Nikhita Gandhi

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Nikhita Gandhi
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Gandhi in 2017
Background information
Birth nameNikita
Born (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 32)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres Playback singing
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2013–present

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 sung 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

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmSong titleCo-SingerMusic DirectorLanguage
2013 Kalyana Samayal Saadham "Modern Kalyanam" Megha Navin Tamil
2015 I "Ladio"Solo A. R. Rahman
"Lady O" (Dubbed version) Hindi
"Ladiyo" (Dubbed version) Telugu
Yevade Subramanyam "Beautiful Zindagi"Radhan
O Kadhal Kanmani "Theera Ulaa"A. R. Rahman, Darshana A. R. Rahman Tamil
Ouija "Nam Sexy Looksu"SoloHari Nikesh Kannada
Aata"Ma sexy lookse"Telugu
Thanga Magan "Oh Oh" Dhanush Anirudh Ravichander Tamil
Muhammad: The Messenger of God "Prologue —The Infinite Light"Faarooqi ParissaA. R. Rahman Arabic
"Signs of the Last Prophet"Solo
"And He was Named Muhammad (SAL)"
2016 Dhruva Neethone Dance TonightHiphop Tamizha Hiphop Tamizha Telugu
Singam 3 (Dubbed version)Wi Wi Wi Wifi Karthik, Christopher Stanley Harris Jayaraj Tamil
2017 Dhayam "Nee Yaaro"SoloSathish Selvam
Kaatru Veliyidai "Saarattu Vandiyila" A. R. Reihana, Tippu A. R. Rahman
Cheliyaa (Dubbed version)"Morethukuchindi"Telugu
Kavan "Boomerang"Hiphop Tamizha, Velmurugan Hiphop TamizhaTamil
Raabta "Raabta Title Song" Arijit Singh Pritam Hindi
Jagga Jasoos "Ullu ka Pattha"
Maacher Jhol "Bangali Maacher Jhol" Anupam Roy Bengali
Sachin: A Billion Dreams (Dubbed version)"Sachin Sachin" Sid Sriram, Poorvi Koutish A. R. RahmanTamil
"Sachin Sachin"Parag Chhabra, Poorvi KoutishTelugu
"Sachin Sachin" Nakash Aziz, Poorvi KoutishMarathi
Jab Harry Met Sejal "Ghar" Mohit Chauhan PritamHindi
Arjun Reddy "Dhooram"SoloRadhanTelugu
Spyder "Boom Boom"Harris JayarajTelugu
Tamil
Cockpit "Mithe Alo" Atif Aslam Arindom Chatterjee Bengali
Mental Madhilo "Malik Tere"SoloPrashanth R VihariTelugu
Yuddham Sharanam "Padmavyuham"Pranav ChagantyVivek Sagar
Chef "Tan Tan"Solo Raghu Dixit Hindi
Ittefaq "Ittefaq Se (Raat Baaki)" Jubin Nautiyal Tanishk Bagchi
2018 Beyond the Clouds "Beyond The Clouds"SoloA. R. RahmanHindi, Tamil, English
"Ala Re Ala"Dilshaad Shabbir Shaikh, Srinivas Raghunathan, MC Heam
"Ey Chhote Motor Chala"MC Heam, Arjun Chandy, Sid Sriram
Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren "Hey Reengara" Saisharan, Mark Thomas Justin Prabhakaran Tamil
Sanju "Mujhe Chand Pe Le Chalo"SoloA. R. RahmanHindi
Fidaa "Tomake" Arindom Chatterjee Bengali
Crisscross "Duniya"Solo JAM8
"Bari Phire Aye"
Villain"Bhole Baba" Badshah
Hoichoi Unlimited "Oh Baby" Armaan Malik Savvy
Kabir "Kabir (Title Track)"Ishaan Mitra, Arijit Dev Indraadip Dasgupta
Mitron "Sawarne Laage" (Female Version)SoloTanishk BagchiHindi
Stree "Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe"Badshah, Sachin–Jigar Sachin–Jigar
Manmarziyaan "Dhyaanchand"Vijay Yamla, Amit Trivedi, Suhas Sawant Amit Trivedi
Kedarnath "Qafirana"Arijit Singh
2019 Bhobishyoter Bhoot Bhobishyoter Bhoot Title SongSolo Debojyoti Mishra Bengali
Luka Chuppi "Poster Lagwa Do" Mika Singh, Sunanda Sharma White NoiseHindi
Ek Do Teen (Music Video)"Ek Do Teen"SoloRaees-Zain-SamHindi, Punjabi
Mukherjee Dar Bou Khachar Pakhi Rabindranath Tagore, Indraadip Dasgupta Bengali
Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu "Nuvvele Nuvve" Sanjith Hegde Balamurali Balu Telugu
Majili "Naa Gundello" Yazin Nizar Gopi Sundar
