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Nikhita Gandhi

Nikhita Gandhi

Indian playback singer

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

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She sang as the face of Deepika Padukone in Raabta for the title track "Raabta".[2] Her duet song " Ullu Ka Pattha" with Arijit Singh from the film Jagga Jasoos is a hit.[3] She has sang for many Hindi films including Sachin: A Billion Dreams, Jab Harry Met Sejal, Kedarnath, Luka Chuppi, Sooryavanshi and Tiger 3. She has also sang Bengali and Tamil songs from movies like Leo, Varisu, Cockpit and Kishmish. Her songs "Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe" and "Poster Lagwa Do" also became popular. The song "Jugnu" with Badshah turned out a viral hit.

Personal life

Nikhita was born in Kolkata and lived 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 has done her schooling from the prestigious La Martiniere for Girls, 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 has also performed at Kerala and Kolkata. Gandhi's five-member band includes Sajith Sathya, Jerard Felix, Godfrey Immanuel and Joshua Gopal.[4]

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

In November 2018 she did playback for the song "Qaafirana" from the film Kedarnath and became a hit.[10] In April 2019, she won the Nestle Kitkat Sony Mix Audience Music Award for the best duet for Qaafirana from Kedarnath along with Arijit Singh.[11]

In April 2019, she released her single Ek Do Teen on Zee Music Company that has been composed by Raees & Zain - Sam, she later followed it up with Madari from the film The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir along with Vishal Dadlani in June 2019[12] and followed it up with Main Deewana Tera from Arjun Patiala[13]

In 2024, Nikhita participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa as a wild card entrant but did not get selected.[14]

Discography

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References

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    "Nikhita Gandhi: AR Rahman never lets his singers get nervous". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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    "I don't think I could have asked for something better: Nikhita Gandhi on 'Raabta'". Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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    "From KM to Jagga Jasoos, tracing Nikhita Gandhi's musical journey". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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    Ramanujam, Srinivasa (18 June 2015). "Ladio girl and her band". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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    "I did not know that I was singing the final version of Raabta". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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    "Taking the next step". The Hindu. 5 June 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
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    "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.
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    "63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018: Official list of nominations". The Times of India. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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    "Filmfare Awards East 2018 Nominations - Filmfare.com". filmfare.com.
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    ANI (20 November 2018). "'Qaafirana' highlights soulful love between Sara, Sushant". Business Standard India. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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    "Best Duet". facebook.com. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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    "Dhanush sets the dance floor on fire in the song Madaari from The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir". PINKVILLA. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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    T-Series (25 June 2019), Guru Randhawa: Main Deewana Tera |Arjun Patiala | Diljit D, Kriti S |Sachin -Jigar | Nikhita Gandhi, retrieved 9 July 2019
  14. [14]
    "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 11: Nikhita Gandhi gets eliminated; wildcard contestants Manisha Rani, Dhanashree Verma and others enter the show". The Times of India. 15 January 2024.
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    "Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards 2017". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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    "Filmfare Awards 2018 Nominations - 63rd Filmfare Awards 2018". filmfare.com.
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