Raghav Sachar Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession(s)	• Singer • Songwriter • Music Composer • Instrumentalist
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.7 m in feet & inches- 5’ 7”
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Album (singer): Raghav- For The First Time (2003) Bollywood (music composer): Kabul Express (2006)
Awards	• Best Drummer Award at the Pepsi Cornucopia contest in Delhi (1994) • Golden Key Award for Academic Excellence (2000) • Earnest Award for Academic Excellence (2001)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 July 1981 (Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	42 Years
Birthplace	Rourkela, Odisha
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
School	Mount St. Mary's School, Delhi Cantt
College/University	Monash University, Melbourne
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Music
Religion	Hinduism
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Amita Pathak (Actress)
Marriage Date	21 January 2014
Family
Wife/Spouse	Amita Pathak
Children	Son(s)- 2 • Kiaan Sachar • Ivaan Sachar
Parents	Father- Rajinder Kumar Sachar (Retired Army Personnel, Former IPS Officer) Mother- Usha Sachar (Homemaker)
Siblings	Sister(s)- 2 • Roshni Sachar (Doctor in the US) • Ruhi Sachar
Favourites
Sport(s)	Golf, Adventure Sports, Squash
Music Instrument	Trumpet
Song(s)	'More than Words' by Extreme, 'Harder to Breathe' by Maroon Five, 'Big B Little B' by Dave Weckl Band
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Jaguar • Mini Cooper • MG Gloster

Some Lesser Known Facts About Raghav Sachar

• Raghav, at the age of 5, received his first paycheck of Rs. 500 when he appeared on the Doordarshan channel as a young budding talent.

• Raghav loves to experiment with various musical instruments, and he often shares their number that he adds to his collection of musical instruments.

I love adding new instruments to my list all the time and I am so glad to announce that my collection finally has 40 instruments. Introducing to you guys, the magnificent #Handpan – a switzerland based musical instrument which has both tonal and percussive characteristics.… pic.twitter.com/Ua5ouvAGOu

— Raghav Sachar (@raghavsachar) November 22, 2023

• Raghav was just 4 years old when he played harmonica for the first time.

• Raghav at the age of 15 was selected for a cultural exchange programme in Russia to perform on behalf of the Government of India.
  

  Raghav Sachar’s teenage photo

• When he was in school, he performed at key places like the IITs and BITS Pilani along with his band Canzona. 

• Raghav studied composition and performance while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in music at Monash University.

• Before getting married, Raghav and Amita dated each other for 7 years.
  

  Raghav Sachar and Amita Pathak’s picture

• While pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Monash University, he toured various international venues as the brand ambassador of the university.

• He began working while studying at Monash University. He did ads with Shantanu Moitra and Pradeep Sarkar and worked on Shubha Mudgal‘s album.

• Raghav’s father served in the BSF on a deputation basis while he was serving as an IPS.

• He has worked with renowned musicians such as A.R. Rahman, Vishal Dadlani, Shankar Mahadevan, Anu Malik, and international Jazz Drummer ‘Dave Weckl.’
  

  Raghav Sachar performing live with A. R. Rahman

• He performed for the designer Satyapaul at Madam Tussauds in London in 2004. He even represented the Government of India in 2006-07 as a cultural ambassador in Germany, Japan, and the UK.

• He has endorsed several brands such as Gibson, Yamaha, and Samsung.

• Raghav has a pet dog named Oboe Sachar.
  

  Raghav Sachar with his pet dog

• In the initial phase of his career, Raghav started with a fee of Rs. 5000 per instrument for each ad.

• Raghav was awarded a scholarship by Monash University when he was in the third year of his bachelor’s; he is the only recipient to be offered a scholarship by Monash University to date.

• Raghav was featured in the television series ‘My Brilliant Brain’ by National Geographic.

• He has performed at more than 2000 public, corporate, and private shows, since 2003.
  

  Raghav Sachar performing at a concert

• Raghav once sang a song in a girl’s voice, which later got selected for a film.

• Raghav likes to consume alcoholic beverages.
  

  Raghav Sachar enjoying alcohol

• Raghav launched his music production company named ‘Raghav Sachar Productions’ in 2009.

• While growing up, Raghav made an interesting deal with his father to be gifted one musical instrument on every birthday if he did not ask for any other gifts throughout the year.

• Apart from music, he specializes in video editing, photography, and web designing. He also developed an IOS app, using the skills he learnt from the web designing course.