K. S. Makhan

KS Makhan
KS Makhan in 2012
KS Makhan in 2012
Background information
Birth nameKuldeep Singh Takhar
Also known asSaan Jatt
Born3 August 1975 (1975-08-03) (age 48)
Shankar, Nakodar, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
OriginPunjab, India
GenresPunjabi, Bhangra, Romantic, Pop, Folk
OccupationsSinger, actor, Politician, Athlete, Sports Promoter
InstrumentsVoice
Years active1997–present[citation needed]
LabelsSpeed Records, T-Series, Movie Box, Music Waves, Planet Records

KS Makhan (born Kuldeep Singh Takhar) is a Punjabi wrestler turned singer, Actor, Politician, Sports promoter and songwriter.

Personal life

KS Makhan has been living in Surrey, British Columbia since the early 2000's. He was born in the village of Shankar in Jalandhar, Punjab, near Nakodar. He is married and has two sons named Aykam Singh Takhar and Sajjan Singh Takhar.

Career

Makhan is a former Kabbadi player and is known for his contribution to the sport of Kabaddi and wrestling. He is well known for his motivational songs regarding sports and health such as, Sir Kadhve Record, Daulian Ch Jaan, Parwah just to name a few. Makhan is 6 foot 2 inches tall as he stated this on the TV show Chajj da vichaar .[1] KS Makhan's first album was Numbra Te Dil Milde. He has worked with music producer Aman Hayer and musicians Sukhpal Sukh and Atul Sharma. His voice fused with Aman Hayer's music have enabled him to stay with the lead pack of Punjabi singers. His albums include Glassi, Billo,[2] Muskan, Yaar Mastaane, Good Luck Charm and James Bond. His other tracks are "Mitran Di Motor", "Takle", "Gabru Top Da", "Fight", "Talwaaran", "Sitare", "Jatt Warga Yaar",[3] "Band Botle", "Badmaashi" and "Pakka Yaar". In 2012, he reached number one with his track "Dil Vich Vas Gayi".[4] By the end of the year 2012 he had gained so much popularity especially in the Doaba region that he had as many as 3 bookings of live music per day and in early 2013 he quit music and live performences for years and only did a handful of music work until 2020 when he made his comeback with the song "Willpower" and got viral all over social media and in 2021 his song "Flood Back" gained popularity worldwide and he started performing again worldwide.

Film career

In 2012, Makhan made his film debut in film Pinky Moge Wali,[5] with a cast including Gavie Chahal, Neeru Bajwa, and Geeta Zaildar. He played the role of 'Villain' in this film. His next film was Sajjan – The Real Friend, which was released in January 2013, where he was lead actor. Later on he was part of film's such as Kirdar e Sardar, Jugni Hath Kise na Auni, and a unreleased film called Jatt Pardesi which also starred the Indian Cinema Megastar Dharmendra

Politics

K.S. Makhan joined the Bahujan Samaj Party on 9 February 2014.[citation needed] He was a candidate from Anandpur Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency) for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.[6] He finished second with a total off 0 votes. In 2016 Makhan joined the Shromani Akali Dal party.[7]

Discography

Year Album Label Composed No. of Tracks Format
2022 Return Of The Mak Biillions Records Aman Hayer TBA Digital
2015 Dastaar Sony Music Entertainment Aman Hayer 8 CD
2013 Khalse Kalgidhar De Shemaroo

Shine Star

Beat Minister 7 CD
2012 James Bond (UK & India)
007
[8](Canada)
MovieBox Records (UK)

T-Series (India)
Music Waves (Canada)

Aman Hayer 8 CD
2010 Good Luck Charm Music Waves (Canada & India)

MovieBox Records (UK)

Aman Hayer 8 CD
2008 Yaar Mastane Music Waves (Canada & India)

Genie Records (UK)

Aman Hayer 10 CD & Cassette
2006 Muskaan T-Series Aman Hayer & Joy Atul 10 CD & Cassette
2005 Billo T-Series (India)

Golden Star Video (Canada & USA)

Aman Hayer & Tarun Rishi 10 CD & Cassette
2005 Kismat Bana Do Maa T-Series Lal-Kamal 8 Cassette
2004 Pio Milje Kalghidhar Warga T-Series (India)

Music Waves (Canada)

Sukhpal Sukh 8 CD & Cassette
2003 Mastaani (India)

Dildar (UK & Canada)

T-Series (India)

Genie Records (UK)

Aman Hayer 8 & 10 CD & Cassette
2002 Jwani (India & Canada)

First Play (UK)

T-Series (India)

Planet Recordz (Canada) Calibre Records (UK)

Aman Hayer 8 CD & Cassette
2001 Lal Pari Audio Touch Sukhpal Sukh, Gurmeet Singh 9 CD & Cassette
2001 Mitran Di Motor DMC Records (UK) 8 CD & Cassette
2000 Glassi Audio Touch Sukhpal Sukh, Lal-Kamal 8 CD & Cassette
1999 Friendship

