K. S. Makhan

KS Makhan
KS Makhan in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Kuldeep Singh Takhar
Also known as	Saan Jatt
Born	3 August 1975 (1975-08-03) (age 48) Shankar, Nakodar, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Origin	Punjab, India
Genres	Punjabi, Bhangra, Romantic, Pop, Folk
Occupations	Singer, actor, Politician, Athlete, Sports Promoter
Instruments	Voice
Years active	1997–present[citation needed]
Labels	Speed 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

Singles

Filmography

Tagged Songs

References

External links

• Official website