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Hard Kaur

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Hard Kaur
Hard Kaur at the BIG Star Entertainment Awards 2014
Born (1979-07-29) 29 July 1979 (age 47)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Musical career
OriginBirmingham, England
GenresRap, hip-hop, Bollywood
InstrumentVocals
Years active1995–2019
LabelSony Music

Taran Kaur Dhillon (born 29 July 1979), known by her stage name Hard Kaur, is a British-Indian rapper, singer[1] and actress in the Bollywood industry.[2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and influences

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Hard Kaur was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India on 29 July 1979 as Taran Kaur Dhillon into a Punjabi Jatt Sikh family of the Dhillon clan.[citation needed] She was raised in Kanpur, where her mother ran a small beauty parlour in the house.[7] Her father was killed by a mob during 1984 anti-Sikh violence. Her paternal grandparents asked her mother to leave their house and wanted to keep her brother with them. Subsequently she, her brother and her mother moved to Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India to her maternal grandparents house, where they stayed for the next couple of years.[citation needed]

In 1991, her mother remarried a British citizen and her family moved to Birmingham, England, where her mother started working and studying to eventually open a beauty salon, in Smethwick. Meanwhile, Hard Kaur did her schooling as an Indian immigrant in the UK.[7] After developing interest in hip-hop, she started her music career as a rapper.[8][9][10][11] Kaur has described KRS-One, Mos Def, Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Clan and Nas as major influences.[12] British-Indian rapper Panjabi MC gave her the stage name "Hard Kaur".[13]

Career

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Although she had already performed at the well-known music festivals including the Glastonbury Festival, Kaur's breakthrough came with the song "Ek Glassy" with Asian hip-hop group Sona Family.[14] In 2007, she rapped on the song "Paisa Phek (Move Your Body)" from the soundtrack of Johnny Gaddaar. Kaur became well known for featuring as a rapper in Hindi-film soundtracks like Ugly Aur Pagli ("Talli"), Singh Is Kinng ("Bas Ek Kinng"), Kismat Konnection, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, and Prince.[15][16] Her first solo album, Supawoman, was released in 2007.[17][18]

Hard Kaur with a Birmingham City Councillor, 2013.

Kaur performed at Live Earth India, 2008. In the same year, Hard Kaur was nominated for two awards at the UK Asian Music Awards: "Best Urban Act" and "Best Female Act".[19] She won "Best Female Act".[20]

In October 2012, Hard Kaur released her second album titled Party Loud All Year: P.L.A.Y.[21] The album, produced in collaboration with Sony Music India, featured ten songs, all of which were written and composed by her.[22] The most successful song of the album was "Mujhe Peeney Do".[23]

In 2013, she collaborated with composer Ram Sampath and Rajasthani folk singer Bhanvari Devi for Coke Studio India.[24] The song, "Kattey", features a mashup of a Rajasthani folk song dedicated to Lord Krishna (Saanwariyo) and a rap segment by Hard Kaur, written by herself in which she express her personal life journey.[25] The song was further used in the trailer for the 2015 film, Angry Indian Goddesses.[26]

During the 2014 elections in India, she composed a song, "Karle Tu Voting", to spread awareness about voting. Hard Kaur composed a song during the 2014 FIFA World Cup named "Goal Mar Goal Mar". The song describes fan frenzy and is sung in Hindi, Punjabi and Bengali. She has also written the lyrics for the song.[27] She also collaborated with the American hip-hop group D12 in the same year, on the track "Desi Dance".[28]

Her last work in Bollywood was her contribution to the soundtrack of the 2017 film Ok Jaanu.[29] She then released a mixtape in the same year, titled The Rising Mixtape, Vol. 1. She collaborated with over 30 different artists on the project, including rappers Shah Rule and Tony Sebastian. She also released a documentary which focused on the making of the project.[30][31][32] She also won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best India Act at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards.[33] She further released the song "Poison" in February 2019, which focused on campaigning for equal rights for the LGBTQ community. The song was the lead single from her third album, The Private Album, which released the following month.[34][35]

She has since distanced herself from the entertainment industry and started a YouTube channel for tarot card reading.[36]

Controversial comments

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Hard Kaur is originally from Kanpur, India; where she was born and raised and currently lives in the UK, in Birmingham, England as an Indian national and citizen. She has expressed her support for the Sikh-separatist Khalistan movement on multiple occasions in videos, while criticizing the current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the current Indian Home Minister Amit Shah, their supporters and followers, the Indian government, Hindu nationalists, the BJP party and the RSS.[a][44]

