Madhubanti Bagchi

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Madhubanti Bagchi
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Bagchi in 2024
Born
Education B.E.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • musician
Years active2013–present
Honours
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals

Madhubanti Bagchi [1] is an Indian singer and composer musician. [2] A disciple of the Agra Gharana, her repertoire includes the genres of Indian classical, pop and playback singing. [3] [4]

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Madhubanti performs as a playback singer for Bollywood films and other Indian film industries. [5] She has collaborated with leading composers like Pritam, Amit Trivedi, Sachin-Jigar, Debojyoti Mishra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shekhar Ravjiani, Shantanu Moitra and has rendered her voice in Hindi films such as Uunchai (2022), Doctor G (2022), Good Luck Jerry (2022), Hum Do Hamare Do (2021), Laxmii (2020), Love Aaj Kal (2020) and Heeramandi (2024). [6]

She has left a mark of her craft in the Bengali film industry with songs in films like Kuler Achaar (2022), Boudi Canteen (2022), Shah Jahan Regency (2019), Ahare Mon (2018), Shob Bhooturey (2017), Gangster (2016), Shudhu Tomari Jonyo (2015) and Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends (2013).

In 2022, she also featured in the first season of Coke Studio Bangla. [7] The song Aaj Ki Raat from Stree 2 has garnered 222 million+ views on YouTube. [8] [9]

Early life

Madhubanti was born in Balurghat, South Dinajpur, West Bengal. Her father, Subrata Bagchi is a professor and her mother Srabani Bagchi, is a businesswoman.

Education and musical training

Madhubanti holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from the Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. She completed her master's degree in Laser and Optical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. [10]

Madhubanti was introduced to music by her father and received her initial training under his tutelage. When she was in the third standard she started her formal training with the Agra gharana exponent Shrimati Subhra Guha. Later, she had also taken lessons from the renowned thumri singer Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury.

Madhubanti has also been part of a Bengali band called Mrittika. [11]

Discography

Other languages

In the year 2013, Madhubanti made her debut as a playback singer in the Bengali movie Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends.

YearSongFilmSinger(s)Lyricist(s)Composer(s)Language
2013"Na Na Shey Phirbey Na Aar" Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends Madhubanti BagchiAnindo Bose Neel Dutt Bengali
2013"Mannequin" Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends Madhubanti BagchiAnindo Bose Neel Dutt Bengali
2015"Lilabali"Cross Connection 2Madhubanti BagchiTraditional Neel Dutt Bengali
2015"Kanamachhi"Cross Connection 2Madhubanti BagchiSouvik Misra Neel Dutt Bengali
2015"Egiye De" Shudhu Tomari Jonyo Madhubanti Bagchi, Arijit Singh Prasen Arindom Chatterjee Bengali
2016"Item Bomb" Kelor Kirti Madhubanti Bagchi,Rana MazumderPrasen Indraadip Dasgupta Bengali
2016"Tomake Chai - Reprise" Gangster Madhubanti BagchiPrasen Arindom Chatterjee Bengali
2016"THE CRY...Ami Devi"TeenankoMadhubanti BagchiBithin DasArkoBengali
2016"Ki Gabo Ami"TeenankoMadhubanti Bagchi Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore Bengali
2018"Tor Premer Brishtite"ChaalbaazMadhubanti Bagchi, Armaan MalikAnyaman Savvy Gupta Bengali
2018"Aish Kori"ChaalbaazMadhubanti Bagchi, Savvy Savvy Gupta Savvy Gupta Bengali
2019"Kichchu Chaini Ami" Shah Jahan Regency Madhubanti BagchiDipangshu AcharyaPrasenBengali
2020"Madhu Mashey Phul Photey" Maayakumari Madhubanti BagchiSubhendu Dasmunshi Bickram Ghosh Bengali
2022"Bhul Koreche Bhul" [12] Kuler Achaar Madhubanti Bagchi, Mahtim ShakibPrasenPrasen-MainakBengal
2022"Vairaagi Re" Chabutro Madhubanti Bagchi, Siddharth Amit BhavsarNiren BhattSiddharth Amit BhavsarGujarati
2024"Jheeli Le" Vanilla Ice Cream Madhubanti Bagchi, Siddharth Amit BhavsarNiren BhattSiddharth Amit BhavsarGujarati
2024"Harakhta Malakta" Vanilla Ice Cream Madhubanti Bagchi,Divya Kumar,Raghav KaushikNiren BhattSiddharth Amit BhavsarGujarati

