Shweta Pandit
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Shweta Pandit is an Indian Playback Singer
, Song Writer and Live Performer Actor
in Bollywood
. She has also recorded songs for Telugu
and Tamil
film songs.
At the age of 5, Shweta Pandit worked with Legendary Indian Composer, Ilayaraja for the award-winning film Anjali
, which was re-recorded in Hindi from Tamil. She dubbed for the lead role in the film in Hindi.
and briefly at Mithibai College
. She is the fourth generation of vocalists in her family of great music maestros.
Her great grandfather was the Hindustani Classical Legend of Rajasthan and Haryana - Pandit Motiram and his younger brother Pandit Jyotiram, were the doyens of The Mewati Gharana
.
Her great-uncle is Padma Vibhushan - Sangeet Martand and legendary Hindustani Classical Vocalist, Pandit Jasraj
(Born 1930) and she learnt music since the age of 8 from his elder brother, Sangeet Acharya - Pandit Pratap Narayan (1918–2002). Her Father, Vishwaraj Pandit is a Classical Tabla Player and used to be a Music Director in the late 70's and early 80's with his younger brother Jatin. Together they formed the name 'Mandheer - Jatin' and later became Associate Music Director, when Jatin Lalit
decided to compose as a team in the early 90's. Shweta's aunt Sulakshana Pandit, was a household name in the 70's as one the biggest Singing Sensations who also acted in movies like Uljhan, Sankoch, Manoranjan, Hera Pheri, Apnapan and is now retired. She has acted as the leading lady opposite the best of 70's including Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna and sung sons with Indian legends Kishore Kumar, Mukesh and Mohammad Rafi.
She belongs to the Mewati Gharana
of Indian Classical Music hailing from Hissar in Haryana.
She is the youngest child and has an elder brother, Yash Pandit
(Television and Film Actor since 2002) and elder sister, Shradha Pandit (Playback Singer since 1997 - Khamoshi, Delhi 6, Sangharsh, Khoobsoorat, Band Bajaa Baraat etc.) and Composer with Hollywood film, Hisss (2010)
She has sung in various films even as a child-singer including Pardes, Raju Chacha, Dil Kya Kare,
Saaz (where she collaborated with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain
as Music Composer) and many more.
with Aditya Chopra
’s Mohabbatein
in 2000 with 5 leading songs at the age of 12.
She was chosen to sing in the film, after she auditioned for the final selection among 500 singers.
Her popular songs are from Aditya Chopra
's Neal n Nikki 2005, Dharmendra
's Yamla Pagla Deewana 2011, David Dhawan
's Partner 2007, Anees Bazmee
's Welcome
2007, Ram Gopal Varma
's Naach 2004 and Sarkar Raj 2009, Karan Johar
's Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna 2006 etc.
Her Debut Record Album Main Zindagi Hoon released when she was only 16 years old with Virgin Records, India. She has released 3 videos from this album, featuring her.
Her other albums include Aplam Chaplam - the Star Mix, a remix album of the classic Bollywood songs, featuring Bollywood Superstar, Salman Khan
in the Music Video.
Shweta has also sung for various TV Commercials and AD Jingles. She has sung in various Indian and Western languages and started performing live on stage, all around the world, since the age of 11, on the Children's Live Show, Little Stars in 1998 at the Wembley Arena in London.
In 2011, Shweta collaborated with popular Punjabi singer and actor Harbhajan Mann
for the song Sun Mere Chann Mahiya for the album Heer Ranjha
(OST).
in 1996.
Her first Reality Television Show as a playback singer in 2008 – Mission Ustaad
on Channel 9x, was a show Produced by the United Nations and Judged by Oscar Winner and Music Maestro A R Rahman and noted Lyric and Film Writer Javed Akhtar
The show was one of the biggest television series presented by the United Nations and had accomplished singers from Bollywood performing together for various causes for the United Nations.
Performing with the Music Legend as a leading vocalist, around the world, including India, Australia, US, UK and the Middle East and Asia.
