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| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
| name = Abhishek Ray
| years active = 2002–present
| occupation = Singer, composer, wildlife conservationist
| website = {{URL|abhishekray.business.site}}
| label_name = {{ubl|[[Sony Music]]|[[Saregama]]|[[Times Music]]|[[Zee Music Company]]|[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]}}
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'''Abhishek Ray''' is an Indian [[film composer]], playback singer, instrumentalist, music arranger, and producer working in [[Bollywood]] . He is known for having composed the music and done playback vocals for popular and award-winning Bollywood films such as: ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]'', [[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]], ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster]]'', [[Wedding Anniversary]], ''[[I Am Kalam]]'', ''[[Shagird (2011 film)|Shagird]]'', ''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]'', [[Prem Mayee]], ''[[Thoondil]]'', ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]'', and ''[[Tera Kya Hoga Johnny]]''. Apart from original music, his wildlife preservation and restoration efforts have been recognised across the world and he has been recently awarded with the '"Swabhiman Bharat "' for rewilding an entire hill as wild tiger-leopard corridor. Ray is known to have invested all his savings in creating the famous [[Sitabani Wildlife Reserve]], India's first private wildlife reserve with wild [[tiger]] and [[leopard]] presence and home to about 600 [[bird]] species.{{cn|date=June 2021}}

Ray has composed and sung for solo albums like ''Udaas Paani,'' ''Raat Chand Aur Main,''<ref name="timesmusic.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.timesmusic.com/album/ghazal/raat-chand-aur-main-the-spirit-of-the-night-1880.html|title=Raat Chand Aur Main The Spirit of the Night of Ghazal Music Album & Tracks Instant Download; from Times Music Online|work=timesmusic.com|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref> Kab aate ho with the legendary poet [[Gulzar]]. In May 2016, he launched a music label called ''AR Productions'' with a set of seven classic singles written by the lyricist [[Gulzar]] featuring singers like [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Udit Narayan]] and [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/asharfee-feat.-gulzar-kavita/id1117244240|title=Asharfee (feat. Gulzar, Kavita Krishnamurthy & Udit Narayan) – Single by Abhishek Ray|date=24 May 2016}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6roxg1BbxXCmS1cGCAFsle|title=Saat Din|date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pyaasi-pyaasi-feat.-shreya/id1115033902|title=Pyaasi-Pyaasi (feat. Shreya Ghoshal & Gulzar) – Single by Abhishek Ray|date=14 May 2016}}</ref> Ray has many other world music albums to his credit like Jaisalmer-Call of the desert,<ref>{{Citation|title=Amazing India – Jaisalmer by Abhishek Ray|date=1 January 2004|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/amazing-india-jaisalmer/79913980|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref> Symphonies of the Taj<ref>{{Citation|title=Amazing India – Symphonies of the Taj by Abhishek Ray|date=1 January 2004|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/amazing-india-symphonies-of-the-taj/80222524|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref>'', Echoes of Khajuraho''<ref>{{Citation|title=Echoes of Khajuraho by Abhishek Ray|date=1 January 2004|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/echoes-of-khajuraho/351508062|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref>''[[Ritu (Indian season)|, Ritu]]: The Magic of the Six Indian Seasons'',<ref>[http://www.indianmotionpictures.com/musinc/ritu.html]{{dead link|date=May 2015}}</ref>''Raga Rendezvous''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/your-week/story/20010115-raga-rendezvous-by-abhishek-ray-is-a-different-experience-775978-2001-01-15|title=Raga Rendezvous by Abhishek Ray is a different experience|website=India Today|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref>

He composed "Aye Jahaan Aasmaan", the concerto of love with a hundred piece live orchestra and the voices of [[Sonu Nigam]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]]. This song won the best song of the year at [[Mirchi Music Awards]] 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityairnews.com/content/music-director-abhishek-ray-gets-mirchi-music-awards-2017-best-non-film-song|title=Music director Abhishek Ray gets Mirchi music awards 2017 for Best Non film song {{!}} City Air News|website=www.cityairnews.com|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nasheman.in/abhishek-ray-bags-mirchi-music-awards-201/|title=Abhishek Ray Bags Mirchi Music Awards 201|date=5 April 2017|work=Nasheman|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsx.com/entertainment/59193-dont-want-to-compose-for-bollywood-only-says-abhishek-ray|title=Don't want to compose for Bollywood only, says Abhishek Ray – NewsX|date=21 March 2017|work=NewsX|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref> and his song Yeh Dil Ajeeb Hai<ref>{{Citation|title=Yeh Dil (feat. Gulzar & Hariharan) – Single by Abhishek Ray|date=26 May 2016|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yeh-dil-feat-gulzar-hariharan-single/1118410860|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref> written by [[Gulzar]] and sung by [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] simultaneously won the nomination in the same category.