Hindi

YearSongFilmCo-Singer(s)Lyricist(s)Composer(s)Notes
2019"Tanha Tanha" Yours Truly SoloAmitabh Varma Debojyoti Mishra
2020"Shayad (Film Version)" Love Aaj Kal Irshad Kamil Pritam
"Burjkhalifa" Laxmii Nikhita Gandhi, ShashiGagan AhujaShashi - Dj Khushi Disney Plus Hotstar film
2021"Barbaadiyan" [13] Shiddat Sachet Tandon, Nikhita Gandhi, Sachin-Jigar Priya Saraiya Sachin - Jigar
"Bansuri" Hum Do Hamare Do Dev Negi, Asees Kaur, IP Singh, Sachin-Jigar Shellee
2022"Jhand Ba" [14] Good Luck Jerry Parag Chhabra Raj Shekhar Parag Chhabra
"Ek Boond" Doctor G Abhay Jodhpurkar Puneet Sharma Amit Trivedi
"Savera" Uunchai Javed Ali, Deepali SatheIrshad Kamil
2023"Ek Taara" [15] Mast Mein Rehne Ka Vishal Mishra Vijay Maurya Anurag Saikia Amazon Prime Video film
"Bachpan Ki Galiyan" Goldfish Solo Kausar Munir Tapas Relia
"Aami Jaani Re" Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway Amit Trivedi
"Zara Hat Ke" Lost (2023 film) Swanand Kirkire Shantanu Moitra Zee5 film
2024"Mann Lovely" Tera Kya Hoga Lovely Abhay JodhpurkarIrshad KamilAmit Trivedi
"Aaj Ki Raat" Stree 2 Divya Kumar, Sachin-Jigar Amitabh Bhattacharya Sachin-Jigar

Non-film music

Madhubanti released her debut single "Bhool Ja" in 2020. [16]

In the year 2022 Madhubanti released her first independent song "Raat Chhuye Jak".

YearSongSinger (s)Lyricist(s)Composer(s)Language
2019" Hamari Atariya Pe"Madhubanti BagchiTraditionalMusic Produced & Arranged By: Nilanjan Ghosh & Pradyut Chatterjea Hindi
2019" Naam Ada Likhna"Madhubanti Bagchi, Shreyas Puranik Gulzar Music Re-created by Shreyas Puranik Hindi
2019" Rehne Do Zara" [17] Madhubanti Bagchi Kunaal Vermaa Anurag SaikiaHindi
2020"Ab Ke Saawan" [18] Madhubanti BagchiBhargav Purohit Sachin-Jigar Hindi
2020" Bhool Ja"Madhubanti BagchiSiddharth Amit BhavsarSiddharth Amit BhavsarHindi
2022" Raat Chhuye Jak" [19] Madhubanti BagchiAviman PaulRupak TiaryBengali
2022" Rootha Re"Madhubanti Bagchi, Vivek HariharanSufi KhanRomyHindi
2022" Dokhino Hawa" [20] Madhubanti Bagchi, Tahsan Rahman Khan Meera Dev Burman S D Burman, music recreated for Coke Studio Bangla by Shayan Chowdhury Arnob Bengali
2022" Siva Tere" [21]

[22] [23]

Madhubanti BagchiA.M. Turaz Sanjay Leela Bhansali Hindi
2023"Khamakha"Madhubanti BagchiAkshayraje Shinde Madhubanti BagchiHindi
2023"Labon Se Baat"Madhubanti BagchiPriya Saraiya Shekhar Ravjiani Hindi

Web series (OTT)

In the year 2021 Madhubanti made debut on the OTT platforms. She collaborated with National-Award-winning lyricist Swanand Kirkire and Daniel B. George for the OTT web series Grahan. [24] In 2024, she again collaborated with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his acclaimed web series on Netflix, Heeramandi. [25]

YearSongWebSeriesSinger(s)Lyricist(s)Composer(s)Language
2021"Harjaayi""The Bombay Begums"Madhubanti BagchiGinny DiwanAnand BhaskarHindi
"Teri Parchayee""Grahan"Madhubanti Bagchi, Swanand Kirkire Swanand Kirkire Daniel B. GeorgeHindi
"Zindagi""Ajeeb Daastaans"Madhubanti Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi Hindi
2022"Jogiye""Masoom"Madhubanti Bagchi, Anand BhaskarGinny DiwanAnand BhaskarHindi
2024"Nazariya Ki Maari" Heeramandi Madhubanti Bagchi, Anand BhaskarTraditional Sanjay Leela Bhansali Hindi

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