Vayu
Vayu in 2018
Born	Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation(s)	Lyricist, Singer, Music Composer
Years active	2009–present

Vaibhav Shrivastava, more popularly known asVayu, is an Indian singer and songwriter, who has been active in the industry for over 10 years.He signed on toSony Music India as an exclusive artist in 2018.^[1][2]

Vayu was born inMadhya Pradesh and spent his childhood years in small towns likeSingrauli andRewa. His mother used to affectionately call him Vayu, and the nickname stuck. His parents moved to Bhopal after he finished his schooling.^{[citation needed]}

Vayu moved toIndore to study Graphic Designing and later shifted toPune to pursue Masters in Mass Communication fromSymbiosis Institute of Mass Communication (SIMC).^[3]

Vayu moved toMumbai in 2009 and worked in advertising by writing for various mediums like print and TV. He finally got his first lyricist break byRam Gopal Verma in the 2010 movie,Rann. With Oopar Oopar Renn De (Bro Anthem) in 2014 and Banno fromTanu Weds Manu Returns in 2015, he established his credentials as a quirky and hit lyricist, and found a name in the industry. Initially, Vayu started out inBollywood with his friendTanishk Bagchi, but the two have now gone separate solo ways, occasionally collaborating on a song or two.^[3][4]

Vayu wrote the lyrics forArjun Kanungo's single Gallan Tipsiyaan^[5] andAkasa's single "Thug Ranjha".^[6]

Vayu has written and co-composed Sanedo fromMitron, 2018 (starringJackky Bhagnani andKritika Kamra). He has written the lyrics for Chad Gayi Hai and Monobina from the Akshay Kumar movie,Gold.

He has also written the lyrics for 3 songs (Milegi Milegi, Kamariya, Nazar Na Lag Jaaye) in the latest hit movieStree, starringRajkummar Rao andShraddha Kapoor withPankaj Tripathi,Aparshakti Khurrana, and Abhishek Banerjee appearing in supporting roles.

Badhaaiyan Tenu is a track written by Vayu, for the upcoming comedy drama filmBadhaai Ho directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma.

Vayu wrote the Pepsi AnthemSwag Se Solo and also composed it along with Tanishk Bagchi.

He is a composer, lyricist and singer of a song under label of Sony Music India named as Baatein Karo. It was released in March 2020. Shot in India and Sri Lanka. A soulful track on smartphone life consuming the importance of in person talks.^[7]

Vayu has contributed to several Bollywood movies as lyricist and performer. Following is his discography.

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