Ankur Tewari Songs, Albums and EPs

A guide to Ankur Tewari's songs and records: Jannat (2010), Side A, Side B with The Ghalat Family, Akela (2023), Mr. Faarigh (2026) and his film work.

Ankur Tewari is a Hindi singer-songwriter whose career connects two parts of Indian music that rarely meet: the independent songwriting circuit and the newer, indie-minded Hindi film soundtrack. He sings plainly and writes conversationally, often with his band, The Ghalat Family. And on both sides of that line, he keeps bringing other independent musicians along with him.

This guide goes through his released catalogue in order: the albums and EPs, the singles between them, the film work and the collaborations. Every title, date and track count comes from Apple Music India, checked on 28 October 2026. We don't quote stream counts.

The records at a glance

Jannat — Album — 21 Mar 2010 — 11
Side A — EP — 10 Oct 2016 — 6
Side B (Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family) — EP — 16 Feb 2017 — 6
Aaja Nindiya — EP — 24 Mar 2023 — 6
Akela — Album — 4 Aug 2023 — 8
Mr. Faarigh — Album — 20 Aug 2026 — 9

Singles fill the gaps: "Duur" (2018, with The Ghalat Family), "Aainda" (2019, with The Ghalat Family), "Upar Neeche" (2019), "Dhuaan Dhuaan" (2019), "Woh Hum Nahin" (2020), "Tootay" (2021), "Shehzaada Shehzaadi" (2021), "Aahista" (2022) and "Chand Takiye" (2026).

Jannat (2010)

The first album is spare and personal, closer to the café-gig songwriter than to the film composer he later became. Its eleven tracks open with "Chand Chahiye" and include the title song, "Musafir", "Shukriya" and "Sheher Mein", and it ends with a remixed "Chand Chahiye (Doped)". Apple Music credits it to HOM Records & Tapes.

Start with "Chand Chahiye" and "Jannat". The writing is already plain-spoken: short lines, everyday Hindi, no reaching for poetic effect. That voice stays the same through everything that follows.

Before Jannat, Apple Music also lists him on two 2009 film soundtracks: Aao Wish Karein (with Mikey McCleary) and Raat Gayi Baat Gayi. The film side of his career started early.

Side A and Side B (2016–17)

These two six-track EPs are the records most listeners know him by, and they're where The Ghalat Family became part of the sound.

Side A (October 2016) is a collaborator's record. "Aajao" features GRAIN; "Wagairah Wagairah" and "Harkat" are with The Ghalat Family; "Mohobbat Zindabad" adds Karsh Kale; "HMMMM" features Yoad Nevo; and "Jhoom" features Zoe Viccaji and Sandunes. In six songs you get a map of the 2010s Indian independent scene.

Side B (February 2017) is credited to Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family, and the band's loose, warm playing carries it: "Teri Yaad", "Dil Haare", "Zaalim Alien", "Tu Hee Hai", "Har Kissi Ne" and "Yaaron". If you want one Ankur Tewari record, this is it.

Two singles from the same period are worth adding. "Dil Beparvah" (November 2016), with Prateek Kuhad, was made for The Dewarists Season 5 and features Dhruv Bhola and Nikhil Vasudevan. "Tum Badal Gaye" got a live version in August 2017, recorded for the Gibson Sessions at Saavn Studios.

The singles years (2018–2022)

Between Side B and his next solo record, Tewari released mostly singles. "Duur" (2018) and "Aainda" (2019) kept The Ghalat Family credit. "Dhuaan Dhuaan" (2019), "Woh Hum Nahin" (2020), "Tootay" (2021) and "Aahista" (2022) were solo releases. Apple Music also lists Rejctx 2 (2020), a five-track EP with Ashutosh Phatak and Ishaan Mehta, plus a run of children's records for Sony Music Kids in 2017–2018.

Aaja Nindiya and Akela (2023)

2023 brought two very different records, both credited to Tiger Baby Records.

Aaja Nindiya (March) is a six-song EP of lullaby-length pieces, most under three and a half minutes: "Ahista Ahista", "Aa Le Chalun", the title song, "Nayi Sehar", "Aati Hai Neend" and "Khone Do".

Akela (August) is a mature, quieter album and his strongest full-length. It opens with "Parwaana" and the 5:01 title track, features Kalmi on "Iss Dil Ka Aisa Hi Hai", revisits Jannat's "Hum" as a reprise, and closes with "Sawaal", an 8:34 piece from the film Dug Dug recorded with Salvage Audio Collective. Play it straight through.

