Shalmali Kholgade

Shalmali Kholgade
Shalmali Kholgade at TOIFA 2013.jpg
Kholgade at the TOIFA Awards in 2013
Born
Shalmali Kholgade

OccupationPlayback singer
Years active2012–present
Musical career
Genreswestern, classical, pop, filmi
InstrumentsVocals

Shalmali Kholgade is an Indian playback singer, who predominantly sings for Hindi language films.[1] In addition to Hindi, she has also sung in other Indian languages such as Marathi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil. Through her singing career, she has received one Filmfare Award from two nominations, and has been praised for her singing style.[2]

Music career

Career beginning (2004–2011)

Shalmali began performing at the age of 16 and has had her tutelage in music from the age of 8 years under her mother, Uma Kholgade – an Indian classical singer and theatre personality. She later continued her music education under Shubhada Paradkar and has also recently been accepted by the Los Angeles College of Music for their April semester but decided not to attend, due to her recording commitments. Shalmali paid a two-hour tribute to one of her favorite singers; Amy Winehouse last year at Blue Frog, Mumbai which was attended widely. She is also a vocalist with Mikey McCleary's popular act 'The Bartender' where she has performed beautiful renditions of vintage Bollywood songs revamping it with a flavour of sensuous, old school jazz, and is featured on their second album, 'B Seventy'. Furthering her versatility as a performer, Shalmali has performed as a soloist with a Latvian troupe in a Cabaret named Bombaloo which toured Moscow, Yerevan and Armenia.[citation needed] She has been singing professionally in Mumbai for several years, and worked as a backing vocalist for Ali Zafar's songs.[3]

Singing debut in films & breakthrough (2012–present)

Kholgade with Shibani Kashyap at the Worli Festival in 2013

Shalmali made her debut as a lead vocalist in Bollywood playback singing in 2012 with the song "Pareshaan" from film Ishaqzaade under the music of Amit Trivedi. The song was a critical and commercial success, topping charts across India.[4][5] For Pareshaan Kholgade won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer among several other awards.

Her other two songs in 2012, "Daaru Desi" from Cocktail,[6][7] and "Aga Bai" from Aiyyaa, both became hits.[8] In 2013, Kholgade's first track, "Lat Lag Gayee" from the movie Race 2 met with immense commercial appreciation. The song remained on the top of the charts for many weeks and became hugely popular in dance clubs. Kholgade received further critical and commercial success with the track "Balam Pichkari" from the movie Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani. For the song, Kholgade received many nominations including her second Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer nomination. She also sang the title track for Shuddh Desi Romance, "Besharmi Ki Height" and "Shanivar Raati" for Main Tera Hero, "D Se Dance" for Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and " Shayarana" for Daawat-E-Ishq, which got her more critical appreciation. She also received praise for the song "Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai" from the sports drama Sultan (2016).She received critical acclaim for her singing style in a series of hit songs, including "Aga Bai" from Aiyyaa (2012),"Chingam Chabake" from Gori Tere Pyaar Mein (2013),"Mohobbat Buri Bemari" from Bombay Velvet (2015), "Shakira" from Welcome to Karachi (2015), and "Naach Meri Jaan" from ABCD 2 (2015), all of which topped the charts.

Kholgade's first regional song "Raja Raja" from the 2013 Tamil film Naan Rajavaga Pogiren was well received. Her song "Oday Oday" from the romantic film Raja Rani was successful in the Southern part of India, and made her an accomplished singer in the South Indian film Industry. She followed this success with further regional hits, "Kala Koi Geli" for the Bengali film Proloy (2013), "Preminchaa" for the Telugu film Toofan (2013), "Maria" from the Bengali film Herogiri (2015), "Jil Jil Jil" for the Telugu film Jil (2015), "Tu Mila" for the Marathi film Timepass 2 (2015), and "Kangaroo" from the Marathi film Highway (2015). In addition to these, she was also one of the judges of the Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol Junior for auditions.

Apart from singing in Bollywood, she has sung in other Indian regional languages such as "Raja Raja" for the Tamil film Naan Rajavaga Pogiren yet her remarkable Tamil song is "Oday Oday" from the film "Raja Rani", "Kala Koi Geli" for the Bengali film Proloy, "Preminchaa" for the Telugu film Toofan and "Tu Mila" for the Marathi film Timepass 2, all of which top the charts. In 2015, she became one of the judges of the Sony Entertainment Television's reality show Indian Idol Junior for the auditions section. Currently, she is one of the judges the Colors Marathi Entertainment Television's reality show Sur Nava Dhyas Nava and is mentoring upcoming new singers.

Acting career

Shalmali made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 Ranjan Singh's East Indian Konkani-Marathi film Tu Maza Jeev, which was released on Maharashtra Day. The film was a moderate success at the Box Office India and earned mixed reviews, however, she was praised for her performance.[9]

Discography

Awards and nominations

Year Category Song and Film Result
Mirchi Music Awards
2012 Female Vocalist of The Year "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Nominated[10]
Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade)
"Aga Bai" (Aiyyaa)
Filmfare Awards
2013 Best Female Playback Singer "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Won
2014 Best Female Playback Singer "Balam Pichkari" (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani) Nominated
Screen Awards
2013 Best Female Playback Singer "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Won
2014 Best Female Playback Singer "Balam Pichkari" (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani) Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards
2013 Best Female Playback Singer "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Nominated
Zee Cine Awards
2013 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Award for Fresh Singing Talent "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Won
Best Playback Singer – Female "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Nominated
2014 Best Playback Singer – Female "Balam Pichkari" (Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani) Nominated
Times of India Film Awards
2013 Best Playback Singer – Female "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Won
Stardust Awards
2013 Best Female Playback Singer "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Won
BIG Star Indian Music Awards
2013 Best Playback Singer – Female "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Nominated
Star Guild Awards
2013 Best Playback Singer – Female "Pareshaan" (Ishaqzaade) Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "Broken flower". The Hindu. 25 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Broken flower". The Hindu. 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Tribute concerts in India". The Times of India. 15 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Love Goes Grunge". Indian Express. 20 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Ishaqzaade: Music Review". The Times of India. 15 April 2012.
  6. ^ "NEW SONG: Deepika-Saif in Cocktail". Hindustan Times. 1 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Shamali Kholgade Page".
  8. ^ "Saif, Deepika get tipsy in Cocktail!". India Today. 4 June 2012.
  9. ^ "First East Indian movie releases on Maharashtra Day". The Times of India. 4 May 2009.
  10. ^ "Nominations - Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2012". www.radiomirchi.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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