"Yedetthu Mallele" Kaala Bhairava
The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir "Madari" Vishal Dadlani Amit TrivediHindi
Meghnadbodh Rohoshyo"End Song"SoloDebojyoti MishraBengali
Uronchondi"Saiyo Re"
Arjun Patiala "Main Deewana Tera"Guru RandhawaSachin Jigar, Guru RandhawaHindi
Ranarangam :Pilla Picture Perfect"SoloSunny MRTelugu
Panther: Hindustan Meri Jaan "Marhaba" Abhay Jodhpurkar, Shovon GangulyAmit-IshanBengali
Oriplast Originals"Eh Shomoy" Javed Ali Subhadeep Mitra
Ghost (2019 film) "Dil Maang Raha Hai" (Female Version) Yasser Desai Sanjeev–DarshanHindi
Paap (Hoichoi Web Series)"Paap Ki Parchayi"SoloSubho PramanikBengali
2020 Love Aaj Kal Porshu "Shune ne"Dev Arijit Arindom Chatterjee Bengali
"Shune Ne" (Reprise Version) Ash King
Baaghi 3 "Do You Love Me"Solo Tanishk Bagchi Hindi
V "Ranga Rangeli" Yazin Nizar Amit Trivedi Telugu
Titli "Serial song"Solo Arindom Chatterjee, Suvam Moitra Bengali
SOS Kolkata "Raagi Raja"Oindrila Sanyal, Dev Arijit Savvy Gupta
Durga Puja Special Song"Bolo Dugga Maiki" Nakash Aziz Jeet Gannguli
Laxmii "Burjkhalifaa"Shashi-DJ Khushi Hindi
Angrezi Medium "Nachan Nu Jee Karda" Romy Tanishk Bagchi
Naach Meri Rani (Music Video)"Naach Meri Rani" Guru Randhawa
Unarvugal Thodarkadhai "Alaya"Hari Dafusia Tamil
2021Bad Boy x Bad Girl (Music Video)"Bad Boy x Bad Girl" Badshah Hindi
Baazi "Baare Baare" Dev Negi Jeet Gannguli Bengali
Ranjha Tere Naal (Music Video)"Ranjha Tere Naal"SoloHaroon Gavin Hindi
Jugnu (Music Video)"Jugnu" Badshah Badshah, Hiten
Sardar Ka Grandson "Jee Ni Karda" Jass Manak Tanishk Bagchi
Shiddat "Barbaadiyan" Sachet Tandon, Madhubanti Bagchi, Sachin–Jigar Sachin–Jigar
Sooryavanshi "Najaa"Pav Dharia Tanishk Bagchi
Jhoota Lagda(Music Video)"Jhoota Lagda"SoloNitesh T
2022 Badhaai Do "Bandi Tot" Ankit Tiwari
Freddy "Kala Jaadu" Arijit Singh Pritam
Govinda Naam Mera "Kya Baat Ay 2.0" Hardy Sandhu Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak
Etharkkum Thunindhavan "Summa Surrunu" Armaan Malik D. Imman Tamil
Kishmish "Tui Bolbo Na Tumi"Subhadeep Pan Nilayan Chatterjee Bengali
"Janina Bhalolaga" Shaswat Singh
Kolkatar Harry "Tara Khosa Raat"Solo Jeet Ganguli
Dhaakad "She's On Fire" Badshah Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Hindi
"Namonishan" Shankar Mahadevan
O Kala"Selayeti" Abhay Jodhpurkar, Arun KaundinyaNeelesh Mandalapu Telugu
Naughty Balam(Music Video)Naughty Balam Rahul Vaidya and Mellow D Rahul Vaidya Hindi
2023 Shehzada "Munda Sona Hoon Main" Diljit Dosanjh Pritam
"Chedkhaniyan" Arijit Singh
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar "Tere Pyaar Mein"
Jogira Sara Ra Ra "Cocktail" Nakash Aziz Tanishk Bagchi
Varisu (D)"Jimki Song"Harshvardhan Wavre Thaman S
Thank You for Coming "Desi Wine"Qaran, The Rish, ArjunQaran
"Duniya Farzi"Vishal Mishra, Hansika Pareek Vishal Mishra
Leo "Ordinary Person"Solo Anirudh Ravichander Tamil
Aankh Micholi "Shaadi Dope Hai" Dev Negi, Rakesh Maini Sachin-Jigar Hindi
Tiger 3 "Leke Prabhu Ka Naam" Arijit Singh Pritam
2024 Bade Miyan Chote Miyan "Mast Malang Jhoom" Arijit Singh, Vishal Mishra Vishal Mishra
Madgaon Express "Baby Bring It On"Ajay Gogavale Ajay-Atul
Ishq Vishk Rebound "Ishq Vishk Pyaar Vyaar" Sonu Nigam, MellowD Rochak Kohli
"Gore Gore Mukhde Pe" Udit Narayan, Badshah Badshah, Hiten
Vedaa "Holiyaan"Asha Sapera, MC SquareYuva

Accolades

Award CeremonyCategoryNominated workResultRef.(s)
10th Mirchi Music Awards Female Vocalist of The Year "Ghar" from Jab Harry Met Sejal Nominated [15]
Filmfare Awards Best Playback Singer (Female) Nominated [16]
Sony MIX Audience Music AwardsBest DuetQaafirana from Kedarnath Won [11]

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