Hard Kaur

Taran Kaur Dhillon (born 29 July 1979), known by her stage name Hard Kaur, is an Indian rapper and hip hop singer; as well as playback singer and actress in Bollywood.[1][2][3][4][5]

Hard Kaur
Background information
Born (1979-07-29) 29 July 1979
OriginKanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
GenresRap, hip hop, Bollywood music
Years active1995–present
LabelsSony Music
Associated actsHiphop Tamizha, Country Chicken
Websitehardkaurworld.com

Early life

Hard Kaur was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where her mother ran a small beauty parlour in the house.[6] When she was young, she lost her father and her mother's beauty parlour was burnt a few days after her father's death. Her paternal grandparents asked her mother to leave their house and wanted to keep her brother with them. Subsequently she, her brother and her mother moved to Hoshiarpur to her maternal grandparents house, where they stayed for the next couple of years.

In 1991, her mother remarried a British citizen and her family moved to Birmingham, England, where her mother started working and studying to eventually open a beauty salon. Meanwhile, Hard Kaur did her schooling.[6] After developing interest in hip-hop she started her music career as a rapper.[7][8][9][10]

Career

She recorded the song "Ek Glassy" and was top for the UK then in 2007 rapped for Sriram Raghavan's movie Johnny Gaddaar's song "Paisa Phek (Move Your Body)." Since then she has sung in movies like Ugly Aur Pagli ("Talli"), Singh Is Kinng, Kismat Konnection, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, and Prince.

Hard Kaur with a Birmingham City Councillor, 2013.

Kaur performed at Live Earth India, 2008.

Her first solo album Supawoman was released in 2007.[11][12]

In 2008, Hard Kaur was nominated for two awards at the UK Asian Music Awards: "Best Urban Act" and "Best Female Act".[13] She won "Best Female Act".[14]

In October 2012, Hard Kaur released her second music album titled Party Loud All Year: P.L.A.Y. The album, produced in collaboration with Sony music, featured ten songs, all of which were written and composed by her.[15] The most successful song of the album was Mujhe Peeney do.[16]

In 2013 – she collaborated with composer Ram Sampath and Rajasthani folk singer Bhanvari Devi for Coke Studio India. In the song Katey or Kathe – Bhanvari Devi's part is a Rajasthani folk song which is dedicated to Lord Krishna (Saanwariyo) and Rap by Hard Kaur – written by herself in which she express her personal life journey. At the time of elections, she composed a song "Karle Tu Voting" to spread awareness about voting. Hard Kaur composed a song for FIFA World Cup named "Goal Mar Goal Mar". The song aptly describes fan frenzy and is sung in Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali & South language too. She has also written the lyrics for the song.

In June 2019 a first information report was lodged against her for comments about Yogi Adityanath and Mohan Bhagwat.[17][18] In August 2019 her Twitter account was suspended after she posted a video abusing Amit Shah and Narendra Modi.[19][20]

Discography

EPs
  • Voodoo Hill (1997)

Albums
  • Supawoman (2007)
  • Party Loud All Year: P.L.A.Y (2012)

Compilation appearances

Filmography
Year Film Song Language Notes
2007 Johnny Gaddar Move Your Body Hindi Special Appearance in Song
2008 Kismat Konnection Move Your Body
Bachna Ae Haseeno Lucky Boy
Ugly Aur Pagli Tali
2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Follow Me
Main Tera Dhadkan
2011 Patiala House Laung Da Lashkara First Feature Film
Rola Pae Gaya
F.A.L.T.U. Char Baj Gaye
Faltu Title Track
2013 ABCD: Any Body Can Dance Sadda Dil Vi Tu (Ga Ga Ga Ganpati)
Hanni Punjabi
Vanakkam Chennai Chennai City Gangsta Tamil
2014 Babloo Happy Hai Babloo Happy Hai Hindi
The Shaukeens Aashique Mizaz
2015 Dilliwali Zaalim GirlfriendZaalim Dilli
2016 Sarrainodu Sarrainodu Telugu
2017 OK Jaanu Kaara Fankaara Hindi

Television acts
Year TV show Language Notes
2009Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3HindiContestant
2010Comedy Circus Ke TaansenHindiSpecial Appearance with Krushna and Sudesh
2012Bigg Boss 6HindiGuest
2016Box Cricket LeagueHindiPlayer in Ahmedabad Express

See also

References
  1. "An interview with rapper Hard Kaur". MiD DAY. 1 March 2009.
  2. "I don't want typical 'ladki' roles: Hard Kaur". The Times of India. TNN. 5 October 2013.
  3. Jaspreet Nijher (26 May 2013). "I did not abuse anyone: Hard Kaur". The Times of India.
  4. Shaheen Parkar (25 September 2013). "Hard Kaur in a verbal tussle at a Bandra nightspot". Mid Day.
  5. "Hard Kaur turns composer, keen to work with". NDTV. Indo-Asian News Service. 27 June 2013.
  6. Rajiv Vijayakar (18 July 2008). "Kaur competency". Screen. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010.
  7. "Reality shows a tough act: Rapper Hard Kaur". The Hindu. 29 May 2009.
  8. "NRIs are preferred in India: Hard Kaur". The Times of India. 27 March 2009.
  9. Sassy singer Hard Kaur eyes Bollywood By ApunKaChoice, 24 January 2008.
  10. "It's a wrap". The Hindu. 30 August 2008.
  11. "Rapper Hard Kaur eyeing acting career in Bollywood". The Financial Express. 10 March 2010.
  12. BBC Review: "Britain's premier female Asian rapper finally releases her debut album..." BBC, 17 January 2008.
  13. "UK Asian Music Awards nominees announced – The Asian News". menmedia.co.uk. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  14. Nazhat (8 March 2008). "The UK Asian Music Awards 2008". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  15. "Hard Kaur recalls struggle to get known in Britain". NDTV Movies/Indo-Asian News Service. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  16. Iti Shree, Misra (22 October 2012). "Hard Kaur makes the alcohol anthem of India with her song Peeney Do". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  17. Jun 19, TNN | Updated; 2019; Ist, 20:52. "UK based singer Hard Kaur booked for her remarks against Bhagwat, Yogi | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 August 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. "The Hard Line". The Indian Express. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  19. "Hard Kaur posts video abusing PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. Twitter suspends her account". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  20. "PM मोदी, अमित शाह के लिए हार्ड कौर ने इस्तेमाल की भद्दी भाषा, ट्विटर ने सस्पेंड किया अकाउंट". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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