| Samira Koppikar | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Birth Name: | Samira Koppikar |
| Birth Place: | Mumbai, India |
| Genre: | Acoustic folk, indie rock, fusion, jazz, indie pop, folktronica, alternative folk rock, ghazals, Indian film music |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter, composer, lyricist, music director |
| Years Active: | 2014–present |
Samira Koppikar is a music director, composer, singer and songwriter. In 2015, she made her debut as a Bollywood composer with the song "Maati Ka Palang" for the film NH10. As a Bollywood playback singer, she made her debut with "Aaj Phir Tum Pe" for the film Hate Story 2 (2014) which reached number 7 in the top 10 Bollywood songs of 2014.[1] She has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.[2]
Koppikar was born into a Konkani Chitrapur Saraswat family from Bandra, Mumbai and studied interior design. She has trained in Hindustani classical music.[3]
Koppikar began her career by recording advertising jingles.[4] While she was in the process of forming a band, she was spotted by Indian jazz gurus Louis Banks and Joe Alvarez at a jamming session, who later became her mentors.[2]
Koppikar has appeared at corporate shows and music festivals across India and abroad. This includes the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2010,[2] Lavasa Music and Art Festival, and Taj Vivanta Mumbai and Pune. Arko Mukherjee heard Koppikar while she was performing one of her compositions and offered her "Aaj Phir Tumpe Pyar Aaya hai",[5] her first playback song as a singer for the Bollywood film Hate Story 2 from 2014 received 12 million hits on YouTube. This was followed by "Mohabbat Barsa De" for the film Creature 3D.[6]
Koppikar released her debut single "Bebasi"—a song and music video—as a singer-songwriter in the Indie space.[7] Another composition and song "Maati Ka Palang" by Koppikar was featured as part of a film score and album for the 2015 Bollywood movie NH10.[8] The film has been produced by Phantom Films, Eros International and Clean Slate Films and is directed by Navdeep Singh. The film features Anushka Sharma and Neil Bhoopalam in lead roles.[9] Samira then released her next Bollywood composition "Bairaagi" from Bareilly Ki Barfi which was also nominated for the Filmfare Awards & Mirchi Music Awards.[10] [11]
Koppikar has released songs independently, such as "Bebasi", with musicians Kalyan Baruah, Gino Banks, and Sheldon D'silva,[12] Kaanch Ke (featuring Lipstick Under My Burkha fame Aahna Kumra),[13] etc. to her credit.
Koppikar has composed soundtracks for NH10 (2015), Bareilly ki Barfi (2017), Laal Kaptaan (2019), and Dobaara (2022).
Apart from Bollywood music, Koppikar has released two independent albums with Zee Music in 2023, both consisting of 8 songs.
She has also ventured as an Independent music artist by releasing 6 songs, 2 singles "Prem Scam" and "Mohabbat ki Wajah", and 1 EP "Sang Baarishon Ke".
| Year | Film | Song | Co-singer | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Jackpot | Kabhi Jo Badal Barse (Unplugged) | Arijit Singh | Shaarib-Toshi | A. M. Turaz |
| 2014 | Hate Story 2 | Aaj Phir Tumpe | Arko Pravo Mukherjee | ||
| Creature 3D | Mohabbat Barsa De | Arijit Singh, Arjun | Tony Kakkar | ||
| 2015 | NH10 | Maati Ka Palang | Solo | Samira Koppikar | Neeraj Rajawat |
| 2016 | Ishq Click | Abhi Ajnabee (Version 1) | Satish-Ajay | Satish Tripathi | |
| Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (TV series) | Ishq Se Tu | Rishabh Srivastava | |||
| Fuddu | Aankhen Meri | Sarosh Sami | Rana Majumdar, Sumeet Bellary | Satya Khare | |
| 2017 | Ab Raat (Version 1) | Arijit Singh | Samira Koppikar | Puneet Sharma | |
| Ab Raat (Version 2) | Samira Koppikar, Jonathan Rebeiro | ||||
| Bareilly Ki Barfi | Bairaagi | Arijit Singh, Samira Koppikar | |||