He has also composed music for numerous documentaries like ''The Maharaja Of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On'' for which he received the 2006 Indian Telly Award for best Music. Others include ''The Shiamans Of The Himalayas'', ''Apatanis of Arunachal Pradesh'', ''Forced to Kill'', and ''Nirvana'' for the Discovery Channel. He began his career composing and singing for TV shows and advertisements.{{cn|date=June 2021}}

Ray sings, composes, arranges, and mixes his songs and film scores.{{cn|date=June 2021}} He works out of his recording studios in Versova, [[Andheri]], [[Mumbai]] and Asiad Village, New Delhi.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} He plays instruments including the piano, electronic keyboards, accordion, wavedrum, conga, thumba, darbouka, electronic drum, and bass.

Ray is also a naturalist and a bonafide government tiger and leopard tracker. He runs his own wildlife reserve next to Corbett National Park called the [[Sitabani Wildlife Reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sitabaniwildlifereserve.com|title=Sitabani Wildlife Reserve|work=sitabaniwildlifereserve.com|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/this-music-composer-bought-an-entire-hill-and-turned-it-into-a-wildlife-sanctuary-251758.html|title=This Music Composer Bought An Entire Hill And Turned It into A Wildlife Sanctuary!}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/meet-the-musician-who-has-his-own-wildlife-sanctuary/|title=The Bollywood Music Director Who Bought A Forest Land To Keep Humans Out Of It – The Logical Indian|date=4 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/49470/music-composer-abhishek-ray-sitabani-wildlife-reserve/|title=This Bollywood Music Composer Put in All His Savings to Buy a Hill and Create a Wildlife Reserve|date=21 March 2016}}</ref> He is known to have invested all that he earned from [[Bollywood]] into rewilding an entire barren hill into dense forest. Today [[Sitabani Wildlife Reserve]] is known for wild [[Bengal tiger]] and [[Leopard]] presence.{{cn|date=April 2019}}

He is also the composer singer of India's national anthem on tiger conservation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/music/an-anthem-for-stripey/story-wZeuIsht7EBkVVLx5eE52K.html|title=An anthem for stripey|date=21 October 2010|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=23 October 2018}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Film
!scope="col"| Notes
|-
|2017
!scope="row"| ''[[Wedding Anniversary]]''||
|-
|2016
!scope="row"| ''[[Saat Uchakkey]]''||
|-
|2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]''||
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"| ''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''||
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"| ''[[Chaar Din Ki Chandni]]''||
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"| ''[[Prem Mayee]]''||
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster]]''||
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[Shagird (2011 film)|Shagird]]''||
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]''||
|-
| 2010
!scope="row"| ''[[I Am Kalam]]''||
|-
| 2009
!scope="row"| ''[[Tera Kya Hoga Johnny]]''||
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"| ''[[Thoondil]]''||
|-
| 2006
!scope="row"| ''[[Ahista Ahista (2006 film)|Ahista Ahista]]''||
|-
| 2003
!scope="row"| ''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]''||
|}

