Anusha Mani (born 29 March 1985) is an Indian playback singer known for her works in Indian films.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 29 March 1985 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Genres | Playback Singer |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocalist |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early and personal life edit
Born to a musically-inclined family, She learnt Carnatic music at a young age. Having originally sung in Gujarati plays, she met Amit Trivedi with whom she made a music album, which was never released.[1]
She is married to singer-composer Sangeet Haldipur, the son of Amar Haldipur and brother of Siddharth Haldipur.[2]
Career edit
In 2007, music composers Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy offered her the chance to sing the track Dhoka from Johnny Gaddaar after listening to an album she had appeared on. She has worked in about six albums with the trio since then. She had also sung and written the track Dil Mein Jaagi from the Dev.D,[3] which won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction.[4][5] She appeared on the TV show MTV Angles of Rock where she starred alongside singers Shalmali Kholgade, Jasmine Sandlas and Akasa Singh.5 In 2021, Mani featured in a unique film focused on the plight of stray animals.[6]
Filmography edit
- Aishwarya (2006)
- Johnny Gaddaar (2007)
- Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008)
- Dev.D (2009)
- Sikandar (2009)
- Hum Tum Aur Ghost (2010)
- Tere Bin Laden (2010)
- Aisha (2010)
- Game (2011)
- Don 2: The King is Back (2011)
- Chennai Express (2013)
- Shaandaar (2015)
- Ruler (2019)
- Desi Magic (2021)
- Bhediya (2022)
- Tiger 3 (2023)
References edit
- ^ Rajiv, Vijayakar. "'I want to JUGGLE playback and pop'". ScreenIndia. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Anusha Mani: Sangeet Haldipur and my tuning is good because we sing together all the time. Times of India.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder. "Meet the man who has perpetrated an Emosonal atyachar on the charts". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Sengupta, Soumita. "Anusha Mani gets candid". Planetradiocity. Retrieved 2 July 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Song lyrics". www.top10bollywood.com. 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "'Gulaabo' singer Anusha Mani talks about her new track, karma, and competition". Opoyi. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
External links edit
- Anusha Mani at IMDb
- Anusha Mani : Filmography and Profile on Bollywood Hungama