Uday Pandhi (born 23rd December, 2005), professionally known as UDAY is a rapper, and song writer from New Delhi, India.

Uday steps into the music at the age of 16 with writing lyrics, and began his music career in 2020 with covering NF songs on his YouTube channel.

In 2021, Pandhi released his first official song “2021 INTRO”, and dropped several others. Uday rose to prominence and fame in 2023 when he appeared on the Hindi rap reality show MTV Hustle 3.0 and was later announced as the winner, he said in an interview:

Hustle 03 REPRESENT has been more than a stage; it’s been an honour, it’s been an unbelievable trajectory of learning, hard work, and experimentation. I was fortunate to be part of this this phenomenon which allowed me to push boundaries, get out of my comfort zone, and grow as an artist. My squad boss, Dee MC was my unshakable support in this process. Winning this trophy is like a dream, and I am humbled by this honour!

GAUSH, the opposite rapper from the show MTV Hustle 3.0 directed a subliminal to Uday in a song, as they already had a feud on the live TV battle, following it, Pandi released a full-fledged diss track “Unblock” on February 11, 2025, with several others responding.