==Non film albums==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Album
!scope="col"| Comments
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Label
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Ranjo Gham"
|with [[Gulzar]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Wanderer"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Kaise-The music of goodbye"
|with [[Pratibha Baghel]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Bismil"
|with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Reshmii Dhaagey"
|with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Yeh Baarishey"
|with Annkita
| AR Productions
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Jaane Gaya Dil Kahaan"
|Single
| AR Productions
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Dhaagey"
|with [[Pratibha Baghel]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2021
!scope="row"|"Mehki-Mehki"
|with Annkita
| AR Productions
|-
|2020
!scope="row"|"Athrangee"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2020
!scope="row"|"Pulse EP"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2020
!scope="row"|"Ilzaam"
|with [[Pratibha Baghel]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2020
!scope="row"|"Badali"
|with Annkita
| AR Productions
|-
|2020
!scope="row"|"Royi Royi"
|with Aaria
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Meghaa"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]], [[Gulzar]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Emeralds EP"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Moha"
|with [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Tasavvur"
|with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Badra Hua Man"
|with [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Tum Chalna"
|with Aaria
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Lady"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Aanch Lagi"
|with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2019
!scope="row"|"Raat Mujhe Unplugged"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| Single
|-
|2018
!scope="row"|"Chalki Chalki"
|with [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2018
!scope="row"|"Jismojaan"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| "Ujli Ujli"
| with [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| "Sochona Rokona"
| with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2018
!scope="row"|"Aye Jahaan Aasmaan Trance Reprise"
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2018
!scope="row"|"Chulbula"
|with Ankita
| AR Productions
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| "Earth Voices"
| with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| "Manbasiyaan"
| with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| "Dushwaari"
| with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| "Resha Resha"
| with [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| AR Productions
|-
|2018
!scope="row"|"Yaadon Ke Panchi"
|with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2017
!scope="row"| "Reshmi Dhaage"
| with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2017
!scope="row"| "Larzish"
| with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
|-
|2017
!scope="row"|"Sukha Patta"
|with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| "Kuch Thikana Nahi"
| with [[Anwesha]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2018
!scope="row"| "Bandagi"
| Single
| AR Productions
|-
|2017
!scope="row"|"Sapney Suhaaney"
|with [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
|AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| ''Aye Jahaan Aasmaan''
| with [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "Jhine-Jhine"
| with [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "Pyaasi-Pyaasi"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7jfWxHNL7pQmJCPwz4Y98x|title=Pyaasi-Pyaasi|date=14 May 2016}}</ref>
| with [[Gulzar]], [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "Saat-Din"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/saat-din-feat.-gulzar-alka/id1118342988|title=Saat Din (feat. Gulzar & Alka Yagnik) – Single by Abhishek Ray|date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
| with [[Gulzar]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "Asharfee"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/33DM2WMsXHPh29bEMoAEKn|title=Asharfee|date=24 May 2016}}</ref>
| with [[Gulzar]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Udit Narayan]]
|AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "Yeh Dil"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/yeh-dil-feat.-gulzar-hariharan/id1118410860?ign-mpt=uo=4|title=Yeh Dil (feat. Gulzar & Hariharan) – Single by Abhishek Ray|date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
| with [[Gulzar]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
|AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "Kaare-Megha"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kaare-megha-ode-to-rainclouds/id1119297984?ign-mpt=uo=4|title=Kaare Megha-An Ode to the Rainclouds (feat. Gulzar & Abhijeet) – Single by Abhishek Ray|date=30 May 2016}}</ref>
| with [[Gulzar]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]]
|AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "Doob Gaye"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/doob-gaye-sunset-ballad-feat./id1118409871|title=Doob Gaye-The Sunset Ballad (feat. Gulzar & Hariharan) – Single by Abhishek Ray|date=26 May 2016}}</ref>
| with [[Gulzar]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
|AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"| "Sooraj-Sitarey"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sooraj-sitarey-seven-days/id1119359257?ign-mpt=uo=4|title=Sooraj Sitarey-Seven Days of Passion (feat. Gulzar) – Single by Abhishek Ray|date=31 May 2016}}</ref>
| with [[Gulzar]]
|AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope=" row"|"Ajnabee Zameen"
| fusion-pop
| AR Productions
|-
| 2016
!scope="row"|"Paathar"
| with [[Bhoomi Trivedi]]
| AR Productions
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"|''Sounds of Nature''
| world music
| Music Today
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"| ''Raat, Chand Aur Main''<ref name="timesmusic.com"/>
| with [[Gulzar]]
|Times Music
|-
| 2007
!scope="row"| ''Ritu Magic of the Six Indian Seasons''
| Solo
|Music Today
|-
| 2006
!scope="row"| ''Amazing India: Symphonies of the Taj''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/amazing-india-symphonies-of-the-taj-mw0001436500|title=Amazing India: Symphonies of the Taj – Abhishek Ray – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>
|Solo
|Music Today
|-
| 2006
!scope="row"| ''Kab Aate Ho''
| with [[Gulzar]]
|Times Music
|-
| 2005
!scope="row"| ''Amazing India: Khajuraho''
| Solo
|Music Today
|-
| 2004
!scope="row"| ''Amazing India: Jaisalmer''
| Solo
|Music Today
|-
| 2002
!scope="row"| ''Udaas Paani''<ref name="indiamp3.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiamp3.com/music/index.php?action=album&id=9956|title=Download Udaas Paani – Gulzar And Abhishek Ray free hindi mp3 songs|work=indiamp3.com|accessdate=26 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135132/http://www.indiamp3.com/music/index.php?action=album&id=9956|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| with [[Gulzar]]
|Times Music
|-
| 2000
!scope="row"| ''Raga Rendezvous''
| Solo
|T-Series
|}

