B Praak
Indian singer and music composer
Pratik Bachan (born 7 February 1986), best known by his stage name B Praak (formerly Prakky B), is an Indian singer, music director, composer and music producer associated with the Punjabi and Hindi music industry. He started his career as a music producer, and later debuted as a singer with the song "Mann Bharrya". He has won many awards including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards.
He is a frequent collaborator with lyricist Jaani. He entered into Hindi cinema in 2019 with two songs as singer in the films Kesari and Good Newwz starring Akshay Kumar, and as a guest composer in the satire Bala.
Life and music career
Praak was born as Pratik Bachan in Chandigarh. His father, Varinder Bachan (−2021), was a Punjabi and Hindi music producer and composer of pop and folk music and Hindu bhajans, who also worked in Punjabi films such as Jatt Punjab Daa.
He started his career as music director with name of "Prakky B". He produced music for a few songs, but songs got no recognition. In 2012, he met lyricist Jaani and started collaborating with him under the stage name B Praak.
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