{{short description|Indian playback singer and composer (born 1985)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Harshit Saxena | image = Harshit saxena latetst photoshoot 21.jpg | caption = Harshit Saxena in 2016 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|08|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India<ref name=toi1/> | birth_name = | occupation = Singer, composer<ref name=toi1/> | origin = | instrument = | genre = | label = | years_active = 2007–present }}
'''Harshit Saxena''' (born 21 August 1985) is an Indian playback singer and composer. He is known for his work in various Bollywood films, including ''Murder 2'', ''Hate Story'', and ''Sab Kushal Mangal''.
thumb|Harshit Saxena at ITA Awards 2024
His debut was as music director for the ''Murder 2'' film.
Saxena won the Upcoming Music Composer Award in 2012 at Music Mirchi Awards for his song "Haal-E-Dil" from ''Murder 2''.<ref name=toi1>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130729172619/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-01/news-and-interviews/29607452_1_composers-song-shankar-mahadevan Harshit Saxena turns music composer – Times Of India]</ref>
==Early life== Harshit Saxena was born on 21 August 1985 in Lucknow, India. His father, Abhilash Saxena, is a retired subdivisional officer in BSNL, Lucknow. His mother, Vandana Saxena, is a housewife from Varanasi.
==Career== Harshit Saxena has participated in a number of reality shows, and he was a finalist in ''Amul Star Voice of India'', ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star'', and ''Music ka Maha Muqqabla''.
He also appeared in the first two seasons of ''Amul Chhote Ustaad'', and he performed the song "Happy Ending" in ''Tees Maar Khan'', directed by Farah Khan.
He has appeared on various award functions shows such as "Star Pariwar Awards", "Star Gold Awards", "Star Screen Awards", "Colors Global India Music Awards (GIIMA)", Radio Mirchi Awards, and Big Star Entertainment awards.
He was the music director for Mukesh Bhatt's ''Murder 2'', He composed and sung the song "Haale Dil" in it. It was nominated for several awards,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Saxena|first1=Harshit|title=Best Upcoming Music Composer|url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/winners.php}}</ref> and Saxena received the "Best upcoming Music Director" Award<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.radiomirchi.com/mma2011/hindi/winners.php | title=Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2011 Winners }}</ref> for ''Murder 2''. He also worked as a composer for the movie ''Hate Story'' in 2012 and for ''Super Nani'' in 2014. He wrote and performed songs for both movies. In 2015, he performed the song ''Meet Me Daily'' featuring Anil Kapoor and Nana Patekar in the film Welcome Back. He composed songs for the movie ''Hotel Milan'' in 2018. and sang 2 songs in the film ''Stepney'', ''Allaudin – Version''.
In 2020, He was the solo Music Composer for the movie '' Sab Kushal Mangal'' . He Sang 4 songs in the Movie. namely, ''Na Duniya Mangi Hai'', ''Sab Kushal Mangal – Title Track'', ''Naya Naya Love'', ''Ishq Ne Mara Re''. Harshit Saxena composed the music for the web series '' Saat Kadam'' in 2021. starring Amit Sadh and Ronit Roy. The series features several notable tracks. Following this, he released a number of YouTube singles under prominent music labels such as Tips Industries and Zee Music Company. In 2022, he collaborated with Himesh Reshammiya on a music album.
In 2024, Saxena served as the playback singer for the television show Shrimad Ramayan, which aired on Sony Entertainment Television and was produced by Swastik Productions, founded by Siddharth Kumar Tewary. He continued to lend his voice to the show's continuation, which aired on Sony SAB. His association with Swastik Productions also opened up opportunities in devotional music, leading him to release a series of spiritual tracks that gained wide popularity. In the same year, he received the award for Best Singer at the Indian Television Academy Awards. As of 2025, he is set to contribute as a music director to the upcoming film Romeo S3, directed by Guddu Dhanoa and scheduled for release on 16 May 2025. He is also currently working as a music composer and singer for the television series Veer Hanuman, airing on Sony SAB.
==Personal life==
Saxena is a trained physiotherapist BPT. Harshit Saxena lives in Mumbai since 2007. His wife is Samonica Shrivastava.
