Baba Sehgal

Born and raised in Lucknow, Sehgal graduated with a B.Tech. from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar.{{cite tweet|user=OnlyBabaSehgal|number=666596571463618560|title=this is for all CURIOUS ppl>> I did my http://B.Tech from G B Pant University, Pantnagar, Nainital & not from BITS, pilani tks..|date=17 November 2015|access-date=17 October 2020}} His entertainment career began in the 1990s, when he emerged as part of the Indipop scene,{{cite news |title=A sip of Indi-pop |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19981118/32252254.html |work=The Indian Express |date=18 November 1998 |access-date=6 October 2008 }} {{dead link|date=January 2017}} and released an album which got frequent airplay on MTV India.{{cite book |title=Internationalizing Cultural Studies |author-link=Ackbar Abbas |first=M. Ackbar |last=Abbas |author2=John Nguyet Erni |author3=Wimal Dissanayake |year=2005 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |isbn=978-0-631-23623-8 |url=https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?um=1&num=100&q=%22Baba%20Sehgal%22%20%2B%22mtv%22&sa=N&tab=ps |format=link to Google snippet |access-date=6 October 2008 |archive-date=11 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911023855/https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?um=1&num=100&q=%22Baba%20Sehgal%22%20%2B%22mtv%22&sa=N&tab=ps |url-status=live }} Since then he has been a popular figure on the rap scene,{{cite book |last1=Hunt |first1=Ken |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780879307592 |title=All Music Guide to Hip-hop |last2=Bogdanov |first2=Vladimir |publisher=Backbeat Books |year=2003 |isbn= 978-0-87930-759-2|editor=Vladimir Bogdanov |page=427 |language=en |editor2=Chris Woodstra |editor3=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |editor4=John Bush}} with hits such as 'Thanda Thanda Paani' (which sampled Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby", which in turn sampled Queen's "Under Pressure"){{cite book |title=Field Work |last=Garber |first=Marjorie |author2=Paul B. Franklin |author3=Rebecca L. Walkowitz |year=1996 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-91454-3 |page=58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H2zAcuKobu4C&pg=PA58 |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109041005/https://books.google.com/books?id=H2zAcuKobu4C&pg=PA58#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live }} 'Manjula' and 'Dil Dhadke'.{{cite news |title=Baba unplugged |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/03/01/stories/2008030151510400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306012154/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/03/01/stories/2008030151510400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 March 2008 |work=The Hindu |date=1 March 2008 |access-date=6 October 2008 }}

Sehgal's first album was Dilruba (1990),{{cite news |title=Arre Baba, he's back! |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/arre-baba-hes-back/articleshow/22423.cms |work=The Times of India |date=14 June 2003 |access-date=6 October 2008 |first1=Vinod |last1=Nair |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111214243/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/delhi-times/Arre-Baba-hes-back/articleshow/22423.cms |url-status=live }} followed by Alibaba (1991).{{cite book |title=Cultures of the Commonwealth |year=1998 |publisher=Université de Cergy-Pontoise |page=11 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WkBnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Baba+Sehgal%22+%2B%22alibaba%22 |access-date=6 October 2008 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109041114/https://books.google.com/books?id=WkBnAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Baba+Sehgal%22+%2B%22alibaba%22 |url-status=live }} Then came his biggest hit album Thanda Thanda Pani (1992),{{cite news|title=Baba unplugged |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/03/05/stories/2008030550540100.htm |work=The Hindu |date=5 March 2008 |access-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103071447/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/03/05/stories/2008030550540100.htm |archive-date=3 November 2012 }} which sold 5{{nbsp}}million cassettes, making it the first successful Indian rap album.{{cite news |title=Pop no more |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/pop-no-more/story-ma10CUVJAvQZMpmguM6chP.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=2 October 2010 |access-date=5 December 2018 |archive-date=6 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206102406/https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/pop-no-more/story-ma10CUVJAvQZMpmguM6chP.html |url-status=live }}

