Hardavinder "Harrdy" Singh Sandhu (born 6 September 1986) is an Indian singer, actor and former cricketer who works in Punjabi and Hindi films. His first song was "Tequilla Shot", and he gained popularity with "Soch" (2013) and "Joker" (2014), which were written by Jaani and music composed by B Praak. Sandhu made his acting debut in Yaaran Da Katchup (2014). His song "Soch" was remade for the 2016 Bollywood film Airlift. His song "Naah" was remade for the film Bala as "Naah Goriye" with singer Swasti Mehul.
In 2021, he made his Hindi film debut with Kabir Khan's sports-drama 83 which is based on 1983 Cricket World Cup. He has since starred in the spy action drama Code Name: Tiranga (2022).
Early life and career Sandhu was born on 6 September 1986 in Patiala, Punjab to Jasvir Singh Sandhu and Balbir Kaur in a Jat family.
Sandhu played cricket for over a decade as a fast bowler, but suffered a severe elbow injury, forcing him to give up the game in 2007. He shifted his focus from sports to singing, took vocal training for eighteen months and released his first album, This is Harrdy Sandhu in 2011, composed by V. Grooves.
He made his debut as an actor with the Punjabi movie Yaaran Da Katchup in 2014. The movie proved to be an average grosser. Yet, he found success with tracks such as "Joker", "Backbone", "Horn Blow", "Yaar Ni Milya" with Jaani and B Praak, which proved to be big hits.
Later, in 2017, he released the track "Naah" featuring Nora Fatehi, with lyrics by Jaani and music by B Praak. In 2018 after huge success of "Naah", he released "Kya Baat Ay" with the same team, which also proved to be a huge hit. Both songs have since crossed 500+ million views on YouTube individually.
In later years, he released some other tracks such as "Superstar", "Dance Like", "Jee Karda", "Titliaan Warga", which were also hits. He also sang some tracks in Bollywood films such as "Chandigarh" from Good Newwz and "Naah Goriye" from Bala, the latter of which was a remake of his own song "Naah", which he released in 2017.
He made his Bollywood debut as an actor with sports drama film 83, which is based on India's victorious campaign at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He played the role of former Team India fast bowler Madan Lal, who was an important part of the 1983 World Cup winning team. In November 2021, he released "Bijlee Bijlee" through Jaani's Desi Melodies, written and composed by Jaani, and produced by B Praak. The song, along with its hook dance step, became viral on Instagram reels with more than 1.4 million reels. In August 2022, Puma signed Harrdy Sandhu as their brand ambassador.
Discography Albums Year Album Music DirectorLyricist Label Notes 2012 This Is Harrdy SandhuMr. V GroovesVarious Sony Music India Debut album2023 PleasuresArvindr KhairaRaj RanjodhHarrdy Sandhu and Universal MusicMusic video of "Psycho" from the album is the first Indian music video shot on virtual production.
Single Year Song Music DirectorLyricist Label Notes2012 Tequilla Shot Mr. V GroovesManu GorayaSony Music India From the album This Is Harrdy Sandhu Pehli Goli Saini Aashqui Te Loan Vikram Rehal 2013 Kudi Tu Pataka JSL SinghBaljinder Singh Mahant JRS with Ammy Virk, Babbal Rai, A kay, Ranjit Bawa, Prabh Gill Soch B Praak JaaniJRS, T-SeriesFeaturing Himanshi Khurana in the music video 2014 Joker 2015 Saah Pav Dharia Koki Deep Speed Records Without You (Soch)Vaibhav Saxena, B PraakVaibhav Saxena, JaaniT-SeriesAn official re-creation of "Soch", commissioned by T-Series Naa Ji Naa B PraakJaaniSony Music India2016 Hornn Blow T-Series, JRS 2017BackboneSony Music IndiaNaahSony Music IndiaFeaturing Nora Fatehi in the music videoYaar Ni MilyaaWhite Hill Music 2018Kya Baat Ay Sony Music India Featuring Carolina Moural in the music video 2019Yaar SuperstarMeet SehraBabbuShe Dance LikeB PraakJaani Featuring Lauren Gottlieb in the music video2020Jee Karr DaaAkullMellow D Featuring Amyra Dastur in the music video2021 Titliaan WargaAvvy SraJaaniDesi Melodies After the massive success of the song "Titliaan", in whose music video Sandhu starred alongside Sargun Mehta, this sequel was released Bijlee BijleeB PraakFeaturing Palak Tiwari2022Kudiyan Lahore DiyanFeaturing Aisha Sharma in the music video2024Tu Ru RuuBunnySagar2025BabyProdgkKaptaan Harrdy Sandhu Official2025NoorSagar & BunnySagarHarrdy Sandhu OfficialFeaturing Shehnaaz Gill in the music video
Film YearSongFilm Composer(s)Co-singer(s)Lyrics Label2016"Ki Kariye Nachna Aaonda Nahi"Tum Bin IIAnkit TiwariNeha Kakkar, RaftaarManoj MuntashirT-Series2018"Little Little"Yamla Pagla Deewana: Phir SeD Soldierz SoloD Soldierz Saregama"Tu Jaane Na"IshqaaMoney AujlaSoloManinder KaileyTimes Music2019"Naah Goriye"BalaJaani, B Praak Swasti Mehul, Sonam Bajwa, Ayushmann KhurranaJaaniSony Music India"Speaker Phaat Jaye"Total DhamaalGourov-Roshin Abuzer Akhtar, Jonita Gandhi, Aditi Singh SharmaKumaarSaregama"Chandigarh Mein"Good NewwzTanishk Bagchi, BadshahBadshah, Lisa Mishra, Asees KaurTanishk Bagchi, Badshah Zee Music Company2022"Ki Kariye"Code Name: Tiranga Jaidev KumarSakhsi HolkarKumaarT-Series"Kya Baat Ay 2.0"Govinda Naam MeraTanishk Bagchi, B PraakNikhita GandhiJaaniSony Music India2026"Wow"Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona HaiTanishk Bagchi, Rony Ajnali, Gill MachhraiKiran BajwaRony Ajnali, Gill MachhraiTips"Vallah"Cocktail 2Pritam, Amitabh Bhattacharya BayanniAmitabh Bhattacharya, Rony Ajnali, Gill MachhraiUniversal Music India
Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 2014 Yaaran Harrdy Gill Punjabi 2017 Mera Mahi NRI Sherry 2019 Bala HimselfHindiSpecial appearance in the music video of the song "Naah Goriye"2019Good Newwz HimselfSpecial appearance in the music video of the song "Chandigarh Mein" 2021 83 Madan Lal 2022 Code Name: Tiranga Dr. Mirza Ali
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result ref2014 PTC Punjabi Music AwardsMost Romantic Ballad of the Year Soch Most Popular Song of the Year Best Music Video 2015 PTC Punjabi Film AwardsBest Debut (Male)Yaaran Da Katchup Punjabi Music AwardsMost Popular Song of the Year Joker Most Romantic Ballad of the Year
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