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Monali Thakur
Indian singer

Monali Thakur

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Indian singer
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Place of birth
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Age
44 years
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Biography

Monali Thakur (born 3 November 1985) is an Indian playback singer and actress. Through her successful singing career, she is the recipient of a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. Thakur won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) and the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Sawaar Loon" from the film Lootera (2013). She is presently an "expert" on Colors TV's Rising Star.

Life and career

Thakur was born in a Bengali musical family in Kolkata.Her father Shakti Thakur is a Bengali singer and her sister Mehuli Thakur is also a playback singer. She was trained in Hindustani classical music under Pandit Jagdish Prasad and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty. She has learnt hip-hop and Bharatanatyam and is also a trained Salsa dancer.

Thakur started singing in school and college competitions and performing at local functions, and received the Best Playback Singer award at the Anandalok Awards for the serial Sri Ramkrishna when she was 14. She rose to popularity after placing ninth in Indian Idol 2.

She had to struggle even after Indian Idol to get a strong foothold in the music industry.She got an offer from music director Pritam Chakraborty to sing two songs for the Bollywood film Race in 2008 – "Khwab Dekhe (Sexy Lady)" and "Zara Zara Touch Me". She was originally scheduled to sing only one song, but her first recording impressed the film's directors Abbas–Mustan enough for them to book her a second. "Zara Zara Touch Me" was enormously successful, becoming the fourth-most-played song on Indian radio during the first half of 2008. 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. She also appeared in the Bengali show Key Hobe Biggest Fan and was part of Coke Studio. She briefly dated Meiyang Chаng.

In 2014,Thakur won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Sawaar Loon" from the film Lootera. In March 2016, she received the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" from the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha and earned a nomination at the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the same.

Acting

As a child, she appeared in a Bengali television soap, Aalokito ek Indu, in which she played the lead role Indubala. It was followed by two telefilms, including Sudeshna Roy's Phagune Agun in which she was seen as Ruman. She made her acting debut in Raja Sen's Bengali film Krishnakanter Will, in which she played the role of Bhromor. In 2014, she made her Bollywood debut in Nagesh Kukunoor's Lakshmi. The film is about human trafficking and child prostitution and Thakur plays a 15-year-old girl who gets trapped in it. She will be seen in Abbas Tyrewala's multistarrer Mango. She also acted in a short film titled Jangle Bells along with Namit Das. The film came out in Christmas of 2015.

Discography

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 Gannguli
"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 Gannguli
Saluri Koteshwara Rao
"Ei Bhalo Ei Kharap"2014Golpo Holeo ShottiIndradeep Dasgupta
"Sweety"2014Bobby JasoosShantanu Moitra
"Turram Khan"2015HawaizaadaRochak Kohli
"Moh Moh ke Dhaage"Dum Laga Ke HaishaAnu Malik
"Dhol Baaje"Ek Paheli LeelaMeet Bros Anjjan
"Dil Ye Ladaku"2016Saala KhadoosSanthosh Narayanan
"Cham Cham"BaaghiMeet Bros
"Dhanak (Title song)"DhanakTapas Relia
Badri Ki Dulhania2017Badrinath Ki DulhaniaTanishk Bagchi

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2007Krishnakanter WillBhaleraoBengali film
2014LakshmiLakshmi
2014MangoPost-production
2014PKKashmiri girlSide role (guest appearance)
2015DebiLaliBengali short film

Awards and nominations

YearCategorySong and filmResult
National Film Awards
2015Best Female Playback Singer"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Won
Filmfare Awards
2014Best Female Playback Singer"Sawar Loon" (Lootera)Won
2016Best Female Playback Singer"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Nominated
Screen Awards
2014Best Female Playback Singer"Sawar Loon" (Lootera)Nominated
2016Best Female Playback Singer"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Won
International Indian Film Academy Awards
2009Best Female Playback Singer"Zara Zara Touch Me" (Race)Nominated
2014Best Female Playback Singer"Sawar Loon" (Lootera)Nominated
2016Best Female Playback Singer"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Won
Zee Cine Awards
2014Best Playback Singer – Female"Sawar Loon" (Lootera)Nominated
2016Best Female Playback Singer"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Nominated
Times of India Film Awards
2016Best Playback Singer – Female"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Nominated
Global Indian Music Academy Awards
2014Best Female Playback Singer"Sawar Loon" (Lootera)Nominated
2016Best Female Playback Singer"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Nominated
Mirchi Music Awards
2014Best Female Playback Singer"Sawar Loon" (Lootera)Nominated
2016Best Playback Singer – Female"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Nominated
Star Guild Awards
2009Best Female Playback Singer"Zara Zara Touch Me" (Race)Nominated
2014Best Playback Singer – Female"Sawar Loon" (Lootera)Nominated
2016Best Female Playback Singer"Moh Moh Ke Dhaage" (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)Won
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