Pratik Bachan (born 7 February 1986), best known by his stage name B Praak (formerly Prakky B), is an Indian singer, music director, composer and music producer associated with the Punjabi and Hindi music industry. He started his career as a music producer, and later debuted as a singer with the song "Mann Bharrya". He has won many awards including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards.
He is a frequent collaborator with lyricist Jaani. He entered into Hindi cinema in 2019 with two songs as singer in the films Kesari and Good Newwz starring Akshay Kumar, and as a guest composer in the satire Bala.
Life and music career Praak was born as Pratik Bachan in Chandigarh. His father, Varinder Bachan (−2021), was a Punjabi and Hindi music producer and composer of pop and folk music and Hindu bhajans, who also worked in Punjabi films such as Jatt Punjab Daa.
He started his career as music director with name of "Prakky B". He produced music for a few songs, but songs got no recognition. In 2012, he met lyricist Jaani and started collaborating with him under the stage name B Praak. In 2013, they released their first song "Soch" sung by Harrdy Sandhu and composed by him.
In later years, he composed and produced music for numerous of tracks of singers like Jassie Gill, Harrdy Sandhu, Amrinder Gill, Gippy Grewal, Diljit Dosanjh, Ammy Virk etc. with lyrics by Jaani. He composed tracks such as "Taara", "Joker", "Na Ji Na", "Ik Saal", "Do You Know", "Supna", "Backbone", "Horn Blow" and many more.
He later debuted as singer in 2018 with the single "Mann Bharrya". He also sang more songs such as "Bewafaai", "Mastaani" and composed tracks such as "Qismat", "Naah", "Kya Baat Ay", "Hath Chummne", "Guitar Sikhda" in same and following year. He also produced music for Qismat, a film inspired by his song of the same name, for the first time in his career with lyrics by Jaani.
Praak made his Hindi film debut in 2019, first as a singer with the song "Teri Mitti" from the Hindi film Kesari starring Akshay Kumar and Parineeti Chopra, written by Manoj Muntashir and composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, and months later as a composer with a recreation of his song "Naah", titled Naah Goriye, which was featured on the soundtrack of the Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Bala. During this time, he also crooned a promotional song featuring Kumar for his second song as a singer, "Ali Ali", which was featured on the soundtrack of the film Blank and was again composed by Mukherjee, while next crooning a remake of the popular song "O Saaki Saaki" for Batla House, written and composed by Tanishk Bagchi, where he sang alongside Neha Kakkar and Tulsi Kumar, in his first ensemble effort. He next reunited with Kumar for the comedy-drama film Good Newwz, crooning the song "Maana Dil", composed by Bagchi and written by Rashmi Virag. Additionally, he recorded a reprise version of the song "Dilbara" from the 2019 remake of the film Pati Patni Aur Woh, which was composed by Sachet–Parampara and written by Navi Ferozpurwala, and again in his duet with Sunidhi Chauhan for the song "Bharat Salaam", which was written and composed by Mithoon, and featured on the Hindi version soundtrack of Hotel Mumbai.
In the same year he released "Pachtaoge", sung by Arijit Singh, composed by him and written by Jaani. The music video featured Vicky Kaushal and Nora Fatehi, making it his first Hindi music video collaboration. In the same year he released the single "Filhall", featuring Akshay Kumar and Nupur Sanon in the music video, sung and composed by Praak with lyrics by Jaani.
In the same year, he sang his first Telugu song "Suryudivo Chandrudivo", for the film Sarileru Neekevvaru featuring Mahesh Babu.
In 2020, he released tracks such as "Kuch Bhi Ho Jaye", "Besharam Bewaffa", "Kyon", and "Baras Baras", and he composed the songs for Ammy Virk's film Sufna with lyrics by Jaani. He also performed some of the songs.
In early 2021, he released the single "Mazaa", and later in the same year, "Baarish Ki Jaaye", featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sunanda Sharma in the music video, with lyrics by Jaani. Praak won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 2021 for his rendition of "Teri Mitti" at the 67th National Film Awards.
In July 2021, he released the sequel to the song "Filhall", "Filhaal 2: Mohabbat".
