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Revision as of 19:56, 28 November 2018

Nikhita Gandhi
Background information
Birth nameNikita
Born (1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 (age 32)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
GenresPlayback singing
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2013–present

Nikhita Gandhi (born 2 October 1991) is an Indian playback singer who has worked in Indian films in four different languages. She has worked on Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, and Kannada film projects.[1]

She sang as the face of Deepika Padukone in Raabta for the title track "Raabta".[2] Her song " Ullu ka Pattha" dual with Arijit Singh from the film Jagga Jasoos is a hit song.[3] She sang for Sachin: A Billion Dreams, Chef, Jab Harry Met Sejal, and Ittefaq. She also sang a Bengali song "Mithe Alo" with Atif Aslam for Cockpit.

Personal life

Gandhi is half-Bengali and half-Punjabi who has been in Chennai while doing her graduation. Growing up she learnt Odissi dance and Hindustani music for almost 12 years.[4]

Career

Born into a mixed Bengali and Punjabi family in Kolkata, Nikhita relocated to Chennai in 2010 to pursue a degree in dentistry.[5] A former student of A. R. Rahman's K. M. College of Music and Technology, Nikhita's first association with Rahman was during an Indo-German exchange, where she was a part of a choir which performed with the German orchestra. Rahman then individually auditioned her for a commercial project titled 'Qyuki' with Shekhar Kapur, the duo were working on.[1] In 2012, she cut a Bengali album titled Kotha, a re-arrangement of Nazrul Geeti, songs written by renowned poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.[6]

After having worked on her personal studio album and sung as a part of songs in regional films, Nikhita got a breakthrough by performing the song "Ladio" from Shankar's film, I (2015). Composed by A. R. Rahman, she managed to record the song within four hours after translating it into Hindi. She then also subsequently recorded the Telugu and Hindi versions of the song, earning critical acclaim for her work.[1] Other projects she worked for in 2015 include Rahman's O Kadhal Kanmani and Anirudh's Thanga Magan.

Apart from singing in the movies, she has put together a band and have also performed at Kerala and Kolkata. Gandhi's five-member band includes Sajith Sathya, Jerard Felix, Godfrey Immanuel and Joshua Gopal.[4]

She has the been adjudged as the best female playback singer of the year by Zee Cine Awards 2018 for the title track of Raabta (film).[7]

She was nominated for best playback singer (female) category in the 63rd Filmfare Awards[8] for her song "Ghar" from Jab Harry Met Sejal.

She was also nominated for best playback singer (female) in the 3rd Filmfare Awards East[9]for her Bengali song "Tomra Ekhono Ki" from Meghnad Badh Rahasya.

Discography

Year Song title Film Language Music Director
2013 "Modern Kalyanam" Kalyana Samayal Saadham Tamil Navin
2015 "Ladio" I Tamil A. R. Rahman
"Lady O" Hindi
"Ladiyo" Telugu
"Beautiful Zindagi" Yevade Subramanyam Telugu Radhan
"Theera Ulaa" O Kadhal Kanmani Tamil A. R. Rahman
"Nam Sexy Looksu" Ouija Kannada Hari Nikesh
"Ma sexy lookse" Aata Telugu
"Oh Oh" Thanga Magan Tamil Anirudh Ravichander
"Prologue —The Infinite Light" Muhammad (SAL): The Messenger of God Arabic A. R. Rahman
"Signs of the Last Prophet"
2016 Neethone Dance Tonight Dhruva Telugu Hiphop Tamizha
Wi Wi Wi Wifi Singam 3 Tamil
Telugu		 Harris Jayaraj
2017 "Nee Yaaro" Dhayam Tamil Sathish Selvam
"Saarattu Vandiyila" Kaatru Veliyidai Tamil A. R. Rahman
"Morethukuchindi" Cheliyaa Telugu
"Boomerang" Kavan Tamil Hiphop Tamizha
"Raabta Title Song" Raabta Hindi Pritam
"Ullu ka Pattha" Jagga Jasoos
"Bangali Maacher Jhol" Maacher Jhol Bengali Anupam Roy
"Sachin Sachin" Sachin: A Billion Dreams Hindi
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi		 A. R. Rahman
"Ghar" Jab Harry Met Sejal Hindi Pritam
"Dhooram" Arjun Reddy Telugu Radhan
"Boom Boom" Spyder Telugu Harris Jayaraj
Tamil
"Mithe Alo" Cockpit Bengali Arindam Chatterjee
"Malik Tere" Mental Madhilo Telugu Prashanth R Vihari
"Padmavyuham" Yuddham Sharanam Telugu Vivek Sagar
"Tan Tan" Chef Hindi Raghu Dixit
"Ittefaq Se (Raat Baaki)" Ittefaq Tanishk Bagchi
2018 "Beyond The Clouds" Beyond the Clouds Hindi, Tamil, English A. R. Rahman
"Ala Re Ala"
"Ey Chhote Motor Chala"
"Hey Reengara" Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren Tamil Justin Prabhakaran
"Mujhe Chand Pe Le Chalo" Sanju Hindi A. R. Rahman
"Tomake" Fidaa Bengali Arindam Chatterjee
"Duniya" Crisscross JAM8
"Bari Phire Aye"
"Bhole Baba" Villain
"Oh Baby" Hoichoi Unlimited Savvy Gupta
"Sawarne Laage" Mitron Hindi Tanishk Bagchi
"Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe" Stree Sachin-Jigar
"Dhyaanchand" Manmarziyaan Amit Trivedi
"Qafirana" Kedarnath Amit Trivedi

Accolades

Award Ceremony Category Nominated work Result Ref.(s)
10th Mirchi Music Awards Female Vocalist of The Year "Ghar" from Jab Harry Met Sejal Nominated [10]
Filmfare Awards Best Playback Singer (Female) Nominated [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nikhita Gandhi: AR Rahman never lets his singers get nervous". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ "I don't think I could have asked for something better: Nikhita Gandhi on 'Raabta'". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "From KM to Jagga Jasoos, tracing Nikhita Gandhi's musical journey". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b Ramanujam, Srinivasa (18 June 2015). "Ladio girl and her band". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ^ "I did not know that I was singing the final version of Raabta - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Taking the next step". The Hindu. 5 June 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  7. ^ "Zee Cine Awards 2018 complete winners list: Secret Superstar, Golmaal Again and Toilet Ek Prem Katha win big". The Indian Express. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ^ "63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Official list of nominations". The Times of India. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Filmfare Awards East 2018 Nominations - Filmfare.com". filmfare.com.
  10. ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards 2017". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Filmfare Awards 2018 Nominations - 63rd Filmfare Awards 2018". filmfare.com.
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