Hema Sardesai

Hema Sardesai, also known as simply Hema, is an Indian playback singer, best known for her Hindi songs.
During her career, Sardesai has sung playback songs for over 60 Bollywood films, has released several successful Indipop albums, and has performed numerous live stage shows in almost all the states of India and world tours in different countries around the globe.


Sardesai is the only Indian Singer to win the Grand Prix at the 16th International Pop Song Festival in Germany, and the only female singer other than Lata Mangeshkar to perform at the celebrations for the 50th year of India's Independence day.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Reviews
• 3 Famous songs
• 4 Awards and honors
• 5 International Achievements
• 6 Discography
• 7 External Link

Career

Born in Mumbai, India, Hema Sardesai hails from Goa. She began singing from a very young age and made her stage debut as an eight-year-old at the Navratri Festival. As a child, teachers and friends used to call her Happy Go Lucky Girl and even today she is frequently called so by her colleagues in the Indian music industry.

She started her playback singing career in 1989 and made her debut in the film Goonj, singing for actress Juhi Chawla. Since then she has sung songs for over 60 Hindi films for many popular actresses like Manisha Koirala, Urmila Matondkar, Karisma Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Tabbu, Kajol, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Kareena Kapoor, collaborating with some of India's most prominent music directors and composers, including Anand-Milind, Anu Malik, A. R. Rahman, Rajesh Roshan, Nadeem-Shravan, Vishal Bhardwaj and Pritam.

Her first milestone achievement was her winning the Grand Prix at the 16th International Pop Song Festival '89 held in Germany. This gave her an opportunity to express her stage talent and, since then, she has successfully performed on TV and live stage shows in almost all the states of India and numerous world tours to places such as the United States, UK, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, West Indies, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia and so on.

On 15 August 1997, Hema performed at the celebrations for the 50th year of India's Independence. She sang one of her own compositions, "Mere Vatan Hindustan" at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi witnessed by an audience of nearly 3 million people. The song was specially composed for the occasion.

Her 1999 album Piya Se Milke Aaye Nain won Hema an award for "The best selling album of the season.

During her years in the Indian film industry, Sardesai was widely praised for her song performances. Her performances for songs such as Awaara Bhavaren (Sapnay, 1997), Sona Sona Ye Na Hona (Soldier, 1998), Sar Sar Hawa Hai (Daman, 2001), Kitne Kisse Hain (Astitva, 2001), Hai Re Hai Re (Khushi, 2003), Sun Suniyo (Musafir, 2004), the title track of the film Asambhav (2005) among many other, were much appreciated and applauded by critics and audiences.

Hema is the only singer who sang playback duets with four superstars: Amitabh Bachchan (Baghban), Naseeruddin Shah (Asambhav), Govinda (Hum Do Hamara Do) and Shahrukh Khan (Josh).

Hema sang several hit songs in Chris Perry's Konkani album Cu Cu Ru Cu. In 2005, she released a Konkani album, Goa Zaai.

Reviews

The Times of India wrote about her once "Hema Sardesai hit an all time high with 'Aawara Bhavaren'. A few albums which did exceedingly well on the charts followed. Hema has always been someone who needs to have her share of fun. She wants to concentrate on being the Indian girl who can get both critical and commercial acclaim. After all with a debut like 'Hindustani Gudiya' you would have expected that.

The Asian Age proclaimed that she is "A playback singer with a difference." Another critic from Record wrote, "One of the most versatile performers and singers in our industry, Hema Sardesai has over the last few years made a mark for herself in the heart of every music lover. She is versatile because she not only sings for films and Indipop, but also renders Indian Classical and Western Pop songs beautifully, besides Folk and Fusion. Her live stints in India and abroad have proved her vocal strength.

Famous songs

This is a list of Hema's Top Hit Playback Songs Sung by Hema, according to her website:

• Ishq Chandi Hai - Biwi No.1
• Jungle Hai Aadhi Raat Hai - Biwi No.1
• Jaanam Samjha Karo - Jaanam Samjha Karo
• Apun Bola - Josh
• Sona Sona Ye Na Hona - Soldier
• Tere Pyaar Mein - Zor
• Mein Kudi Anjaani Ho - Zor
• Awaara Bhavaren - Sapnay
• Hulle Hulle - Aar Ya Paar
• Hai Re Hai Re - Khushi
• Kehna Hai Tumse Kehna - Mann
• Naach meri Jaan - Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao
• Na Heera Na Moti - Kunwara
• Eli Re Eli - Yaadein
• Tere Sang Ek Simple Si Coffee - Zameen
• Kal Thi Mohabbat - Tere Pyar Mein
• O Maria - Josh
• Chali Chali Phir Chali Chali - Baghban
• Khalli Valli - Market
• Qayamat Qayamat - Qayamat
• Asambhav - Asambhav
• Chori Chori - Garam Masala
• Badal Pe Paon Hai - Chak De! India
• Kallzam Amchim - The Victim (2012 film)

Awards and honors

• 1989 - 16th International Pop Song Festival, Grand Prix in Germany
• 1999 - The best selling album of the season for the album Piya Se Milke Aaye Nain
• 2006 - All India Woman's Conference, Gomant Tejaswini Award for her outstanding achievements in the music field

 

INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

	A Milestone achievement was her winning the GRAND PRIX at the 16th INTERNATIONAL POP SONG FESTIVAL '89 held in Germany, where Hema represented India. She was also awarded the 'AUDIENCE DARLING PRIZE' here, and was called the "'Indian Nightingale "' by the German Media.
	Hema Represented India yet again for the International UNICEF concert held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
	Hema wrote and rendered songs for the English version of 'Maine Pyar Kiya', which broke records in sales in West Indies, Guyana etc. Hema was then interviewed by a New York Television channel in the USA on her achieving STAR status in those countries.
	In the western music area, Hema has worked with the likes of Tony Mercedes, ex-producer of LAFACE records USA, who has worked with and produced and released albums of the Internationally famous artistes like TONY BRAXTON, TLC etc. Tony Mercedes has spent a huge sum of US Dollars towards recording songs with Hema in Atlanta USA, a project awaiting completion.
	Hema has worked with and recorded songs with the Internationally well-known BETTY WRIGHT, at her studio in Miami, Florida, in the USA
	Hema has recorded a duet song with one member of the Internationally famous vanilla Ice team, in Lexington, Georgia, in the USA
	She has successfully performed on T.V and live stage shows all over India and the world over. The Countries are U.S.A., UK, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Holland, Yugoslavia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, West Indies, S. America, U.A.E., Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Thailand, Nepal, Indonesia, Kuwait, etc.
	At the ZEE Music Award nite, Hema's performance with the International Chart buster Singer, of ''Saturday Night'' song fame WHIGFIELD from Sweden, was acclaimed the highlight of the evening.

 Discography

•  Hindustani Gudiya
• Piya Se Milke Aaye Nain
• Sajnaa
• Jhoom

 External Link

• OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Bombay Vikings

Bombay Vikings' are a pop group that combine Indian filmi and classical music, formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. The band was started by Neeraj Shridhar, Oscar Söderberg, and Mats Nordenborg, and became popular with remixes of old Bollywood hits such as "Kya Soorat Hai", "Woh Chali" and "Chod Do Anchal".


