Vayu Shrivastav


Vaibhav Shrivastava, more popularly known as Vayu, is an Indian singer and songwriter, who has been active in the industry for over 10 years.
He signed on to Sony Music India as an exclusive artist in 2018.

Early life

Vayu was born in Madhya Pradesh and spent his childhood years in small towns like Singrauli and Rewa. His mother used to affectionately call him Vayu, and the nickname stuck. His parents moved to Bhopal after he finished his schooling.
Vayu moved to Indore to study Graphic Designing and later shifted to Pune to pursue Masters in Mass Communication from Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication.

Career

Vayu moved to Mumbai in 2009 and worked in advertising by writing for various mediums like print and TV. He finally got his first lyricist break by Ram Gopal Verma in the 2010 movie, Rann. With Oopar Oopar Renn De in 2014 and Banno from in 2015, he established his credentials as a quirky and hit lyricist, and found a name in the industry. Initially, Vayu started out in Bollywood with his friend Tanishk Bagchi, but the two have now gone separate solo ways, occasionally collaborating on a song or two.
Vayu wrote the lyrics for Arjun Kanungo's single Gallan Tipsiyaan and Akasa's single Thug Ranjha.
Vayu has written and co-composed Sanedo from Mitron, 2018. He has written the lyrics for Chad Gayi Hai and Monobina from the Akshay Kumar movie, Gold.
He has also written the lyrics for 3 songs in the latest hit movie Stree, starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor with Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana, and Abhishek Banerjee appearing in supporting roles.
Badhaaiyan Tenu is a track written by Vayu, for the upcoming comedy drama film Badhaai Ho directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma.
Vayu wrote the Pepsi Anthem Swag Se Solo and also composed it along with Tanishk Bagchi.

Discography

Vayu has contributed to several Bollywood movies as lyricist and performer. Following is his discography.
Song nameMovieRoleYear of Release
Sikkon Ki Andhi Bhook HaiRannLyricist2010
Karma DharmaRakht CharitraLyricist2010
Mila To MaregaRakht CharitraLyricist2010
Jab Se Mein Choti ThiNot A Love StoryLyricist2011
Rangeela ReNot A Love StoryLyricist2011
Woh Ek PalNot A Love StoryLyricist2011
KammoDepartmentLyricist2012
Mumbai PoliceDepartmentLyricist2012
Bad BoysDepartmentLyricist2012
Banno Tera SwaggerLyricist2015
Beat Pe BootyA Flying JattLyricist, Performer2016
Khair MangdaA Flying JattLyricist2016
KankadShubh Mangal SavdhanLyricist2017
KanhaShubh Mangal SavdhanLyricist2017
Rocket SaiyyanShubh Mangal SavdhanLyricist2017
Balma Yeh KarmaBrij Mohan Amar RahenLyricist2017
Beat It BijuriyaMunna MichaelLyricist2017
Twist KamariyaBareilly Ki BarfiLyricist, Performer2017
Disco DiscoA GentlemanLyricist2017
ChandralekhaA GentlemanLyricist2017
Bandook Meri LailaA GentlemanLyricist2017
Lagdi Hai ThaaiSimranLyricist2017
Majaa Ni LifeSimranLyricist2017
Single Rehne DeSimranLyricist2017
Piya AaHaseena ParkarLyricist2017
Jai Mata DiBhoomiLyricist 2017
Manva Likes to FlyTumhari SuluLyricist2017
Ye Waqt Maut Ka HaiThe House Next DoorLyricist2017
Gallan TipsiyaanSingle by Arjun KanungoLyricist2017
Thug RanjhaSingle by AkasaLyricist2018
Chad Gayi HaiGoldLyricist2018
MonobinaGoldLyricist2018
Milegi MilegiStreeLyricist2018
KamariyaStreeLyricist2018
Nazar Na Lag JayeStreeLyricist2018
Beat JungleeDil JuungleeLyricist2018
Shubh DinLyricist2018
Thare VaasteLyricist2018
KasumbiLyricist2018

Awards and nominations

YearAward CeremonyCategoryFilmSongResultReference
2015Mirchi Music AwardsUpcoming Music Composer of The Year"Banno"rowspan=2
2015Mirchi Music AwardsUpcoming Lyricist of The Year"Banno"-