Songs of Shreya Ghoshal
Bollywood’s most popular playback singer in recent time is Shreya Ghoshal who was born on March 12th, 1984 at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan. She has performed several songs in Bollywood, regional films and also for Indian soaps like Kasturi. She was born as Rupal Maru in a Bengali brahmin family of very educated background. Her father is a nuclear power plant engineer who works in Bhabha Atomic Research Center and her mother is a post-graduate literature student. She did her schooling at Atomic Energy Central Schools. Apart from this, her mother is also having some knowledge of music. Shreya accompanied her mother on the harmonium during her childhood. She was enrolled by her parents for formal training in Hindustani classical music in Kota with Maheshchandra Sharma. She has won the Sa Re Ga Ma contest on Zee TV. Later Kalyanji convinced her parents to move to Mumbai.
She was once again participate in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa for a second time where she was noticed by famous film director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. then in year 2000, he gave her the opportunity to give her voice for Paro (Aishwarya Rai) in the movie ‘Devdas‘. She sang five songs in the movie. Her magic of voice spread quickly through the movie and soon she became one of the top female playback singers in Bollywood being in competetion with Alka Yagnik, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sadhana Sargam and Kavita Krishnamurthy. The songs in the movie earned her the Filmfare Award for best singer that year, as well as the R D Burman award, given to upcoming talents in music at the same award ceremony. Later she gave her melodious voice in several movies and also recorded for various music directors including Anu Malik, Himesh Reshammiya, M.M. Keeravani, Nadeem-Shravan, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Pritam, Vishal-Shekhar, Gurukiran, Ilayaraja and A.R. Rahman.
She once again gets in limelight for the song “Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai” in the movie Jism. She has also won 8 awards in a single year including a National Award. Also she sang “Mere Dholna” in hit movie ‘Bhool Bhulaiya‘ in 2007 for which she recieved many awards. Apart from Hindi Cinem, she has also sung in Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. Some of her superhit movies in which she gave her voice such as Saaya, Inteha, Out of Control, Khakee, Munnabhai MBBS, Dhoop, Kuchh Kaha Aapne, Armaan, Desh Devi, Tujhe Meri Kasam, LOC Kargil, Aetbaar etc. Also she was noticed for her song “Lattu Main Lattu” in the movie ‘Ghajini‘ in 2008 and ‘Chandni Chowk To China’ in 2009. She has received National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer for Devdas and Paheli.
Hit songs of Shreya Ghoshal are :
1. Pyaar Ki Ek Kahani - Krrish
2. Barso Re - Guru
3. Salaam-e-Ishq - Salaam-E-Ishq
4. O Sanam - The Killer
5. Jaadu Hai Nasha Hai - Jism
6. Kaise Mujhe - Ghajini
7. Hum Tumko Nigahon Mein - Garv
8. Pal Pal Har Pal - Lage Raho Munna Bhai
9. Tumhe Jo Maine Dekha - Main Hoon Na
10. Mere Dholna - Bhool Bhulaiya
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