Sohni Sohni

Rhythm Audio

Kamlee Records

DMC Records

Ashu Singh 8 CD & Cassette
1997 Mehfal Mittran Dee Hi-Tech Music

DMC Records

Santosh Kataria & Sanjeev 8 CD & Cassette
1996 Yaaran Naal Bahara Amrit Music Center 8 Cassette
1995 Numberaan Te Dil Milde TPM Audio Cassette Ramesh Batlavi 8 Cassette

Singles

Year Song Label Composer
2021 High Spirits Prince G Entertainment Prince G
2020 I Am Back Sniper Records Snappy
2020 Brand Hayer Records Money Aujla
2020 Lumbi Race De Ghore Elite Music Aman Hayer
2020 Willpower Geet MP3 Money Aujla
2019 Mera Sardar VS Records Amdad Ali
2018 Mangal Grah Beat Motion Productions Harj Nagra
2018 Star Speed Records Prince Ghuman
2017 Gaddar Bande Rehaan Records V Grooves

Filmography

Release Film Role Notes Label Presentation
2012 Pinky Moge Wali[9] Akaal Film debut T-Series Batra Showbiz
2013 Sajjan-The Real Friend[10] Sajjan With Sanvi Dhimaan, Simran Sachdeva T-Series Takhar Productions
2013 Shatranj (Sheh Ke Maat) With Preet Sidhu, Mani Kapoor Sidhu Films
2014 Jatt Pardesi Manjinder Singh T-Series Kala Nizampuri
2017 Jugni Hath Kise Na Auni Lokhdun Sidhu Films

Tagged Songs

Release Song Album Record Label Notes
2017 Headline Mission Speed Records With Prince Ghuman, Nachhatar Gill, Sippy Gill, Preet Harpal, Kanth Kaler & More
2014 Jakara 2 Dharam Seva Records

T-Series

With Nick Sahota, Jaz Dhami, Meshi Eshara, Preet Harpal
2013 Malang Baniye Malang Baniye – Single 4 Play Music

T-Series

With Dr. Zeus & Young Fateh
2013 Muqabala Muqabala Shemaroo With Prince Ghuman, Bohemia (musician)
2012 Nach Mitran Naal Nach Mitran Naal T-Series, Music Waves With Debi Makhsoospuri, Raj Brar, Inderjit Nikku, Harbhajan Shera
TBA Gold Label Planet Recordz With Late Soni Pabla, Geeta Zaildar, Kanth Kaler, Mika Singh.
2012 Dil Vich Vas Gayi Dil Vich Vas Gayi T-Series With Kanth Kaler, Ranjit Mani, Amar Arshi, Sabar Koti.
2012 Yaar Velly Brave Heart 2 Music Cafe With Surinder Sangha, Amar Singh, Nirmal Sidhu.
2011 Badmashi Musical Gangsters

The Gangsters

Planet Recordz

Speed Records

With Sarbjit Cheema, Gippy Grewal, Raj Brar, Jassi Sohal.
2011 Parwah The Entourage MovieBox

Speed Records

With Aman Hayer, Gippy Grewal, Geeta Zaildar, Angrej Ali & Dev Dhillon.
2010 Anakh Naal Din Kattiye En Karma T-Series

Music Waves

Moviebox

With En Karma, Inder Kooner, H-Dhami, G Money, Battle Kat & More.
2010 Daulian Ch Jaan Put Your Hands Up Speed Records

Planet Recordz

With Gippy Grewal, Mangi Mahal, Miss Pooja, Inderjit Nikku.
2009 Fight Brave Heart Music Cafe With Surinder Sangha, Amar Singh, Nirmal Sidhu, Angrej Ali.
2005 Ik Ghut Groundshaker Genie Records

Planet Recordz

T-Series

With Angrej Ali, Lehmber Hussainpuri, Feroz Khan, Nirmal Sidhu
2003 Neendran Reminisce Planet Recordz

T-Series

Genie Rocords

With Lehmber Hussainpuri, Feroz Khan, Manak-E, MC Special.
2001 Deep Impact II Golden Star Video With Sarbjit Cheema, Pammi Bai, Balkar Sidhu, Gill Hardeep.
2000 Apna Standard Kala Doriya Tips With Shankar Sahni, Amrita Virk, Lovely Nirmann, Sandeep Akhtar.
1997 Hoopeh Dhol Beat Dho Music Waves

Kiss Records

Venus Music

With Sukshinder Shinda, Jazzy B, Bhinda Jatt & Kuldeep Manak

References

  1. ^ "K D Makhan News on Timesofindia". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ^ K.S. Makhan. "K.S. Makhan – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Jatt Warga Yaar" [Official Video] – K.S. Makhan(guru da sikh) – James Bond
  4. ^ "Dil Vich Vas Gayi" – New Official Full HD Song – K S Makhan – YouTube
  5. ^ "Punjabi Cinema @ CinemaPunjabi.com, eXclusive Punjabi Cinema portal". Cinemapunjabi.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. ^ "KS Makhan is BSP Candidate from Anandpur Sahib".
  7. ^ "Official ECI Results".
  8. ^ "Download". .clickdownloader.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Pinky Moge Wali Movie Trailer, New Upcoming Punjabi Movie!". Punjabimoviesonline.net. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  10. ^ "http://www.punjabiportal.com/forum/sajan-the-true-friend-punjabi-movie-ks-makhan-t6882.html"

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