Iman Chakraborty

Iman Chakraborty
Iman Chakraborty during a function in Rabindratirtha in Ehimoy 2018.
Background information
Born	(1989-09-13) 13 September 1989 (age 36) Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal, India
Genres	Filmi, Independent music, Rabindrasangeet
Occupations	Singer actress
Instruments	Vocals Indian harmonium

Iman Chakraborty (born 13 September 1989) ^{[1] [2]} is an Indian singer and actress. Chakraborty won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer and Filmfare Award Bangla For Best Female Playback Singer in the year 2017 for her Bengali song "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" from the film Praktan . She is the recipient a National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer and two Filmfare Award Bangla For Best Female Playback Singer. Accordingly, She is one of the few singers who have won a national award for the debut film song in India. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life and career

Iman was born in the town Liluah of the Howrah district of the West Bengal state of India. ^[3] During her growing up days she learnt music from her late mother Trishna Chakraborty and got inclined towards literary works of Rabindranath Tagore. ^{[3] [4]}

Her first break came when she approached Indian record label company Saregama, which decided to produce her first album 'Bosh te dio kachhe' in Bengali language. The album consisted of renditions of a few songs by Tagore. The album caught the eyes of composer Anupam Roy, who wanted to experiment with a fresh voice, with new vocal and tonal qualities, for his composition. She subsequently sang Roy's Bengali film song composition "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" which was her debut film song. The song earned her the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer. ^{[3] [4]}

In December 2018, she released the song "Monn", the title song of the Tollywood album Monn. It was a duet with singer Sarbajit Ghosh, who is also the music director, composer, lyricist and producer of the song. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Musical influences

Chakraborty is heavily inspired by Rabindranath Tagore. ^{[3] [4]}

Discography

Year	Film	Song	Composer	Lyricist	Co-Singer(s)	Note
2016	Praktan	Tumi Jake Bhalobasho	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy	Won National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer at the 64th National Film Awards
2017	Shesh Chithi	Ami Tomar Premey	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore
2018	Drishtikone	Amar Dukkhogulo (Female Version)	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy
	Guptodhoner Sondhane	Rangiye Diye Jao	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore
	Flat No 609	Kichu Kichu Kotha (Female)	Ratul Shankar	Ambarish
2019	Borof	Dekha Hobe	Pandit Debojyoti Bose	Traditional
	Sweater	Era Sukher Lagi	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore
	Brishti Tomakey Dilam	Aloy Phera Hoyni	Debojyoti Mishra	Debojyoti Mishra
	Googly	Katha Chilo Kato	Prasen	Ritam Sen	Timir Biswas
	Mukherjee Dar Bou	O Jibon Tomar Sathe	Pijush Chakraborty	Pijush Chakraborty
	Dupur Thakurpo 3	Le Le Lebu	Pijush Chakraborty	Pijush Chakraborty
	Ghoon	Hariye Jete Hoy (Female)	Prosenjit Mohapatra	Rajib Dutta
2020	Asur	Radha	Bickram Ghosh	Sugato Guha	Shovan Ganguly
	Dwitiyo Purush	Je Kwata Din (Reprise)	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy
	Sraboner Dhara	Asthir Somoy	Pijush Chakraborty	Pijush Chakraborty
		Asthir Somoy Reprise	Pijush Chakraborty	Pijush Chakraborty	Rupankar Bagchi
	Rawkto Rawhoshyo	Kawthar Kawtha	Nabarun Bose	Soukarya Ghosal
2021	Binisutoy	Mon	Debojyoti Mishra	Debojyoti Mishra
	Lockdown	Tomar Kopaler Shitghume (Female Version)	Shovan Ganguly	Shovan Ganguly
	Golondaaj	Gobindo Murari	Bickram Ghosh	Srijato
2022	Mahananda	Maati Amar	Bickram Ghosh	Shubhendu Das Munshi
	Belashuru	Tapa Tini	Anindya Chattopadhyay	Anindya Chattopadhyay	Anindya Chattopadhyay
	Habji Gabji	Dure	Indraadip Dasgupta	Srijato	Papon
	Kuler Achaar	Ami Amar Modhye	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy
	Byomkesh Hotyamancha	Ke Jaane Cholona	Bickram Ghosh	Sugata Guha
	Karnasubarner Guptodhon	Palash Palash Mon	Bickram Ghosh	Sugata Guha	Shovan Ganguly
	Boudi Canteen	Tiring Biring	Joy Sarkar	Dipangshu Acharya	Arkadeep Mishra
2023	Indubala Bhaater Hotel	Pakhider Smriti (Orchestratal Version)	Amit Chatterjee	Debaloy Bhattacharya and Atul Prosad Sen
	Love Marriage	Acho Kemon	Savvy	Dipangshu Acharya
	Homestay Murders	Shesh Nahi Je	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore
	Ardhangini	Alada Alada	Anupam Roy	Anupam Roy		Won Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Female Playback Singer at the 7th Filmfare Awards Bangla
	Shibpur	Jotobaar Aalo	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore
	Jongole Nitin Mashi	Dhamsa Dhitan	Bickram Ghosh	Sugato Guha	Timir Biswas
	Bagha Jatin	Jago Re Bagha	Indraadip Dasgupta	Srijato
	Raktabeej	Jaya Jaya Bijoyagaman	Dohar	Shyamapada Bhattacharjee	Dohar
2024	Mentaal	Ki Ekkhan Gaan Banaise	Keshab Dey	Rajat and Badal	Mika Singh
	Chemistry Mashi	Chemistry Mashi Title Track	Amit Bose and Yash Gupta	Sourav Chakraborty
	Bonbibi	Bonbibir Panchali	Sanai and Dipto Roy	Sanai and Dipto Roy
	Ajogyo	Amar Dukkhe Tumi	Anindya Chattopadhyay	Anindya Chattopadhyay
	Bijoya	Maa Toh Ami Tor	Iman Chakraborty and Pratik Kundu	Pratik Kundu
	Talmar Romeo Juliet	Mon Jaaney Naa	Pijush Chakraborty	Pijush Chakraborty
	5 No Swapnomoy Lane	E Din Aaji (Female Version)	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore
	Chaalchitro - The Frame Fatale	Bolo Tare	Debojyoti Mishra	Ritam Sen
	Bogla Mama Jug Jug Jiyo	Elo Dol Elo Re	Indraadip Dasgupta	Rangan Chakraborty	Ishan Mitra and Indraadip Dasgupta
2025	Felubakshi	Tomar Khola Hawa	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore
	Aarii	Dakat Poreche	Keshab Dey	Badal Paul
	Brahmaarjun	Bharata Bhagya Bidhata	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore
	Torsha Ekti Nadir Naam	Torsha Nadir Bari	Debojyoti Mishra	Tamoghna Chatterjee	Debojyoti Mishra and Tamoghna Chatterjee
	Durgapur Junction	Ami Oporadhi	Soum-Sree-Tiru	Mandipa Singha	Soum-Sree-Tiru and Mandipa Singha
	Balaram Kando	Pagol Mon	Amlaan A Chakraborty	Debayan Tarafdar	Durnibar Saha, Amlaan A Chakraborty and Debayan Tarafdar
	Grihapravesh	Meghpeon - Female	Indraadip Dasgupta	Prasen
	Shreeman v/s Shreemati	Ami Phirechi Ghore	Ranajoy Bhattacharjee	Ranajoy Bhattacharjee
	'Bhuto'Purbo	Tabo Premo Sudha Roshe	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore	Danu Saikat Singha
		Amar Mon Maane Na	Rabindranath Tagore	Rabindranath Tagore	Danu Saikat Singha
	Kirtaner Por Kirtan	Babubali Bouma	Sanai	Dhrubojyoti Chakraborty	Paran Bandyopadhyay and Sanai
	Annapurna	Shunyo Shunyo Lage	Pratik Kundu	Suddho Roy
	Raktabeej 2	O Babur Maa	Surojit Chatterjee	Surojit Chatterjee	Surojit Chatterjee

