Vishal Mishra

Who is Vishal Mishra?

Vishal Mishra is one of Indian cinema's most successful contemporary singer-composers — a rare double threat who both writes chart-topping melodies and sings many of them himself. From the breakout ballad "Kaise Hua" in Kabir Singh to the blockbuster "Pehle Bhi Main" in Animal and the title track "Deewaniyat" from Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat (2025), he has become a defining voice of modern Bollywood romance, equally at home behind the microphone and the composer's console.

Early life and background

Vishal Mishra was born on 8 December 1990 in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. He grew up in a music-loving environment and showed a gift for singing and composition from a young age, eventually moving toward a professional career in music. His talent first reached a national audience when he won the third season of the television talent show Bharat Ki Shaan, a victory that brought him the mentorship of veteran Bollywood composer Lalit Pandit — a crucial early break for the young artist.

Career beginnings

Mishra made his Bollywood singing debut with "Pyar Ho" from Munna Michael (2017) and his debut as a film composer in 2016, scoring the Tamil film Devi (released in Hindi as Tutak Tutak Tutiya). He quickly built a reputation as a versatile melody-maker, composing and singing across films and gaining attention with tracks such as "Jaane De" from Qarib Qarib Singlle (2017), voiced by Atif Aslam, and "Selfish" from Race 3 (2018).

Breakthrough with "Kaise Hua"

His defining breakthrough came with "Kaise Hua" from Kabir Singh (2019), a tender ballad he both composed and sang that became one of the year's biggest love songs. The track turned him into a household name and earned major industry recognition for the film's music, cementing his place among Bollywood's leading new composers and establishing the soft, emotive style that would become his signature.

Major hits and recognition

Since then, Mishra has delivered a remarkable run of hits as both singer and composer. He sang the Hindi version of the Oscar-winning "Naatu Naatu" ("Naacho Naacho") from RRR (2022), and scored one of the biggest songs of recent years with "Pehle Bhi Main" from Animal (2023). His work has been honoured at the Filmfare Awards — including recognition tied to Kabir Singh in 2020 and Animal in 2024 — alongside other industry awards, reflecting his consistency at the very top of the Hindi music charts.

A prolific run of romantic hits

Through the early 2020s, Mishra became one of the most dependable hit-makers in Hindi film music, voicing and composing a steady stream of romantic singles and soundtrack songs. He sang "Phir Aur Kya Chahiye" from Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023) and "Aabaad Barbaad" from Ludo (2020), and scored a viral independent success with "Manjha" (2020). His ability to deliver both intimate ballads and large, anthemic film songs kept him in near-constant demand across studios and labels, and his name on a track became a reliable signal of a melody built to last.

Style and versatility

What sets Vishal Mishra apart is his control over the entire songwriting chain — melody, composition and vocal performance. His sound favours emotionally direct, melody-led songs that foreground feeling over flash, a sensibility ideally suited to Bollywood's romantic and heartbreak repertoire. Because he so often performs his own compositions, his songs carry a consistent, recognisable emotional signature, from the first hum of a melody to the final vocal phrase. That command made him a natural choice to sing the passionate title track "Deewaniyat" for Milap Zaveri's Ek Deewane Ki Deewaniyat (2025), a song that captures the all-consuming "madness" of love at the heart of the film.

Recent work and legacy

With a catalogue that spans love ballads, dance tracks and film anthems, Vishal Mishra has established himself as one of the most bankable names in Indian music — an artist who can write a hit and then deliver it in his own voice. As both a composer and a singer in constant demand, he represents a new model of the self-contained Bollywood music-maker, and remains a fixture on soundtracks and singles charts well into the 2020s. From a talent-show winner mentored by Lalit Pandit to a multiple-award-winning name behind some of the decade's biggest love songs, his rise has been one of the defining playback-and-composing success stories of contemporary Hindi cinema — and songs like "Deewaniyat" show he remains at the peak of that form.