Sunidhi Chauhan
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Sunidhi Chauhan was born in Dehli on 14th August 1983. She completed her schooling from Greenway Public School, Dilshad Garden. She speaks Gujarati. In 2002, at the age of 18, she eloped with music video director Bobby Khan, which caused a rift with her family. They divorced a year later, and Sunidhi has reconciled with her parents. Sunidhi started her singing career at a very early age of four. She participated in many competitions and made her presence felt. Her family soon shifted to Mumbai when Tabassum, a TV host spotted her talent and expressed to her parents that she could further her career if they went to Mumbai. She became quite famous through the various competitions she participated in. Her performances were telecast all over India through the National Television channel Doordarshan, through the music show "Meri Aawaz Suno" where she won the "Lata Mangeshkar Trophy" for the best female singer of India. This was the first such televised contest in India in 1996. Her first break in a Hindi film was in the film Shastra followed by Gang, Veergati, Dahek, Bade Dilwala, Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, Shyam Benegal's Samar and Vidhu Vinod Chopra film Mission Kashmir. She had no formal training before she entered into various national singing competitions. Lata Mangeshkar offered to train her when she won on the nationally-telecast "Meri Aawaz Suno"
Her singing career got a big boost when Sandeep Chowta gave her the first major break in "Mast". After "Mast" there was no turning back. Sunidhi Chauhan had been receiving criticism for a mature voice despite being young. However this criticism ended once Chameli came with her biggest song to date "Bhaage Re Mann" and today she is known as the most versatile singer after Asha Bhosle.
She also sang the English language song "Reach Out" at the opening ceremony of the 2006 Asian Games at Doha, Qatar. She has also sung the songs in the Hindi-dubbed version of Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical. She sang the songs which were sung by Vanessa Anne Hudgens in the English version. Recently she sang the title track of Aaja Nachle which was picturised on the Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit.
Famous songs
- Happy New Year (Kuruvi)
- Ya Ali (Aap Ka Suroor)
- Khulam Khula Pyar Karen (Road)
- Dekh Le (Munna Bhai MBBS)
- Dhadak Dhadak (Bunty Aur Babli)
- Hey Shona (Ta Ra Rum Pum)
- Bhaage Re Mann (Chameli)
- Mehboob Mere (Fiza)
- Ek Ajnabee (Ek Ajnabee)
- Deedar De (Dus)
- Dhoom Machale (Dhoom)
- Aisa Jadoo (Khakee)
- Le Chale (My Brother Nikhil)
- Sajna Ve Sajna (Chameli)
- Right Here Right Now (Bluffmaster)
- Kaisi Paheli Zindagaani (Parineeta)
- Ishq Samundar (Kaante)
- Crazy Kiya Re (Dhoom 2)
- Ek Din Fursat (Zindaggi Rocks)
- Beedi Jalaile (Omkara)
- Tere Ishq Me (Supari)
- Pyaar Ki Ek Kahani (Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.)
- Dil Mein Jagi Dhadkan Aise(Sur)
- Cash Meri Aankhon Mein (Cash)
- Sajnaji Vari Vari (Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.)
- Pyaar ki yeh kahani suno (Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.)
- Aaja Nachle (Aaja Nachle)
- Hum To Aise Hain Bhaiyya (Laaga Chunari Mein Daag)
- Chhaliya (Tashan)
- Race saanson ki (Race)
- Lucky Boy (Bachna Ae Haseeno)
The Windows Vista Song
In Feb 2007, as part of its marketing campaign and launch of Windows Vista in India, Microsoft hired Sunidhi Chauhan to sing the "Windows Vista Song" titled Wow is Now. This song features English and Hindi lyrics proclaiming the many 'glamorous' features of the Windows Vista Operating System.
Awards and honors
- 2000 - Filmfare R.D. Burman Award for New Music Talent
- 2001 - R. D. Burman award for most promising newcomer
- 2004 - Star Screen Award Best Female Playback - Sajna Ve Sajna for Chameli
- 2005 - IIFA Awards Female Best Playback Singer - Dhoom Machale for Dhoom
- 2005 - Zee Cine Award Best Playback Singer - Female -Dhoom Machale for Dhoom
- 2006 - Star Screen Award Best Female Playback Singer- Beedi for Omkara
- 2007- Filmfare Award Best Female Playback Singer- Beedi for Omkara
