Alamgir Khan (singer)

Alamgir Khan (born 17 March) is an Indian playback singer who sings Bollywood, Hindi and Punjabi songs as well as Sufi and Ghazals.He is credited for ad jingle 'Mauka Mauka' conceived for ICC Cricket World Cup by Star Sports.

First Bollywood Break
Alamgir Khan got his first break in the Bollywood films from the music director Himesh Reshammiya. After listening to his voice, Himesh Reshammiya signed him to sing the song 'Desi Beats' in Salman Khan Starrer 'Bodyguard' released in 2011.

First Major Success
Alamgir Khan shot to instant fame with his song 'Mauka Mauka', a musical campaign launched by ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015. He was approached by the production house Bubblewrap Films as the song required a singer who could do justice to an Alaap and a Sufi tune with equal ease. Initially, he refused the song thinking that he had to lend his voice for the Pakistan Cricket Team. After his friend the campaign music director Rohan Utpat convinced him that the song was to be sung for the Indian Cricket Team, he agreed.

Early life and career
Alamgir Khan was born in Lalauda village in Nabha city in Patiala district, Punjab. He belongs to a family of traditional folk and classical singers committed to Patiala Gharana and settled in Lalauda village. He started training in classical singing at the age of 14 with his father Ustad Murli Khan, grandfather Ustad Idu Sharif Khan and great-grandfather Ustad Karamdeen Khan.

He spent his formative years as an artist in Kalagram residence in Chandigarh. He has also received guidance from the musical maestro and Bollywood playback singer Sukhwinder Singh; Yashwinder Sharma, Programme Officer, North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Kalagram; and standup comedian Khayali Saharan.

He got his first break in the Bollywood films from the music director Himesh Reshammiya who signed hum for 'Desi Beats' in Salman Khan Starrer 'Bodyguard' released in 2011.

Awards

 * Dada Saheb Falke Fashion Icon Lifestyle Award 2022.
 * Perfect Bollywood Playback Singer Award 2021 by Perfect Woman Publication.
 * UM STELLAR AWARDS 2019.
 * World Women's Day special Mombai Police Award in 2023.
 * Swasth Bharat Award.

Achievements
Alamgir Khan was featured in the fifth edition of 'Top 30 Under 30' list released by Hindustan Times in 2015.