Antara Mitra | |
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Born | [1] [2] | 10 July 1987
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Rajballavpur High School Netaji Subhas Open University. [3] |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Occupation | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2006–present |
Antara Mitra (born 10 July 1987) is an Indian playback singer. Mitra came to limelight when she became a contestant in the popular singing reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006. [4] Mitra received further recognition after the release of her duets Gerua and Janam Janam with Arijit Singh. [5] She also received significant amount of Indian media coverage for her singing of the Dilwale songs. [3] Her Baby Jaan song from Bhaijaan Elo Re created a record of becoming the fastest Bengali language video track to reach 1 million views on YouTube .
Mitra is from Maslandapur, a small town in West Bengal, near Kolkata, India. [6] Mitra grew up with music all around her: her father is a music teacher. Since the age of three, Mitra would sing along with other children who came to her home to learn from her father. Mitra started doing stage singing performances since the age of 6. Mitra was very impressed by her aunt who sang on All India Radio broadcasts. In her early childhood, Antara also learned several traditional Bengali Folk songs . [3] She exhibited a keen early interest in music, and her father supported her. She was accepted as a contestant at age 18 on a national TV show and competed admirably as a finalist in both that show and a successive similar show Junoon . At one time she considered studying medicine, but abandoned the idea in favour of pursuing a professional singing career. [7] [3]
Mitra participated in the Indian Idol season 2. Though she reached the top five but got eliminated. [8] [3] When Mitra was eliminated from the contest, well-known music director Anu Malik offered her playback singing work, but Mitra returned to her home town and soon afterward (April 2006) she relocated to Mumbai to pursue a vocal-performance-for-film soundtrack career. She then participated as part of the Bollywood team of vocalist contestants in another popular Indian TV reality show, Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka , where again she was not the winner, however she considers both shows learning and career-development experiences, and expressed gratitude to the TV audience, producers and judges of both contests for allowing her opportunities to perform for the broadcast audience and judges while competing. [8]
During her early days in a city like Mumbai, she managed to survive by consuming instant-noodles like Maggi and burger as they were cheap. [3] Mitra got widespread recognition as a singer after her duets songs Gerua and Janam Janam became hits in the year 2015, which was almost 9 years after she moved to Mumbai. [3]
Mitra sings in multiple languages: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and English and is active in the Bollywood film soundtrack music industry. [7]
In an interview to the Times of India in 2010, Mitra thanked and expressed her gratitude to Music Director Pritam Chakraborty, as he was the first to show faith in her skills, and in that first decade, Pritam had composed nearly every film song in which her vocals were featured. Mitra received positive reviews for her first hit song "Bheegi Bhaagi Si", a duet with Mohit Chauhan from the Hindi film Rajneeti. [8]
Mitra got widespread recognition for her acclaimed duet songs Gerua, Janam Janam co-sung with Arijit Singh. [3] She is currently managed by TalentWala. [9] [10]
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Song | Music | Co-Singer(s) | Note |
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2007 | Speed | "Loving You" | Pritam | Sonu Nigam | |
Jab We Met | "Yeh Ishq Haye – Remix" | Shreya Ghoshal | |||
2009 | Life Partner | "Kuke Kuke" | Shaan | ||
"Aage Aage" | Mika Singh | ||||
All the Best: Fun Begins | "All The Best" | Soham Chakraborty | |||
2010 | Toh Baat Pakki! | "Om Jai Jagadish Hare" | |||
Raajneeti | "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si" | Mohit Chauhan | |||
Hello Darling | "Aa Jaane Jaan" | Javed Jaffrey, Akriti Kakar | |||
Action Replayy | "Tera Mera Pyar" | Karthik | |||
Golmaal 3 | "Ale" | Neeraj Shridhar | |||
2011 | Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji | "Beshuba" | Kunal Ganjawala | ||
"Yeh Dil Hai Nakhrewala (Film version)" | |||||
