Siddharth Basrur


Siddharth Basrur is an Indian vocalist, composer, and playback singer. He began his career in the indie music scene with his first band, Kinky Ski Munky. He is the frontman of Mumbai's progressive metal band, Goddess Gagged. Basrur has contributed to Bollywood movies such as Haunted 3D, Players, and David.

Early life

Siddharth Basrur was born in 1981 and developed an interest in music during his childhood. He dropped out of his first year of college and started working in a music store. Basrur grew up listening to a wide range of music, from Alice Cooper to Kishore Kumar, influenced by his father and uncles, who were fans of classic rock 'n’ roll. By the age of 15, alternative rock had become his favorite genre.

Career

Basrur earned a diploma in audio engineering and initially worked in the film industry, focusing on audio post-production. He later transitioned to content writing for Channel V in 2008 but eventually left to pursue music full-time. In 2000, Basrur composed vocal melodies for the band Kinky Ski Munky. His first significant break in commercial music came when he was asked by Chirantan, a friend involved in the making of the soundtrack for Haunted 3D, to sing two songs for the movie. In 2016, he sang the Hindi version of "We Know the Way" for the Hindi-dubbed release of the Disney animated feature film Moana.

Performances and appearances

He was asked to open the show for the daughter of well-known late Indian sitar composer Ravi Shankar, Norah Jones, who performed at the 'A Summer's Day' music festival, held in Mumbai on 2 March 2013. Basrur and Meiyang Chang performed a jam session at the Jack & Jones store in Mumbai on 20 October 2013. He has also performed live at IndiEarth at the Park, held in Chennai.

Music style and impact

Basrur's music ranges between a variety of genres like punk rock and indie rock, to metal music. In 2013, he released his solo album Chasing Rain in two chapters - respectively named Chapter 1 and Chapter 2.

Awards and nominations

Siddharth Basrur won the MTV VMAI in 2013 for Roots Song of the Year. He has been nominated for the Radio Cit Awards in 2013, and also for the Jack Daniels Rock Awards in 2014 in the categories of song of the year and male artist of the year

Discography

Bollywood
YearSongMovieComposer
2011"Mujhe De De Har Gham Tera"Haunted – 3DChirantan Bhatt
2011"Jaaniya"Haunted – 3DChirantan Bhatt
2012"Jhoom Jhoom Ta Hoon Main"PlayersPritam
2012"Jis Jagah"PlayersPritam
2013"Theme song" David Anirudh Ravichander
2014"Wind of Change"Paranthe Wali GaliVasundhara Das
2014"Haseena Tu Kameena Mein"Happy EndingSachin-Jigar
2015"Naach Meri Jaan"ABCD 2Sachin-Jigar
2015"Jaago Mohan Pyaare"Katti BattiShankar-Ehsaan-Loy
2015"Neend Na Mujhko Aaye"ShaandaarAmit Trivedi
2016"Get Ready to Fight"BaaghiPranaay Rijia
2016"Paani Ka Raasta"Raman Raghav 2.0Ram Sampath
2016"Parwah Nahin"M.S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryAmaal Mallik
2016"Roke Na Ruke"PhobiaDaniel B George
2017"Baat Ban Jaaye"A GentlemanSachin-Jigar
2017"Beparwah"Munna MichaelGourav-Roshin
2017"Karaiyaadhe"Solo Gourav Godkhindi
2017"You"Solo Gourav Godkhindi
2018"Get Ready to Fight Again"Baaghi 2Pranaay Rijia
2019"Jigra"Uri: The Surgical StrikeShashwat Sachdev
2020"Bezuban Kab Se"Street Dancer 3DSachin-Jigar
2020"Get Ready To Fight -Reloaded"Baaghi 3Pranaay Rijia
2022"Jungle Mein Kaand"BhediyaSachin-Jigar
2023"Hum Aaye Hain"GanapathThe White Noise
2023"Bloody Sweet"Leo Anirudh Ravichander
2024"Shaitaan Theme"ShaitaanAmit Trivedi
2024"Hunter Ka Avtaar"Vettaiyan Anirudh Ravichander
2025"I Am The Danger"Coolie (2025 film) Anirudh Ravichander

Kannada
SongMovieComposer
"Hulli Hulli"HebbuliArjun Janya
"Shiva Shankara"The VillainArjun Janya
"Bloody Sweet"LeoAnirudh Ravichander
"Hunter Bandha"VettaiyanAnirudh Ravichander

Tamil
SongMovieComposer
"Bloody Sweet"LeoAnirudh Ravichander
"Hunter Vantaar"VettaiyanAnirudh Ravichander
"I Am the Danger"Coolie (2025 film)Anirudh Ravichander
"Rage Of Kaantha"KaanthaJhanu Chanthar

Telugu
SongMovieComposer
"Bloody Sweet"Leo Anirudh Ravichander
"Hunter Entry"Vettaiyan Anirudh Ravichander
"Ragile Ragile"KingdomAnirudh Ravichander
"I Am The Danger"Coolie (2025 film) Anirudh Ravichander
"Rage Of Kaantha"Kaantha Jhanu Chanthar

Malayalam
SongMovieComposer
"Bloody Sweet"Leo Anirudh Ravichander
"Pyara Mera Veera"Varshangalkku SheshamAmrit Ramnath
"I Am The Danger"Coolie (2025 film) Anirudh Ravichander

IPL 2018
Solo Career
AlbumTrack list
Chasing Rain In Between feat. Devesh Dayal
Rain
Stay
Lifting The Veil
Battleships feat. Naina Kundu
Chasing Rain Light Up My Life
Sandwich Song
Come September ft.Vishal J.Singh

Singles
You Never Know
Logic Is Such A Liar
Make Me A Sandwich
Scuttle
Okakifreak – That's Right, Fool
Don't Release Me
Secrets

Goddess Gagged
AlbumTrack list
ResurfacesModern Machines
Rosemary's Baby
Dreamer
Inspire
Visionary
Sink or Swim
Preliminary Stages of The Master Plan