Ronkini Gupta

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Ronkini Gupta
Born1984
NationalityIndian
Alma materSt Xavier’s College, Mumbai
Occupationplayback singer
Known forFilmfare nominations and acclaimed Classical Singing

Ronkini Gupta (born 1984) is a Hindustani classical vocalist and playback singer who won the Saregamapa World Series reality show aired on Zee TV in 2004. She sang the critically acclaimed song "Rafu" in Tumhari Sulu (2017) for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.[1] She sang two songs in the 2018 released film Sui Dhaaga for Anu Malik,[2] "Chaav Laaga" with Papon and "Tu Hi Aham" which is her solo song in the film. She is a Sangeet Visharad and her singing repertoire covers Khyaal, Fusion, and Bollywood. She has been recipient of many awards such as the Saregamapa World Series, Doverlane National Merit and Artist Aloud Award. She has performed with Elan on many stages and has also travelled the world with the Indian Broadway show "Bharati" as the lead vocalist.[3] She composed in Mr Ya Miss (2005) and lent voice to Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda (2013), Aankhon Dekhi (2014), Pyaar Vali Love Story (2014), Hrudyantar (2017), Taleem (2016), "Rafu" in Tumhari Sulu (2017), "Chaav Laaga" with Papon and "Tu Hi Aham" as a solo song in Sui Dhaaga. Both the songs in Sui Dhaaga received widespread acclaim and firmly established her as a noteworthy singer of her generation.[4] She is widely known for her ability to superbly blend her classical training with contemporary musicality.[5]

Early life and musical training[edit]

Ronkini hails from Jamshedpur, the steel city of India. A distinction holder - Sangeet Visharad from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Hindustani Classical, she has trained under, Shri Chandrakant Apte, an exponent of the Gwalior Gharana in her formative years (1990-2000). She has further honed her skills under Ustad Dilshad Khan (2000–01) Pt. Samaresh Chowdhary (2003–04) and Late Ustad Abdul Rashid Khan Sahab (2005-2007).

Winning her way through several inter-school and inter-state level competitions, she went on to win a National Level Merit (Hindustani Classical Vocal category) at the prestigious Dover Lane Music Conference.[6] in Kolkata, in the year 2000 when she was only 16.

Career[edit]

She participated in the 2004 edition of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa world series (earlier Sa Re Ga Ma Pa), and she became the winner of the contest jointly with Hrishikesh Ranade.[7] Later, she composed two songs for the film Mr Ya Miss titled "Kanha" for Sonu Nigam. her debut bollywood playback was for the highly acclaimed film Aankhon Dekhi (2014), directed by Rajat Kapoor . She sang "[8] Rafu" for Vidya Balan in Tumhari Sulu (2017) for which she was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer.[1] She was nominated yet again in 2019 for Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the chartbuster song Chaav Laga from Sui Dhaaga.

SBroadwayls across the country with her solo recitals and has performed at various prestigious stages namely Sawai Gandharv Mahotsav (2022), Maharana Kumbha Sangeet Samaroh, Udaipur (2022), Pancham Nishad- Pratahswar(2021), Utsaah by Durga Jasraj (2021)Banyan Tree Festival- Barkha Ritu (2020), Kalaghoda Festival (2019), Melbourne Classical Arts Society Festival (2019), to name a few. She has released an independently produced Indian classical album titled Mere Kheyaal Se in 2020, where she has recorded four tracks in four different ragas, which are her own original bandishes, shot and recorded live. She is often quoted by the musical maestro AR Rahman in his list of favourite artists.

Ronkini Gupta has a band called The Kheyaal-e-Jazz Projekt (Ronkini Gupta Collective) which is a classical fusion band. The band has won the Artist Aloud Music Awards for 2016 and 2018[9] and has also been featured on Kappa TV with their OSTs- Aye Ri Chandni,[10] Khaare Se Naina and Jhoothi Batiyaan. She has also contributed additional vocals towards Coke Studio Season 4 with Sachin Jigar for the song "Laadki". She sang the highly acclaimed Hamse Toh Woh Behtar Hai[11] for Mukhbir, a Zee OTT presentation, released in 2022.


