Pamela Jain

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Pamela Jain
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Pamela jain performing live
Background information
Birth namePamela Jain
Origin Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres Film songs, pop, ghazals, bhajans, hindustani classical
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2000–present

Pamela Jain is an Indian playback singer.

Biography

Early years

Jain was born to a Bengali family. Her parents are Kamelesh Basu and Shakuntala Basu, and one of her grandfathers was the Bengali novelist Bimal Mitra, who wrote Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam .[ citation needed ]

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She was brought up in the steel city of Bhilai in Chhattisgarh and pursued her academic and music education there. She had her professional training in Indian classical music under the guidance of Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee (Bhilai) and Pandit Aaskan Sharma (Mumbai). From the age of 16, she started singing for Raipur radio station. She became winner in Meri Awaz Suno (1998) and Adaab Araz Hai (1999). From then onwards, she started singing at a professional level.

Career

Jain sang a song for the film Na Tum Jaano Na Hum in 2000, composed by music director Rajesh Roshan. She went on to sing numerous other songs for other music directors such as A. R.Rahman, Ravindra Jain, Nadeem–Shravan, Himesh Reshammiya, Bappi Lahiri, Aadesh Shrivastava, Ismail Darbar, Jatin-Lalit, Vishal-Shekhar, Pritam, Anand Raj Anand, Sandesh Sandiliya, Lalit Sen, Sohail Sen, Jeet Ganguly, and various regional music directors. She has worked with the director Ashutosh Gowarikar in films like Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and What's Your Raashee?.[ citation needed ]

Discography

Film music

YearFilmTrack(s)Music DirectorNote(s)
2001 Moksha [1] "Seep Mein Moti" Rajesh Roshan
2002 Na Tum Jaano Na Hum [2] "Dil Leke"
"Haye Raam"
Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage "O Re Gori"
Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe "Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe"
"Mat Ho Udhas"
"Hanse Tim Tim"
Jaani Dushman "Roop Salona Tera Dekh Ke" Anand Raj Anand
Agnivarsha "Aachal Ki Chhaya" Sandesh Shandilya
2003 Calcutta Mail [3] "Kahan Pe Meri Jaan Jaoge" Anand Raj Anand
2004 Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa "Zindagi Hai Dua" A.R.Rahman
2006 Refugee "Kewra" Jeet Ganguly Bengali
Vivah [4] "O Jiji"
"Jai Gauri Maa"
Ravindra Jain
Chand Bujh Gaya "Chupke Chupke"Kanak Raj
2007 MLA Fatakeshto "Shukher Aalo Moner Majhe" Jeet Ganguly Bengali
2008 Sirf "Zindagi Ki Kahani" Sohail Sen
Haal-e-dil "Jeeta Hoon" Anand Raj Anand
Minister Fatakeshto "Vande Mataram" Jeet Ganguly Bengali
Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi "Lo Ji Hum Aa Gaye" Ravindra Jain
Sarkar Raj [5] "Subah" Bapi Tutul
Royal Utsav"Boon Boond"Vaishnavdeva
2009 What's Your Raashee? "Manunga Manunga" Sohail Sen
Fast Forward [6] "Aankhon Ki Baat"DJ Akbar Sami
2010 Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey "Naiyn Tere"
"Sapne Saloney"
Sohail Sen
Mallika "Wo Bhooli Dastaan" Pritam
Ik Kudi Punjab Di "Tera Mera Naa" Sukshinder Shinda Punjabi
Josh "Keu Mone Mone" Jeet Ganguly Bengali
2011 Gal Tera Jaagdey Di [ citation needed ]"Saari Raat Kamliyaan" Yo Yo Honey Singh Punjabi
2013 Deewana Deewani "Diwana Mu Diwani Tu" Udit Narayan Odia
"He Mu Kacha Marka No 1 Hero" Vinod Rathod
Haire to Jadu Babul Supriyo
2014Dil Ho Gail Qurbaan"Umariya Mohabbat Ke Ka Dihli" Damodar Raao Bhojpuri
2015Maai Ke Karz"Samajh Na Pawe Dil Rove Bar Bar"
2016Dahashat"Aake Mere Khwabon Me Tum"
Allahabad Se Islamabad"Khel Ya Aajuba" Shishir Pandey Bhojpuri
Rangdaari Tax"Kanha Kanha Pukare Man Mor Ho" Damodar Raao Bhojpuri
Sindur Ki Saugandh"Barsat Mein Ek Mulakat Mein"
Padal Ba Bhari Chaura Bihari"Tohari Kajrari Ankhiya Kamaal Kaile Ba"
Jangal Raj"Rahiya Tohar Kabse Taktani"
"Chand Jaisan Tohar Rup"
Aakhiri Dam Tak"Tohar Pyar Chahi Pyar"
Prem Kahani EK Lapleli Ghoshta"O Mhare Sajna" Javed Ali

Marathi

2017 God Father "Chuti Kholile"Odia
2018A Thin Line"Ye Na Thi Hamari Kismat" Satya Manik Afsar Hindi
4 Idiots "Yoga Queen"Odia

Albums, remixes and serial titles

In addition, she has sung on many Gujarati garba albums produced by the music company Soor Mandir, including Dhol, [10] Taali, [11] Ude re gulaal, [12] and Utsav. [13]

Awards and recognition

Won
Nominated

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