In June 2019, a First Information Report was lodged against her for comments about Yogi Adityanath and Mohan Bhagwat.[45][46] In August 2019, her Twitter account was suspended after she posted a video abusing Amit Shah and Narendra Modi with Khalistan Supporters.[47][48][49]

Kaur released a song and music video in 2019 after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India by the Government of India which revoked the special status of the Jammu and Kashmir state of India; supporting Kashmiri-Separatism in India, in which she called herself a 'proud Khalistani'.[50]

Kaur released an Instagram video in 2020 calling Indian people "naked, hungry, dirty, idiots, illiterate, uneducated mother****ers".[51]

In a now deleted video that Kaur uploaded on Instagram and Twitter, she slut-shamed Bollywood actresses, accusing them of 'sleeping their way to the top' and mocking the Indian #MeToo movement victims who spoke out against their perpetrators, who were mostly film directors, producers and senior actors by insinuating that they're lying and they asked for it and that they knew very-well about Bollywood's casting couch in advance.[52]

Discography

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EPs

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  • Voodoo Hill (1997)

Albums

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  • Supawoman (2007)
  • Party Loud All Year: P.L.A.Y (2012)
  • The Private Album (2019)

Mixtapes

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  • The Rising Mixtape, Vol. 1 (2017)

Film soundtracks

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Year Film Song Language Notes
2007 Johnny Gaddar Move Your Body Hindi Special appearance in music video
2008 Kismat Konnection Move Your Body
Bachna Ae Haseeno Lucky Boy
Ugly Aur Pagli Tali
2009 Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Follow Me
Main Tera Dhadkan
2011 Patiala House Laung Da Lashkara Also acted in her first feature film role as Komal Chatwal
Rola Pae Gaya
F.A.L.T.U. Char Baj Gaye
Faltu Title Track
2013 ABCD: Any Body Can Dance Sadda Dil Vi Tu (Ga Ga Ga Ganpati)
Gippi We Are Like This Only
Vanakkam Chennai Chennai City Gangsta Tamil
2014 Babloo Happy Hai Babloo Happy Hai Hindi
The Shaukeens Aashique Mizaz Composer
2015 Dilliwali Zaalim GirlfriendZaalim Dilli
2016 Sarrainodu Sarrainodu Telugu
2017 OK Jaanu Kaara Fankaara Hindi

Filmography

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Year TV show Language Notes
2009Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3HindiContestant
2010Comedy Circus Ke TaansenSpecial appearance with Krushna Abhishek and Sudesh Lehri
2012Bigg Boss 6Guest
2016Box Cricket LeaguePlayer in Ahmedabad Express

See also

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ↑ Attributed to multiple references[37][38][39][40][41][42][43]

