Jasleen Royal
Jasleen Kaur Royal[1] is an Indian singer,[2] songwriter and composer who sings in Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati as well as in English. She has received many awards and nominations including a Filmfare Award.[3][4] In 2022, she became the first female music director in history to win the Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for the film Shershaah (2021) and shared the award with the four other composers who were involved in the film.
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.jpg.webp) Jasleen Royal performing in Rajasthan | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jasleen Kaur Royal |
| Born | 8 July 1991 Ludhiana, Punjab, India |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
She won an award for the Best Indie Song at the MTV Video Music Awards India 2013. She received this award for her debut song "Panchi Ho Jaava", composed and sung by Jasleen which is based on a poem by the Punjabi-language poet, Shiv Kumar Batalvi.
She won an award for the "Best Indie Artist" at "Free The Music" an initiative by Songdew,[5] especially for Indie musicians. She was nominated alongside established and renowned singers like Kailash Kher, Rabbi Shergill and a Delhi-based band Indus Creed.
She entered Bollywood in September 2014 with Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan starrer film Khoobsurat with a song titled "Preet" which was composed by Sneha Khanwalkar and penned by Amitabh Verma.
Early life and background
Kaur was born on 8 July 1991 in Ludhiana, Punjab, to a Punjabi Sikh family. She completed her schooling from Sacred Heart Convent School, Ludhiana and later moved to New Delhi for further studies. She completed her B. Com Honors from Hindu College, New Delhi.
With no formal training in music, majorly self-taught, Jasleen first gained popularity when she qualified as one of the semi-finalists in the first season of India's Got Talent in 2009. She was all of 18 years of age at that time. She stood out because of her ability to play multiple instruments at the same time. She was amicably called as the 'one woman band' by the then judges Sonali Bendre, Kirron Kher and Shekhar Kapur for she can collectively play the guitar, mouth organ, flute and a tambourine while singing. She can also play the keyboard, which also happens to be the first instrument she ever played. She currently resides in Mumbai and is working on multiple Bollywood projects.
Songs
| Year | Song Title | Album/Film | Notes |
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| 2013 | Panchi Hojavan | MTV | Composer & Singer |
| Maye Ni featuring Swanand Kirkire | |||
| Din Shagna Da Single | |||
| 2014 | Preet | Khoobsurat | Singer |
| Door Ghar Mera hai | Kitkat | ||
| 2015 | Badla Badla | Badlapur | * Singer
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| 2016 | Kho Gaye Hum Kahan | Baar Baar Dekho | * Singer & Composer
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| Nachde Ne Saare | * Singer & Composer
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| Raatein | Shivaay | Singer & Composer | |
| Raatein (Reprise) | |||
| Love You Zindagi | Dear Zindagi | Singer | |
| Chotta Hoon Main | Dear Dad | ||
| 2017 | Kidre Jawa | Haramkhor | Singer & Composer |
| Din Shagna Da Remake | Phillauri | ||
| What's Up | * Singer & Composer
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| Peh Gaya Khalara | Fukrey Returns | * Singer and Composer
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| Amar Drawing Khata (Reprise) | Chhaya O Chhobi (Bengali Film) | Singer | |
| Har Mod Par Umeed Hai | Ribbon | ||
| 2018 | All songs | Hichki | * Solo Composer
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| Laaj Sharam | Veere Di Wedding | * Singer
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| Man Melo | Sharato Lagu (Gujrati film) | Singer | |
| 2019 | Jahan Tu Chala | Gully Boy | Singer and Composer |
| Deh Shiva | Kesari | ||
| 2020 | Nit Nit Single | ||
| Sang Rahiyo Single | |||
| Bird Song | Ghoomketu | ||
| 2021 | Ranjha | Shershaah | • Singer & Composer
• With B Praak |
| Ranjha (Reprise) | |||
| Khoya Paya (Female version) | Dhamaka | Singer | |
| Udd Chaliyan | Velle | * Singer & Compser
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| 2022 | All songs | Runway 34 | *Solo Composer *Singer |
| 2023 | Heeriye | *Co-singer Arijit Singh
*Composer Aditya Sharma | |
Special appearances
Jasleen has performed on NDTV Our Girls, Our Pride along with Swanand Kirkire hosted by Priyanka Chopra. She had also appeared and performed at L'Oréal Paris Miss Femina (India) Awards, 2014. Jasleen has also participated in a debate on NDTV India on 'How money is not the bigger factor while choosing an employment'.
Awards
| Year | Award | Song | Film | Title | Result | Shared with | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Mirchi Music Awards | "Raatein" | Shivaay (film) | Upcoming Music Composer of The Year | Nominated | [6] | |
| 2019 | Filmfare Awards | "Deh Shiva (Female)" | Kesari | Best Music Director | Nominated | Along with Tanishk Bagchi, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Chirantan Bhatt, Jasbir Jassi, Gumroh | |
| 2022 | Filmfare Awards | - | Shershaah | Best Music Director | Won | ||
References
- "This city girl is Bollywood's current favourite". The Times of India. TNN. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Who Is Jasleen Royal? Meet The Singer Whose Rangeela Collab With Composer Yashraj Mukhate Is Going Viral". Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- The Hindu Net Desk (25 June 2020). "Jasleen Royal and Radhika Madan reinterpret Lata Mangeshkar's song". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- "Jasleen Kaur Royal prefers negative criticism over positive feedback". Hindustan Times. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- Songdew - Free The Music
- "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". MMAMirchiMusicAwards. Retrieved 24 March 2018.