Piyush Mishra

Piyush Mishra
Mishra in 2016
Born	Priyakant Sharma (1962-01-13) 13 January 1962 (age 63) Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
Occupation	Actor lyricist playwright music composer singer screenwriter
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	National School of Drama
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Priya Narayanan ​ (m. 1995)​
Children	2

Piyush Mishra (born as Priyakant Sharma; 13 January 1963) is an Indian actor, singer, lyricist, playwright, musician, and screenwriter. Mishra grew up in Sambhal, and graduated from National School of Drama, Delhi in 1986. Thereafter, he started his career in Hindi theatre in Delhi. Over the next decade, he established himself as a theatre director, actor, lyricist and singer. He moved to Mumbai in 2002, receiving acclaim for his acting in Maqbool (2003) and Gangs of Wasseypur (2012).

As a film lyricist and singer, he is noted for his songs Arre Ruk Ja Re Bandeh in Black Friday, (2004), Aarambh Hai Prachand in Gulaal (2009), Ik Bagal in Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1, (2012), and Husna in MTV Coke Studio, (2012).^[1]