Aishwarya Majmudar
Aishwarya Majmudar (born 5 October 1993) is an Indian singer. She gained popularity after winning the 2007–08 musical reality show STAR Voice of India - Chhote Ustad at the age of 15.[2] She was highly praised for her performances by the judges throughout the show. She won the competition with Anwesha Datta Gupta. She also took part in Music Ka Maha Muqabala in Himesh Reshamiya's "Himesh's Warriors" team. She has sung several songs for Gujarati and Hindi films. She was also seen in Antakshari – The Great Challenge.
Aishwarya Majmudar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 October 1993[1] |
| Origin | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Genres | Bollywood, Hindustani classical |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocal |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | www |
Early life
Both of Majmudar's parents are singers, and she started her vocal training in Hindustani classical music from Smt. Monika Shah at the age of three. She took voice lessons from Purushottam Upadhyay and Aniket Khandekar. She took part in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa at the age of seven. Before entering the Chhote Ustaad competition, she was recognised for her talent by the Gujarati music industry. Majmudar delivered her first solo concert at Nagpur at the age of 11, and has performed several solo concerts across India and abroad.
Career
Recordings
Under the music direction of Gaurang Vyas, Majmudar recorded her first solo album, Aishwarya, containing Gujarati devotional songs. Her other albums include Saat Suro na Sarname, Paalav, Swarabhishek, Videshini, Niralo Mukaam, Aishwarya's Nursery Rhymes, Sapna Sathe Aishwarya, and Allak Mallak. She recorded her first playback song for the Gujarati movie Ghar maru mandir in February 2003. She recorded a theme song, "Asmani Rang Hoon", for the Hindi TV Serial Dill Mill Gayye in 2008. Her first Bollywood playback song "Hari Puttar is a dude" was released in July 2011 in the movie Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors. She has recorded for four Hindi movies and completed recording "Ele Elege" for the Kannada movie, Crazy Loka in 2012. She has recorded one song "Aa Safar" for urban Gujarati movie Kevi Rite Jaish in 2012. In 2015, she voiced Anna in the Hindi dubbing of the films Frozen (2013), Frozen Fever (2015) & In 2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017) for both speaking & singing.
Anchoring
Majmudar has also anchored several shows, including Nach Baliye 4 for two weeks, Mummy ke super stars for Star TV, the special Hum Young Hindustani on NDTV-Imagine, Little Star Awards-2008, and Harmony Silver Awards 2008.
YouTube
In 2012, Aishwarya started her YouTube channel which has over 375,000 subscribers and over 40 million views.[3]
Recognition
Majmudar won the "Chhote Ustaad", awarded by Amitabh Bachchan on 5 April 2008 in the Amul Star Voice of India contest. She was also awarded with the "Shahu Modak Award" in 2006, "Power-100" in 2008 and "Sangeet Ratna" in 2009. She was felicitated at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Gujarat for her achievements on "International Girl Child Day" in 2009. She has won the Gujarat State Award for Best Playback Singer thrice.[4] She was also commended by the Federal of Indian Association in 2008. Majmudar was invited by New York's Indian community to sing the American national anthem, followed by the Indian national anthem for the India Day Parade on 19 August 2009. Outstanding young talent in Kannada Kadri awards 2011 Mangalore. She was invited to deliver a Ted Talk at Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering, Ahmedabad, one of the engineering institutes in Gujarat. The event was held on 15 April 2018.
Discography
| Year | Songs | Movie | Music Director | Co-singer(s) | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Hari Puttar Is A Dude | Hari Puttar: A Comedy of Terrors | Aadesh Shrivastava, Guru Sharma | Sameer | Hindi |
| 2012 | Ele Elege | Crazy Loka | Manikanth Kadri | Solo | Kannada |
| Don't Worry | Manikanth Kadri, Hemath | ||||
| Ele Elege | Rajesh Krishnan | ||||
| Oosaravalli | Shiva | Gurukiran | Vijay Prakash | ||
| Aa Safar | Kevi Rite Jaish | Mehul Surti | Parthiv Gohil | Gujarati | |
| Bheeni Bheeni | Kevi Rite Jaish | Mehul Surti | Solo | ||
| 2014 | Main Mushtanda | Kaanchi: The Unbreakable | Subhash Ghai | Mika Singh | Hindi |
| Kambal Ke Neeche | Ismail Darbar | Neeti Mohan, Aman Trikha, Sanchita Bhattacharya | |||
| Arziyaan | Jigariyaa | Agnel- Faizan, Raj-Prakash | Vikrant Bhartiya | ||
| Phurr Phurr | Manjira Ganguly, Agnel Roman | ||||
| 2015 | Lagi Re Lagan | Bas Ek Chance | Pranav-Nikhil-Shailesh | Javed Ali | Gujarati |
| I'm In Love | Subramanyam for Sale | Mickey J Meyer | Aditya | Telugu | |
| Tere Bin Nahi Laage (Female Version) | Ek Paheli Leela | Uzair Jaswal (Recreated by Amaal Mallik) | Tulsi Kumar, Alam Khan | Hindi | |
| Aaj Unse Kehna Hai | Prem Ratan Dhan Payo | Himesh Reshammiya | Palak Muchhal, Shaan | ||
| 2016 | Ishq Rang | Romance Complicated | Jatin-Pratik | Sonu Nigam | Gujarati |
| Thumko Dilli No | Javed Ali | ||||