The group was popular both in India and Pakistan, as well as overseas among the Indian music community, due to its unusual combination of classic Bollywood style and European experimentation. It was the first group to sing in Hinglish, a mix of Hindi and English, a brainchild of its front-man, Neeraj Shridhar.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Formation
  • 1.2 Kya Soorat Hai (1999)
  • 1.3 Woh Chali (2000)
  • 1.4 Hawa Mein Udata Jaaye and Best of
  • 1.5 Chhodh Do Aanchal Zamana Kya Kahega and Fusion Remixes (2004)
  • 1.6 Zara Nazron Se Kehdo (2006)
• 2 Discography
• 3 External links

 

History

Formation

Bombay Vikings were formed in 1994 in Stockholm, Sweden. The three experienced musicians met when Mats introduced Neeraj Shridhar and Oscar Soderberg to each other. The band was born primarily due to a common interest of Indian melodies from sources such as Hindi films and classical music. Neeraj became the lead vocalist and back-up guitar, and also composed pop rock, jazz, hip-hop, soul, and reggae songs. Mats played the saxophone; as a jazz specialist, he used this knowledge while composing for the new band. Mats and Johan Folke, keyboard specialists, used their years of exposure to the different genres of music on the synthesizer. They were soon joined by Morgan on the drums, Par on the bass, and Staffan as the lead guitarist. Bombay Vikings began performing live shows in Sweden and Norway. When all the musicians got together and began jamming, they didn't know they would be coming out with a new form of music, but they wanted to do something creative for India.
 

The leader of Bombay Vikings, Neeraj Shridhar, is from Jalandhar in Punjab, India. He moved to Sweden when he was 13, where he developed his interest for music. He enjoyed listening to western and Indian classical songs. He formed Bombay Vikings in 1994 and performed at many places in Europe. The band mainly performed English songs with Neeraj adding an Indian influence. After a few years, most of the band members disbanded, but Neeraj chose to keep the name of the band and form another band with the remaining members.

Kya Soorat Hai (1999)

Neeraj produced his first album, Kya Soorat Hai, in 1999, after stopping the project for almost four years. Most of the Indian music companies didn't think the album would be popular among the Indians due to its strong English and Western influence and demanded changes. Finally, Sony BMG agreed to produce the album in India without any changes. The album consisted of eight tracks, all of which were remakes of old Indian songs. Every song was recorded primarily in English, with two to three songs containing a few lines of Hindi. In spite of this, the album was a huge success in India and opened the doors for westernisation of music. The songs "Kya Soorat Hai", "Mona Re" and "Night Is So Perfect" were popular among teenagers. The video of the song "Kya Soorat Hai" starred South-Indian star Prabhu Deva's brother Raju Sundaram, and was a hit due to its hip-hop sound as well as its comical style. The song "Mona Re" was also made into a video.

Woh Chali (2000)

Soon after the success of their first album, Bombay Vikings recorded another successful album, Woh Chali, in 2000. The album contained four remakes of old songs and five original songs, in which Neeraj Shridhar, who wanted to be known as a modern music composer, attempted to silence the critics who said he simply "copy and pasted." All of the songs on this album were hits, especially "Woh Chali", "Jambola", "Angel Eyes", and "Jump Up". "Angel Eyes" was also an international success.

Singer Lata Mangeshkar was impressed with the remake of her song "Main Chali" and invited Neeraj to perform at her birthday function.

Three songs of the album were made into videos: "Woh Chali", "Jambola" and "Angel Eyes".

Hawa Mein Udata Jaaye and Best of

In 2002, Bombay Vikings released another album, Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye'. This album again revived old songs in a modern way, making the youth admire the beauty of the old songs. This time, Neeraj worked with guest singers Linnea Spores and Falguni Pathak to produce songs. The videos of the songs "Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye" and "Tera Mera Pyaar Sanam" became hits. In the same year, the album The Best Of Bombay Vikings was released, with a playback song of the film "Rules: "Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, in which Neeraj sang "Kabhi Phool Dena" for music director Sandesh Shandilya.

Chhodh Do Aanchal Zamana Kya Kahega and Fusion Remixes (2004)

In 2004, Bombay Vikings came up with Chhodh Do Aanchal Zamana Kya Kahega. The title track had the main lines sung again by Linea and was a hit along with its video, which was played on every music channel in India for almost a year. The youthful songs "Ik Badal" and "Aa Raha Hoon Main" were "milestones", and the video of the song "Aa Raha Hoon Main" was a commercial hit. In the same year, Neeraj produced a single titled "Hum To Anything Karega', a remake of the song "Hum To Mohabbat Karega'. This song with Neeraj's previous few hits, and the songs of other artists such as Falguni Pathak, were released in the album Fusion Remixes.

Zara Nazron Se Kehdo (2006)

The success of the band continued when they released their most recent album, Zara Nazron Se Kehdo. This song and its video, which starred Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly, was a hit. The song "Mere Dil Ne" was made into a video. After this album, Neeraj chose to take a short break which has become an extended break. Bombay Vikings has announced a forthcoming album entitled "U n I" but a release date has yet to be announced. Neeraj started working as a Bollywood playback singer in 2006, and has sung for many Bollywood films.

Discography

• Kya Soorat Hai (1999)
• Woh Chali (2001)
• Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye (2002)
• The Best of Bombay Vikings (2002)
• Hum To Anything Karega: Fusion Remixes (2004)
• Chhodh Do Aanchal (2004)
• Zara Nazron Se Kehdo (2006)
• U n I (2011)

External Link

OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Sansara (BAND)

Sansara comprising of three extremely talented girls, Sophie Chaudhary, Shinata Patel and Monica Nath are `desi' all-girl band, all the way from London. Sansara (Band) (Sophie Chaudhary, Shinata Patel and Monica Nath) were British Asian, They thought that there are so many solo artists, but few girl groups in India, it would be nice to have a blend of East and West.

Sansara came out because of Sophie's long standing friendship with music director Biddu who worked on films such as Disco Deewane & Made in India. Evetually Sophie done backing on a lot of Indipop albums such as Made In India (Alisha) and Johnny Joker (Shweta Shetty) As soon as she finished university she decided to form a three girl band.

Sophie had met Shinata, one of the girls through family friends and met Monica about six months later at a singing contest. The decision to have three girls in the band was because all three of them bought an important element to the band.

They were all together early '99. In April they did some demo's and by May they had a contract with Universal Music India, by June they started to record the album. Biddu did all the music, since the other girls didn't speak Hindi, Sophie wrote all the lyrics, in October all-girl band went to India to shoot the video and in December, the album was released; Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai.

The music for their 1 st album ‘Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai' has been released in December 1999 is burning up the charts. The title video is here, there and everywhere. Played over and over again, channel after channel everyday. At the time the excitement was immense, however they missed out all the feedback since they were in the UK, whereas the album was released in India.

At Gatsby 2000, the band captivated the audience with another remix of `Disco Deewane', other remixes of popular Egyptian peppered `Habibi' and the Spanish-Arabic flavoured `Alabina'. Of course, they also `sang' the title track, `Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai'. Given the standards of live Indi-pop performances, that has more of lip-sync, the obvious question the media posed to the girls was: ``Are you going to sing or `lip-sync'?''. ``Well, a little bit of both,'' the girls retorted with smiles. ``We would love to sing but for the tough routines. But then, we'll sing for you. And we won't take more than a minute,'' they said. `Habibi', they crooned.

They meant to shoot a second video in February, however with Shinata and Monica still studying, things had become increasingly difficult, rehearsals were constantly cancelled, They were offered many shows, but they couldn't take them on because of the lack of availability. Once the delays started in regards to the video, it became disheartening for the record company, for Biddu and for Sophie as well.  Sophie Says : "You only become a success in Pop if you do live shows and promotions, and we weren't doing any, that is also the only way to make money, and thus we weren't making any". And in May earlier , Shinata's parents decided she would only be available during college holidays, that was the decisive factor and made things extremely difficult. Considering Sansara was always three, never two the band just could not continue anymore. It was simple, the commitment just wasn't there from the rest of the girls.

When They got together they had so many aspirations, they really wanted to make a difference to the pop scene, maybe even cross over into mainstream. The secret is focus on commitment, both of which were unfortunately lacking from certain members of the group. Sophie says :" I am not annoyed, I am more upset, for over a year we were really close, we danced, sang, fought, laughed and even cried together, it's a shame, but one has to go on. I've been doing a lot of shows all over the UK, and in Los Angeles. I have also been concentrating on my Zee TV shows, and now I'm working on my solo material with Biddu. My future plans are to have no plans, I just have my own personal ambitions which I hope to achieve in the world of singing primarily, in showbiz, opportunities crop up all the time, so you need to be open minded, who knows what my destiny has in store for me. All I can do is work sincerely, with humility. I leave the rest up to the Big Boss!".

