नीरज श्रीधर

Neeraj Shridhar is a pop and playback singer best known as the frontman of Bombay Vikings, the Indo-Swedish band he formed in 1994 with Swedish musicians Oscar Söderberg and Mats Nordenborg. Born in Jalandhar, Punjab, he moved to Sweden as a teenager, and that dual upbringing shaped the band's signature sound — vintage Hindi film melodies reimagined with English lyrics and western pop arrangements on Indipop-era hits like "Kya Soorat Hai" (1999), "Woh Chali" (2001) and "Chod Do Aanchal". Bollywood soon came calling: the title track of Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) became his playback breakthrough and earned an IIFA nomination, followed by a run of late-2000s party staples including "Ticket to Hollywood" (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom), the Heyy Babyy title song, "Race Saanson Ki" (Race, 2008), and "Chor Bazari" and "Aahun Aahun" from Love Aaj Kal (2009). His accented, high-energy delivery became a defining texture of that era's dance soundtracks, and his voice has returned in the 2020s through recreations such as "Chor Bazari Phir Se" (2025).