Ranjit Singh Bajwa (born 14 March 1989) is an Indian singer and actor mainly known as Ranjit Bawa and is associated with Punjabi language music and films. He rose to fame from his single "Jatt Di Akal" (2013) which received "PTC Best Folk oriented Song Award" in 2013, and his debut album, Mitti Da Bawa (2015), which was awarded the "Best World Album" award in the 2015 Brit Asia TV Music Awards. His numerous songs including "Yaari Chandigarh Waliye" and "Impress" peaked on UK Asian Music Chart and UK Punjabi Music Charts. He made his film debut in playing the title role in Toofan Singh, a semi-biographical film about the 1980s Punjabi activist Jugraj Singh Toofan.

Education

Born in Gurdaspur in Punjab on 14 March 1989, Bawa did his graduation from Guru Nanak College, Batala and post-graduation at Khalsa College, Amritsar. Bawa did his Masters in Music from Guru Nanak Dev University.

Acting career

Bawa began his acting career in 2017 with the biographical action film Toofan Singh, where he played the role of Jugraj Singh Toofan. Although the film was denied clearance by the Central Board of Film Certification in India, it was released internationally to positive reviews for Bawa's performance.

In 2018, he appeared in the period comedy Bhalwan Singh and the ensemble comedy sequel Mr & Mrs 420 Returns. In 2019, he starred in the friendship-based drama High End Yaariyaan and lead the romantic comedy Tara Mira, produced by singer Guru Randhawa. His later works include LehmberGinni (2023), which focused on social themes alongside romance.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsRef
Mitti Da BawaReleased: 2015 Label: T-Series Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Ik Tare WalaReleased: 2018 Label: T-Series Formats: CD, digital download, streaming[citation needed]
LOUDReleased: 2021 Label: Speed Records Formats: digital download, streaming
Ve Geetan WaleyaReleased: 2022 Label: Ranjit Bawa Music Formats: digital download, streaming
God's LandReleased: 2022 Label: Bless Studios Formats: digital download, streaming
Mitti Da Bawa 2Released: 2023 Label: Ranjit Bawa Music Formats: digital download, streaming

Selected singles

YearTrackMusicLyricsNotesRef
2013"Jatt Di Akal"Pavneet BirgiJaggi SangheraDebut Single
2014"Tankha"Jassi XKabal Saroopwali
2015"Jean"Nick DhammuLovely NoorFrom Mitti Da Bawa
2016"Ja Ve Mundiya"Desi CrewNarinder Batth
2017"Sher Marna"Jay KRav Hanjra
2018"Weekend"EnzoRav Hanjra
2019"Adhiya"Street BoyVinder Nathumajra
2020"Impress"Desi CrewBunty Bains
2021"Kinne Aye Kinne Gye"Sukh BrarLovely NoorSocial-political theme
2022"Punjab Bolda"Sukh BrarLovely Noor
2023"All Eyez on Me"MxrciRav Hanjra

Film soundtracks

YearSongFilmMusicRef
2017"Yaari Chandigarh Waliye"SarvannJatinder Shah
"Mera Ki Kasoor"Bhalwan SinghGurmoh
2019"Diljaniya"High End YaariyanJaidev Kumar

Filmography

FilmYearRoleNotes
Sarvann2018Amrik
Toofan SinghToofan Singh
Vekh Baraatan ChalliyanShindi
Khido Khundi2018Fateh
Mr and Mrs 420 ReturnsLaadi
Khaao Piyo Aish Karo2022
LehmberGinni2023Lehmber

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