Arvind Vegda | |
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| Born | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
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| Known for | Gujarati folk music |
| Spouse | Aarti Vegda |
Arvind Vegda is aGujarati folk singer fromGujarat, India.[1] He was a contestant on the reality television showBigg Boss 9 in 2015.
Arvind Vegda is born on 5 October 1974 inAhmedabad. He completed his school education from the Vidhyanagar High School. He joined a diploma in drama but dropped to pursue commerce. He graduated from Navgujarat College. Vegda started his career as a marketing agent for an air conditioning firm. After working for twelve years in marketing, he was appointed the president of the Ahmedabad Chapter of Indian Society of Heating and Refrigerating Air-Conditioning Engineers.[2]
Arvind Vegda has no formal training in music. He started learning the harmonium under Narendra Rao and later formed an orchestra in 2002. They started performing atNavratri venues. In 2006, following the sudden death of Maniraj Barot, he was invited to perform atNavratriGarba in Ahmedabad where he first time performed his track, "Bhai Bhai".[2]
His popularity emerged with his most popular track, "Bhai Bhai", which has more than 1 million hits[3] onYouTube.[2][4] His music albums includingBhala Mori Rama (2011) have sold over half a million copies. He was also roped in by theBharatiya Janata Party for its2012 Gujarat election campaign.[1][2]
In 2015, he participated as a contestant on the reality showBigg Boss 9.[5][6][7][8] He sang a promotional Gujarati version of the song "Jabro Fan" from the 2016 Hindi filmFan.[9]
| Year | Name | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref |
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| 2015 | Bigg Boss 9 | Contestant | Colors TV | Entered Day 1, Evicted Day 20 | [8] |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref |
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| 2022 | BaagadBillaa | Chandu | Gujarati film | |
| 2024 | Bubbly Bindaas | Gujarati film | [10] | |
| 2025 | Chhutachheda | Gujarati film | [11] | |
| 2026 | K Kh G Gh | Gujarati film |