Mr. Faarigh (2026)

His newest album came out on 20 August 2026, with nine tracks and a ℗ credit to Misfits Inc. It's a collaborative record: six of the songs are credited to Ankur Tewari & sudan, including the opener "Kasam Se", "1:15 AM (After Hours)", "Afsos", "Aasmaan Milay" and "Anjaana". Hashbass appears on "Aazma Lo" (with Sonu BBX) and "Yakeen". The title track is with Neel Adhikari, and "Bolo Na" is Tewari alone.

Start with "Kasam Se" and the title track. The pairing with sudan goes back to "can you / hai kyun" (August 2024), so Mr. Faarigh is the longer version of a partnership that was already working.

The film-indie bridge

Tewari's film work matters to independent music because he brings independent musicians onto major soundtracks with him. On Apple Music he is credited on:

Gully Boy (2019): the soundtrack credits him alongside DIVINE, Naezy, Dub Sharma, Midival Punditz, Karsh Kale and others. See DIVINE songs.
Guilty (2020): the soundtrack and the single "Rehne Do Na".
Gehraiyaan (2022): the title track with OAFF, Savera and Lothika.
The Archies (2023): "Sunoh" with Tejas Menon and Javed Akhtar. Tejas's catalogue is on our Tejas artist page.
Starfish and Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (both 2023), with OAFF and Savera.
Madgaon Express and Big Girls Don't Cry (both 2024).
Do Aur Do Pyaar (2024): "Aa Bhi Jaa" with When Chai Met Toast.
Bandwaale Season 1 (2026): two soundtrack volumes, Side A and Side B, with Chinmayi Tripathi, Yashraj Mukhate, Swanand Kirkire and others.

The pattern is the point. The indie acts he works with get onto film soundtracks, and the film credits send listeners back to their own catalogues.

Collaborators

Beyond the films, Apple Music lists him with Sanjeeta Bhattacharya ("Daira", April 2026, and the City Sessions, Vol. 2 EP, September 2025, with Adi Rao and Rono); Komorebi and Gaurav Raina ("Ishaarey", 2023); sudan ("can you / hai kyun", 2024); SOBO House of Music (Dance With Me EP, 2024); Alif (Chupan Chupaai EP, 2025); the first City Sessions EP (2025) with Airport, Neel Adhikari and Slight Diversion; and Karsh Kale's "Night Turns" (2026).

How the sound has changed

Across sixteen years the voice stays put and the setting moves around it. Jannat is a songwriter's album: the songs come first and the arrangements stay out of the way. Side A opens the door to guests, and by Side B the band is a co-author, which is why the credit changes to Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family. The film work after 2019 puts the same plain Hindi lyric writing next to producers like OAFF and Savera, and those sessions clearly feed back into his own records.

Akela is the counterweight, an inward album with long songs and space around the vocal. Mr. Faarigh then swings the other way again, built almost entirely with one partner, sudan, with Hashbass and Neel Adhikari as the other credited names. If you play "Chand Chahiye" (2010) and "Kasam Se" (2026) back to back, you hear the same writer in very different rooms.

What hasn't changed is the habit of sharing the credit. Almost every phase of the catalogue has another independent musician's name on the cover, and that's a large part of why his discography works as a map of the Hindi indie scene, not just of one career.

Where to start

One song: "Teri Yaad" from Side B.
One record: Side B, then Akela.
Newest first: Mr. Faarigh, starting with "Kasam Se".
Film side: "Sunoh", then "Aa Bhi Jaa", then the Gehraiyaan title track.

FAQ

What is Ankur Tewari's band called? The Ghalat Family. Side B (2017) is credited to Ankur Tewari & The Ghalat Family.

What is Ankur Tewari's latest album? Mr. Faarigh, released on 20 August 2026.

How many albums has Ankur Tewari released? Three full-length solo albums on Apple Music India: Jannat (2010), Akela (2023) and Mr. Faarigh (2026), plus the EPs Side A, Side B and Aaja Nindiya.

Did Ankur Tewari work on Gully Boy? Yes. He is credited on the 2019 soundtrack.

Which Ankur Tewari songs feature other indie artists? "Dil Beparvah" with Prateek Kuhad, "Sunoh" with Tejas Menon, "Aa Bhi Jaa" with When Chai Met Toast, "Daira" with Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, and most of Mr. Faarigh with sudan.