Samira Koppikar

Samira Koppikar is an Indian music director, composer, singer and songwriter. In 2015, she made her debut as a Bollywood composer with the song "Maati Ka Palang" for the film NH10. As a Bollywood playback singer, she was distinguished by the song "Aaj Phir Tum Pe" featured in Hate Story 2, which reached seventh in the top 10 Bollywood songs of 2014. She has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Early life Koppikar was born into a Konkani Chitrapur Saraswat family from Bandra, Mumbai, and studied interior design. She has trained in Hindustani classical music.

Career Koppikar began her career by recording advertising jingles. While she was in the process of forming a band, she was spotted by Indian jazz gurus Louis Banks and Joe Alvarez at a jamming session; they later became her mentors. her first playback song as a singer for the Bollywood film Hate Story 2 from 2014. As of 2025, its music video received 213 million views on YouTube. This was followed by "Mohabbat Barsa De" for the film Creature 3D.

Koppikar released her debut single "Bebasi"—a song and music video—as a singer-songwriter in the indie space. Another composition and song "Maati Ka Palang" by Koppikar was featured as part of the film score and album for the 2015 Bollywood movie NH10. The film was produced by Phantom Films, Eros International and Clean Slate Films and directed by Navdeep Singh. The film features Anushka Sharma and Neil Bhoopalam in lead roles. Samira then released her next Bollywood composition "Bairaagi" from Bareilly Ki Barfi, which was also nominated for the Filmfare Awards and Mirchi Music Awards.

Koppikar has released songs independently, such as "Bebasi", with musicians Kalyan Baruah, Gino Banks, and Sheldon D'silva, as well as "Kaanch Ke" (featuring Lipstick Under My Burkhas Aahna Kumra). Koppikar composed soundtracks for NH10 (2015), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Laal Kaptaan (2019), and Dobaara (2022). Apart from Bollywood music, Koppikar released two independent albums with Zee Music in 2023, both consisting of eight songs.

She has also ventured as an independent music artist by releasing six songs, two singles "Prem Scam" and "Mohabbat ki Wajah", and one EP "Sang Baarishon Ke".

Filmography As a Bollywood music director and playback singer

Indie music and collaborations

Non-film music for Zee Music Company

Non-film album for Zee Music Company

Non-film album 2 for Zee Music Company

Indie music

Awards and nominations Award ceremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef63rd Filmfare AwardsBest Music AlbumBareilly Ki Barfi 10th Mirchi Music AwardsFemale Vocalist of The Year"Bairaagi" from Bareilly Ki Barfi