Shweta has also performed the track {JAI HO} from "Slumdog Millionaire" with 2 time Oscar Winner AR Rahman on 11 December 2010 at the Prestigious NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT in Oslo, Norway which was hosted by Hollywood superstars, Denzel Washington and Anne Hathaway and attended by the King of Norway.
's Teri Heer in October 2008, with Sony Music, India.
She has also featured in the Coke Commercial (TVC) in 2009 featuring Cricketer Gautam Gambhir
and Directed by Acclaimed Dibakar Banerjee
.
She has also featured on the cover of Rave Magazine in 2008, as one of the youngest achievers in Bollywood music.
for the Super Hit Song Nenani Neevani on 31 July 2009 in Hyderabad, India.
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
, Song Writer and Live Performer Actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
. She has also recorded songs for Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
and Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
film songs.
At the age of 5, Shweta Pandit worked with Legendary Indian Composer, Ilayaraja for the award-winning film Anjali
Anjali
-People:*Anjali , Tamil actress*Anjali Bhagwat, Rifle shooter from India*Anjali Devi , Telugu/Tamil film actress*Anjali Jay, English actress*Anjali Mendes , Indian fashion model*Anjali Menon, Malayalam film director...
, which was re-recorded in Hindi from Tamil. She dubbed for the lead role in the film in Hindi.
Early Life and Background
Born and raised in the famous Bollywood resident area, Juhu Scheme in Mumbai, India, where she studied at Utpal Shanghvi SchoolUtpal Shanghvi School
Utpal Shanghvi School is a private school in the Mumbai, India, suburb of Juhu. It is attended by the children of celebrities, business magnates, and politicians. The school follows the SSC state board syllabus and the Cambridge University certified IGCSE syllabus. It was the first school in India...
and briefly at Mithibai College
Mithibai College
Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amruthben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics also knowns as Mithibai College is a prestigious and popular college in Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. Mithibai College is affiliated with the University of Mumbai...
. She is the fourth generation of vocalists in her family of great music maestros.
Her great grandfather was the Hindustani Classical Legend of Rajasthan and Haryana - Pandit Motiram and his younger brother Pandit Jyotiram, were the doyens of The Mewati Gharana
Mewati Gharana
The Mewati Gharana is a stylized musical family-hood of Hindustani classical music founded in the late 19th century by Utd. Ghagge Nazir Khan of Jodhpur. An offshoot of the Gwalior Gharana, the Mewati Gharana acquired its name after the region from which its founding exponents hailed: the Mewar...
.
Her great-uncle is Padma Vibhushan - Sangeet Martand and legendary Hindustani Classical Vocalist, Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj is an Indian classical vocalist. He is the foremost exponent of the Mewati Gharana of Hindustani classical music.-Early life:Jasraj was born in Hisar, Haryana in an orthodox brahmin family to Pandit Motiramji, a classical exponent. His family is well known for singing in the Mewati...
(Born 1930) and she learnt music since the age of 8 from his elder brother, Sangeet Acharya - Pandit Pratap Narayan (1918–2002). Her Father, Vishwaraj Pandit is a Classical Tabla Player and used to be a Music Director in the late 70's and early 80's with his younger brother Jatin. Together they formed the name 'Mandheer - Jatin' and later became Associate Music Director, when Jatin Lalit
Jatin Lalit
Jatin-Lalit are a Bollywood film composer duo consisting of Jatin Pandit and his younger brother Lalit. They have written the scores for films such as Khiladi, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar, Khamoshi: The Musical, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Yes Boss, Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai,...
decided to compose as a team in the early 90's. Shweta's aunt Sulakshana Pandit, was a household name in the 70's as one the biggest Singing Sensations who also acted in movies like Uljhan, Sankoch, Manoranjan, Hera Pheri, Apnapan and is now retired. She has acted as the leading lady opposite the best of 70's including Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna and sung sons with Indian legends Kishore Kumar, Mukesh and Mohammad Rafi.
