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3rd NOVEMBER 1985 MONALI THAKUR BORN

Monali Thakur

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Monali Thakur (মোনালী ঠাকুর)
Monali Thakur at the '21st Lions Gold Awards 2015'.jpg
Monali Thakur at the '21st Lions Gold Awards 2015'
Background information
Birth nameMonali Thakur
Born3 November 1985 (age 30)
OriginKolkata, India
GenresFilmi, Hindustani classical music
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active2006–present
Monali Thakur,born on 3rd November 1985 in a Bengali family in Kolkata, India, is an Indian playback singer and actress.

Biography[edit]

Thakur comes from a musical family, her father Shakti Thakur, Bengali, renowned Bengali singer[1] and her sister Mehuli Thakur is also a playback singer.[2] She was trained in Hindustani classical music under Pandit Jagdish Prasad and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty.[3] She has learnt hip-hop and Bharatanatyam and is also a trained Salsa dancer.[4]
Thakur got her start by singing in school and college competitions and performing at local functions,[5] and received the Best Playback Singer award at the Anandalok Awards for the serial Sri Ramkrishna when she was 14.[3] She rose to popularity after placing ninth in Indian Idol 2.[6]
She had to struggle a lot hard even after Indian Idol to get a strong foothold in the music industry. Finally, she got an offer to sing for music director Pritam Chakraborty to sing two songs for the Bollywood film Race in 2008 – "Khwab Dekhe (Sexy lady)" and "Zara Zara Touch Me".[6] She was originally scheduled for only one song, but her first recording impressed the film's directors Abbas – Mustan enough for them to book her a second.[1] "Zara Zara Touch Me" was enormously successful, becoming the fourth-most-played song on Indian radio during the first half of 2008.[7] She also got nominated for an IIFA Award for Best Female Playback and an Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Zara Zara Touch Me".
She was a judge in the Bengali music reality show Bengali Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs for two years.[4][8] She also appeared in the Bengali show Key Hobe Biggest Fan[8] and was part of Coke Studio.[9] She briefly datedMeiyang Chаng.[10][11]
Monali won Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for song 'Sawaar Loon' from the film 'Lootera' for year 2013 ( on 24 January 2014)

Acting[edit]

As a child, she appeared in a Bengali television soap, Aalokito ek Indu, in which she played the lead role Indubala.[12] It was followed by a couple of telefilms,[12] including Sudeshna Roy's Phagune Agun in which she was seen as Ruman.[3] She made her acting debut in Raja Sen's Bengali film Krishnakanter Will,[13] in which she played the role of Bhromor.[14] In 2014, she made her Bollywood debut in Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi.[15] The film is about human trafficking and child prostitution and Thakur plays a 15-year-old girl who gets trapped in it.[16] She will also be seen in Abbas Tyrewala's multistarrer Mango.[17]

Discography[edit]

TitleYearFilmComposerNotes
"Kubool Kar Le"2006Jaan-E-MannAnu Malik
2007Krishnakanter WillPartha Sengupta
"Goodnight"2008Dil KabaddiSachin Gupta
"Zara Zara Touch Me"RacePritam
"Khwaab Dekhe (Sexy Lady)"
"Meow"Golmaal Returns
"Khudaya Khair"2009Billu
"It's Only Pyar"2010Dui PrithibiJeet Gannguli
Samidh-Rishi
"O Yaara Ve"
"Bol Na Aar"
"Dilrubaon Ke Jalwe"Dulha Mil GayaLalit Pandit
"Ishq Mein"PrinceSandeep Shirodkar
"Jingle Jingle"Badmaash CompanyPritam
"Anjaana Anjaani Ki Kahani"Anjaana AnjaaniVishal-Shekhar
"Naina"2011Kucch Luv JaisaaPritam
"Aao Manaye Jashn"Tum Hi To HoAnand-Milind
"Tik Tuk"RascalsVishal-Shekhar
"Thik Thakish"Jaani Dyakha HawbeIndradeep Dasgupta
Neel Dutt
"Tu Mohabbat Hai"2012Tere Naal Love Ho GayaSachin - Jigar
Mr. Bhatti on ChuttiChanni Singh
"Aga Bai"AiyyaaAmit Trivedi
"Peepni"Jo Hum ChaheinSachin Gupta
Kumaar
"Mumkin Nahi"Qasam Se Qasam SeSayanthi – Shailendra
"Golemale Pirit Koro Na"3 KanyaIndradeep Dasgupta
"It's 100% Love"100% LoveJeet Gannguli
Samidh Mukherjee
"Inkaar (Theme)"2013InkaarShantanu Moitra
"Darbadar"I, Me Aur MainSachin – Jigar
"Meri Jaaniye"
"Oh Madhu"RangbaazJeet Gannguli
"Nachlay Nachlay"Hum Hai Raahi Car KeSangeet Siddharth
"Hip Hop Pammi"Ramaiya VastavaiyaSachin-Jigar
Sandeep Shirodk
"Sawar Loon"LooteraAmit Trivedi
"Ichhe Joto Uriye Debo"BossJeet Ganguly
"Muh Meetha Kara De"Rabba Main Kya KaroonSalim-Sulaiman
"I Don't Luv U"I Don't Luv UAman Benson
Amit Kasaria
"Laila"NashaSangeet Siddharth
"Raghupati Raghav"Krrish 3Rajesh Roshan
"Yaro Yaro"Madha Yaanai KoottamN. R. Raghunanthan
"Tune Maari Entriyaan (Bangla Version)"2014GundaySohail Sen
Gunday (Bengali)
"Love Me Thoda"YaariyanPritam
"He Naropishach"2014ArundhatiJeet Ganguly
Saluri Koteshwara Rao
"Ei Bhalo Ei Kharap"2014Golpo Holeo ShottiIndradeep Dasgupta
"Sweety"2014Bobby JasoosShantanu Moitra
"Moh Moh ke Dhaage"2015Dum Laga Ke HaishaAnu Malik
"Dhol Baaje"2015Ek Paheli LeelaMeet Bros Anjjan

Filmography[edit]


YearFilmRoleNotes
2007Krishnakanter WillBhaleraoBengali film
2014LakshmiLakshmi
2014MangoPost-production
2014PKKashmiri girlSide role(guest appearance)
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