Sansara came about because of Sophie's long standing friendship with music director Biddu. All of which makes Sansara and their debut album "Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai" a delight for the visual and audio senses. One hopes this all girl band stays on unlike Models which disintegrated after a couple of hits.

Discography

Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai

Track List

• Alabina Sansara
• Habibi (Remix) Sansara
• Habibi Mujhko Pukare Sansara
• Jiyo Is Tarah Sansara
• Kab Hogi Meri Shaadi Sansara
• Kyu Sansara
• Pyar Mein Deewani Sansara
• Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai Sansara

External Link 

Rajeshwari Sachdev

Rajeshwari Sachdev is a Hindi film actress and singer(hulle hullare fame), who is most known for her role in Shyam Benegal's film Sardari Begum (1996), for which she won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Sachdev co-hosted the Zee TV musical show, Titan Antakshari from 1994 to 2001. In 2005, she along with her husband Varun Badola, took part a reality TV, Dance competition show, Nach Baliye.

Contents

• 1 Early life and education
• 2 Career
  • 2.1 Filmography
  • 2.2 Discography
• 3 External links 

Early life and education

Rajeshwari was born on 14 April 1975 in Mumbai to a Punjabi father and a mother from Southern India. After completing her graduation from Guru Nanak Khalsa College (King's Circle) in Mumbai, she started her career on stage doing plays with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA).She married Varun Badola on 25 November 2004.

Career

She made her film debut with Marathi film 'Aayatya Gharat Gharoba' (1991) directed by Sachin. Her second film was Shyam Benegal's Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1992). She then became a regular in his films, and was cast in Mammo (1994), Sardari Begum (1996), Samar (1999), Hari-Bhari (2000), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (2005) and Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008). She also appeared in the Hollywood film Little Buddha (1993) and later in Tales of Kamasutra: The Perfumed Garden (1998). She also worked in Samvidhaan (TV Series) show, directed by Shyam Benegal.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1991	Aayatya Gharat Gharoba	Kaanan	Marathi film
1993	Little Buddha	Yasodhara	English film
1993	Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda	Jamuna
1994	Mammo	Riyaz's mother
1994	Triyacharitra
1996	Sardari Begum	Sakina
1997	Tunnu Ki Tina	Tina
1998	Porkkalam		Tamil film
1998	Qila	Lajo
2000	Samar
2000	Tales of The Kama Sutra : The Perfumed Garden	Lochani/Loni
2000	Hari-Bhari	Salma
2001	Meri Pyaari Bahania Banegi Dulhania
2001	Rahul	Sheela
2003	The Perfect Husband
2004	Mitter Pyare Nu Haal Mureedan Da Kehna	Preet	Punjabi film
2005	Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	Capt. Lakshmi Sahgal
2008	Welcome to Sajjanpur	Shobharani
2008	Bombay to Bangkok	Dr. Rati
2009	7 Days in Slow Motion	Mrs. Suri	Indian English film
2010	Malik Ek	Saraswati
2013	Issaq	Paro
2015	Balika Vadhu	Mangla Devi

 Discography 

Year	Album
1999	Hulle Hullare
2000	Mukhda Piya Ka
2006	Ummang

External links

Manasi Scott

Manasi Scott is an Indian singer, song writer, and an actress. Manasi is best known for her live performances and for composing the album of Sanjay Gupta's "Acid Factory".

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Notable Discography
• 4 Notable Filmography
• 5 Notable Television
• 6 External links

Early life

Manasi is known as a multi talented personality. She made national level recognition as a singer while she was studying in eighth standard. After obtaining a degree on mass communications from the prestigious St. Xavier College, she also done a course on TV and Film production. She kick started her professional singing career with the popular Pune rock band Dark Water Fixation which also paved way to get her first break in Tamil composer Vidyasagar's “Snehithiye". The song was "Othaiyadi Pathaile" and the film directed by Priyadarshan turned out to a box office hit. Manasi also played an important supporting role in the film and her character's name was Nancy. Snehithiye is a movie noted for having only female characters in the leads. Manasi also acted in the Malayalam film Raakilipattu, it is the Malayalam version of Tamil film Snegithiye. In Raakilipattu she acted with his original name Manasi as Jyothika's friend. Manasi is also a national basketball player.

Career

Even before releasing her debut album, Manasi already became a national sensation with her terrific live performances. Even though she had her debut album "Nachlae" in 2005, her first major break happened in 2009 with the Sanjay Gupta film "Acid Factory". Manasi has composed and sung a song 'Khatti Meethi' for the film. She has also done a music video for the same number. The video was voted as No.2 video of 2009 by MSN users. Her other major works as "Peter Gaya Kaam Se ", "Pappu Can’t Dance"," The Fox"," Loot", "Tom Dick and Harry Rocks Again", "Love Story 2050" etc.


Along with her singing career, Manasi has also acted in a couple of popular film which includes " Jhootha Hi Sahi", "Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu" etc. She was also the anchor of many leading shows which include Perfect 10 on Sony Pix, Glamorous on Zoom and E Buzz on AXN. She was the major judge in Cornetto Anchor Hunt on Zing/ETC.

Manasi Scott is the first Indian singer to have graced the coveted cover of The Week. She is also the first Indian singer to be a brand ambassador, model and host for brands such as Sunsilk, L’oreal and Reebok.

Notable Discography

• Snehithiye
• Okkadu Chalu
• Goppinti Alludu
• Acid Factory
• Peter Gaya Kaam Se
• Pappu Can't Dance Saala
• The Fox
• Loot
  
• Tom Dick and Harry Rocks Again
• Love Story 2050
• Aadhi Bhagavan
• Thillalangadi
• Raakilipattu

Notable Filmography

• Snehithiye
• Raakilipattu
• Acid Factory
• Jhootha Hi Sahi
• Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu

Notable Television

• Perfect 10 on Sony Pix - Anchor
• Glamorous on Zoom - Anchor
• E Buzzon AXN - Anchor
• Cornetto Anchor Hunt on Zing/ETC - Judge

External links

 Official website

Ganesh Hegde

Ganesh Hegde is an Indian singer, performer, video director and Bollywood choreographer.

Contents

• 1 Choreography
• 2 Singing
• 3 Education
• 4 Filmography
  • 4.1 TV
  • 4.2 Choreographer
• 5 Music Director
• 6 Personal life
• 7 External links

Choreography

Ganesh was born in Mumbai to parents are Harish Subbaiah Hegde and Vidya Hegde. Hegde is best known for his work in the Oscar-nominated film Lagaan and for his musical numbers in Company. Ganesh has choreographed many stage shows, namely Temptations 2004, the Bollywood rock concert which toured America with huge stars such as Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Rampal.

He has been associated with the Zee Cine Awards since conception and has been choreographing the Filmfare Awards for the past decade.

Hegde's famous choreographed sequences include "It's Magic" from Koi Mil Gaya, "Dum" from Dum, "Main Hoon Don" from Don - The Chase Begins Again and Chammak Challo from Ra.One.

Hegde is responsible for giving birth to the item number and item gal concept in Bollywood with songs like:

• Mast Mahaul Mein Jeene De (Fiza)
• Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo (Dum) - Yana Gupta
• Khallas (Company) - Isha Khoppikar

Hegde started a trend for the music video type execution in movies with Kambakht Ishq (Pyar Tune Kya Kiya) and Khallas (Company)

Singing

In October 2005 Ganesh released his debut album "G" with the backing and promotion of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan. He is reported as the first Indian pop act to produce, write, direct and star in his debut music video (for his single Main Deewana). He is also credited for launching the career of Indian model and actress Yana Gupta, for whom he crafted the song "Babuji" in the film Dum.