She belongs to the Mewati Gharana
Mewati Gharana
The Mewati Gharana is a stylized musical family-hood of Hindustani classical music founded in the late 19th century by Utd. Ghagge Nazir Khan of Jodhpur. An offshoot of the Gwalior Gharana, the Mewati Gharana acquired its name after the region from which its founding exponents hailed: the Mewar...
of Indian Classical Music hailing from Hissar in Haryana.
She is the youngest child and has an elder brother, Yash Pandit
Yash Pandit
Yash Pandit is a Bollywood film and television actor, most known as a lead in Rok Sako To Rok Lo and Begali film 'Faltu and TV daily soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.-Career:...
(Television and Film Actor since 2002) and elder sister, Shradha Pandit (Playback Singer since 1997 - Khamoshi, Delhi 6, Sangharsh, Khoobsoorat, Band Bajaa Baraat etc.) and Composer with Hollywood film, Hisss (2010)
She has sung in various films even as a child-singer including Pardes, Raju Chacha, Dil Kya Kare,
Saaz (where she collaborated with tabla maestro Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain (musician)
Zakir Hussain , , is an Indian tabla player, musical producer, film actor and composer.-Early life:Hussain was born in Mumbai, India to the legendary tabla player Alla Rakha. He attended St...
as Music Composer) and many more.
Movie career
She got her first big leading break with Yash Raj FilmsYash Raj Films
Yash Raj Films is an Indian Entertainment company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who is considered an entertainment mogul in India.-Initial years:...
with Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. He is most known for directing his only three films Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Mohabbatein , and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi...
’s Mohabbatein
Mohabbatein
Mohabbatein , is a 2000 Indian Bollywood film directed by Aditya Chopra. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan in pivotal roles, along with six young debutantes. Aishwarya Rai appeared in flashbacks as Khan's lover. The movie was filmed at Oxford, England and Longleat...
in 2000 with 5 leading songs at the age of 12.
She was chosen to sing in the film, after she auditioned for the final selection among 500 singers.
Her popular songs are from Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra
Aditya Chopra is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. He is most known for directing his only three films Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge , Mohabbatein , and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi...
's Neal n Nikki 2005, Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
's Yamla Pagla Deewana 2011, David Dhawan
David Dhawan
David Dhawan is an Indian film director. He has studied at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.-Career:Dhawan started off as an editor and then took the plunge into directing...
's Partner 2007, Anees Bazmee
Anees Bazmee
Anees Bazmee is an Indian film director, film writer, Screenplay writer who works in the Bollywood film industry.-Career:Bazmee started his career in 1988, as a dialogue writer for the film Hum Farishte Nahin. He then took a year break, and returned in 1990 as a writer for the film Swarg, which was...
's Welcome
Welcome
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2007, Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer...
's Naach 2004 and Sarkar Raj 2009, Karan Johar
Karan Johar
Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and Television host. He is the son of Hiroo Johar and Yash Johar. He is one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and the...
's Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna 2006 etc.
Her Debut Record Album Main Zindagi Hoon released when she was only 16 years old with Virgin Records, India. She has released 3 videos from this album, featuring her.
Her other albums include Aplam Chaplam - the Star Mix, a remix album of the classic Bollywood songs, featuring Bollywood Superstar, Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
in the Music Video.
Shweta has also sung for various TV Commercials and AD Jingles. She has sung in various Indian and Western languages and started performing live on stage, all around the world, since the age of 11, on the Children's Live Show, Little Stars in 1998 at the Wembley Arena in London.
In 2011, Shweta collaborated with popular Punjabi singer and actor Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Mann
Harbhajan Mann is a Punjabi singer and actor. Although not known much for his singing he soon became a Punjabi all rounder star in the entertainment industry. He got spotlight in Punjabi music industry with his astonishing performance and miraculous voice in "Husn Jawani"...
for the song Sun Mere Chann Mahiya for the album Heer Ranjha
Heer Ranjha
For 1970 Hindi movie of same name and characters, see Heer Raanjha.Heer Ranjha is one of the four popular tragic romances of the Punjab. The other three are Mirza Sahiba, Sassi Punnun and Sohni Mahiwal. There are several poetic narrations of the story, the most famous being 'Heer' by Waris Shah...