==Discography==
===As a singer===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Movie ! Song(s) ! Notes |- | 2010 | ''Tees Maar Khan'' | ''Happy Ending'' | |- |2011 | ''Murder 2'' | ''Haal-E-Dil'',<br> ''Haal-E-Dil (Acoustic)'' | ''Music Mirchi Award for Upcoming Music Composer'' |- | ''Stand By'' | ''Khel Khel Mein'' | |- | 2012 | ''Hate Story'' | ''Mahe Jaan'',<br> ''Mahe Jaan (Rock Version)'',<br> ''Dil Kaanch Sa (Heart and Soul Version)''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-14/news-and-interviews/31341509_1_song-harshit-saxena-vikram-bhatt|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140216181847/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-14/news-and-interviews/31341509_1_song-harshit-saxena-vikram-bhatt|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-02-16|work=The Times of India|title=Harshit Saxena rocks in 'A Hate Story'}}</ref> | |- | 2014 | ''Super Nani'' | ''Dhani Chunariya'',<br> ''Dhani Chunariya (Rock Version)'' | |- | 2015 | ''Welcome Back'' | ''Meet Me Daily Baby (Beat Mix)'' | |- | 2018 | ''Hotel Milan'' | ''Stepney'', ''Allaudin'', ''Allaudin – Version'' | |- | 2020 | ''Sab Kushal Mangal'' | ''Na Duniya Mangi Hai'', ''Sab Kushal Mangal – Title Track'', ''Naya Naya Love'', ''Ishq Ne Mara Re'' | |- | 2021 | ''Saat Kadam'' | ''Chakala Wakala'' | |}
===As a music director===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Film |- | 2011 | ''Murder 2'' | |- | 2012 | ''Hate Story'' | |- | 2014 | ''Super Nani'' | |- | 2018 | ''Hotel Milan'' | |- | 2020 | ''Sab Kushal Mangal'' | |- | 2021 | ''Saat Kadam'' | |}
====Non-film singles==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Composer !! Label/ Producer !! Ref. |- | 2021 || Aur Kuch Baaki || Yasser Desai || Harshit Saxena || Zee Music Company ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aur Kuch Baaki – Yasser Desai |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeTJfA71GeI |website=YouTube | date=27 February 2025 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2022 || Dil Terre Naam || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Himesh Reshammiya ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dil Tere Naam – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sako-uRZF2g |website=YouTube | date=7 December 2022 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2022 || Dekh Ke Teri Aankhein || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Himesh Reshammiya ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dekh Ke Teri Aankhein |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mkj6_50CnFQ |website=YouTube | date=2 March 2023 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2022 || Terre Hoke || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Himesh Reshammiya ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tere Hoke – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hovEd5pPj5I |website=YouTube | date=26 March 2024 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2022 || Muqtasar || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Himesh Reshammiya ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Muqtasar – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlPHJZlyPhU |website=YouTube | date=6 December 2022 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2022 || Daaman || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Himesh Reshammiya ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daaman – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMdz0Jra8b0 |website=YouTube | date=17 July 2023 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2023 || Achha Kiya || Raj Barman || Harshit Saxena || Ishtar Music ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Achha Kiya – Raj Barman |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOUaukm7OI8 |website=YouTube | date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2023 || Beqadar Bewafa || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Ishtar Music ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beqadar Bewafa – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1HG2NEsvZY |website=YouTube | date=19 June 2023 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2023 || Babul Teri Galiyan || Bhoomi Trivedi || Harshit Saxena || Deepak Mukut ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Babul Teri Galiyan – Bhoomi Trivedi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g97TGRFllJ4 |website=YouTube | date=13 November 2024 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2024 || Kahin Tu Mose || Yasser Desai || Harshit Saxena || Tips Industries ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kahin Tu Mose – Yasser Desai |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxfSblBMCgU |website=YouTube | date=11 April 2019 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |}
===Devotional releases=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year !! Title !! Performer(s) !! Composer !! Label / Producer !! Ref. |- | 2022 || Pawan Bhakti || Sonu Nigam || Harshit Saxena || Tips Industries ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pawan Bhakti – Sonu Nigam |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLjoE4dbEIA |website=YouTube | date=23 October 2023 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2022 || Satguru Ki Jaikaar Likhun || Sanjeev Rathod || Harshit Saxena || Tips Industries ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Satguru Ki Jaikaar Likhun – Sanjeev Rathod |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za_AzAwMLGg |website=YouTube | date=10 March 2022 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2022 || Guru Ke Dar || Bandish || Harshit Saxena || Tips Industries ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guru Ke Dar – Bandish |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qjmP8Vm9_Y |website=YouTube | date=26 January 2022 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |-
| 2023 || Tera Simran || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Tips Industries ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tera Simran – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf61tBV9fJw |website=YouTube | date=31 August 2023 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2024 || Shrimad Ramayan (TV Title Track) || Harshit Saxena || Lalit Sen || Swastik Productions / Sony TV ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shrimad Ramayan Title Track |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOV--jH2dzU |website=SET India – YouTube |date=2023-12-15 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2024 || Achyutam Keshavam (Recreation) || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Swastik Productions ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Achyutam Keshavam – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWZT-AigMK4 |website=YouTube |date=2024-05-01 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2024 || Shanknaad || Hemant Brijwasi || Harshit Saxena || Tips Industries ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shanknaad – Hemant Brijwasi |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUCVD44Tgx4 |website=YouTube | date=21 August 2024 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2024 || Aayi Diwali (Diwali Release) || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Swastik Productions ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ram Siya Ram – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjD8Ycb_XBs |website=YouTube |date=2024-11-01 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- | 2024 || Veer Hanuman || Harshit Saxena || Harshit Saxena || Swastik Productions ||<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jai Hanuman – Harshit Saxena |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydWRjU0nxpI |website=YouTube |date=2024-11-05 |access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref> |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category-inline}} * {{official website|http://www.harshit.info}} * {{IMDb name}} * {{Bollywood Hungama person}}
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