Vasundhara Das

Vasundhara Das
Born (1977-10-27) 27 October 1977
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation Singer, actor, composer, entrepreneur, speaker, songwriter
Years active 1998–present
Spouse(s) Roberto Narain

Vasundhara Das is an Indian singer, actress, composer, entrepreneur, speaker, songwriter and environmental activist. Vasundhara's films include Hey Ram (Tamil/Hindi), Monsoon Wedding (English), Citizen (Tamil/Telugu), Ravana Prabhu (Malayalam), Lankesh Patrike (Kannada) and several others. Vasundhara has worked with composers such as A. R. Rahman, Vishal-Shekhar, Pritam and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, to name a few. Vasundhara's current focus is on music composition at her Bangalore based studio called THE ACTIVE. She has also been involved in several independent projects such as Channel V Jammin', BBC's HIV awareness anthem for India 'Har Kadam', Mission Ustaad, Arya, Global Rhythms, Nylon Soundz and most recently, The Shah Hussain Project, a collaborative album with Sufi singer Mir Mukhtiyar Ali. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Tamilfor the film Mudhalvan[1]

Personal life

Vasundhara Das was born into a Tamil Brahmin family[2] in Bangalore. She studied at Cluny Convent High School, Bangalore, Sri Vidya Mandir, Bangalore and Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, graduating in Economics, Statistics and Mathematics. She began training in Hindustani classical music under her grandmother Indira Das and later trained under Lalita Kaikini and Pandit Parameshwar Hegde.

In her college days, she was a lead singer of a girl band and was soprano in the college choir. In an interview, she states that - "I got booed off the first time I sang on stage".[3] She is multilingual and speaks Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, English, Malayalam, and Spanish. Vasundhara married her long-time friend, Roberto Narain, a drummer.[4]

Career

Actress

at the MTV Immies Awards

In 1999, Vasundhara began acting with Kamal Hassan in the film Hey Ram. She played the lead actress alongside Mohanlal in the Malayalam movie Raavana Prabhu, with Ajith Kumar in the Tamil movie Citizen and with Darshan in the Kannada movie Lankesh Patrike. She also starred in Mira Nair's movie Monsoon Wedding.

Music

She started her playback singing career with A. R. Rahman's Tamil film Mudhalvan, for which she sang the song "Shakalaka Baby", and thereby winning the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award 2001. She has a French single out in France called L'ete Indien in collaboration with Paris-based Agrumes Studio. She was a founding member of Arya, a world music band that has performed in Europe and America and broke up in 2004.

Others About her

As a speaker, she has given talks at conferences like INK Talks in association with TED, Confederation of Indian Industries' Conference for Women Entrepreneurs, AIMA's 7th National Brand Summit, TEDx and The Mentor Conclave. She wrote the inaugural blog post for IIT Kanpur's eCell Blog. As an entrepreneur, Vasundhara, along with partner Roberto Narain run DRUMJAM, a company that uses the medium of music and rhythm for corporate training, team building and community building. Her studio with partner Roberto Narain, The Active, has produced The Shah Hussain Project, an album of contemporary Sufi music. Also, she has done a critically acclaimed play Wake up Call with an off-Broadway Theatre company, Chilsag Chillies in 2012.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2000Hey RamMythili IyengarTamil/ HindiDebut feature film
2001Monsoon WeddingAditi VermaHindi/English
2001CitizenIndhuTamil
2001RavanaprabhuMundackal JanakiMalayalam
2003Lankesh PatrikePreethiKannada
2003Film StarLila, An InmateHindi
2004VajramGeminiMalayalam
2004Pathar BezubaanKalpana VarmaHindi
2006Kudiyon Ka Hai ZamanaNatashaHindi
2006CorporateHerselfHindi
2007Ek DastakAkanshaHindi