Citations

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  1. ↑ "Sonna on song". BBC. 28 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "An interview with rapper Hard Kaur". MiD DAY. 1 March 2009.
  3. ↑ "I don't want typical 'ladki' roles: Hard Kaur". The Times of India. TNN. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Jaspreet Nijher (26 May 2013). "I did not abuse anyone: Hard Kaur". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Shaheen Parkar (25 September 2013). "Hard Kaur in a verbal tussle at a Bandra nightspot". Mid Day.
  6. ↑ "Hard Kaur turns composer, keen to work with". NDTV. Indo-Asian News Service. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. 1 2 Rajiv Vijayakar (18 July 2008). "Kaur competency". Screen. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010.
  8. ↑ "Reality shows a tough act: Rapper Hard Kaur". The Hindu. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "NRIs are preferred in India: Hard Kaur". The Times of India. 27 March 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011.
  10. ↑ Sassy singer Hard Kaur eyes Bollywood By ApunKaChoice, 24 January 2008.
  11. ↑ "It's a wrap". The Hindu. 30 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011.
  12. ↑ "Interview: Hard Kaur". www.thewildcity.com. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Suhasini, Lalitha (29 August 2019). "Why Hard Kaur is Hard To Miss". Open Magazine. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  14. ↑ Suhasini, Lalitha (29 August 2019). "Why Hard Kaur is Hard To Miss". Open Magazine. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  15. ↑ Sharma, Neha (14 September 2008). "Hard Kaur". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "A large part of my struggle was because I was a girl: Rapper Hard Kaur". The New Indian Express. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Rapper Hard Kaur eyeing acting career in Bollywood". The Financial Express. 10 March 2010.
  18. ↑ Pandohar, Jaspreet. "BBC - Music - Review of Hard Kaur - Supawoman". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "UK Asian Music Awards nominees announced – The Asian News". menmedia.co.uk. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  20. ↑ Nazhat (8 March 2008). "The UK Asian Music Awards 2008". desiblitz.com. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  21. ↑ "Meet the Indian Lady Gaga". Rediff. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Hard Kaur recalls struggle to get known in Britain". NDTV Movies/Indo-Asian News Service. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  23. ↑ Iti Shree, Misra (22 October 2012). "Hard Kaur makes the alcohol anthem of India with her song Peeney Do". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 30 January 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  24. ↑ "The Hard Line". The Indian Express. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  25. ↑ Makhija, Prerna (17 August 2013). "Mixed tape". mint. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Watch the tale of seven women in Angry Indian Goddesses: India's first female buddy film ever". India Today. 6 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Hard Kaur composes a song for FIFA World Cup". The Times of India. 26 June 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  28. ↑ Badola, Shreya (21 November 2013). "I missed Eminem yet again: Hard Kaur". DNA India. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  29. ↑ Basu, Nilanjana (10 January 2017). "OK Jaanu Song Kaara Fankaara: Aditya, Shraddha Are Simply Inseparable". NDTV.
  30. ↑ Chakraborty, Riddhi (24 July 2017). "Hard Kaur: 'I Need to do This for Hip-Hop'". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "VIDEO: Rapper Hard Kaur's documentary shows the rise of hip-hop in India". The Indian Express. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  32. ↑ Staff, Scroll (2 October 2017). "Did you know of India's underground hip-hop movement? No? Watch rapper Hard Kaur's documentary". Scroll.in. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  33. ↑ Service, Indo-Asian News (14 November 2017). "Desi girl Hard Kaur wins big at MTV EMAs, London". India Today. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  34. ↑ "Rapper Hard Kaur on her new song Poison: Freedom means not to be afraid. My art is my freedom". India Today. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  35. ↑ "Here's Why Rapper Hard Kaur Has Been Away from Bollywood All These Years". News18. 26 February 2019.
  36. ↑ "Godsfavouritedaughter ™️®️". YouTube. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  37. ↑ Hard Kaur Article 370 & 35 | 2020 Khalistan Referendum CHANGE 1984". 7 August 2019 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  38. ↑ "Hard Kaur ANGRY On Indian Government, Uses ABUSIVE Language On Camera". 22 June 2019 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  39. ↑ Angry Hard Kaur Getting Khalistan Tattoo on her Forearm And Raising Slogan Against Government. 21 May 2020 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  40. ↑ Hard Kaur Joins Punjab Independence Movement (Khalistan 2020). 21 July 2019 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  41. ↑ Latest hard kaur khalistan viral abuse india | sedition. 13 August 2019 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  42. ↑ Full Video: Singer Hard Kaur Uses Bad Words For Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. 14 August 2019 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  43. ↑ Hard Kaur Replies To RSS BJP IT Cell Troll Bhakt & Mohan Bhagat | Khalistan 2020. 29 November 2019 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  44. ↑ "Hard Kaur shares abusive video targeting Modi, Shah". The Tribune. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
  45. ↑ "UK based singer Hard Kaur booked for her remarks against Bhagwat, Yogi". The Times of India. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  46. ↑ India, Rolling Stone (20 June 2019). "Hard Kaur Booked for Defamation, Offensive Messages Against Right-Wing Leaders". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  47. ↑ "Hard Kaur Challenges Modi, Shah in Video With Khalistan Supporters". 13 August 2019.
  48. ↑ "Hard Kaur posts video abusing PM Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. Twitter suspends her account". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  49. ↑ "PM मोदी, अमित शाह के लिए हार्ड कौर ने इस्तेमाल की भद्दी भाषा, ट्विटर ने सस्पेंड किया अकाउंट". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  50. ↑ Kashmir To Khalistan (#StandWithFarmers) - Hard Kaur | Hindi Rap +18 | Banned In India. 29 November 2019 – via YouTube. Alt URL
  51. ↑ Hard Kaur replies to Indians again - Kartarpur Khalistan 2020. 27 October 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  52. ↑ Hard Kaur replies to rape threats - ਹਾਰਡ ਕੌਰ ਮੋਡੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਵਾਬ ਦਿੰਦੀ ਹੈ - ਪੰਜਾਬ ਬਚਾਓ! #MeToo. 21 July 2019 – via YouTube. Alt URL
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