Hegde started out performing with Asha Bhonsle on stage shows and she is reported to have convinced him to release his own album. She has sung a duet with him in G, titled Kabhi Kabhi. Hegde then launched his second Pop album Let's party in August 2011 . It has tracks featuring Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in the title song Let's Party and Bipasha Basu and Priyanka Chopra in Mind Blowing. The album was launched by Shahrukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Bipasha Basu, Priyanka Chopra and some other celebrities.

Hegde has also sung the rap Kaun Banega Crorepati promo song ' Ek Sawaal Ka Sawaal Hai ', for the third season of the show hosted by Shah Rukh Khan .The song is available on a T Series album titled ' Shah Rukh Khan Kar Le Kar Le Koi Dhamaal'. The video was conceptualized and directed by Hegde.

Education

He is an alumnus of the Umedbhai Patel English school(MALAD) and P.D. Lions College in Mumbai. ...

Filmography

 

TV

• Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar - Judge (2008)
• Roobaroo Indian Idol season 3 - special appearance (2007)
• Fame X - Judge (2006)
• Temptations 2004 - interviewer

 

Choreographer

Ganesh have done choreography for films such as

• Selfiyaan (Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene)2014
• Sharabi (Happy New Year) 2014
• Pinacolada (Darr @the Mall)2014
• Nachde Punjabi (Azab Ghazab Love) 2012
• Let's Party (2012)
• Ra.One (2011) (2 songs: Chammak Challo & Criminal)
• SRK Temptations Reloaded (2008)
• Miss Bollywood Shilpa Shetty (October 2007)
• Saawariya (9 November 2007)
• Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007)
• Don - The Chase Begins Again (2006)
• Koi Mil Gaya (2003)
• Khushi (2003)
• Dum (2003)
• Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (2002)
• Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage (2002)
• Company (film)(2002)
• Indian (2001)
• Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
• Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001)
• One 2 Ka 4 (2001)
• Grahan (2001)
• Fiza (2000)
• Hera Pheri (2000)
• Bandhan (1998)
• Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)
• Khamoshi - The Musical (1996)

Music Director

• Ram Gopal Varma Ki AAG (2007)

Personal life

Ganesh Hegde got married on June 5. He tied the knot to his girlfriend of six years, Sunayna Shetty, in a private ceremony in Mumbai. Sunayna is a stylist by profession and is responsible for styling Ganesh for all his public appearances.

The couple had known each other from last 10 years and started dating six years back.
Informing his fans on a social networking site the choreographer wrote, “I am getting married next week and that's the reason why have not been in action here with you guys..it's on June 5 and it's in Mumbai..hope I get all the love and best wishes as this one seems to be tough choreography..he he..love g." Ganesh Hegdes Done as a Dancer or as a assistant under Lollypop ( Sanjay Pardhan ) who Choreographed ghulam movie song aati kya khandala, first bollywood 's international show ( Jhomma Chumma in London ) And many hit songs and Shows or almost done Al Bollywood Celebrity's

External links

• Ganesh Hegde Official website

Akriti Kakkar

Akriti Kakkar (Bengali: আকৃতি কক্কর) (born 8 July 1986) is an Indian singer. Her Saturday Saturday from Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Iski Uski from 2 States (film) are popular songs. Akriti is a judge on Zee Bangla's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa: Li'l Champs and will be seen on Colors (TV channel)'s Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.

Contents

• 1 Track listing
• 2 Playback songs
• 3 TV Shows
• 4 Personal life
• 5 External links

Track listing

Akriti released her solo album non Bollywood playback album - "Akriti" released in April 2010 under Sony Music India. Songs were composed by Shankar Mahadevan & Akriti Kakar The track list for the album is as follows

• Mehrmaa Ve
• Gazab
• Chhoone Do
• Na Re Na Na Re
• Dil Vi Deewana
• Taabiz (Marhale)
• Chal Kaheen Sang 

Playback songs

• Ishkaboner Bibi (2015) - Film: Gangster - Music:Jeet Gannguli - Lyrics: Raja Chanda - Co-Singer: Nakash Aziz
• “Chham se vo aa jaye” (2004) - Film: Dus - Music: Vishal-Shekhar
• “One night stand” - O jaana (2006) - Film: Rocky - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “Dil Vich Lagya Weh” (2006) - Film: Chup Chup Ke - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “Shakalaka Boom Boom” Title song (2007) - Film: Shakalaka Boom Boom - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “Dil Lagaayenge” (2007) - Film: Shakalaka Boom Boom - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “Loneliness is Killing Every One” (2007) - Film: Red “The Dark Side” - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “Aanan Faanan” (2007) - Film: Namastey London - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “You Good You Good Good Boy” (2007) - Film: Good Boy Bad Boy - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “Dekhu tujhe to payar aaye” (2007) - Film: Apne - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “Johnny Gaddaar” (2007) Title Song - Film: Johnny Gaddaar - Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
• “Hadsa” (2007) - Film: Dhol - Music: Pritam
• “Awaaz Do” (2007) - Film: Mummy Ji - Music: Aadesh Srivastava
• “Insha Allah”(2008) - Film: Welcome - Music: Himesh Reshammiya
• “Move your body- Freaky freaky raat” (2008) - Film: Kismat Konnection - Music: Pritam
• “Meri Ek Ada Shola” (2008) - Film: Kidnap - Music: Pritam
• “Bhai Aa Gaya” (2008) - Film: Hari Puttar - Music: Guru Sharma
• “Tha Kar Ke” (2008) - Film: Golmaal Returns - Music: Pritam
• “Marjani” and “Khuda-ya Khair” - Film: Billu Barber - Music: Pritam
• “Mohabbat Aap se” - Film: Aa Dekhein Zara - Music: Pritam
• “Jail House Rock” - Film: We are Family - Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
• “Teekhi Teekhi” - Film: Mirch - Music: Monty Sharma
• “I Love Amreeka” - Film: Tere Bin Laden - Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
• “Abhi Abhi” - Film: Jism 2 - Music: Arko Pravo Mukherjee
• "Iski Uski" - Film: 2 States - Music: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
• "Saturday Saturday & Daingad Daingad " – Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014)
•  "Bas Tum Ho" – Desi Kattey (2014)
•  "Kolkata Diaries (single) " (2014)
• “Paglu” - Film: Paglu (Bengali movie) - Music: Jeet ganguly
• “Monbebagi” - Film: Paglu (Bengali movie) - Music: Jeet ganguly
• “Prem ki bujhini” - Film: Paglu (Bengali movie) - Music: Jeet ganguly
• “Police chorer preme porece” - Film: Challenge 2 (Bengali movie) - Music: Jeet ganguly
• “Mon” - Film: Chhaya Chhobi (Bangladeshi Movie) - Music: Arfin Rumey
• “Gobhir Joler Fish” - Film: Khoka 420 (Bengali movie) - Music: Savvy
• “Mon Amar” - Film: Na Jene Mon (Bengali movie) - Music: Sanjib Sarkar

She has also sung a song in Marathi for the film - lagna pahave karun ( marathi movie) song name is kasa ha maajha saajna. Besides these Akriti has also sung many songs in other regional languages, the song in Bengali Film Paglu has become the biggest chart buster song in Bengali films. On 12 April 2010, a solo music album "Akriti", composed by Shankar Mahadevan and Akriti, was released on Sony Music.

She also released her first single named #Kolkata Diaries. Composed by the renowned bengali musical maestro, Joy Sarkar. The lyrics of the entire song are in Hindi written by Manoj Yadav who is popular for his songs in Coke studio and movies; but for the main hook lines that are derived from a popular Bengali folk song “Tomay Hrid Majhare Rakhibo, Chede Debo Na” that literally translate into "I am going to keep you in my heart and never let you go!".

TV Shows

• She was a celebrity judge in Zee Bangla sa re ga ma pa lil champs'2013 along with Kumar Shanu and other regional and national celebrities
• Akriti was supposed to enter the dance show Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa on Colors channel through wild card but sadly met with an accident while rehearsing and doctor advised complete bed-rest and hence she had to quit the show.