| Manngamtu | Daav Thai Gayo Yaar | Parth Bharat Thakkar | Armaan Malik | ||
| Khwahish | Fodi Laishu Yaar | Manish Bhanushali | Parthiv Gohil | ||
| Tare Aaje Marvanu Chhe | Je Pan Kahish E Sachuj Kahish | Mehul Surti | Solo | ||
| 2017 | Ishq No Rang | Armaan: Story of a Storyteller | Samir - Mana | Parth Oza | |
| Vhalam Aavo ne (Female) | Love Ni Bhavai | Sachin–Jigar | Solo | ||
| 2018 | Odhni | GujjuBhai - Most Wanted | DAWgeek, Advait Nemlekar | Vikas Ambore | |
| Saathi | Satti Par Satto | Ambika-Prateek | Solo | ||
| Pratham Shri Ganesh | Sharto Lagu | Parth Bharat Thakkar | Siddharth Amit Bhavsar | ||
| 2019 | Asvaar | Hellaro | Mehul Surti | Mooralala Marwada | |
| 2022 | Chandaliyo Ugyo Re | Naadi Dosh | Kedar & Bhargav | Solo |
Videography
| Year | Songs | Album | Co-Singer | Mashups | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | I'm gonna Shine | Solo | - | Hindi | |
| 2015 | Pahle Kabhi Dekhi na | Duet | Pankaj Kumar | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Parvardigaara | Solo | - | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Thare Jaisa Na Koi | Solo | Jag Ghoomeya | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Shiddat-The Intensity Of Love | Solo | I wanna Grow Old With You Soch Na Sake Tere Bin Nai Lagta Dil Mera Tere Bina Jiya Jaye Na | English Hindi | |
| 2017 | Teri Meri Kahani Hai | Solo | Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Kitna Pyaara | Solo | Enna Sona Kinna Sohna | Hindi Punjabi | |
| 2017 | Welcome to Selfiestan | Solo | - | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Murshida | Solo | Murshida | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Tari Ankh No Afini | Solo | Ankh no Afini | Gujarati | |
| 2017 | Aaja Piya Reprise | Solo | Aaja Piya | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Mone Pore Ruby Roy/Let Me Love You | Solo | Mone Pore Ruby Roy Let Me Love You | English Bengali | |
| 2017 | Ek Ajnabee | Solo | Ek Ajnabee | Hindi | |
| 2017 | Samaa Pyaar Ka | Solo | Samaa Pyaar Ka Besame Mucho | Hindi Spanish | |
| 2018 | Kal Ki Kisko Khabar | Ishqiya | Yeh Nayan Dare Dare | Hindi | |
| 2018 | I Will Always Love You | Ishqiya | I Will Always Love You | English | |
| 2018 | Jane Ki Zid | Ishqiya | Aaj Jaane Ki Zid Na Karo | Hindi | |
| 2018 | Mogal Maadi (Ladi Ladi Pay Lagu) | Single | - | Gujarati | |
| 2018 | Chunar | Mother's Day Special | Chunar - ABCD 2 | Hindi | |
| 2018 | Dil Diyan Gallan | Rendition | Dil Diyan Gallan Kya Hua Tera Wada Samjhawan | Hindi | |
| 2018 | Aandhi | Ishqiya | Is Mod Se Jate Hain | Hindi | |
| 2018 | Dhadak | Rendition | Dhadak | Hindi | |
| 2018 | Maaru Man | Rendition | Maru Man Mohi Gayu | Gujarati | |
| 2018 | Pankhida | Rendition 21st Century Digital Version | Pankhida o Pankhida Hemant Chauhan | Gujarati | |
| 2018 | Dil Ke Chain | Cover version | O Mere Dil Ke Chain Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film) | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Najar | Cover version | Najar Na Jam Chalkavine by Mukesh (singer) | Gujarati | |
| 2019 | Kabhi Kabhie | The Music Room | Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein Kabhie Kabhie (1976 film) | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Gali Mein Aaj Chand Nikla | The Music Room | Gali Mein Aaj Chand Nikla Zakhm | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Phir Pyaar Kar | Single | Original | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Saath Ho - Sanu Ek Pal | Mashup (music) | Agar Tum Saath Ho Tamasha (2015 film) Sanu Ek Pal Chain Raid (2018 film) | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin | The Music Room | Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin Title Song | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Kudiye Ni | Reprise | Kudiye Ni Aparshakti Khurana | Punjabi | |
| 2021 | Vhalo Laage | Duet | Divya Kumar | Gujarati |
Album
| Year | Album | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | DJ Rock Dandiya | Gujarati |
| 2017 | Rangtaali | Gujarati |
| 2018 | Ishqiya | Hindi |
| 2019 | The Music Room TBC | Hindi |
Events
| Date | Event Name | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2018 | Aishwarya Unlocked | Fan Event | Ahmedabad |
| 01-September-2018 | Australia Tour | Navratri Celebration | Sydney |
| 08-September-2018 | Australia Tour | Navratri Celebration | Perth |
| 15-September-2018 | Australia Tour | Navratri Celebration | Melbourne |
| 29-September-2018 | Hong-Kong Tour | Live Concert | Disneyland |
| 13/14-August-2022 | Australia Tour | Navratri Celebration | Melbourne |
| 27-August-2022 | Australia Tour | Navratri celebration | Adelaide |
| 03-September-2022 | Canada Tour | Navratri celebration | Hamilton |
References
- "Aishwarya Majmudaar =vBiography, Aishwarya Majmudar Profile". Filmibeat.com. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- "Aishwarya Majmudar Wins Amul Star Voice of India 'Chhote Ustad'". Top News. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- "Aishwarya Majmudar". YouTube. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- Chhatwani, Deepali (21 April 2018). "I am really honored to win the Gujarat State Award: Aishwarya Majmudar". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 March 2021.