Yasser Desai

He sang the mellifluous Rang Dariya for Emrran Hashmi in the film Chehre and was appreciated a lot. Meet Yasser Desai whose song ‘Dil Ko Karar Aya’ featured on the late Sidharth Shukla and Neha Sharma has garnered almost 100 million views. His Bollywood debut was Beiimaan Love featured on Sunny Leone and Rajnish Duggal which was a huge hit but he came into the limelight with the song Jitni Dafa for the John Abraham-starrer Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran. His other Bollywood songs have received appreciation and accolade. In an exclusive interview, Yasser Desai talks about his musical journey and more. Read on…

You started singing since the age of 11. Can you tell us how you got into music and your musical journey?

I have always been fascinated by music. I have grown up listening to Mohd Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Jagjit Singh. I am a huge fan of these legends and tried to sing listening to them. I come from an orthodox family, so my parents were extra concerned about my education. I did my Masters in Biotechnology and worked with a research lab for a few years. Meanwhile, I was also singing demo songs for a few directors. One of the demo songs reached a producer. From there on, it reached a music label. I got my debut chance to become a playback singer. It was a dream come true moment. You can call it my destiny..

Tell us about your Bollywood debut.

My first song was for Beiimaan Love (2016) starring Sunny Leone and Rajneesh Duggal. I had two songs – Mein Adhura, a romantic number with Aakanksha Sharma and Mere Peeche Hindustan with Sukriti Kakar. It happened by destiny.

You came into the limelight with Jitni Dafa from Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran? Can you tell me how did it happen?