Personal life

Akriti has two twin sisters Sukriti and Prakriti Kakkar.

External links

• Official website

Shiamak Davar

Shiamak Davar (born 19 October 1961) is an Indian choreographer, noted as one of the first to bring contemporary jazz and western forms of dances to India. He is known as the Guru of Contemporary dance in India. He is responsible for modernizing India’s dance scene especially in the film and theatre industry, and is respected for his ever evolving and very popular “Shiamak Style” of dance. He was also the Director of Choreography for the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, and Commonwealth Games, Delhi. He recently choreographed the dance sequences for the movie Mission Impossible 4.

Davar has choreographed several Indian actors and celebrities for film and stage for events like the IIFA Awards and the Filmfare Awards. Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan and Sushant Singh Rajput were members of the Shiamak Davar Dance Company. Upcoming Indian actors Ruslan Mumtaz, Shubh and child actor Darsheel Safary were also a part of the Shiamak Davar Dance Company.

Davar won the 1997 National Film Award for Best Choreography for his work in the film Dil to Pagal Hai, as well as the Lycra (R) MTV Style Awards 2007 for 'Most Stylish Song in a Film', for the song "Dhoom Again" in the Indian film Dhoom 2. In July 2011, Davar received an honorary doctorate from Middlesex University in recognition of his contribution to entertainment in India and throughout the world.

Davar is Zoroastrian. 

Contents

• 1 Choreography
• 2 Charity
• 3 Recent Work
• 4 External links

 

Choreography

Davar began his career in choreography for Hindi cinema with the film Dil To Pagal Hai, for which he won the President's National Award. Having changed the way dance was perceived in Indian films, Davar went on to choreograph for several Hindi films such as Taal, Kisna, Bunty Aur Babli, Dhoom 2, I See You, Taare Zameen Par, Yuvvraaj, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Aladdin. He also trained Sumer Gill in 2014. Shiamak has shared the stage with artists such as Sting, Bryan Adams and Eddie Grant. He acted and choreographed in the movie Little Ziziou... He released a hit pop album, Shabop, for which he composed and sang songs with other Indian artists such as Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan and Shweta Pandit as well as songs mixed and assorted by DJ Aqeel. Shiamak has also served as the performance and entertainment designer for shows such as the Sahara Sangeet Awards, the Shiamak Davar China Tour, the Seventh Cairo International Song Festival, IIFA Awards, Shiamak: The Spirit of Song and Dance South Africa, I Believe — A Shiamak Davar Spectacular and The Unforgettable World Tour.


Shiamak has directed, designed and performed at global events like the Closing Ceremony of The Commonwealth Games (Melbourne 2006 and Delhi 2010), The World Economic Forum, Davos (2006), entertained world leaders including Bill Clinton who stated Shiamak "The World Must See You", Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and has interacted and / or worked with international stars like Oprah Winfrey, Tom Cruise, Richard Gere, Will Smith, Michael Douglas, Stevie Wonder and legendary American choreographer Debbie Allen for various projects.Shiamak has directed, designed and choreographed entertainment acts for international star Jermaine Jackson, world-renowned music composer A. R. Rahman and almost every Bollywood super star for various projects across the world, including ‘The Unforgettable Tour’ - the biggest Bollywood show to tour America, Canada and the UK performed by superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and others.Davar also runs his dance school, S.D.I.P.A(Shiamak Davar's institute for the performing arts) now Shiamak Davar International across India, Canada and UK.

Charity

As a philanthropist, he runs the VAF (Victory Arts Foundation) that teaches dance to underprivileged children and children with mental and physical disabilities to help them experience the pleasure of expression through “dance as therapy”. His dedication to his art, unfaltering faith in God and belief in the power of prayer makes him a true role model.

Recent Work

Davar has been associated for choreographing the Bollywood oscars called the IIFA awards for over a decade. At the recent IIFA Florida Tampa Bay 2014, Davar has choreographed Hollywood stars like John Travolta and Kevin Spacey. His choreography for Hrihtik Roshan made Travolta look surprised and his jaw was hanging open.Travolta stated "He’s really brilliant as a dancer. And I’m most impressed by Shiamak Dawar’s team. They’re as good as any of the dancers at the Tonys. That was actually a performance worth watching. Two thumbs up from me".  

External links

Shiamak Davar

Anuradha Paudwal

Anuradha Paudwal is an Indian playback singer in Bollywood. She has sung songs in Hindi, Bengali, Marathi,  Tamil, Telugu, Oriya, and Nepali.

Contents : 1 Biography 2 Controversies 3 Marathi 4 Personal Life 5 Geet & Ghazal Albums 6 Bollywood Songs 7 Awards and recognition 8 External links

Biography :

She studied at Xavier's College in Mumbai. Her singing career started in 1973 with the movie, Abhimaan, (starring Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan) in which she sang a Shloka (a Sanskrit verse). In the same year she also made her Marathi film debut with "Yashoda" (music by Datta Davjekar). In 1974, she brought out a record of Non-film Marathi songs or "bhav geeten" which became very popular.

In 1976, she got her break as a playback singer in Hindi films with Kalicharan (starring Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy). Her first solo was in the movie, Aap Beati, (starring Hema Malini and Shashi Kapoor). Laxmikant-Pyarelal were the music-composer duo for that movie. She also occasionally sang songs for composers Rajesh Roshan (Udhar Ka Sindoor), Jaidev (Dooriyan, Laila Majnu), Kalyanji Anandji (Kalaakar, Vidhaata), and Usha Khanna (Souten, Sajan Bina Suhagan).

Anuradha apparently never received any formal training in classical music, stating in an interview, "I have not received any formal training in classical music. I have tried many times, but it has never worked out. I learnt a little here and a little there, but ultimately, I just practiced for many hours listening to Lataji"

Anuradha gained recognition with her popular numbers for the movie, Hero, for composers Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Her collaboration with Laxmikant-Pyarelal produced more success with songs for Meri Jung ("O Mere Kwabon Ke"), Batwara ("Thaare Vaaste Re Dola-Tu Maaro Kaun Lage"), Nagina and many more.Ram Lakhan saw Laxmikant-Pyarelal giving three major hit songs to Anuradha. Their association ended with Tezaab where she sang two good numbers for them - "Kehdo Ki Tum" and "Hum Tumko Dilbar Kyon Maane".

Following this she collaborated with movie producer, Gulshan Kumar, and began a success streak with the movies, Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka, Tezaab, Aashiqui and Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin. She along with Gulshan Kumar were instrumental in getting many unknown playback singers to the fore, including Kumar Sanu, Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Sonu Nigam. New Music directors, including her husband Arun Paudwal, were introduced to the music world. Nadeem-Shravan, Anu Malik, Anand-Milind, Nikhil Vinay and Amar Utpal all collaborated with T-Series (Gulshan Kumar's music label) and started a new era of melody in Bollywood. Most of her duets have been with Udit Narayan, Kumar Sanu, Mohammed Aziz. She sang some songs with Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi and also with her female co-singers; Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Alka Yagnik, Kavita Krishnamurthy and Sadhana Sargam. Her other notable songs were also for the famous duo Shiv-Hari, for the movie "Sahebaan". She has also sung for R.D. Burman in her initial days and actually convinced him to make songs for Gulshan Kumar's label in his last days and the song "Aja Meri Jaan" set to one of the background score of R.D.Burman from Saagar is still popular. She also sang beautiful duets with her co-singers from south, notably S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and K. J. Yesudas.

Controversies :

Anuradha believed to have dubbed the songs of Alka Yagnik in the film "Dil". This also caused rifts between Anand-Milind and Alka Yagnik, thereby causing them to not collaborate for 2 years. Later in 1998, Anuradha Paudwal dubbed the songs of Alka Yagnik once again for the film Itihaas, this time under the music direction of Dilip Sen-Sameer Sen. Alka Yagnik protested, to which the music company, T-Series was forced to include both versions of the same song, one in the voice of Alka Yagnik and the other in the voice of Anuradha Paudwal. She went to dub Lata Mangeshkar's song in "Radha Ka Sangam" citing that her voice suited the heroine better. Anu Malik, a smaller name then, who had composed the soundtrack, protested against this move.