(OST).
Television
She participated as a child on the popular Indian TV music show Sa Re Ga Ma PaSa Re Ga Ma Pa
From 1999 till 2001, the show was hosted by the brothers Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan.After that, Shaan started hosting the show. Later, the name "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" became known as the "brand name" of the series and completely changed the concept of the show to include public interaction through...
in 1996.
Her first Reality Television Show as a playback singer in 2008 – Mission Ustaad
Mission Ustaad
Mission Ustaad was an Indian musical reality show produced by Endemol India, that premiered on December 01, 2007. The show was telecast every Friday and Saturday at 9 pm on INX Media's Hindi General Entertainment Channel 9X...
on Channel 9x, was a show Produced by the United Nations and Judged by Oscar Winner and Music Maestro A R Rahman and noted Lyric and Film Writer Javed Akhtar
The show was one of the biggest television series presented by the United Nations and had accomplished singers from Bollywood performing together for various causes for the United Nations.
Live Performances
In 2009 - 2010 Shweta Pandit is now a part of 2009 Oscar Winner, A R Rahman's - Jai Ho Journey Home Concert - World Tour'.Performing with the Music Legend as a leading vocalist, around the world, including India, Australia, US, UK and the Middle East and Asia.
Shweta has also performed the track {JAI HO} from "Slumdog Millionaire" with 2 time Oscar Winner AR Rahman on 11 December 2010 at the Prestigious NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CONCERT in Oslo, Norway which was hosted by Hollywood superstars, Denzel Washington and Anne Hathaway and attended by the King of Norway.
Commercials
Shweta Pandit Productions has also recently released the debut album of Shrradha PanditShrradha Pandit
-Career:Shrraddha grew up in Mumbai and belongs to a large family of successful musicians, singers, music producers and actors. Shrraddha has sung for many prolific music composers including A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik and Sajid-Wajid. She also sung for her uncles Aadesh Shrivastava and Jatin-Lalit...
's Teri Heer in October 2008, with Sony Music, India.
She has also featured in the Coke Commercial (TVC) in 2009 featuring Cricketer Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir
Gautam Gambhir is an Indian cricketer, a batsman. He has been a member of the Indian national cricket team since 2003 and 2004...
and Directed by Acclaimed Dibakar Banerjee
Dibakar Banerjee
Dibakar Banerjee is an Indian film director and screenwriter, who is most known for films, Khosla Ka Ghosla , Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! , which he also wrote, both of which won National Film Awards...
.
She has also featured on the cover of Rave Magazine in 2008, as one of the youngest achievers in Bollywood music.
Awards and Achievements
Shweta has recently won the most Prestigious Indian Popular honor The Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer (Telugu, South Awards) for the Film Kotha Bangaru LokamKotha Bangaru Lokam
Kotha Bangaru Lokam is a Telugu movie which got released on 9 October 2008 on the eve of Vijaya Dasami. The film starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad was directed by debutant Srikanth Addala under the production of Dil Raju...
for the Super Hit Song Nenani Neevani on 31 July 2009 in Hyderabad, India.
- Nominated for Stardust Awards in 2005 for 'best New Musical Sensation' for her song in AetbaarAetbaarAetbaar is a Hindi film, released in 2004. The film is directed by Vikram Bhatt and stars Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu and Supriya Pilgaonkar.Business tycoon Ratan Tata entered Bollywood by producing Aetbaar....
.
Filmography
- Mere Brother Ki DulhanMere Brother Ki DulhanMere Brother Ki Dulhan , also known by the abbreviated form MBKD, is a Bollywood romantic comedy film that marks the writing and directing debut of Ali Abbas Zafar and stars Imran Khan, Katrina Kaif and Ali Zafar in the lead roles. Produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films. The official theatrical...
(2011) *Playback SingerPlayback singerA playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
* - MohabbateinMohabbateinMohabbatein , is a 2000 Indian Bollywood film directed by Aditya Chopra. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan in pivotal roles, along with six young debutantes. Aishwarya Rai appeared in flashbacks as Khan's lover. The movie was filmed at Oxford, England and Longleat...
