Kedarnath Bhattacharya, professionally known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer who primarily sings in Hindi film songs. Apart from Hindi, he has also sung in other languages including Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali, both in West Bengal and Bangladesh. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1991 to 1995. He holds the Guinness Book of world records since 1993 for recording the maximum number of songs in a single day.
Shreya Ghoshal is an Indian singer. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, she is one of the most prolific and popular singers of India. She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian and foreign languages and received numerous accolades, including five National Film Awards, four Kerala State Film Awards, two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two BFJA Awards, seven Filmfare Awards and ten Filmfare Awards South.
Shaadi Se Pehle is a 2006 Indian Hindi comedy film directed by Satish Kaushik and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Akshay Khanna, Suniel Shetty, Ayesha Takia, Mallika Sherawat, and Aftab Shivdasani in lead roles. It released on 6 April 2006.
Sunidhi Chauhan is an Indian playback singer. Born in Delhi, she began performing in local gatherings at the age of 5 and made her career debut at the age of 13, with the film Shastra (1996). During the year, she won the first singing reality show titled Meri Awaz Suno and rose to prominence after recording "Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi" from Mast (1999). It won her Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent and was nominated for the Best Female Playback Singer. She is known for her versatility as a vocalist.
Ahista Ahista is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romance film starring Abhay Deol, Soha Ali Khan and Shayan Munshi. It was released in August 2006. This film marks the directorial debut of Shivam Nair with a story adapted from Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 short story, White Nights, on which an earlier Raj Kapoor film Chhalia was also based. Nair and Imtiaz Ali had earlier directed a telefilm Witness for Star Bestsellers, with the same story.
The Filmfare Best Female Playback Award – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The first award in Telugu was given in 2006. However, from 1997-2005 a common award for playback was shared between Male and Female singers of all the four South Indian languages, but all those years maximum wins were by Male singers only. K. S. Chithra is the first recipient of a Filmfare award under Best Playback Singer Female Category Telugu- 2006 & also holds the record for maximum number of wins in Telugu.
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer, music director, dubbing artist and actor. He has been described in the media as one of the best, most popular and successful playback singers in Hindi and Kannada cinema. In 2022, he was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour for his contribution in the field of arts.
Fareb is a 2005 Indian romantic thriller film directed by Deepak Tijori. The film stars sisters Shilpa Shetty and Shamita Shetty and Manoj Bajpai. The music is composed by Anu Malik.
James is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language action film starring Mohit Ahlawat and Nisha Kothari. It was directed by Rohit Jugraj.
Iqraar By Chance is a 2006 Bollywood film directed by K. Ravi Shankar, starring Shilpa Anand and Amarjeet Shukla in lead roles.
Saawan... The Love Season is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Saawan Kumar, starring Saloni Aswani, Kapil Jhaveri, Ranjeet, Prem Chopra and Salman Khan.
The following is the list of winners and nominees of Apsara best female playback Records: Most awards to female singer, Shreya Ghoshal, was four times.
The Producers Guild Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer is given by the producers of the film and television guild as part of its annual award ceremony to recognise the best Indian film of the year. Following its inception in 2004, no one was awarded in 2005 and 2007.
Luv U Soniyo is a 2013 Hindi romance film directed by Joe Rajan and produced by Viacom 18, Harsh Jain Beena Hemanshu Mehta and Joe Rajan. Creative Producers – Gautam Buragohain, Shivkumar Parthasarathy. Cinematography by Kalpesh Bhandarkar. Mark and Soniyo, who after having been brought together by fate have to win over their parents consent. Their cultures clash in every possible way and just when fate decides to turn the game around, all they have is their faith in each other and a little help from their friends. The film features Tanuj Virwani and Neha Hinge as main characters.
The GiMA Best Duet is given by Global Indian Music Academy as a part of its annual Global Indian Music Academy Awards.
Caminho das Índias is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo. It ran from 19 January to 11 September 2009. Caminho das Índias is a story of contrasts which examines the differences in beliefs and values of the Eastern and Western world.
Aatma, also known as The Ghost, is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language horror film directed by Deepak Ramsay and starring Kapil Jhaveri and Neha Bajpai in the lead roles. The film is written by M. Salim and produced by Tulsi Ramsay for Parallel Films and Tulsi Ramsay Productions. Aatma was first released in India on 19 May 2006.
The 12th Smule Mirchi Music Awards or simply Mirchi Music Awards 2020, was the 12th edition of the Mirchi Music Awards and took place on 19 February 2020. The award ceremony was hosted by Aparshakti Khurana, Neeti Mohan, and Shekhar Ravjiani at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai. The title sponsor was Smule, replacing Pepsi.
Indian Idol is an Indian Hindi-language singing reality show of Sony TV. It is an Indian version of the British show Pop Idol and is part of Indian Idol series. It has aired on Sony Entertainment Television since 2004. Originally produced by Miditech Studios and its iconic producer-brothers, Niret Alva, Nikhil J Alva and Nivedith Alva, the series was an instant success when it launched. The brothers produced the first 5 seasons of the series and were instrumental in laying the foundation for its future success.
