Rishiking Explained

Rishiking
Birth Name:Rishikesh Pandey
Alias:Rishiking
Rishi King
Birth Date:1992 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Panna, Madhya Pradesh, India
Years Active:2016–present
Occupation:Music director, rapper, filmmaker, screenwriter, social worker

Rishikesh Pandey[1] (born 16 May 1992) better known by his stage name Rishiking is an Indian music composer, rapper, filmmaker and screenwriter. Rishiking is the founder of the motion picture production company Mahagatha and Director of Folk Culture India Association.[2] He is the creative director of International Film Festival of Madhya Pradesh IFFMP.[3] His films and songs have a mixture of awareness and solutions for the society that brought him recognition and praise from the Government of India.[4] He changed the way of rapping in India and gave new direction to the society through rap.[5] [6] He along with P Narahari IAS launched the musical program Swachhta Ke Sur[7] [8] in 2020 under Swachh Bharat Mission to make people aware through music, which included Bollywood singer Shaan, Shankar Mahadevan, Javed Ali, Payal Dev and Dev Negi.

Rishiking, as he is known to friends and colleagues claims to be a self-made professional and has learned the craft on his own.[9]

Career

Rishiking began his career as a teacher and after a year he moved to the creative department at own advertising agency and gradually established himself as a director and producer of ad films.

Music career

Rishiking started his music career with singer Shaan in 2016 with a song "School Chale Hum".[10] [11] And also in the year 2016 Rishiking made Ho Halla[12] a swatchhta anthem song for Indore city together with P Narahari IAS, which was sung again by Shaan and it was the biggest hit to make Indore's people aware towards cleanness and by this cleanness movement Indore got the number one tag for cleanness across all over India.[13] After the success of ho halla song and to celebrate the title of Number one clean city of India, Indore was decided to make this success memorable so far that a live musical concert held by Indore Municipal Corporation on 23 December 2017[14] In this concert Rishiking introduce himself as a rapper[15] with the company of singer Shaan on the same stage.

Filmography

Year Film Director Producer Screenwriter Music Composer Notes
2023Rama RajyamInternational Historical Film
AhimsaTejaExecutive ProducerTejaMusic ProducerTelugu Feature Film
Mom's ComingCo-producerTelugu language musical horror movie
Prem KathaCo-producerTelugu language Psychological love story

Discography

Hindi songs

Year Title Music Director Lyrics Label Singer
2023
Jal MachhliRishikingKings LordRishiking
NaagrajaRishikingRishiking
BewafaaRishikingRishiking & Dev Negi
Dil Tod GayeRishikingRishiking & Dev Negi
2022Jai Siya RamRishikingRishiking, Dev Negi & Mithila
Dj ki DhunnRishikingRishiking, Nakash Aziz & Asees Kaur
BaarishRishikingKings LordRishiking & Payal Dev
Mere MahakaalRishikingRishiking & Pritam Kumar
2021FatfatiyaRishikingRishiking & Priya Nair
Buri NazarRishikingRishiking
LelooRishikingRishiking
Dil Ki Baat - First LoveRishikingRishiking
Bam BholeRishikingRishiking
GaneshaRishikingRishiking, Dev Negi & Jatinder Singh
2020Jai HindP Narahari & RishikingRee MusicalRishiking & Jatinder Singh
JeenaP Narahari & RishikingDev Negi
Jai Ho - Corona WarriorP NarahariShaan
HelmetRishikingRishiking
PlasticRishiking & P NarahariShankar Mahadevan & Rishiking
2019Chauka[16] [17] Rishiking & P NarahariShankar Mahadevan & Rishiking
You Are SpecialP NarahariShivang Mathur & Deepanshi Nagar
MP Swachhta AnthemP NarahariShaan, Payal Dev, Rishiking, Javed Ali & Dev Negi
Swachhta ki RajdhaniRishikingShaan
Cheer HaranRishiking & P NarahariPayal Dev & Rishiking
2018HattrckRishiking & P NarahariHribomShaan, Jubin Nautiyal, Payal Dev & Rishiking
Mera Madhya PradeshRishiking & P NarahariShankar Mahadevan & Dev Negi
Ao Chale SchoolRishiking & P Narahari Shaan, Jyotica Tangri & Suzanne D'Mello
Desh Ka MaanRishikingMohit Chauhan, Amit Mishra & Payal Dev
Jai Madhya PradeshRishikingShaan & Asees Kaur
Jashn-e-AgraRishikingShaan
Mor RaipurRishikingJaved Ali
Kisan GeetRishikingJaved Ali
GumshudaRishikingRishiking
2017Ho Halla AgainRishikingShaan
Hai HallaRishiking & P NarahariShaan & Payal Dev
2016Ho HallaRishiking & P NarahariShaan
School Chale HumRishikingShaan

Telugu songs

Year Title Music Director Lyrics Label Singer
2019Memega NetannalamP NarahariRee MusicalPayal Dev
Sagam SagamSreekanthShaan & Suzanne D'Mello

Notes and References

  1. News: Social film maker Hrishikesh Pandey adopts new name – Rishikesh Pandey. 2017-09-22.
  2. Web site: Folk Culture India Association. zaubacorp.com. 2022-07-07.
  3. Web site: Filmmaker Hrishikesh Pandey feels highlighting social issues is an responsibility. punjabnewsexpress.com. 2017-06-17.
  4. News: After 'School Chale Hum', Hrishikesh to highlight more such issues. IANS. 2016-06-18. Business Standard India. 2017-06-17.
  5. Web site: I am changing the way rap songs are made and accepted in India. 2018-08-09.
  6. News: Composer Rishikesh Pandey is the Man Behind Swatch Bharat Abhiyan Indore. 2020-09-08.
  7. News: राजधानी में छिड़ेंगे स्वच्छता के सुर. 2020-01-10.
  8. News: स्वच्छता के सुर. 2020-01-11.
  9. News:
    1. SwachhSurvekshan2017: How a song took Indore to top of the cleanliness chart Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis
    . 2017-05-06. dna. 2017-06-17. en-US.
  10. News: 'School Chale Hum', an Initiative by Hrishikesh Pandey with Shaan's voice. 2016-06-19.
  11. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: School Chale Hum Shaan Rishikesh Pandey . YouTube.
  12. News: देश का सबसे साफ शहर कैसे बन गया MP का इंदौर? सुरों ने जलाई स्वच्छता की मशाल, Zee News India Hindi. zeenews.india.com.
  13. News: सफाई गान बजाने वाली सुरीली गाडि़यों ने बनाया इंदौर को सबसे स्वच्छ शहर, navbharat hindi news . navbharattimes.indiatimes.com. 2017-05-17.
  14. News: हो हल्ला के साथ शान का म्यूजिकल कॉन्सर्ट. 2017-12-23.
  15. News: Rishikesh Pandey to release a song featuring India's best singers as a tribute to the Swachch Bharat campaign. 2018-03-12.
  16. Web site: Chauka. 30 November 2019.
  17. Web site: कचरा गाड़ियों में अब बजेगा, चौका, चौका, चौका लगाएंगे. 2019-11-11.