(2000) - Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011)
- AngelAngelAngels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
(2011) - Tell Me O KhudaTell Me O Khuda-External links:* * on Sulekha...
(2011) under production - Neal N Nikki (2005)
- Hisss (2010) *Song Writer and Playback Singer*
- Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (2006)
- Iqbal (2005)
- JamesJamesJames is a common English surname and given name:* James , the typically masculine first name James* James , various people with the last name JamesJames may also refer to:-People:...
(2005) - Aamras (2010)
- Dil Jo Bhi Kahey (2005)
- Yeh Dooriyan (2011)
- Partner (2007)
- Teesri Ankh
- Shiva (2006)
- Downtown
- Zor Laga Ke Haiya (2010)
- Antardhwand (2010)
- Naach (2004)
- Fight Club (2006)
- Agyaat (2009)
- Fast Forward (2009)
- GayabGayabGayab is a Hindi film released in the summer of the year 2004. It stars Tusshar Kapoor and Antara Mali as the lead protagonist. It was remade in Tamil as Githan.- Plot :...
(2004) - Aetbaar (2004)
- Prateeksha
- Hello Darling (2010)
- 3 Nights 4 Days (2010)
- Mr Hot Mr Cool
- Kathputli
- Vaada Raha
- My Friend Ganesha 3 (2010)
- Nayee Padosan (2003)
- Haasil (2002)
- Rudraksh (2003)
- RGV Ki Aag
- Kaash.. Mere Hote
- Deshdrohi
- PhoonkPhoonkPhoonk is a 2008 Horror film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and produced by Praveen Nischol starring Sudeep. The film is about superstition and black magic. It is directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film is succeeded by Phoonk 2.- Cast:*Sudeep...... Rajiv...
(2008) - The Perfect Husband
- Raju Chacha (2000)
- Dil Kya Kare (1999)
- Julie
- Aap Mujhe Ache Lagne Lage (2002)
- Soch
- Stumped
- Ye Kya Ho Raha Hai (2002)
- Disney's High School Musical and High School Musical 2 (dubbed in Hindi)
- Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2009) Filmfare Award *Best Playback Singer*
- Allari Bullodu
- Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw
- Inkosaari (2010)
- Lagdha Ishq Ho Gaya (2010)
- Heer-Ranjha (2010)
- Maro Charithra (2010)
- Leader (2010)
- Badrinath (2011) ( Actors: Allu Arjun & Tamanna Bhatia singers: MM Keeravani & Swetha)
- Panjaa (2011)
Spiritual and Sanskrit Devotional Albums
- 'Mahalakshmi' with Padma Vibhushan Pandit JasrajPandit JasrajPandit Jasraj is an Indian classical vocalist. He is the foremost exponent of the Mewati Gharana of Hindustani classical music.-Early life:Jasraj was born in Hisar, Haryana in an orthodox brahmin family to Pandit Motiramji, a classical exponent. His family is well known for singing in the Mewati...
- 'Dashavatar' with Rattan Mohan SharmaRattan Mohan SharmaRattan Mohan Sharma is an Indian classical vocalist. He sings in Hindustani style of music.-Early life:Rattan Mohan Sharma was born in Rajasthan and is the nephew of classical vocalist, Pandit Jasraj...
- 'GaneshaGaneshaGanesha , also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh, also known as Ganapati , Vinayaka , and Pillaiyar , is one of the deities best-known and most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon. His image is found throughout India and Nepal. Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations...
' with Shankar MahadevanShankar MahadevanShankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:...
- 'Sukh Samriddhi Suraksha' with Shrradha PanditShrradha Pandit-Career:Shrraddha grew up in Mumbai and belongs to a large family of successful musicians, singers, music producers and actors. Shrraddha has sung for many prolific music composers including A. R. Rahman, Anu Malik and Sajid-Wajid. She also sung for her uncles Aadesh Shrivastava and Jatin-Lalit...