==Film background scores==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Films
|-
| 2017
!scope="row"| ''[[Wedding Anniversary (2017 film)|Wedding Anniversary]]''
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"| ''[[Shagird (2011 film)|Shagird]]''
|-
| 2009
!scope="row"| ''[[Tera Kya Hoga Johnny]]''
|-
| 2006
!scope="row"| ''[[Ahista Ahista (2006 film)|Ahista Ahista]]''
|-
| 2003
!scope="row"| ''[[Haasil (film)|Haasil]]''
|}

==Playback==
===Abhishek Ray as playback singer===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Film/Album
!scope="col"| Song
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Label
|-
|2017
!scope="row"|"[[Wedding Anniversary (2017 film)|Wedding Anniversary]]"
|"The Rainbow Song"
| with [[Bhoomi Trivedi]]
|-
|2017
!scope="row"|"[[Wedding Anniversary (2017 film)|Wedding Anniversary]]"
|"Ittefaqan- Valentine Waltz "
| with [[Amika Shail (singer)|Amika Shail]]
|-
| 2015
!scope="row"| ''[[Welcome Back (film)|Welcome Back]]''
| "Welcome Back Theme Song"
| solo
|-
| 2013
!scope="row"|''Raat Chand aur Main''<ref name="timesmusic.com"/>
| All Songs
|with [[Gulzar]]
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"|''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''
| "Dhai Dhai"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/lyrics/paan-singh-tomar/dhai-dhai/1169/5048.htm|title=Dhai Dhai Song Lyrics of Paan Singh Tomar : glamsham.com|work=Glamsham|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>
|with [[Kailash Kher]]
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"|''[[Paan Singh Tomar (film)|Paan Singh Tomar]]''
| "Jaao Dhal Jaao"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/lyrics/paan-singh-tomar/jaao-dhal-jaao/1169/5046.htm|title=Jaao Dhal Jaao Song Lyrics of Paan Singh Tomar : glamsham.com|work=Glamsham|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>
|with [[Kailash Kher]]
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"|''[[Prem Mayee]]''
| "Palchin"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatvtimess.com/index.php/buzz/gossip/1072-abhishek-sings-composes-acts-in-kickass-video-of-unplugged-rock-concert-palchin |title=ABHISHEK SINGS, COMPOSES & ACTS IN KICKASS VIDEO OF UNPLUGGED ROCK CONCERT-'PALCHIN' |author=ARYEMAN RAJ |work=indiatvtimess.com |accessdate=26 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101401/http://indiatvtimess.com/index.php/buzz/gossip/1072-abhishek-sings-composes-acts-in-kickass-video-of-unplugged-rock-concert-palchin |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}</ref>
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"|''[[Yeh Saali Zindagi]]''
| "Yeh Saali Zindagi"<ref>{{cite web |title=Album: Yeh Saali Zindag |url=http://songscloud.in/music/view/12132739 |website=songscloud.in |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915184359/http://songscloud.in/music/view/12132739 |archivedate=15 September 2014}}</ref>
|with [[Chitrangada Singh]]
|-
| 2010
!scope="row"|''[[I Am Kalam]]''
| "Chini Bhini"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.glamsham.com/music/lyrics/i-am-kalam/chini-bhini/1696/8505.htm |title=Chini Bhini Song Lyrics – I Am Kalam |work=M.glamsham.com |accessdate=26 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160736/http://m.glamsham.com/music/lyrics/i-am-kalam/chini-bhini/1696/8505.htm |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}</ref>
|with [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
|-
| 2010
!scope="row"|''[[I Am Kalam]]''
| "Chand Taare"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.glamsham.com/music/lyrics/i-am-kalam/chand-taare/1696/8506.htm|title=Chand Taare Song Lyrics of I Am Kalam : glamsham.com|work=Glamsham|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>
|with [[KK (singer)]]
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"|''[[Thoondil]]''
| "Kadhal Kadavulai Pole"
|with [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"|''[[Thoondil]]''
| "Time is Now"
|with [[Harshdeep Kaur]], [[Pop Shalini]]
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"|''[[Thoondil]]''
| "Ratham Sindhaatha"
|with [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"|''[[Thoondil]]''
| "Athuva Ithu Edhu"
|with [[Pop Shalini]]
|-
| 2007
!scope="row"|''Ritu''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jattboys.com/djgaa/album.php?id=mwt |title=Ritu|accessdate=15 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915184026/http://jattboys.com/djgaa/album.php?id=mwt |archivedate=15 September 2014 }}</ref>
| All Songs
|with Shanti Sharma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itcsra.org/sra_news_views/obituary/shanti_sharma.html |title=Remembering Shanti Sharma |publisher=Itcsra.org |date=22 April 2008 |accessdate=15 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915162851/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_news_views/obituary/shanti_sharma.html |archivedate=15 September 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| 2006
!scope="row"|''Amazing India – Symphonies of the Taj''
| All Songs
|with Radhika Chopra, Sangeeta Pant
|-
| 2005
!scope="row"|''Amazing India – Jaisalmer''
| All Songs
|with Rehmat Khan Langa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbd-india.com/CULTURAL-EVENINGS/rehmat-khan.html|title=Ustad Rahmat Khan Langa |accessdate=15 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110093648/http://www.pbd-india.com/CULTURAL-EVENINGS/rehmat-khan.html |archivedate=10 January 2014 }}</ref>
|-
| 2005
!scope="row"|''Amazing India – Khajuraho''
| All Songs
|with Radhika Chopra, Sangeeta Pant
|-
| 2002
!scope="row"|''UDAAS PAANI''<ref name="indiamp3.com"/>
| All Songs
| with [[Gulzar]]
|-
| 2000
!scope="row"|''RAGA RENDEZVOUS''
| All Songs
| Solo
|}

