Siddharth Basrur is an Indian vocalist, composer, songwriter, and playback singer known for his work across Bollywood, indie rock, alternative rock, and progressive metal. He began his musical journey with the band Kinky Ski Munky and later became associated with the Mumbai-based progressive metal band Goddess Gagged.
Basrur has contributed his distinctive rock-oriented voice to numerous Hindi film soundtracks. His notable playback work includes songs from films such as Haunted 3D, Players, David, Katti Batti, Shaandaar, Baaghi, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, ABCD 2, Bangistan, and Munna Michael.
Some of his recognized tracks include “Kya Raaz Hai,” “Bhaag DK Bose,” “Beparwah,” “Baat Ban Jaye,” “Get Ready to Fight,” and “Bloody Sweet.” He has also performed songs in several Indian languages and has worked on both film and independent music projects.Siddharth Basrur was born in 1981 and developed an interest in music during childhood. He grew up listening to a wide range of artists, including Alice Cooper and Kishore Kumar, while alternative rock became an important influence during his teenage years.
He studied audio engineering and initially worked in the film industry in audio post-production. In 2008, he moved into content writing at Channel V, but eventually left the job to pursue music full-time.
His early musical work was connected with Kinky Ski Munky, where he composed vocal melodies. He subsequently became the frontman of Goddess Gagged, a progressive metal band from Mumbai. He has also been involved with Last Remaining Light and his solo project Runt, demonstrating his range across rock, metal, pop, acoustic, and electronic music.
Basrur received an important opportunity in Bollywood when he was invited to sing for the soundtrack of Haunted 3D. He subsequently provided vocals for numerous Hindi films, including Players, David, Happy Ending, ABCD 2, Katti Batti, Baaghi, Raman Raghav 2.0, and M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story.
He also sang the Hindi version of “We Know the Way” for the Hindi-dubbed version of Disney's Moana. His other multilingual work includes the Kannada song “Hulli Hulli” from Hebbuli and the Tamil song “Karaiyaadhe” from Solo.
As a solo artist, Basrur released the album Chasing Rain in 2013, divided into two chapters. He has also performed at live music festivals and collaborated with artists and independent music groups. His work has earned recognition in India's independent and rock music scenes, including an MTV VMAI award in 2013.
His music continues to appear in contemporary Indian film soundtracks, with recent streaming listings including tracks from Toxic and other major film projects.