2012 | Ajab Gazabb Love | "Sun Soniye" | Sajid–Wajid | Mohammed Irfan | |
2013 | R... Rajkumar | "Saree Ke Fall Sa" | Pritam | Nakash Aziz | |
"Kaddu Katega" | |||||
2014 | Yoddha: The Warrior | "Ebar Jeno Onno Rokom Pujo" | Indraadip Dasgupta | Nakash Aziz | Bengali Film |
2015 | Gangster | "Eshona Monta Amar (Duet)" | Jeet Gannguli | Rishi Chanda | |
Dilwale | "Gerua" | Pritam | Arijit Singh | ||
"Manma Emotion Jaage" | Amit Mishra, Anushka Manchanda | ||||
"Janam Janam" | Arijit Singh | ||||
2016 | 1920 London | "Gumnaam Hai Koi" | JAM8 | Jubin Nautiyal | |
"Aafreen" | K.K | ||||
"Aafreen (2nd version)" | Sreeram | ||||
Mental | Premta Toder Nesha" | Riddhi | Rishi Chanda | Bangladeshi film | |
Azhar | "Itni Si Baat Hai" | Pritam | Arijit Singh | ||
Dishoom | "Jaaneman Aah" | Aman Trikha | |||
"Ishqa" | Abhijeet Sawant | ||||
Haripad Bandwala | "Shona" | Indraadip Dasgupta | Nakash Aziz | Bengali Film | |
2017 | Ami Je Ke Tomar | "Eshe Gechi Kachakachi" | Arijit Singh | ||
Chowka | "Turthinalli Geechida" | Sridhar V. Sambhram | Sonu Nigam | Kannada Film | |
Munna Michael | "Ding Dang" | Javed-Mohsin | Amit Mishra | ||
Rangbaz | "Rimjhim" | Dabbu | Mohammed Irfan | Bengali Film | |
2018 | Namaste England | "Dhoom Dhadaka" | Mannan Shaah | Shahid Mallya | |
Villain | "Shundori Komola" | JAM8 | Armaan Malik | Bengali Film | |
Bhaijaan Elo Re | "Baby Jaan" | Dolaan Maainnakk | Nakash Aziz | Bangladeshi film | |
2019 | Kalank | "Aira Gaira" | Pritam | Javed Ali, Tushar Joshi, Akashdeep Sengupta | |
"Aira Gaira (Extended)" | |||||
Jaanbaaz | "Tui Je Aamar" | Dev Sen | Jubin Nautiyal | Bengali Film | |
The Sky Is Pink | "Dil Hi Toh Hai" | Pritam | Arijit Singh, Nikhil D'Souza | ||
"Dil Hi Toh Hai (2nd Version)" | Sreerama Chandra, Nikhil D'Souza | ||||
Chhichhore | "Fikar Not" | Nakash Aziz, Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Dev Negi, Amitabh Bhattacharya | |||
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | "Ek Duje Ke" | Akashdeep Sengupta For JAM8 | Akashdeep Sengupta | ||
2020 | Nabab LLB | "Just Chill" | Dolaan Mainnakk | Supratip Bhattacharya | Bengali Film |
Love Aaj Kal | "Mehrama" | Pritam | Darshan Raval | ||
"Meherama (Extended Version)" | |||||
2021 | Pagglait | "Lamha" (Revisited) | Arijit Singh | ||
Magic | "Mon Anmone" | Dabbu | Santanu Dey Sarkar | Bengali Film [11] | |
Star Jalsha Parivaar Award | "Star Jalsha Parivaar Award"(Theme Song) | Indradeep Dasgupta | Ishaan Mitra | Bengali Award Show | |
2022 | Raavan | "Ami Tor" | Savvy | Javed Ali | Bengali Film |
Brahmāstra | "Kesariya (Film Version)" | Pritam | Arijit Singh | ||
"Kesariya (Dance Mix)" | Shashwat Singh, Arijit Singh | ||||
Aay Khuku Aay | "Ebhabeo Preme Pora Jaay" | Ranojay Bhattacharjee | Bengali Film | ||
2023 | The Great Indian Family | "Sahibaa" | Pritam | Darshan Raval | |
Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | "Kudmayi (Female)" | ||||
2024 | Merry Christmas | "Raat Akeli Thi" | Arijit Singh | ||
Khadaan | "Kishori" | Rathijit Bhattacharya | Rathijit Bhattacharya | Bengali film |
Year | Film | Song | Music | Co-Singer(s) | Note |
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2024 | Dil Sajeya (Single) | "Dil Sajeya" | Neeru Mehta , Mriganka Bhattacharjya | Hindi | |
Dil Mera (Single) | "Dil Mera" | Sanjoy Deb , Kanika Kapoor | Vicky Sandhu , Kanika Kapoor | ||
Chup Chup Chup (Single) | "Chup Chup Chup" | Mann | Sonu Nigam | ||
Mere to Girdhar Gopal (Single) | "Mere to Girdhar Gopal" | ||||
Rimjhim Rimjhim Brishtira (Single) | "Rimjhim Rimjhim Brishtira" | Rangon | Abhay Jodhpurkar | Bengali | |
Tor E Sathe (Single) | "Tor E Sathe" | Savvy | Sonu Nigam | ||
Khela Ghor Bhandhte Legechi (Single) | "Khela Ghor Bhandhte Legechi" | Rahul Tiwari | |||
Cham Cham Karti Baarish (Single) | "Cham Cham Karti Baarish" | Rangon | Abhay Jodhpurkar | Hindi | |
Sab Kuch Mera (Single) | "Sab Kuch Mera" | Mann | |||
Sab Kuch Mera Deep Heart (Single) | "Sab Kuch Mera" | Mann |
Year | Award | Category | Film | Song | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year | Raajneeti | "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si" | Nominated | [12] |
Zee Cine Awards | Best Playback Singer – Female | Nominated | [13] | |||
2021 | 66th Filmfare Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Love Aaj Kal | "Mehrama" | Nominated | [14] |
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Indian Idol 2 | |
Sandeep Acharya | N. C. Karunya | Anuj Sharma | Amey Date | Antara Mitra | Meenal Jain Ravi Tripathi | Panna Gill | Monali Thakur | Neha Kakkar | Yashashree Bhave | Sagar Sawarkar |