Indian actor and musician
Taaruk Raina
Raina in 2023
Occupations Years active 2015–present Known for Mismatched
Taaruk Raina is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and composer.[ 1] He is known for his portrayal of Anmol Malhotra in Mismatched .
Early life
Raina has been singing since he was six years old. He grew up listening to a lot of rock music, rap, heavy metal, and ghazals, and used to sing in his school choir as well.[ 2] Lacking technical knowledge about music, he began learning via YouTube. After some years, he started performing gigs at bars and weddings.[ 3] [ 4]
Career
In 2015, began working as Aditya Chopra 's assistant at Yash Raj Films for Befikre .[ 5]
He then performed in theatre plays, notably as the lead character in an Indian adaptation of Disney ’s Aladdin ,[ 6] where he had to act in front of a live audience and sing iconic numbers.[ 2]
In 2018, he made his film debut in High Jack as Parth. The following year, in 2019, he appeared in ZEE5 's Dhumrapaan and Kaand .[ 7]
In February 2020, he starred in MX Player 's relationship-drama Pawan & Pooja as Pawan opposite Natasha Bharadwaj.[ 8] [ 9] In June 2020, he also featured in the short film Purple .[ 10] Since November 2020, he has been portraying Anmol Malhotra in the Netflix teenage romantic drama Mismatched , where he acted as well as composed two songs for the show.[ 11] He was next seen in Sony Music India 's song "Sukoon", featuring himself opposite Aisha Ahmed .[ 12]
In 2021, he appeared in the Netflix mini-series Aryan & Meera as Aryan opposite Zayn Marie Khan.[ 13]
In 2022, he featured in two web shows, ZEE5 's The Broken News , and Amazon Prime Video 's Jugaadistan .[ 14] In the same year, he also portrayed Rishi Kapoor 's son Vinayak Sharma in Sharmaji Namkeen .[ 15] [ 16]
In January 2023, Raina released his first independent single, "Narazi".[ 17] In May 2023, he was a part of Audible's podcast series called Desi Down Under ,[ 18] along with Adarsh Gourav and Prajakta Koli , directed by Mantra ,[ 19] where the story is set in Sydney about three 20-year-olds from Mangalore who go to Australia to learn surf-lifesaving skills at Coogee Beach.[ 20]
He will next be seen in Danish Renzu 's musical drama Songs of Paradise .[ 21]
Filmography
Films
Web series
Dubbing
Year
Title
Role
Language
Ref.
2023
Desi Down Under
Rahul
English
[ 30]
Discography
Year
Title
Film/Series
Co-singer
Music
Lyrics
Ref.
2018
"Happy Ending Song" (Version 1)
High Jack
Sumedha Karmahe
Rajat Tiwari
Akarsh Khurana
[ 31]
"Happy Ending Song" (Version 2)
Manasi Mulherkar
2020
"Sukoon"
Single
—
Himself, Charan Singh Pathania, Bruno Gonçalves Mota
Himself, Charan Singh Pathania
[ 12]
"Main Chala"
Mismatched (season 1)
Chaitanya Sharma alias SlowCheeta
Himself
Shwetang Shankar
[ 32]
2022
"Kho Gaye"
Mismatched (season 2)
—
Himself
[ 33]
2023
"Narazi"
Single
—
Himself, Charan Singh Pathania
[ 34]
"Kaise Banu"
—
[ 35]
"Kalleyan"
Akasa Singh
Himself, Akasa Singh
[ 36]
2024
"Lost and Found"
—
Himself, Charan Singh Pathania
[ 37]
"Majboor"
—
Himself
[ 38]
References
^ "From Resul Pookutty to Taaruk Raina... these seven celebrities share their memorable new year resolutions" . Free Press Journal . Retrieved 4 January 2023 .
^ a b "Multi-talented artist Taaruk Raina" . filmfare.com . Retrieved 19 April 2023 .
^ "Taaruk Raina talks about his journey as an independent musician" . Mid-day . 15 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023 .
^ Mismatched, Independent Music & More With Taaruk Raina! , retrieved 19 July 2023
^ a b "Exclusive! Taaruk Raina on Mismatched, working with Rishi Kapoor and more!" . filmfare.com . Retrieved 19 April 2023 .