His next albums were Main Bhi Madonna (1993), Baba Bachao na (1993),{{cite book |title=Globalization |last=Robertson |first=Roland |author2=Kathleen E. White |year=2003 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-0-415-30222-7 |page=234 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OrwysvL0jssC&q=%22Baba+Sehgal%22+%2B%22madonna%22&pg=PA234 |access-date=6 October 2008 |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109041006/https://books.google.com/books?id=OrwysvL0jssC&q=%22Baba+Sehgal%22+%2B%22madonna%22&pg=PA234 |url-status=live }} Dr.Dhingra (1994), Miss 420 (1994) movie soundtrack, Double Gadbad (1994) movie soundtrack, Indian Romyo (1995), Tora Tora (1995), Loomba Loomba (1996), na aariya hai na jaroya hai (1997), America mein indian dhaba (1997), d.j. mix blue (1997), dhak dhak dil in culcutta (1997), A Reason to Smile (1997), meri jaan hindustan (1998), jugni mast kalandar (1998), abb mein vengaboy (1999), pinga pinga (2001), Pump up your Style (2003), Welcome to Mumbai (2005), Babe di gaddi (2009), Woh beete din and The Magic of Dandiya, among others. He writes the majority of the music for his albums himself.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} He was the music director of the movie Dance Party (1995), featuring the popular song "kapurthala se aaya hoon, tere liye laaya hoon, Orange kurta peela pajama..".{{cite web|title=Dance Party |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/6020/index.html |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=6 October 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004133546/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/audiolisting/6020/index.html |archive-date=4 October 2011 }} He was the first Indian artist to have a music video broadcast on MTV Asia,{{cite news |title=India's Turning 'Asian Kool' Into Very Hot Sounds Pop music: Record chiefs bet the next global hits will be rap monologues tinged with a Punjabi folk genre known as bhangra |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-26-ca-13155-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=26 December 1994 |access-date=6 October 2008 |first=Amitabh |last=Sharma |archive-date=12 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912213907/http://articles.latimes.com/1994-12-26/entertainment/ca-13155_1_pop-music |url-status=live }} which was broadcasting out of Hong Kong at the time. He was also the presenter of the TV show Superhit Muqabla which was aired on DD2 at primetime.{{cite news |title=Baba Sehgal is back |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/05/21/stories/2005052101320400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227053325/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2005/05/21/stories/2005052101320400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 December 2005 |work=The Hindu |date=21 May 2005 |access-date=6 October 2008 }} He has also worked as a stage performer.{{cite news |title=Straight Answers |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/straight-answers/articleshow/1281831.cms |work=The Times of India |author=TNN |date=1 November 2005 |access-date=6 October 2008 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111214825/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/Straight-Answers/articleshow/1281831.cms |url-status=live }}

He was in New York from 2001 to 2005.{{cite news |title=Baba Sehgal comes back in a new player movement

|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/26/stories/2005082604800200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103071737/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/26/stories/2005082604800200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2012 |work=The Hindu |date=26 August 2005 |access-date=6 October 2008 }} When he came home to Mumbai, he released his album Welcome to Mumbai,{{cite news|title=Welcome To Mumbai – Baba Saigal |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/albumreview/3109.html |work=IndiaGlitz |date=8 January 2007 |access-date=6 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922175149/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/albumreview/3109.html |archive-date=22 September 2008 |url-status=dead }} which was his 22nd album.