At her peak, Anuradha announced that henceforth she would sing exclusively for "T-Series", and concentrated on devotional songs and "cover-version" albums. T-Series used her fame to good effect in numerous Bhajan and promotional videos. She was the first playback singer whose face featured on music covers more than the film's actors. She sang for T-series for some time and then went into a sabbatical. After about five years, she restarted her playback career. She sang a few hit songs for her old music directors but the reception for her comeback was mild.

Although Anuradha has significantly cutback in singing for films, she has continued on with her popularity for singing devotional songs and creating devotional albums, which remains her forte. She has collaborated with Pandit Jasraj on his "Geet Govind" & on many devotional albums with Anup Jalota.

Marathi :

Anuradha sang in a number of Marathi movies including the memorable "Disate Majalaa", "Raja Lalakaari", and "Kaalyaa Maatita Maatitaa". Most of these movies had music by the duo of Anil-Arun, Arun being her husband, who collaborated with Anil Mohile to form a pair.

Personal Life :

She was married to the late Arun Paudwal, who worked with music director S. D. Burman as his assistant.

Geet & Ghazal Albums :

• Aashiyan
• Deewangee
• Ahsaas
• Afsana (1997)
• Ishq Hua (2000)
• Choodiyaan (2002)
• isaq(1996)
• raat(1997)
• mere mehboob(1995)
• tere khushboo me base khat(1996)
• asar(1990)
• rishta(1996)
• sikhar(1996)

Bollywood Songs :

Main article: List of Songs by Anuradha Paudwal

This is an alphabetical list of known Hindi songs performed by Anuradha Paudwal from 1973 til date. Over 1500 songs are listed here. She has also sung in several other different languages which is not included here.

Contents:

Top, 0–9, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z 

Awards and recognition :

• 1986: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for "Mere Mann Bajaa Mridang" from Utsav.
• 1990: National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for "He Ek Reshami" from Kalat Nakalat
• 1991: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for "Nazar Ke Saamne" from Aashiqui.
• 1992: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for "Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi" from Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin.
• 1993: Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for "Dhak Dhak Karne Laga" from Beta.
• 2010: Lata Mangeshkar Award
• 2011: Mother Teresa Award for Lifetime Achievement.

External links :

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Alisha Chinai

Alisha Chinai (Hindi: अलीशा चिनॉय; born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.

Contents :

• 1 Career
• 2 Personal life
• 3 Awards
• 4 Partial discography
• 5 Partial discography
• 6 Selected hit songs
• 7 External links

Career :

Alisha's initial albums include Jadoo, Baby Doll, Aaah Alisha and Made in India. Alisha was introduced to Hindi film music by the veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahiri. They had many disco hits together in many films in the 1980s including "Tarzan", Dance Dance, Commando, Guru, Love Love Love etc. When she started her career with him, she was doing playback singing for many actresses, such as Karisma Kapoor, Smita Patil, Mandakini, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit and Divya Bharati etc. In 1985, Alisha sang with Remo Fernandes in the album Old Goan Gold. She also recorded a song for Pankuj Parashar's film Jalwa (1987), composed by Anand-Milind. One of her biggest hits during the 80s was "Kaate Nahin Katte" (Mr. India) in 1987, which she recorded with Kishore Kumar under the music direction of Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Another successful track in 1989 was "Raat Bahr Jaam Se" from the film Tridev, which had music by Kalyanji-Anandji and Viju Shah.

In the 90s, she took on working in different films, collaborating with other music directors, such as Anu Malik, Anand-Milind, Rajesh Roshan and Nadeem-Shravan. Throughout these years, she had several Bollywood hit songs, including "Tere Ishq Mein Nachenge" (Raja Hindustani), "Chaa Raha Hain Pyaar Ka Nasha" (Chandramukhi), "Roundhe" (Pyar Tune Kya Kiya), "Sona Sona Roop Hai" (Bollywood/Hollywood), "Mouje Mein" (Karobaar), "De Diya" (Keemat), "Ruk Ruk Ruk" (Vijaypath) and the controversial "Sexy sexy sexy Mujhe Log Bole" (Khuddar).

Simultaneously with playback singing, she has recorded many songs as a pop singer, with album releases. Chinai was noted for her 1995 hit single and album, titled Made in India, which was composed by Biddu. Made in India went on to become one of the highest selling pop albums of its time and Alisha became a household name. This album contains well-known songs like, "Aaja Mere Dil Mein", "Ek Baar Do Baar", "Sun O Meri Dhadkan", "Tu Kahan", "Ooh La La", "Tu Jo Mila", "Dhokha Diya Hai Re Tune Mere Dil" and "Lover Girl". With its success, Alisha announced her departure from playback singing and wanted to concentrate only on private pop albums. However, her follow-up albums were less successful. This was also the period when she got into a major controversy with the man who recorded several hit songs with her, Anu Malik. During the release of Made in India, Alisha had accused Anu Malik of molesting her. While some claim it was a publicity stunt by the singer to promote her album, Anu Malik and Alisha did not work for several years, only to reunite in 2003 with Ishq Vishk
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Alisha's comeback to film music was with the song "Oh My Darling" in the Yash Raj Film Mujhse Dosti Karoge!. Through the 2000-2009 decade, she recorded primarily with Himesh Reshammiya, Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Pritam. After her controversy with Anu Malik in the 90s, she patched up with him to record for a number of films starting with Ishq Vishk, Fida, No Entry, Love Story 2050, Maan Gaye Mughle Azam, Ugly Aur Pagli, Chehraa and Kambakht Ishq.

In 2005, she had one of her highest career points came with "Kajra Re" (Bunty Aur Babli). The song was a hit and Alisha won her first and only Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Alisha was a judge in Indian Idol 3 and is a judge in Zee TV's Star ya Rockstar with Anu Malik.

Personal life :

Alisha changed her name to that of her cousin’s daughter Alisha (also Chinai) after she was born. She was married to her manager Rajesh Jhaveri and is now separated.

Awards :

• Alisha received the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song "Kajra Re" from Bunty Aur Babli in 2005
• Alisha received the International Billboard Award around the time Made in India came out, and also won the Freddie Mercury Award for Artistic Excellence.

Partial discography :

1. Jadoo
2. Aah...
3. Alisha Unleashed
4. Soniya
5. Lover Girl
6. Alisha: Baby Doll of India
7. Madonna
8. Bombay Girl
9. Made In India
10. Om
11. Alisha
12. Greatest Hits
13. Film Hits
14. Best of Alisha Live
15. Dil Ki Rani
16. Shut Up N Kiss Me
17. Alisha : Singer Doll of India

Partial discography :

• Alisha Unleashed

1. Aah Alisha
2. Babusha
3. Baby doll
4. Dekho dekho
5. Dheere dheere
6. Jadoo
7. Kiss ko dil doon
8. Pyaara awara
9. Rootho na hum se
10. Shor sharaaba
11. Superman
12. Tara
13. Tarzan my Tarzan
14. Vote for Alisha

• Jaadoo

1. Jaadoo
2. Khuda
3. Mon cheri
4. My angel blue
5. Rootho na humse
6. Kabhi na raat
7. Tum meri zindagi ho
8. Jaadoo

• Alisha

1. Seulement vous (Only you)
2. Ishq se ishq
3. Dilbar jaaniya
4. Maashuka
5. Woh pyaar mera
6. Soniyaa
7. Don't want your love
8. Aai teri yaad
9. Dhuaan dhuaan
10. Can you dance

• Made In India

1. Made in India
2. Lover girl
3. Dil
4. Tu kahaan
5. Ek baar do baar
6. Aajaa
7. Mere saath
8. Oo la la
9. Dhadkan
10. Made in India (Remix)
11. Dede