In July 2021, he sang "Ranjha" for the film Shershaah that starred Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani. The song was the 2nd most streamed song in 2021 on Spotify in India. Another song was released from the film Shershaah named "Mann Bharrya 2.0" which was a recreation of B Praak's Single "Mann Bharrya", recreated by B Praak himself along with Jaani. The song was streamed more than 50 million times on Spotify.
In September 2021, a sequel to his much popular soundtrack of the film Qismat 2 was released, in which he served as music director for all songs and composer for two songs with lyrics by Jaani.
In 2022, his first Bollywood project as music director came in Akshay Kumar's Bachchan Pandey in which he sang two songs "Meri Jaan Meri Jaan", "Saare Boli Bewafa" with lyrics by Jaani.
Personal life In 2019, he married Meera in Chandigarh. They have had two sons together: Adabb (born 2020), and Fazza who died at the time of birth in 2022.
Singles
As singer and music director Year Song Lyricist Composer Language Notes Record label2016Surma to SandalsJaani PunjabiFeaturing Ammy VirkT-Series2017Mann Bharrya Featuring Himanshi KhuranaSpeed RecordsBewafaai Featuring Gauhar Khan2018Mastaani Featuring Nimrit Kaur AhluwaliaHath Chummne (Cover) With JaaniDesi Melodies2019FilhaalHindi/PunjabiFeaturing Akshay Kumar & Nupur Sanon2020Kuch Bhi Ho Jaaye Only lyrical videoKoi Faryaad (Unplugged)Faizz AnwarHindiOriginally sung by Jagjit SinghT-SeriesSach Keh Rha Hai (Cover)SameerOriginally sung by KKSaregamaBesharam BewaffaJaaniHindi/PunjabiFeaturing Divya Khosla Kumar & Gautam Gulati From album Jaani VeT-Series2021MazzaHindiFeaturing Gurmeet Chaudhary & Hansika MotwaniSaregamaBaarish Ki JaayeFeaturing Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Sunanda SharmaDesi MelodiesFilhaal2 MohabbatHindi/PunjabiFeaturing Akshay Kumar & Nupur SanonSequel to Filhaal2022Ik Mil Mainu ApsaraPunjabiWith Asees KaurFeaturing Sandeepa DharNew version of Jaani's ApsaraIshq Nahi KarteHindiFeaturing Emraan Hashmi & Sahher BambaDRJ RecordsDuniyaFeaturing Sunny Singh & Saiee ManjrekarYRF2023Achha Sila DiyaFeaturing Rajkumar Rao & Nora FatehiT-SeriesBadhte Jana HaiB PraakSpeed Records2024Mukke Paye SiSagarPunjabiFeaturing Neha Sharma & Sunny KaushalDesi Melodies2025MahakaalJaaniHindiKripa RecordKalyan Chakravarthy TripuraneniTeluguBarsana Mila HaiShri Haridas JiHindiCo-singer Afsana Khan2026Braj RasJaani & TraditionalCo-music Mir DesaiMero MannShri Vinod Baba Ji Maharaj
As a music director Year Album Singer(s) LyricistComposer Language Record label 2012 DhokhaGora Chakwala Goyal Music 2013SochHarrdy SandhuJaaniPunjabiT-Series2014JokerSaree Wali GirlGirik AmanSony Music IndiaIk SaalJassi Gill2015TaaraAmmy VirkGo Baby GoRonniePanj-aab RecordsSupnaAmrinder GillRhythm BoyzNaa Ji NaaHarrdy SandhuSony Music IndiaMere KolPrabh GillO KitheKamal KhanYaar MatlabiKaran BenipalT-SeriesWithout YouHarrdy Sandhu, Vaibhav