Discography

Song TitleComposerLanguageMovie
"Rabba Rabba"Anu MalikHindiAks
"Aaja Gufaon Main"Anu MalikHindiAks
"Subah Meri Subah Re"Vasundhara DasHindiParanthe Wali Gali
"Wind of Change"Vasundhara DasHindiParanthe Wali Gali
"Party Sharty"Vasundhara DasHindiParanthe Wali Gali
"Khidki Se Zara Future Aane Do"Vasundhara DasHindiParanthe Wali Gali
"Dil Yeh Dhun Gaa Raha Hai"Vasundhara DasHindiParanthe Wali Gali
"Chale Jaise Hawaein"Anu MalikHindiMain Hoon Na
"No Entry"Anu MalikHindiNo Entry
"Teetar"Tauseef AktarHindiMr. Black Mr. White
"Akela Tera Dil"Anu MalikHindiGood Luck!
"O Rey Chhori"A.R. RahmanHindiLagaan
"Shakalaka Baby"A.R. RahmanHindiNayak
"Pappu Can't Dance"A.R. RahmanHindiJaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
"Kahin To"A.R. RahmanHindiJaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
"Shut Up, Aa Nachle!"Anu MalikHindiUgly Aur Pagli
"Kaun Kiska Hua Hai Yahan"Sagar DesaiHindiBheja Fry
"Soni Soni"Aadesh SrivastavHindiRehna Hai Tere Dil Mein
"Hai Junoon"Aadesh SrivastavHindiAlag
"Gustaakhiaan"Aadesh SrivastavHindiAankhen
"I'm Ready for Love"Aadesh SrivastavHindiSaavan
"Jo Maangi Khuda Se"Aadesh SrivastavHindiSaavan
"It's the Time to Disco"Shankar, Ehsaan, LoyHindiKal Ho Na Ho
"Where's the Party Tonight?"Shankar, Ehsaan, LoyHindiKabhi Alvida Na Kehna
"Kiss of Love"Shankar, Ehsaan, LoyHindiJhoom Barabar Jhoom
"Let's Boogie Woogie"Nadeem & ShravanHindiDosti: Friends Forever
"Rabba Pyar Se Mila De"Sunil DarshanHindiTalash
"Ashaon Ke Zuban Par"BhavatariniHindiMitr: My Friend
"Salaame"PritamHindiDhoom
"Shake Your Body"PritamHindiHar Pal
"Salaam Namaste"Vishal & ShekharHindiSalaam Namaste
"Door Se Pas"Vishal & ShekharHindiMusafir
"Darna Zaroori Hai"Shailendra SwapnilHindiDarna Zaroori Hai
"Bindas"Bapi – TutulHindiPaisa Vasool
"Ishq Diwaani"Dilip SenHindiIcy n Spicy
"Kattipudi Kattipudida"DevaTamilKushi
"Shakalaka Baby"A.R. RahmanTamilMudhalvan
"Haiyo Patikiche"A.R. RahmanTamilRhythm
"Secret of Success"A.R. RahmanTamilBoys
"Dating"A.R. RahmanTamilBoys
"Hei Hei Ennache"A.R. RahmanTamilKadhal Virus
"Osaka Muraya"A.R. RahmanTamilAlli Arjuna
"Machchakkaari"A.R. RahmanTamilSillunu Oru Kaadhal
"Marungottiye"A.R. RahmanTamilAnbe Aaruyire
"I Like You"DevaTamilCitizen
"Pookara"DevaTamilCitizen
"Colourful Nilava"DevaTamilDoubles
"Athill Puthili"DevaTamilVirumbugiren
"Azagiya Kaadal Mayava"Ranjit BarotTamilAchaam Thavir
"Patthu Viral"Harris JayarajTamilArul
"En Manathil"Harris JayarajTamilSamurai
"Kannum Kannum Nokia"Harris JayarajTamilAnniyan
"Angela"T.S. MuralidharanTamilSri
"Naa Vechan"Yuvan Shankar RajaTamilPopcorn
"Manmadan"Yuvan Shankar RajaTamilManmadan
"Yerimalai Naane"Yuvan Shankar RajaTamilKanda Naal Mudhal
"Laila Laila"Praveen ManiTamilLittle John
"Poove Punnaga Kaatu"BharadwajTamilParthen Rasithen
"Ei"DinaTamilAde Nila
"Shakalaka Baby"A.R. RahmanTamilMudhalvan
"Hayo Patikichu"A.R. RahmanTamilRhythm
"Dating"A.R. RahmanTamilBoys
"Secret of Success"A.R. RahmanTamilBoys
"Sonare"Mani SharmaTeluguAzad
"Sye"KeeravaniTeluguSaye
"Ney Padithe Lokamey Padadha"Vandemataram SrinivasTeluguMisamma
"Andulona Undi"K.M. RadhakrishnanTeluguMaya Bazaar
"Ee Nada Manninalli"Vijay BhaskarKannadaNeela
"Hejje Hejje Maathaadu"Vijay BhaskarKannadaNeela
"Car Car Huduga Banda"Babjee SandeepKannadaMona Lisa
"Nodkond Baaro Andre"Babjee SandeepKannadaLankesh Pathrike
"Sajini"A.R. RahmanKannadaSajini
"Mandakiniye"JazziKannadaHudugaata
"To Be Frank Agi"DharmaKannadaThottilu
"Aaja Yaramere"M.G. RadhakrishnanMalayalamPraja

References

  1. ↑ "47th Annual Filmfare South Best Playback Singer : Santosh : Free Down…". archive.is. 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Sify Movies – Vasundhara Das Interview". Sify. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Musical Queen Reviving the Roots of Music". Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Manglorean – Vasundhara wedding". Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
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