==Music for documentaries==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Documentary
!scope="col"| Channel
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"|''Shamans of the Himalaayas''
|[[Discovery Channel]]
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"|''The Apatanis of Arunachal''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.induna.com/1000008241-productdetails/ |title=The Apatani Of Arunachal Pradesh DVD |author=Akhilesh |work=induna.com |accessdate=26 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403231336/http://www.induna.com/1000008241-productdetails/ |archivedate=3 April 2015 }}</ref>
|Discovery Channel
|-
| 2012
!scope="row"|'' The Konyak of Nagaland''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.induna.com/1000008242-productdetails/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107014417/http://www.induna.com/1000008242-productdetails/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 November 2010 |title=The Konyak Of Nagaland DVD |publisher=Induna.com |accessdate=15 May 2015 }}</ref>
|Discovery Channel
|-
| 2011
!scope="row"|''Carnival of Spirituality''
|Discovery Channel
|-
| 2010
!scope="row"|''Masters of the Jungle''
|Discovery Channel
|-
| 2009
!scope="row"|''In Their Elements''
|[[National Geographic Channel]]
|-
| 2009
!scope="row"|''Forced to Kill''
|Discovery Channel
|-
| 2008
!scope="row"|''Chinese Checkers, Tibetan Ambivalence & Indian Delusions''
|Aim TV
|-
| 2004
!scope="row"|''The Maharaja of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.induna.com/1000008243-productdetails/ |title=The Maharaja Of Jodhpur: The Legacy lives On... DVD |publisher=Induna.com |accessdate=15 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816164651/http://www.induna.com/1000008243-productdetails/ |archivedate=16 August 2011 }}</ref>
|Discovery Channel
|-
| 2000
!scope="row"|''The Maharaja of Jodhpur: The Legacy Lives On''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.upcscavenger.com/wiki/Abhishek%20Ray/#page=wiki/ |title=upcScavenger |publisher=M.upcscavenger.com |date= n.d.|accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>
|Aim TV
|-
| 1999
!scope="row"|''Shahjahanabad: The Twilight Years''
|Teamwork Films
|}

==Sources==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/04/stories/2008080450050100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318040427/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/08/04/stories/2008080450050100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 March 2012 |title=Music in his veins |date=4 August 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=15 May 2015}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/oct/281012-They-only-want-kaan-khade-karne-wale-gaane-Abhishek-Ray.htm|title=They only want kaan khade karne wale gaane: Abhishek Ray|work=mid-day.com|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hintustantimes.com/entertainment/music/abhishek-ray-brings-back-classic-music/article1-765559.aspx |title=hintustantimes.com |work=hintustantimes.com |accessdate=26 March 2015 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.ovi.com/in/en/nm/Artist/Abhishek-Ray/736109 |title=MixRadio – Abhishek Ray |work=ovi.com |accessdate=26 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714113623/http://music.ovi.com/in/en/nm/Artist/Abhishek-Ray/736109 |archivedate=14 July 2014 }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/abhishek-ray-mn0001504701/discography|title=Abhishek Ray – Discography |publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/topic/organization/bollywood-palchin-feat-by-abhishek-rayshreya-ghoshal-video-FJnPwtGPhDc-42809-3.html|title=PALCHIN (PREMMAYEE) ABHISHEK RAY,SHREYA GHOSHAL|work=firstpost.com|accessdate=26 March 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|2373487}}

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