Discography[edit]

Composer[edit]

Year Film Song Singer
2005 Mr Ya Miss
"Kanha"		 Sonu Nigam

Playback singer[edit]

Year Film Song Co-singer(s) Composer
2013 Jai Maharashtra Dhaba Bhatinda "Awkhalase Sparsh Te" Rahul Vaidya, Vaishali Samant, Krishna Beura Nilesh Moharir
2014 Aankhon Dekhi "Kaise Shukh Soyein" Solo Saagar Desai
Pyaar Vali Love Story "Jahan Jaun Tujhe Paun" Divya Kumar Pankaj Padghan, Amitraj and Samir Saptiskar
2016 Taleem "Ishakacha Baan" Swapnil Godbole Praful Karlekar
2017 Tumhari Sulu "Rafu" solo Santanu Ghatak
Hrudayantar "Kabhi Mili" solo Praful Karlekar
Dry Day "Gori Gori Paan" Trupti K, Atharv S Ashwin Srinivasan
2018 Sui Dhaaga "Chaav Laaga" Papon Anu Malik
"Tu Hi Aham" Solo
2019 Khari Biscuit Tula Japnaar Aahe Adarsh Shinde Amit Raj
2020 Cheesecake Tu Chala Kahan Nihar Shembekar Santanu Ghatak
2021 Geeli Puchhi- Ajeeb Daastaans Sang Rehna Solo Alokananda Dasgupta
2021 Operation MBBS 2 Jee ke dekhenge Solo Kartik Rao
2022 Loop Lapeta Beqaraar Solo Santanu Ghatak

Awards[edit]

Year Award Song Film Result
2016 Artist Aloud Award for Best Composition "Ritu Basant Ki"

[12]

The Kheyaal-E-Jazz Projekt Won
2018 Artist Aloud Award for Best Hindi Song "Aye Ri Chandni[13]" The Kheyaal-E-Jazz Projekt Won
2018 Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer "Rafu" Tumhari Sulu Nominated
2019 Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer "Chaav laga" Sui Dhaaga Nominated
2019 Star Screen Award for Best Female Playback Singer Chaav Laaga Sui Dhaaga Nominated
2020 Maharashtra Cha Favourite Kon, Zee Talkies Award Tula Japnaar Aahe Khari Biscuit Won
2020 Filmfare Award Marathi for Best Female Playback Singer Tula Japnaar Aahe Khari Biscuit Nominated

Other Awards

  • 2000: Doverlane Music Conference : All India Rank 4 in Indian Classical Vocal
  • 2004: SaReGaMaPa World Series (Zee TV)
  • 2018: NITIE Award for Recognition of Significant Contribution in the field of Singing[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Official list of nominations - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Sui Dhaaga Music Review: Anu Malik Helps Ronkini Gupta To Shine Bright Like A Diamond!". Koimoi. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Bharati The Show". bharatitheshow.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Sui Dhaaga - Made in India music review: Anushka Sharma and Varun Dhawan's soundtrack is earthy and completely desi". Box Office India. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. ^ Nair, Vipin (9 November 2017). "Suitably mellow". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Feminine ragas? One Mumbai event celebrates the fairer sound". hindustantimes.com/. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Steel city magic in success stories". telegraphindia.com.
  8. ^ "Tumhari Sulu music review: This concoction of uplifting songs is redolent of loving others, and yourself". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  9. ^ "6th Edition of Artist Aloud Music Awards concluded on a star-studded note". Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  10. ^ Mathrubhumi Kappa TV (11 July 2018), Aye Ri Chandni - The Kheyaal E Jazz Project - Music Mojo Season 5 - KappaTV, retrieved 26 August 2018
  11. ^ Hamse Toh Woh Behtar Hai on YouTube
  12. ^ aslimusicglobal (16 December 2015), Ritu Basant Ki, retrieved 26 August 2018
  13. ^ aslimusicglobal (21 June 2016), Ronkini Gupta Collective - Aye Ri Chandni (The Kheyaal-e-Jazz Project), retrieved 26 August 2018
  14. ^ Pincus, Robert (29 November 2018). "Final Report". doi:10.2172/1483787. OSTI 1483787. S2CID 195536168. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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