^ "Disney's Aladdin, now a Broadway-style musical with an Indian flavour" . Business Standard . 9 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2023 .
^ "Dhumrapaan – ZEE5" . ZEE5 . Retrieved 19 April 2023 .
^ "Pawan & Pooja – Season 1" . MX Player . Retrieved 4 January 2023 .
^ "Pawan & Pooja trailer: Three couples explore changing definitions of love" . Firstpost . 5 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023 .
^ a b "Purple – Short Film featuring Taaruk Raina directed by Jasmin A. Singh" . Humaramovie . 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2023 .
^ " 'Mismatched' Actor Taaruk Raina On Real-Life Friends Rohit Saraf, Prajakta Koli, Show's Relatability Factor" . Outlook India . 16 October 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022 .
^ a b Sukoon sung by Taaruk – Sony Music India , retrieved 27 December 2022
^ "Aryan & Meera: A new Netflix Youtube series dropped Episode 1" . PINKVILLA . Retrieved 4 January 2023 .
^ a b "Chart-Topping Films And Shows To Binge On The OTT Platform" . Outlook India . 16 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022 .
^ "Rishi Kapoor's son from Sharmaji Namkeen, Taaruk Raina: 'Unki daant mein bohot pyar tha' " . The Indian Express . 13 April 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022 .
^ "Taaruk Raina on working with Rishi Kapoor" . Tribune India News . Retrieved 27 December 2022 .
^ "Narrating stories, one song at a time – Taaruk Raina" . Hindustan Times . 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023 .
^ "Taaruk Raina says India being country of fables, epics makes it perfect for audio storytelling" . The Times of India . 30 June 2023. ISSN 0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 July 2023 .
^ "Prajakta Koli, Adarsh Gourav, Taaruk Raina open up about pressures of hustle culture; burnout in 20s" . Khaleej Times . Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
^ "All about Audible India's latest original offering is Desi Downunder" . www.telegraphindia.com . Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
^ a b "Danish Renzu's Songs Of Paradise" . The Times of India . 25 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022 .
^ "High Jack movie: Comic timing is the best thing about this doomed hijack drama" . Firstpost . 18 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2023 .
^ "Taaruk Raina Movies" . ZEE5 . Retrieved 27 December 2022 .
^ "Taaruk Raina on being a part of teleplay 'Kaand' " . Tribune India . Retrieved 2 July 2023 .
^ "Taaruk Raina fought back tears at this kind gesture of Rishi Kapoor during shoot of Sharmaji Namkeen" . Hindustan Times . 1 April 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023 .
^ "Pawan & Pooja review: Modern-day relationships!" . Deccan Chronicle . Retrieved 4 January 2023 .
^ Service. "Taaruk Raina Playing differently abled was a challenge" . Tribune India News . Retrieved 27 December 2022 .
^ "Aryan & Meera: A Netflix India YouTube Show – YouTube" . Netflix India YouTube. Retrieved 4 January 2023 .
^ "The Broken News Season 1: A riveting drama with credible performances – The Times Of India" , The Times of India , retrieved 27 December 2022
^ "Actor Taaruk Raina on re-living his Australian days through Desi Down Under | Bollywood Binge and Beyond Ep- 201" . news.abplive.com . 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023 .
^ High Jack – Full Movie Audio Jukebox | Zee Music Company , retrieved 2 July 2023
^ Main Chala – Spotify , 11 November 2020, retrieved 27 December 2022
^ Kho Gaye sung by Taaruk Raina | Mismatched Season 2 – Netflix India , retrieved 27 December 2022
^ "Taaruk Raina hooks all with his latest track 'Narazi' ft. Tanya Maniktala" . The Times of India . 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023 .
^ "Kaise Banu by Taaruk Raina" . The Times of India . Retrieved 25 August 2023 .
^ "Kalleyan – Akasa & Taaruk Raina" . Sony Music India . 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023 .
^ "Taaruk Raina Talks About the Journey Behind His New Song "Lost and Found" " . Lokmat Times . 28 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024 .
^ "Majboor track out! Taaruk Raina calls this latest release a 'Piece of Himself' " . Lokmat Times . Retrieved 15 November 2024 .
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