• Shutup N Kiss Me

1. Shutup n kiss me (Ravi Bal mix)
2. Sohneya aaja (Smedrock dance refix)
3. Tra la la- tere pyaar mein (3si Ibiza mix)
4. Dil goes boom (Mumbai mix)
5. Meri jaan mujhe kehke
6. Silsila (Jazzed up mix)
7. Ghazal
8. Shutup n kiss me (Ravi Bal hiphop refix)
9. Sohneya aaja (Sli Booty mix)
10. Sooni meri kalai
11. Be my lady
12. Shutup n kiss me (Cheeky Monkee refix)

• Kamasutra

1. Kamasutra
2. Main aur tu
3. Intezaar
4. Rota hai kyun mera dil
5. Jhoom baby jhoom
6. Vote for alisha
7. Hai gam humdum
8. Dancing queen
9. Kisko dil de doon
10. Taara
11. Jannat
12. Jalta hai kyun tan badan

Selected hit songs :

• "Made in India" (Made in India, 1995)
• "Jumbalakka" (Thakshak, 1999)
• "Panch Vorsam" (Konkani, Old Goan Gold, 1985)
• "Rajan Ani Prema" (Konkani, Old Goan Gold, 1985)
• "Zooby Zooby" (Dance Dance)
• "Let's Do It" (Jalwa)
• "Kaate Nahin" (Mr. India)
• "Raat Bhare Jaam se" (Tridev)
• "Dhak Dhak" (Maha Sangram)
• "Cha Raha Hain" (Chandramukhi)
• "Sexy Sexy" (Khuddar)
• "Tu Shama Main Parwana Tera" (Khiladi)
• "Ruk Ruk Ruk" (Vijaypath)
• "Bambai Se Rail Chali" (Zaalim)
• "My Adorable Darling" (Main Khiladi Tu Anari)
• "Ure Baba" (Bambai Ka Babu)
• "Tere Ishq Main Nachenge" (Raja Hindustani)
• "Krishna Krishna" (Insaaf)
• "De Diya Dil Piya" (Keemat)
• "Tinka, Tinka" (Karam)
• "Pyaar Aaya" (Plan)
• "Mehboob Mere" (Plan)
• "Oh My Darling!" (Mujhse Dosti Karoge, 2002)
• "Rang Rang Mere Rang Rang Mein" (Bollywood/Hollywood, 2002)
• "Chot Dil Pe Lagi" (Ishq Vishk, 2003)
• "Dil Ko Hazar Bar" (Murder, 2004)
• "Maine Jisko Chaha" (Fida, 2004)
• "Hamnasheen" (Dobara, 2004)
• "Tinka Tinka" (Karam, 2005)
• "Kajra Re" (Bunty Aur Babli, 2005)
• "Ishq Di Gali" (No Entry, 2005)
• "Dil Chura ke Mere" (No Entry, 2005)
• "Yeh Ishq Mein" (No Entry, 2005)
• "Abhi toh mein" (Killer,2006)
• "Aaj Ki Raat" (Don, 2006)
• "Touch Me" (Dhoom 2, 2006)
• "It's Rocking" (Kya Love Story Hai, 2007)
• "Ticket To Hollywood" (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, 2007)
• "Lover Boy" (Love Story 2050, 2008)
• "Bebo" (Kambakkht Ishq, 2009)
• "Tera Hone Laga Hoon" (Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, 2009)
• "Jiyara Jiyara" (Prince, 2010)
• "Dilruba" (Namastey London, 2007)

External links

• Alisha Chinai

Ruprekha Banerjee

Ruprekha Banerjee (Bengali: রূপরেখা ব্যানার্জী;born 1984 in Agarpara, (a small town in the northern suburbs of Kolkata) was one of the three finalists of Fame Gurukul, one of the most watched television shows in India, along with Rex D'Souza and Qazi Touqeer. On 20 October 2005, she managed to grab the top prize along with Qazi Touqeer.

All through the 4 months spent in Gurukul, Ruprekha was always on the sidelines but managed to perform well. Some people have criticized the decision of her being chosen the winner on the account of the fact that she was not always a good on-stage performer, even though her singing was very good. Her Debut Album Yeh Pal with Qazi Touqeer went Double Platinum in India and sold over 5 million copies worldwide. Currently she is participating in a new reality show aired by Star Plus named Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar and "Royal Bengal Super Star" by Star Jalsa. "BONDHU HOBE..." 2011 puja album by Sagarika became a super hit... Ruprekha Banerjee Playback Singer

Contents :

    1  Early Life--Career Stats
    2  Career
    3  Discography
    4  Milestones
    5  Achievement & Awards
    6  External links

Ruprekha Banerjee was born on 28 July 1984 in Bongaon, Dist: North 24 Parganas,West Bengal, India, to Bengali parents, Shri. Pradip Kr. Banerjee and Smt. Kabita Banerjee. She spent the first three months of her life in her birthplace in West Bengal, then she moved to a place called Agarpara, Kolkata, where she lived with her busunessman father. She spent her first eighteen teen years of formative part of her life there and completed her schooling up to tenth standard, in Ramakrishna Mission, Barrackpore, the 12th Standard from Ariyadaha Sarbamangala Vidyapith, then Vidyasagar College and finally at the University of Calcutta with honours in zoology.

Life at Agarpara was simple. There used to be cultural programs and social gatherings very often. Her grandfather is a singer and both of her parents are very much culturally inclined and they all are very much involved with all such activities. During those activities, as a small child, she picked up her first lesson of music. She used to hum the same songs with her immature words, whatever her grandfather sang during rehearsals. It was during those days when her potentials for singing was discovered by her grandfather.

At the age of 6, she started learning music, mainly Rabindra Sangeet, from her first Guru – her grandfather. She gave her first stage performance at their club’s annual function. At the age of 7, she started getting formal training in Hindustani Classical Music. She learnt Classical Hindustani Music from Sangeeta Das of Agarpara, Neela Gowsami up to age of 10 and Anju Chakraborty up to age of 16. She learned Light Classical Hindustan Music from Pandit Arun Bhaduri and thereafter, she got her initial exposure to Bengali film background songs and Bengali serial title songs. She received training in playback singing from Legendary Bharat Ratna Pandit Late Bhimsen Joshi’s student Maloy Banerjee at a later stage at Mumbai after shifting there. She continued her training in Classical Hindustani Music with Late Mira Bandhopadhya’s student Kanika Mitra.

In 2005, she moved to Mumbai with her family afetr being crowned the winner of Fame Gurukul. She has won and has been nominated for a number of awards. She won the “Fame Gurukul” Award for Most Promising reality show for Mast, the Award and the “Sera Bengali-2006” Award. She won “Sananda Adittiya” Award, Best Rising Singer Award 2012--Kalakar Awards, Best Album 2012, and was nominated for “Bondhu Hobe”.

In 2005, she was the winner of Fame Gurukul, the All India Music Competition, Mumbai, organized by Sony TV. Eminent judges Javed Akhtar, Kamal Khan (singer), and Shankar Mahadevan evaluated her at various stages. Jury member Javed Akhtar said that she spread beauty of her nature in her singing.

In 2006, she was selected for special episode of Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star being judged by Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravijani and Farah Khan. In 2007, she started recording in regional languages, Bhojpuri, Bengali, etc.). After Fame Gurukul, she has been continuously working and recording songs with many music directors. She has recorded film songs not only in Bengali but also in Hindi, Bhojpuri, Gujrati, etc.

She worked with music directors including, Bickram Ghosh, Ashok Bhadra, Shankar Mahadevan, Indrajit Dey, Nabin Chottopadhya, Raju Mukherjee, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Arup Om, Joy Sarkar, Rupankar Bagchi, Goutam Ghosal, Indradeep Dasgupta, Subhadeep Chatterjee and Purbayan Chatterjee.

