demonstrating Harjai's ability to resonate with global audience."Zikar Hai" was particularly noted for its emotional depth and the innovative cross-border collaboration, which involved remote production sessions between Harjai in the UK and Noorani in Lahore. Additionally, in 2024, Harjai was recognized as the "Introducing Artist of the Week" by BBC Asian Network, highlighting his growing influence in the international music scene.

International

YearTitleArtistsOrganisation
2022Come AwakeArjuna Harjai Machel MontanoSounds of Isha
2022Soil SongArjuna Harjai Machel Montano Marge BlackmanSounds of Isha
2024Zikar HaiArjuna Harjai x Natasha NooraniAart Sense Records

Singles

YearTitleArtistsLabel
2021Main Janu NaArjuna Harjai x Jonita GandhiSony Music India
2021Arjuna's DroneArjuna HarjaiAart Sense Studios UK
2022Naa JaoArjuna Harjai x Surabhi DashputraAart Sense Studios UK
2023Shamil HoonArjuna Harjai x Divya HarjaiAart Sense Studios UK
2023JhootheArjuna Harjai x Jyotica TangriAart Sense Studios UK
2023KharaabArjuna Harjai x Jyotica TangriAart Sense Records
2024Winter Ayun WaliyeArjuna Harjai x Jyotica Tangri x Geet SagarAart Sense Records
2024More SajanArjuna Harjai x Surabhi DashputraAart Sense Records
2024Kyu Bhag Gayi TuArjuna Harjai x Anubhav SumanAart Sense Records
2024BharamArjuna HarjaiAart Sense Records
2024Mangoge NaArjuna HarjaiAart Sense Records
2024KinaareArjuna Harjai x Shreya JainAart Sense Records
2024Challeya VeArjuna HarjaiAart Sense Records
2024Rehn DeArjuna Harjai x Surabhi DashputraAart Sense Records

Filmography

YearTitleNotes
2011Hair Is FallingScore
2012Manzoor NahiSong composed to support the victim of the 2012 Delhi gang rape
2013CalaporSongs and score, also sang two songs
2014Titoo MBASongs and Score
2014 CHUDAIL Music by
2016Do Lafzon Ki KahaniComposed 1 song "Ankhiyaan"
2016Guddu EngineerSongs and score
2016P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh KeSongs, opening theme and score
2017MAHI NRIMusic by
2017JinduaComposed two songs, "Laaiyan Ve" and "Takdi Ravan".
2017Lucknow Central3 songs, score and promos.
2019Judgemental Hai KyaKis Raste Hai Jana
2019Motichoor ChaknachoorChoti Choti Gal
2020Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte SitareNeat Ve & Bimari

Songs

FilmSongSingerLyricistYear of release
Manzoor NahiSingleSurabhi Dashputra & Arjuna HarjaiSurabhi Dashputra2012
CalaporMusicalLakshmi Madhusudan & Aishwarya NigamSanjeev Chaturvedi2013
CalaporTaranaSurabhi DashputraSurabhi Dashputra2013
CalaporI Love You MaArjuna Harjai & Surabhi DashputraSurabhi Dashputra2013
CalaporBindaasVariousSurabhi Dashputra2013
Titoo MBAKyu Hua RepriseNeeti MohanKumaar2014
Titoo MBAO RanjhnaSurabhi DashputraSurabhi Dashputra2014
Titoo MBAPlan Bana LeAishwarya Nigam & Surabhi DashputraKumaar2014
Titoo MBAAtyachaariSurabhi Dashputra & Arjuna HarjaiSurabhi Dashputra2014
Titoo MBAKyu HuaArijit Singh & Arjuna HarjaiKumaar2014
Titoo MBAO SoniyeArijit Singh & Vibha SarafSurabhi Dashputra2014
ChudailDas Rahe HainJonita GandhiSurabhi Dashputra2015
ChudailRaat Ye Kehti HaiSunidhi ChauhanSurabhi Dashputra2015
Hero (2015 Hindi film)Yadaan Teriyaan RepriseShipra Goyal & Arjuna HarjaiKumaar2015
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani (film)AnkhiyaanKanika KapoorKumaar2016
P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh KeRab Ki BaateinArjunna HarjaieKumaar2016
P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh KeRaahiyaSurabhi Dashputra & Shashaa TirupatiKumaar2016
P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh KeDhaageArjuna Harjai & Nandini SrikarKumaar2016
P.O.W.- Bandi Yuddh KeAkhari Mod PeArjuna HarjaiKumaar2017
P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh KeIshq Hawa HaiArjuna HarjaiKumaar2017
Mahi NRIMera Mahi NRIKailash KherKumaar2017
Mahi NRITere BinaMaster Saleem & Shipra GoyalKumaar2017
Mahi NRIOne More ThumkaJonita Gandhi & Anubhav SumanKumaar2017
Mahi NRIBlonde NachdiHardy Sandhu & Jonita GandhiKumaar2017
Mahi NRIBathroom Hardy SandhuKumaar2017
Mahi NRIBalle BalleHardy SandhuKumaar2017
Mahi NRITabbarLehmber Hussainpuri & Hardy SandhuKumaar2017
Mahi NRITere Bina Hardy SandhuKumaar2017
JinduaTakdi RavanJonita Gandhi, Akhil & Arjunna HarjaieKumaar2017
JinduaLaaiyan VeArjuna Harjai & Surabhi DashputraKumaar2017
Lucknow CentralTeen KabooterDivya Kumar, Mohit Chauhan, RaftaarKumaar, Raftaar2017
Lucknow CentralRangdaariArijit Singh & Arjuna HarjaiKumaar2017
Lucknow CentralKaavaan KaavaanDivya KumarKumaar2017