Entertainment News Desk – Today many rappers like Badshah, Raftaar, Yo Yo Honey Singh, MC Stalin force you to dance. These veterans of the rap world have made a place in the hearts of people with their music. But, do you know that the country’s first rapper was from Lucknow, the city of Nawabs? Yes, you read it right. The country’s first rapper was born in Lucknow. Now your question would be who was the first rapper of the country? Instead of giving a direct answer to this, let us understand it from a dialogue of Ajay Devgan in the recently released film Singham Again. In the film, Ajay Devgan tells his son, type Bajirao Singham on Google, you will know who your father is… Similarly, type First Rapper of India on Google and see. The name Harjeet Singh Sehgal will appear. If you still haven’t understood, then let us tell you that this is the same Baba Sehgal, who used to be the pride of every party in the 90s.
Did B.Tech from Pantnagar
Yes, Harjeet Singh Sehgal alias Baba Sehgal was born in Lucknow, the city of Nawabs. Baba Sehgal, born on 23 November 1965 in Lucknow, was also brought up here. Baba Sehgal ji. B. Did B.Tech from Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar.
music career
Baba Sehgal loved music from the beginning. He entered the entertainment industry in the 1990s, when he emerged as the face of burgeoning indie pop. His first album ‘Dilruba’ was released in the year 1990. After this, his another album came in 1991, named Alibaba. In the year 1992, his album came, which took Baba Sehgal to every household. The name of this album was Thanda Thanda Pani. The album proved to be a major hit on MTV Chartbeat. The songs of this album were liked so much that 5 million cassettes were sold. In this way Baba Sehgal became the first successful rapper of the country. The song ‘Dil Dhadke, Mera Dil Dhadke’ from the album Thanda Thanda Paani was a big hit on MTV. The album also had songs like ‘Bambala Bam Bam’, ‘Mehbooba’, ‘Pyaar’, ‘Thanda-Thanda Paani’ and ‘Chor’. Although all these songs of Baba Sehgal were liked by his fans, but the song Din Dhadke still remains at the top of people’s choice.
come sit in my car
After this, Baba Sehgal released albums like ‘Main Bhi Madonna’ and ‘Baba Bachao Na’ in 1993. Even after this Baba Sehgal released many albums. Meanwhile, Baba Sehgal also entered the world of acting, but did not leave rapping. In the 1998 film ‘Miss 420’, he sang ‘Aaja Meri Gaadi Mein Baith Ja’ and many other songs. Many other songs like ‘Jugni Mast Qalandar’ also became big hits. The great thing is that he wrote most of the songs he sang and also composed the music himself. Baba Sehgal is the first Indian artist whose music video was aired on MTV Asia, which was broadcast from Hong Kong at that time.
superhit match
Baba Sehgal was also the presenter of the weekly Superhit Muqabla on Doordarshan in the 90s. This program used to air on DD-2 during primetime. He also did many stage shows. He lived in New York from 2001 to 2005 and when he returned to Mumbai he released his 22nd album ‘Welcome to Mumbai’. After this, in the year 2006, he also became a part of the TV show ‘Bigg Boss. In the year 2009, Baba Sehgal was a part of the comedy show named Jugni Chali Jalandhar.
music in movies
Baba Sehgal also composed music for some Bollywood films and TV shows. Prominent among these are the 2006 film Bhoot Uncle and the 2005 film Nalayak. He also anchored the TV shows Santa and Banta News Unlimited. Baba Sehgal made a rap named ‘Trump Ka Mania’ in favor of Donald Trump, who was the presidential candidate in 2016 and later won the election, and it was also a big hit.
Underworld ruined career, Baba is still busy
In the 90s, Baba Sehgal was rapidly climbing the stairs of success. It is said that during this time he started receiving threatening calls from the underworld. Initially he did not take it seriously. But after the murder of Gulshan Kumar in 1997, Baba Sehgal took these threats seriously. After this he left his career and went to Singapore. Here he tried to do business, but was not successful. Later he also lived in America. But after returning to India, he again got busy with his rap. In the year 2022, his song Phone Bhoot proved to be a good hit.
