1. Baba Sehgal is widely acclaimed to be the first Indian rapper.
16 Facts About Baba Sehgal
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Baba Sehgal is involved in various other areas of the entertainment industry, and works in several different languages' media.
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Baba Sehgal was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2006.
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Baba Sehgal writes the majority of the music for his albums himself.
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Baba Sehgal was the first Indian artist to have a music video broadcast on MTV Asia, which was broadcasting out of Hong Kong at the time.
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Baba Sehgal was the presenter of the TV show Superhit Muqabla which was aired on DD2 at primetime.
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Baba Sehgal directed the music for the Bollywood film Bhoot Unkle and Nalaik.
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Baba Sehgal anchored the TV show 'Santa and Banta news unlimited' on Zoom.
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Baba Sehgal's Song Trump Ka Mania supporting the then Republican nominee Donald Trump was a hit.
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Baba Sehgal's song "Mumbai City" is a dark hip hop rap song on Mumbai.
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In January 2024, Baba Sehgal came up with his own version of "O Mere Dil Ke Chain", originally sung by Kishore Kumar.
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In 1998, Baba Sehgal made his acting debut in the Bollywood film Miss 420 alongside Sheeba Akashdeep.
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Baba Sehgal sang four songs for the film's soundtrack which was released in 1994, four years before the film's theatrical release.
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Baba Sehgal made his Telugu film debut in Rudhramadevi, with Anushka Shetty in the lead.
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Baba Sehgal was signed to play a major negative role in another Telugu film titled Overdose.
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Baba Sehgal was a contestant on the first season of Bigg Boss 1 in 2006.