The Self-Made Success Story Of Guru Randhawa

With millions of fans grooving to his beat and with brands clamouring for his approval, Guru Randhawa is on a high, and he isn’t coming down anytime soon

- Mayukh Majumdar

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Gursharanjot Singh Randhawa, known to the world as Guru Randhawa, is not an easy person to get a hold of. And neither is he the most talkative. But when you've got over 21.3 million followers on Instagram — with every post averaging over eight lakh likes and over 3.54 million subscribers on YouTube — you can do whatever the hell you want, the world be damned.

Born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, Randhawa had something that the 77,928 people of the district did not. As it usually does unless you're born to famous and wealthy parents, Randhawa's career as a musician began with small-time shows in his home district. He then graduated to performing at parties and functions in Delhi.

Officially, Randhawa hit the music circuit in 2012 with Same Girl, in collaboration with Sri Lankan-British singer-songwriter, Arjun Coomaraswamy. The song was a disaster for both the artistes.

A year later, with some help from his brother Ramneek, Randhawa released his first single, Chhad Gayi, on YouTube. Over the course of the next year or so, he released multiple songs — Khali Bottlan, My Jugni, Modern Thumka, Billo On Fire, among others. None of them hit the mark.

But, as they say, the Universe loves a stubborn soul.