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English

Short · about 50 words

Osman Mir (b. 22 May 1974, Vayor, Kutch) is a Gujarati singer of ghazal, Sufi, bhajan and folk music. He began as a tabla player, sang “Mor Bani Thanghat Kare” in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram-Leela (2013) and received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2022.

Medium · about 170 words

Osman Mir was born on 22 May 1974 in Vayor, Kutch, into a family of musicians. His father Husenbhai played tabla for bhajan and santvani gatherings, and Osman was on stage beside him at thirteen. He went on to accompany the bhajanik Narayan Swami. A Gurupurnima evening at Morari Bapu’s ashram in Talgajarda, where he was invited to sing, turned the tabla player into a vocalist. His repertoire now spans ghazal, Sufi kalaam and qawwali, bhajan, sugam sangeet, Gujarati folk and lok dayro. Sanjay Leela Bhansali chose him for “Mor Bani Thanghat Kare” in Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013), and he has since sung for Gujarati and Hindi films and toured the United States, the UK, Canada, Australia, East Africa and the Gulf. In March 2024 President Droupadi Murmu presented him the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2022 (Creative & Experimental Music). He now performs and records with his son, Aamir Mir.

Gujarati

Short · about 50 words

ઓસમાણ મીર (જન્મ: 22 મે 1974, વાયોર, કચ્છ) ગઝલ, સૂફી, ભજન અને લોકસંગીતના ગુજરાતી ગાયક છે. તબલાવાદક તરીકે શરૂઆત કરનાર ઓસમાણ મીરે સંજય લીલા ભણસાલીની ‘રામ-લીલા’ (2013)માં “મોર બની થનગાટ કરે” ગાયું અને વર્ષ 2022 માટેનો સંગીત નાટક અકાદમી પુરસ્કાર મેળવ્યો.

Medium · about 170 words

ઓસમાણ મીરનો જન્મ 22 મે 1974ના રોજ કચ્છના વાયોર ગામે સંગીતકાર પરિવારમાં થયો. પિતા હુસેનભાઈ ભજન-સંતવાણીમાં તબલાં વગાડતા, અને તેર વર્ષની ઉંમરે ઓસમાણ તેમની સાથે મંચ પર બેસવા લાગ્યા. પછી તેમણે ભજનિક નારાયણ સ્વામી સાથે સંગત કરી. તલગાજરડામાં મોરારિબાપુના આશ્રમે ગુરુપૂર્ણિમાની એક સાંજે તેમને ગાવાનું કહેવાયું, અને એ સાંજે તબલાવાદક ગાયક બન્યા. આજે તેમનો સ્વર ગઝલ, સૂફી કલામ, કવ્વાલી, ભજન, સુગમ સંગીત, લોકગીત અને લોકડાયરા સુધી વિસ્તરેલો છે. સંજય લીલા ભણસાલીએ ‘ગોલિયોં કી રાસલીલા રામ-લીલા’ (2013) માટે “મોર બની થનગાટ કરે” ગાવા તેમને પસંદ કર્યા. ત્યાર પછી તેમણે ગુજરાતી અને હિન્દી ફિલ્મોમાં ગાયું છે અને અમેરિકા, યુકે, કેનેડા, ઑસ્ટ્રેલિયા, પૂર્વ આફ્રિકા તથા ખાડી દેશોમાં પ્રવાસ કર્યો છે. માર્ચ 2024માં રાષ્ટ્રપતિ દ્રૌપદી મુર્મુએ તેમને સર્જનાત્મક અને પ્રાયોગિક સંગીત માટે વર્ષ 2022નો સંગીત નાટક અકાદમી પુરસ્કાર અર્પણ કર્યો. હવે તેઓ પુત્ર આમિર મીર સાથે કાર્યક્રમો અને રેકોર્ડિંગ કરે છે.

Fact file

Quick facts

Detailed sources are on the biography and honours pages.

Name
Osman Mir (ઓસમાણ મીર)
Born
22 May 1974 · Vayor, Kutch, Gujarat, India
Occupation
Singer, composer and playback artist
Repertoire
Ghazal & Sufi · Bhajan & Santvani · Gujarati folk & Lok Dayro · Playback
Languages
Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi
Hindi film debut
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela (2013)
Best known for
Mor Bani Thanghat Kare (Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, 2013)
National honour
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2022), presented in March 2024
Performs with
His son Aamir Mir, singer
Official website
osmanmir.com

Selected coverage

In the press and on the record

  1. Press Information Bureau

    President of India presents Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships and Awards for the year 2022 & 2023

    Government release on the investiture at which Osman Mir received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for 2022.

  2. Prime Minister of India

    PM shares devotional bhajan “Shri Ramji Padhare” sung by Osman Mir

    The Prime Minister’s office on sharing his Ram bhajan ahead of the Ayodhya consecration.

  3. ANI

    Singer Osman Mir thankful to PM Modi for selecting his song for G20 dinner

    On his song being featured at the G20 Leaders’ Summit gala dinner in New Delhi.

  4. ABP Asmita

    ઓસમાણ મીર અને આમીર મીર સાથે EXCLUSIVE મુલાકાત(ગુજરાતી)

    A joint television interview with his son Aamir Mir.

  5. Zee 24 Kalak

    Special talk with Osman Mir and Aamir Mir(ગુજરાતી)

    Father and son in conversation on Zee 24 Kalak.

  6. Divya Bhaskar

  7. Divya Bhaskar

    Osman Mir interviews composer Pyarelal(ગુજરાતી)

    Osman Mir in conversation with the composer Pyarelal (of Laxmikant–Pyarelal).

  8. The Times of India

    Osman Mir live in concert tomorrow at Shreyas Foundation

    Preview of an Ahmedabad concert, from bhajans and Sufi songs to Ram-Leela.

  9. Divya Bhaskar

    ઓસમાણ મીર-કીર્તિદાન ગઢવીની જુગલબંધી(ગુજરાતી)

    Osman Mir and Kirtidan Gadhvi’s first video song together.

  10. Indian Down Under

    Osman Mir weaves magic

    Review of his 2018 Sydney concert.

  11. The Times of India

    Osman Mir leaves Amdavadis in a trance

    Review of his performance at the Kaavya Mudra festival in Ahmedabad.

  12. DNA

    Jhaverchand Meghani will be in ‘Ram Leela’ credits: SLB Productions

    How the poet of “Mor Bani Thanghat Kare” came to be credited in the film.

  13. DNA

    Kutchi voice adds colour to Bhansali’s epic love story in Gujarat

    The Kutchi folk singer behind Ram-Leela’s two Gujarati songs.

Photographs

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Citing this profile

“Osman Mir — Press Kit”, Star.bio, last reviewed 28 September 2026, https://osmanmir.star.bio/press

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This Star.bio page is an independent, research-based profile. It is not the artist’s official website and does not take bookings. Every factual claim is traced to an official, government, press or platform source, recorded in an internal audit, and facts that could not be confirmed are left out. Official announcements are published at osmanmir.com and on his verified channels.

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