He also directed the music for the Bollywood film Bhoot Unkle (2006) and Nalaik (2005).{{cite news |title=Straight Answers |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/straight-answers/articleshow/1491490.cms |work=The Times of India |date=15 April 2006 |access-date=6 October 2008 |first1=Priyanka |last1=Deladia |archive-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111214917/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/Straight-Answers/articleshow/1491490.cms |url-status=live }} He also anchored the TV show 'Santa and Banta news unlimited' on Zoom.{{cite news |title=Baba and I are like husband and wife |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv-/Baba-and-I-are-like-husband-and-wife/articleshow/3050453.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021220141/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-19/tv/27751382_1_siddharth-kannan-comedy-entertainment-channel |url-status=live |archive-date=21 October 2012 |work=The Times of India |date=19 May 2008 |access-date=6 October 2008 |first1=Amrita |last1=Mulchandani}} His Song Trump Ka Mania supporting the then Republican nominee Donald Trump was a hit.{{cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/baba-sehgal-donald-trump-trump-ka-mania-chicken-fried-rice/1/752844.html | title=From Mumbai to Kenya, Baba Sehgal raps Trump Ka Mania | publisher=India Today | work=Ashna Kumar | date=30 August 2016 | access-date=11 December 2017 | archive-date=21 October 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021215631/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/baba-sehgal-donald-trump-trump-ka-mania-chicken-fried-rice/1/752844.html | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Baba-Sehgal-impressed-by-Donald-Trump/articleshow/54003601.cms | title=Baba Sehgal impressed by Donald Trump | work=The Times of India | date=28 January 2017 | access-date=11 December 2017 | archive-date=28 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228210218/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Baba-Sehgal-impressed-by-Donald-Trump/articleshow/54003601.cms | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/i-am-really-impressed-with-donald-trump-baba-sehgal/story-6LxloSTMDRhsKysDwTJlGJ.html | title=I am really impressed with Donald Trump: Baba Sehgal | website=Hindustan Times | author=Samarth Goyal | date=10 November 2016 | access-date=11 December 2017 | archive-date=11 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211105028/http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/i-am-really-impressed-with-donald-trump-baba-sehgal/story-6LxloSTMDRhsKysDwTJlGJ.html | url-status=live }}

Now, he makes and releases his singles on his YouTube channel "Baba Sehgal Entertainment". Some of them are Aloo ka Parantha, Going to the Gym, Swacchh Bharat. His song "Mumbai City" is a dark hip hop rap song on Mumbai.{{cite web | title=Baba Sehgal Back With His New Single Mumbai City - The Score Magazine | website=Highonscore {{!}} The Score Magazine | date=25 June 2012 | url=https://highonscore.com/baba-sehgal-back-with-his-new-single-mumbai-city/ | access-date=4 June 2023 | archive-date=4 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604101423/https://highonscore.com/baba-sehgal-back-with-his-new-single-mumbai-city/ | url-status=live }}

In January 2024, Sehgal came up with his own version of "O Mere Dil Ke Chain", originally sung by Kishore Kumar.{{cite news |last1=Karki |first1=Poorva |date=4 January 2024 |title=Baba Sehgal Gives A Twist To Kishore Kumar's Hit Song O Mere Dil Ke Chain; Internet Approves {{!}} Viral Video |url=https://english.jagran.com/viral/baba-sehgal-gives-a-twist-to-kishore-kumar-hit-song-o-mere-dil-ke-chain-internet-approves-watch-viral-video-10124844 |work=English Jagran |access-date=7 April 2024}}