SaxenaPaaniYuvraj HansRhythm Boyz2016Hornn BlowHarrdy SandhuT-SeriesSurma To SandalsAmmy VirkDo DinManraajSony Music IndiaMarijuanaHardik TrehanSpeed RecordsOscarGippy GrewalTips OfficialIkk Vaari Hor Soch LaeHarish VermaSpeed RecordsHauli HauliBIG DhillonTimes MusicSuicideSukh E Muzical DoctorzT-SeriesBachaPrabh GillSpeed RecordsGhat BoldiGippy GrewalSagaHitsSubha SubhaRanvirSpeed RecordsDo You KnowDiljit DosanjhFamous Studios 2017BackboneHarrdy SandhuSony Music IndiaPucheya Na KaroSammy SinghSpeed RecordsYaar VeHarish VermaOye Hoye Oye HoyeJaz DhamiZee Music CompanyCar NachdiGippy Grewal feat BohemiaT-SeriesQismatAmmy VirkSpeed RecordsViolinArshhh Feat Roach KillaJimmy Choo ChooGuri Feat IkkaGeet MP3Yaar Ni MilyaaHarrdy SandhuIshtar PunjabiGuitar SikhdaJassi GillSpeed RecordsNaahHardy SandhuSony Music India 2018Dil Ton BlackJassi Gill feat BadshahT-SeriesHath ChummeAmmy VirkDesi MelodiesSoorajGippy GrewalT-SeriesFitoorB Jay RandhawaTOB GangMai Terra AkshayBabbal Rai ft BohemiaHumble MusicKya Baat AyHardy SandhuSony Music IndiaTeri KhamiyanAkhilHindi/PunjabiSpeed RecordsPinjraaGurnazar ChatthaPunjabiI Need YaaSukh-E Muzical DoctorzSony Music India2019Ve PathraGursaazT-SeriesGali Da GundaSahibaDesi MelodiesJaani Ve JaaniAfsana Khan, JaaniRona Sikhade VeMielSingle Track StudioHawaaGrann SidhuT-SeriesKalla ChangaNinjaIshtar PunjabiDance LikeHarrdy SandhuSony Music IndiaLaareManinder ButtarIshtar Punjabi2020BandeyaGurjot Singh KalerSpeed Records2021Koi HorDilnoor, Afsana KhanGurnazar ChathaPellet Drum ProductionsGoriyaan GoriyaanRomannaJaaniDesi MelidiesDoob GayeGuru RandhawaHindiT-SeriesPatthar WargiRanvirIlzaamManrajRomannaPunjabiPellet Drums ProductionBijlee BijleeHarrdy SandhuJaaniDesi Melodies2022Kudiyan Lahore DiyanMore Saiyaan JiManinder ButtarIshtar Punjabi2023IttarJasmine SandlasDesi MelodiesAnkhaan Meech KeAkhil SachdevaHitz MusicChandniSachet–ParamparaT-Series2024Theek Hai Na Tu?Sarang SikanderHumble MusicSaiyaan Ki BandookSonu Thukral, Renuka PanwarDesi Melodies2025Aayiye Ram JiShreya GhoshalHindiKripa RecordRadha Gori GoriIndresh UpadhyayTraditionalMera YaarDilnoorM RaviUniversal Music IndiaPyaro VrindavanIndresh UpadhyayKripa RecordRadhika DulariIndresh UpadhyayRavindra Jain
As a singer only Year Song Music director LyricistCo-singerLanguage Record label2019Nain TereSukh-EJaaniPunjabiSpeed Records2020KyonPayal DevKunaal VermaaPayal DevHindiApni DhunnDil Tod KeRochak KohliManoj MuntashirT-Series2021Muaka Hai2022Dhoke Pyaar KeRashmi ViragRoohedaariyaanAkashdeep SenguptaShloke LalNeeti MohanPunjabiDesi MelodiesKya HotaBunnyJaaniRomana2023Tujhe Yaad Naa Meri Aayi 2Jatin–LalitHindiSony Music India2025Lagey Rabb WargaMukku, Suyash, DannyMukkuPunjabiDesi MelodiesDhan Gur Tegh BahadurAniDamanpreet Singh KotlaNirvair Khalsa Jatha UkKripa Record2026JugniAvvy Sra, MNLTXFXRZIISonu ThukralST MusicGaadi Jeevan KiLakshayDhrruv Yogi, ParadoxParadoxHaryanviKripa Record
Soundtrack albums As a music director