Full Name | Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia |
Date of Birth | November 19, 1985 |
Age | 38 |
Place of Birth | Delhi, India |
Alma Mater | Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh |
Occupations | Rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, film producer, actor, entrepreneur, philanthropist, television personality |
Television | MTV Hustle, India’s Got Talent, Dil Hai Hindustani |
Genres | Pop, rap, desi hip hop, Bollywood, synth-wave, freestyle, hardcore rap |
Labels | T-Series, Zee Music Company, Sony Music Entertainment, Tips, YRF Music, Universal Music Group |
Net Worth | $5 Million approx |
Notable Works | – Commercial debut single “DJ Waley Babu” featuring Aastha Gill – Collaborated on “Wakhra Swag” with Navv Inder, winning the 2016 Punjabi Music Awards for best duo/group and most popular song of the year award |
Forbes India | Featured in Forbes India’s Celebrity 100 list in 2017, 2018, and 2019 as one of the highest-paid celebrities in India, and the only rapper on the list |
Billboard Chart | As of 2020, three of his songs appeared on the World Digital Song Sales chart by Billboard |
Early Life | Born in Delhi to a Rajput Hindu family; father was a government officer from Haryana, and my mother was a teacher from Punjab; completed schooling from Bal Bharati Public School, Pitampura, Delhi |
Education | Enrolled as a student of civil engineering at Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, where exposure to Punjabi music inspired him to take on rap writing |
Career | Started as “Cool Equal” before adopting the name Badshah; known for the catchphrase “it’s your boy Badshah”; released album “The Power of Dreams of a Kid” in August 2020 |