Taaruk Raina

Taaruk Raina is an Indian actor, singer, songwriter and composer.[1] He is known for portraying Anmol Malhotra in Mismatched.

Taaruk Raina
Raina in 2023
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Years active2015–present
Known forMismatched

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. He used to sing in his school choir as well.[2] He did not have technical knowledge about music, so he started learning it via YouTube. After some years, he started doing gigs at bars and weddings.[3][4]

Career

In 2015, Raina started working as Aditya Chopra's assistant at Yash Raj Films for Befikre.[5]

He then did theatre plays, as the lead character in 2018 with an Indian adaptation of Disney’s Aladdin,[6] where he had to act in front of a live audience as well as sing the iconic numbers.[2]

In 2018, he made his film debut with High Jack as Parth. Next year in 2019, he was seen 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 is seen as Anmol Malhotra in the Netflix teenage romantic drama Mismatched, where he acted as well as made 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 a Netflix mini-series Aryan & Meera as Aryan opposite Zayn Marie Khan.[13]

In 2022, he was seen in two web shows, ZEE5's The Broken News and Amazon Prime Video's Jugaadistan.[14] In the same year, he also played Rishi Kapoor's son Vinayak Sharma in Sharmaji Namkeen.[15][16]

In January 2023, he released his first independent single "Narazi".[17] In May 2023, Raina 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
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Befikre — Assistant director [5]
2018 High Jack Parth [22]
2019 Dhumrapaan Owen [23]
Kaand Unnamed Teleplay [24]
2020 Purple Neil Short film [10]
2022 Sharmaji Namkeen Vinayak "Vincy" Sharma [25]
TBA Songs of Paradise † TBA [21]

Web series
Year Title Role Ref.
2020 Pawan & Pooja Pawan Srivastav [26]
2020–present Mismatched Anmol Malhotra [27]
2021 Aryan & Meera Aryan Khanna [28]
2022 The Broken News Anuj Saxena [29]
Jugaadistan Lucky Kohli [14]

Dubbing
Year Title Role Language Ref.
2023 Desi Down Under Rahul English [30]

Discography
Year Title Album 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) High Jack Manasi Mulherkar Rajat Tiwari Akarsh Khurana
2020 "Sukoon" Non-album single — Himself, Charan, Bruno Gonçalves Mota Himself, Charan Singh Pathania [12]
"Main Chala" Mismatched 1 SlowCheeta Himself Shwetang Shankar [32]
2022 "Kho Gaye" Mismatched 2 — Himself Himself [33]
2023 "Narazi" Non-album single — Himself, Charan Singh Pathania Himself, Charan Singh Pathania [34]
"Kaise Banu" Non-album single — Himself, Charan Singh Pathania Himself, Charan Singh Pathania [35]

References
  1. "From Resul Pookutty to Taaruk Raina... these seven celebrities share their memorable new year resolutions". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. "Multi-talented artist Taaruk Raina". filmfare.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "Taaruk Raina talks about his journey as an independent musician". Mid-day. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. Mismatched, Independent Music & More With Taaruk Raina!, retrieved 19 July 2023
  5. "Exclusive! Taaruk Raina on Mismatched, working with Rishi Kapoor and more!". filmfare.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. "Disney's Aladdin, now a Broadway-style musical with an Indian flavour". Business Standard. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  7. "Dhumrapaan – ZEE5". ZEE5. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  8. "Pawan & Pooja – Season 1". MX Player. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. "Pawan & Pooja trailer: Three couples explore changing definitions of love". Firstpost. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  10. "Purple – Short Film featuring Taaruk Raina directed by Jasmin A. Singh". Humaramovie. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  11. "'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.
  12. Sukoon sung by Taaruk – Sony Music India, retrieved 27 December 2022
  13. "Aryan & Meera: A new Netflix Youtube series dropped Episode 1". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  14. "Chart-Topping Films And Shows To Binge On The OTT Platform". Outlook India. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  15. "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.
  16. "Taaruk Raina on working with Rishi Kapoor". Tribune India News. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  17. "Narrating stories, one song at a time – Taaruk Raina". Hindustan Times. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  18. "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.
  19. "Prajakta Koli, Adarsh Gourav, Taaruk Raina open up about pressures of hustle culture; burnout in 20s". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  20. "All about Audible India's latest original offering is Desi Downunder". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  21. "Danish Renzu's Songs Of Paradise". The Times of India. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  22. "High Jack movie: Comic timing is the best thing about this doomed hijack drama". Firstpost. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  23. "Taaruk Raina Movies". ZEE5. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  24. "Taaruk Raina on being a part of teleplay 'Kaand'". Tribune India. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  25. "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.
  26. "Pawan & Pooja review: Modern-day relationships!". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  27. Service. "Taaruk Raina Playing differently abled was a challenge". Tribune India News. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  28. "Aryan & Meera: A Netflix India YouTube Show – YouTube". Netflix India YouTube. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  29. "The Broken News Season 1: A riveting drama with credible performances – The Times Of India", The Times of India, retrieved 27 December 2022
  30. "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.
  31. High Jack – Full Movie Audio Jukebox | Zee Music Company, retrieved 2 July 2023
  32. Main Chala – Spotify, 11 November 2020, retrieved 27 December 2022
  33. Kho Gaye sung by Taaruk Raina | Mismatched Season 2 – Netflix India, retrieved 27 December 2022
  34. "Taaruk Raina hooks all with his latest track 'Narazi' ft. Tanya Maniktala". The Times of India. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  35. "Kaise Banu by Taaruk Raina". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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