In 1998, Sehgal made his acting debut in the Bollywood film Miss 420 alongside Sheeba Akashdeep. He also sang four songs for the film's soundtrack which was released in 1994, four years before the film's theatrical release. In 1999, he played dual roles in the television film Double Gadbad. In 2009, he had a part in the SAB TV comedy series Jugni Chali Jalandhar. In 2011, he appeared in the drama serial Rang Badalti Odhani on Star One. Sehgal also made his Telugu film debut in Rudhramadevi, with Anushka Shetty in the lead. It was directed by National award winner Gunasekhar. Baba Sehgal was signed to play a major negative role in another Telugu film titled Overdose.{{cite web |url=http://zoot.mtsindia.in/artist-Baba%20Sehgal-biography-835 |title=Baba Sehgal Biography: Baba Sehgal Bio Online at MTS |website=zoot.mtsindia.in |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909125131/http://zoot.mtsindia.in/artist-Baba%20Sehgal-biography-835 |archive-date=9 September 2013 |url-status=dead}} In 2016, he played a cameo as himself in Bank Chor. In the same year, he made his debut in Tamil cinema playing the role of a corrupt cop in the film Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada.{{Cite news |title=Want to do more Tamil films, says singer-rapper Baba Sehgal |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/want-to-do-more-tamil-films-says-singer-rapper-baba-sehgal/story-BrSL3IhOydyFLJwcIpeW8O.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20161109181901/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/want-to-do-more-tamil-films-says-singer-rapper-baba-sehgal/story-BrSL3IhOydyFLJwcIpeW8O.html |archive-date=9 November 2016 |work=Hindustan Times |agency=IANS |date=2 November 2016 |access-date=30 January 2025}} He was a contestant on the first season of Bigg Boss 1 in 2006.{{Cite magazine |title=Highlights: Bigg Boss season 1 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/photo/bigg-boss-season-364508-2012-01-06 |magazine=India Today |date=6 January 2012 |access-date=30 January 2025}}

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• Helicopter Eela (2018){{cite news |last1=Lohana |first1=Avinash |title=Helicopter Eela: Kajol jams with Anu Malik, Ila Arun, Shaan and Baba Sehgal |url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/helicopter-eela-kajol-jams-with-anu-malik-ila-arun-shaan-and-baba-sehgal/articleshow/65314654.cms |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Mumbai Mirror |date=8 August 2018 |language=en |archive-date=30 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830133938/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/helicopter-eela-kajol-jams-with-anu-malik-ila-arun-shaan-and-baba-sehgal/articleshow/65314654.cms |url-status=live }}
• Bank Chor (2017){{cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/news/movies/baba-sehgal-has-an-interesting-take-on-his-bank-chor-experience-1416711.html|title=Baba Sehgal Has An Interesting Take On His Bank Chor Experience|publisher=News18 India|author=IANS|date=30 May 2017|access-date=27 April 2018|author-link=Indo-Asian News Service|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713013830/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/baba-sehgal-has-an-interesting-take-on-his-bank-chor-experience-1416711.html|url-status=live}}
• Achcham Enbadhu Madamaiyada (2016)
• Sahasam Swasaga Sagipo (2016)
• Rudramadevi (2015)
• My Friend Ganesha 3 (2010)
• Double Gadbad{{Cite web |title=Double Gadbad (1999) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director |url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/double-gadbad-16194/cast-crew |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=Cinestaan}} (1999) as Inspector Vijay Kumar and Johnny Mendes
• Miss 420 (1998) Vicky

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• Rikshavodu (1995) - "Roop Tera Mastana"
• Jalsa (2008) - "Jalsa"
• Arya 2 (2009)
• Adhurs (2010)
• Don Seenu (2010)
• Mr. Perfect (2011)
• Ragada (2010)
• Gabbar Singh (2012) - "Dekho Dekho Gabbar"
• Shadow (2013)
• Om 3D (2013)
• Action 3D (2013)
• Adda (2013)
• Alludu Seenu (2014)
• Sankarabharanam (2015)
• Pelli SandaD (2021)
• Paarijatha Parvam (2024)
• Swag (2024){{Colend}}

• Roja (Hindi version) (1992)
• Hum Hain Bemisaal (1994)
• Miss 420 (1998)
• Bhoot Unkle (2006) (also music director){{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm10/jagoo-dada-s-new-avataar/article1-95158.aspx |title=Jagoo dada's new avataar |publisher=Hindustan Times |agency=IANS |date=8 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220057/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nm10/jagoo-dada-s-new-avataar/article1-95158.aspx |archive-date=20 May 2014 |access-date=2 June 2023}}
• 13B (2009)

• Gajakesari (2014)

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