She has launched lots of Bengali and Hindi albums like, Jori No-1 (Sony BMJ)- 2005, Asma Ke Paar (Sony BMJ) -2005, Oi Dakche Boi (Cosmik)- 2008 with Bickram Ghosh-Book Fair Theme song, Electronic A Krishna (Cosmik)-2009 with Indradeep Dey, Masti Cocktail (Purple)-2010 with Subhadeep, Tagore Lounge Rabindra Sangeet “Sedin Dujane…”- (Veecon)- Bickram Ghosh-2011, an album with Purbayan Chattopadhya (yet to be released), album with Bickram Ghosh(yet to be released), Puja album “Bondhu Hobe…”(Sagarika)-2011 and Rabindra Sangeet album “Niruddesh Yatra” (Sagarika)- 2012.

She has been performing all over the world along with legends like Md. Aziz, Udit Narayan, Babul Supriyo, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Vinod Rathod, Kailash Kher, Rupankar, Rupam Islam and Raghab Chatterje. She was adjudged "a child contestant with exceptional ability" in the Musical Talent Show "Khoj-2”- organized by Lions Club.

Ruprekha Banerjee wishes to take her musical talent much beyond the film music and expand her horizon in other genre of music particularly in Hindustani Classical Music.

Career :

Ruprekha Banerjee was female singer of crown winner Fame Gurukul. Fame Gurukul was the most popular and most watching television show in Indian television industry. She became the best Fame Gurukul Jodi along with Qazi Touqeer on 20 October 2005. She spent four months in Gurukul and she was always in sidelines. But she sang well.  Some audiences of India criticized her for choosing Qazi Touqeer as partner. She was not a good performer but she was a very talented singer. Her first album Yeh Pal with Qazi Touqeer reached Double Platinum in India and over 5 million copies were sold all over the world. She also participated in a reality show presented by Star Plus named “Jo Jeeta Wohi Superstar”and “Royel Bengal Super Star” presented by Star Jalsa.

Ruprekha  is said to be a versatile singer. She has a strong and intense voice and can sing any kind of song whether it is romantic, rock, pop, classical or semi-classical. The singer is famously known in different movie for singing like

•     “Chokher jale jai go chole…” (Bela seshe)- Music: Ashok Bhadra-2009
•      "Tomar Sathe…" (Ladai)-Music: Ashok Bhadra-2011
•      "Moner Pakhi Dake"(Sudhu Cheyechi Tomai)- Music: Indrajit Dey-2010
•      “Bristy Pore Tapur Tupur….” (Tapur Tupur  Bristy Pore)- Music: Nabin                                   Chattopadhya-2010.
•     “ Bhalobasa Jibone…” (Sudhu Bhalobasa)- Music: Raj Mukherjee-2005
•     “ Rupe Tomai Bholabo Na….” (Diya Jale-Tele Film)- Music: Raj Mukherjee-2006
•     “ Koi Hain Apna, Koi Hain Paraya..” (Hindi Serial)- Doordarsan, Music: Bickram Ghosh
•     “Jadi Tere Sath Koi Na Aaye…” (Hindi Serial)- Doordarsan Music: Bickram Ghosh
•     “ Tomar Chokhe Misty Hasi” (Dui Prithibi)- Music: Prasenjit Chakraborty
•     “Tomake Dekhechi Monete..” (Jano Lage Rupkatha) Music: Arup Om
•     “Ichha Danay, Kon thikanai..” (Jano Lage Rupkatha) Music: Arup Om

Discography :

   

•     Yeh Pal
•     Karoon Kya
•     Hero
•     Meri Mehbooba
•     Kehkashan
•     Maddham
•     Meri Choodiyaan

Bengali Album: "BONDHU HOBE..." 2011 Puja Album By Sagarika Super Hit... "Electronic A Krishna" she is performining very well with music directed by Indra. "Rabindra Sangeet" Album by Bickram Ghosh. "Ruprekha Banerjee's

Milestones :

2005 She crown winner of FAME GURUKUL the All India Music Competition, Mumbai, organized by Sony TV. Eminent judges Javed Akhtar, Kamal Khan, and Sankar Mahadevan her at various stages. Jury member Javed Akhtar once said about her she spreads beauty of her nature in her singing. She is a great singer as well as a great human being.

2006 She was selected for  Special Episode of “Jo Jita Wohi Superstar” being the judged by exceptional panel of judges comprising of Vishal Dadlani, Sekhar Ravijani and Farha Khan.

2007 She started recording in regional languages (Bhojpuri, Bengali, etc.)

Miles to go and Promises to Keep…

After Fame Gurukul, she has been continuously working and recording songs with many music directors. She has recorded film songs not only in Bengali but also in Hindi, Bhojpuri, Gujrarati, etc.

She worked with music directors like Bickram Ghosh, Ashok Bhadra, Sankar Mahadevan, Indrajit Dey, Nabin Chottopadhya, Raju Mukherjee, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Arup Om, Joy Sarkar, Rupankar, Goutam Ghosal, Indradeep Dasgupta, Subhadeep Chatterjee, Purbayan Chatterjee.

She has been launched lots of Bengali and Hindi album like

• Jori No-1(Sony BMJ)- 2005
• Asma Ke Paar(Sony BMJ) -2005
• Oi Dakche Boi (Cosmik) 2008 With Bickram Ghosh Book Fair Theme Song
• Electronic A Krishna (Cosmik) 2009 with Indradeep Dey
• Masti Cocktail (Purple)2010 with Subhadeep
• Tagore Lounge Rabindra Sangeet “Sedin Dujane…”(Veecon)- Bickram Ghosh-2011
• Album with Purbayan Chattopadhya - yet to be release
• Album with Bickram Ghosh Yet to be release
• Puja Album “Bondhu Hobe…” (Sagarika)-2011
• Maya (2012)yet to be release
• Rabindra Sangeet Album “Niruddesh Yatra” (Sagarika)- 2012
• "Chinite Paro Ki Na" Music Composed by :Pratul

She has been performing all over the world along with legends like
       

•     Md. Aziz
•     Udit Narayan
•     Babul Supriyo
•     Abhijit Bhattacharya
•     Sankar Mahadevan
•     Kumar Shanu
•     Vinod Rathor
•     Kailash Kher
•     Rupankar
•     Rupam Islam
•     Monomoy
•     Goutam Ghosh
•     Raghab Chatterjee
•     Ashok Bhadra
•     Joy Sarkar
•     Goutam Sushmit
•     Goutam Ghosal
•     Bickram Ghosh
•     Toufik Khureshi
•     Rakesh Chourasia
•     Purbayan Chatterjee
•     Indradeep Dasgupta
•     Shaan
•     K K
•     Sonu Nigam
•     Javed Akhtar
•     Ela Arun
•     Bappi Lahiri
•     Usha Uthup
•     Kabita Krisnamurthi
•     Vishal
•     Sekhar
•     Farha Khan
•     Karan Johar
•     Bipasa Basu
•     John Abraham
•     Anil Kapoor
•     Diya Mirza
•     Uday Chopra
•     Madhaban
•     Vidya Balan
•     Sahid kapoor
•     Katrina Kaif
•     Maliaka Arora
•     Amrita Arora
•     Preety Zinta
•     Akshay Kumar
•     Kunal ganjawala

and captivating audience with her charming personality, ability to connect to audience instantly and above all her musical ability. She has judged child contestant in Musical Talent Show "Khoj-2”- Organized by Lions Club with exceptional ability.

She wishes to take her musical talent much beyond the film music and expand her horizon in other genre of music in particular Hindustani Classical Music.

Achievement & Awards :

The singer has won and has been nominated for a number of awards:

•     She won the “Fame Gurukul” Award for Most Promising reality show for Mast.
•     She won “Uttam Kumar” Award
•     One award of the “Sera Bengali-2006”
•     She won “Sananda Adittiya” Award also.
•     She Won Best Singer Award in 2011 (Kalakar Awards)
•     Nomination For Radio Mirchi Best Album (Bandhu hobe)
•     She won "Bharat Nirman Award" for Upcoming Rising Singer in 2013.

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