| Bairaagi (Female) | Samira Koppikar | ||||
| 2019 | Laal Kaptaan | Taandav | Kailash Kher, Brijesh Shandilya | ||
| Lahu Ka Rang Kara | Samira Koppikar | Sahib | |||
| Kaal Kaal | Brijesh Shandilya, Dino James | Saurabh Jain | |||
| Red Red Najariya | Shreya Ghoshal | ||||
| TBA | Bole Chudiyan | Rehguzar | Samira Koppikar, Shahid Mallya | TBA | |
| Year | Song | Singer- Composer | Collaborations /Musicians | Lyrics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Bebasi | Samira Koppikar | Indrajit Sharma, Prakash Sontakke, Kalyan Baruah, Gino Banks, Sheldon D'silva | Neeraj Rajawat | |
| 2019 | Kaanch Ke[14] | Krishna Pradhan, Tejas Vinchurkar, Rahul Sharma | |||
| 2019 | Mashaalein | Jonathan Rebeiro, Hashmat & Sultana | Puneet Sharma | ||
| 2019 | Dil Nachda | Samira Koppikar & Sanam Puri | Samar Puri, Venky S, Keshav Dhanraj | Sahib | |
| 2020 | Tere Naam Sahare | Samira Koppikar | Sanah Moidutty | Dino James | |
| 2021 | Baat Kya Hai | Samira Koppikar | Shellee | ||
| 2021 | Iss Dil Ka | Yash Eshwari | |||
| 2023 | Sang Baarishon ke | Samira Koppikar | |||
| 2023 | Boondon ki Saazish | ||||
| 2023 | Prem Scam | Samira Koppikar ft. Brijesh Shandilya | Samira Koppikar, Brijesh Shandilya | Samira Koppikar, Saurabh Jain |
| Year | Song | Singer | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Main Yeh Haath Jo | Samira Koppikar & Stebin Ben | Samira Koppikar | Neeraj Rajawat |
| 2020 | Rabba Khaireya | Stebin Ben & Samira Koppikar | Yash Eshwari | |
| 2020 | Meherma | Jonita Gandhi & Shashwat Singh | Sahib | |
| 2020 | Mann Basiya | Stebin Ben & Samira Koppikar | Sahib | |
| 2020 | Ishq Tumpe Aise | Bhaven Dhanak & Samira Koppikar | Yash Eshwari | |
| 2020 | Khumariyaan | Raj Barman & Samira Koppikar | Shaheen Iqbal | |
| 2020 | La Ilm | Samira Koppikar & Stebin Ben | Shaheen Iqbal | |
| 2020 | Kaanch Ke | Samira Koppikar | Neeraj Rajawat | |
| 2020 | Mashaalein | Puneet Sharma |
| Year | Song | Singer | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Tujhe Pyaar | Samira Koppikar & Raj Barman | Samira Koppikar | Yahya Bootwala |
| 2023 | Raahatein | Samira Koppikar | Puneet Sharma | |
| 2023 | Chal Chalein Kahin Duur | Sahib | ||
| 2023 | Pehla Nasha | Samira Koppikar & Bhaven Dhanak | Yash Eshwari | |
| 2023 | Das Ki Kariye | Yash Eshwari | ||
| 2023 | Beliya | Samira Koppikar & Shashwat Singh | Shaheen Iqbal | |
| 2023 | Ishqani Hawa | Samira Koppikar | Puneet Sharma | |
| 2023 | Dil Nu Laggeya | Sahib |
| Year | Song | Singer | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rootha Yaar | Samira Koppikar | Samira Koppikar | Puneet Sharma |
| 2023 | Jind Saiyyan | Samira Koppikar, Paresh Pahuja | Sahib | |
| 2023 | Dil Awara | Samira Koppikar & Kinjal Chatterjee | Yash Eshwari | |
| 2023 | Manchale | Samira Koppikar & Lakshay Shikhar | Sahib | |
| 2023 | Dhoop Chaanv | Samira Koppikar | Devendra Dangi | |
| 2023 | Khush Qismati | Zyra Nargolwala & Bhaven Dhanak | ||
| 2023 | Dil De Kol Kol | Samira Koppikar & Kinjal Chatterjee | Yash Eshwari | |
| 2023 | Sun Jaaniya | Samira Koppikar & Shashwat Singh | Sahib |
| Year | Song | Singer | Composer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Prem Scam | Samira Koppikar | Brijesh Shandilya | Saurabh Jain, Samira Koppikar |
| 2023 | Baat Kya Hai | Samira Koppikar | Samira Koppikar | Shellee |
| 2023 | Sang Baarishon Ke | Samira Koppikar | ||
| 2023 | Boondon Ki Saazish | |||
| 2023 | Iss Dil Ka | Yash Eshwari | ||
| 2023 | Mohabbat Ki Wajah | Samira Koppikar | ||
| 2023 | Shartiya | Neeraj Rajawat | ||
| 2023 | World Cup Yeh Humara Hai | Samira Koppikar | ||
| 2023 | Tere Mere |
| Award ceremony | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd Filmfare Awards | Best Music Album | Bareilly Ki Barfi | [15] | ||
| 10th Mirchi Music Awards | Female Vocalist of The Year | "Bairaagi" from Bareilly Ki Barfi | [16] |