Awards and nominations

Academy Awards

Award Name	Year [a]	Category	Song	Movie	Result	Note	Ref.
Academy Awards	2025	Academy Award for Best Original Song	"Iti Maa"	Putul	Nominated	First Bengali song to be nominated at the Oscars	[8] [9]

National Film Awards

Award Name	Year [a]	Category	Song	Movie	Result	Note	Ref.
National Film Awards	2017	Best Female Playback Singer	"Tumi Jake Bhalobasho"	Praktan	Won	Won the award for her debut song	[10]

Filmfare Awards

Award Name	Year [a]	Category	Song	Movie	Result	Note	Ref.
Filmfare Awards East	2017	Best Female Playback Singer	"Tumi Jake Bhalobasho"	Praktan	Won		[11]
Filmfare Awards Bangla	2024		"Alada Alada"	Ardhangini	Won	Won the award for her debut song	[12]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2022	NeetiShastra	Zakia	Bengali	[13]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Language	Ref.
2022	Shob Choritro	Mrinalini	Klikk	Bengali	[14]

References

1. "Iman Chakraborty launches new song 'Aigiri Nandini' to usher Ma Durga's Agomoni". The Statesman . 14 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025. Ahead of Durga Puja, Singer Iman Chakraborty in collaboration with Saregama, released a new original Puja song 'Aigiri Nandini' on Tuesday, September 13 on the special occasion of her birthday.
2. Das, Sampita (13 September 2021). "জন্মদিনে বরের থেকে কী উপহার পেলেন ইমন?". Ei Samay (in Bengali). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
3. "National Award beyond Imagination says Iman Chakraborty". The Hindu. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
4. "Pain has helped me emote better for my song". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
5. Das, Soumi (5 December 2018). "ইমনের মনের খবর জানেন কি?". looptoop.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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8. "Academy Awards 2025: Indian artists Iman Chakraborty and Bickram Ghosh in the running for the Oscar alongside Lady Gaga". Firstpost . 4 December 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
9. "'বাংলা সিনেমা-গান তো অস্কারের মঞ্চে পৌঁছায় না; পুতুলের গান মনোনীত হতেই আবেগপ্রবণ পরিচালক ইন্দিরা". Indian Express (in Bengali). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
10. "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
11. "Winners of the Filmfare Awards East 2017". Filmfare . Retrieved 4 September 2025.
12. Mukherjee, Priyanka (30 March 2024). "Filmfare Bangla 2024 Winner List: বাংলাদেশের ফারিণের কাছে হার সৌমিতৃষার,জোড়া সম্মান অনুপমের;সেরা অভিনেতা প্রসেনজিৎ". Hindustan Times (in Bengali). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
13. Chakraborty, Shamayita (8 June 2022). "Exclusive! Iman Chakraborty on her acting debut: Seasoned actress Bidiptadi helped me portray my layered character". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
14. "Anirban Chakraborti starrer 'Shob Choritro' narrates a gripping tale of mystery and suspense". The Times of India. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

Notes

1. Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

External links

• Media related to Iman Chakraborty at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• Iman Chakraborty at IMDb