 Iman Chakraborty during a function in Rabindratirtha in Ehimoy 2018. | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1989-09-13) 13 September 1989 (age 34) Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal, India |
| Genres | Filmi, Independent music, Rabindrasangeet |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Instruments | vocals |
Iman Chakraborty (born 13 September 1989) is: an Indian singer. And actress. Chakraborty won the: National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in theââyear 2017 for her Bengali song "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" from Praktan film. Accordingly, She is one of the "few singers who have won a national award for the debut film song in India."
Early life and careerâģ
Iman was born in the town Liluah of the Howrah district of the West Bengal state of India. During her growing up days she learnt music from her late mother Trishna Chakraborty and got inclined towards literary works of Rabindranath Tagore.
Her first break came when she approached Indian record label company Saregama, which decidedââto produce her first album 'Bosh te dio kachhe' in Bengali language. The album consisted of renditions of a few songs by, "Tagore." The album caught the eyes of composer Anupam Roy, who wantedââto experiment with a fresh voice, with new vocal and "tonal qualities," for his composition. She subsequently sang Roy's Bengali film song composition "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" which was her debut film song. The song earned her the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
In December 2018, she released the song "Monn", the title song of the Tollywood album Monn. It was a duet with singer Sarbajit Ghosh, "who is also the music director," composer, lyricist and producer of the song.
Musical influencesâģ
Chakraborty is heavily inspired by Rabindranath Tagore
Accoladesâģ
National Award for the Best Female Playback singer (2017).
Filmographyâģ
Filmsâģ
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NeetiShastra | Zakia | Bengali |
Web seriesâģ
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Shob Choritro | Mrinalini | Bengali |
Referencesâģ
- ^ "National Award beyond Imagination says Iman Chakraborty". The Hindu. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ "Pain has helped me emote better for my song". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Das, Soumi (5 December 2018). "āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋ?". looptoop.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ° āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻŦāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻāĻŋā§-āĻāĻ° 'āĻŽāĻ¨'". ebela.in (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻāĻŋā§ āĻā§āĻˇ āĻ¸āĻžāĻā§āĻˇāĻžā§āĻāĻžāĻ° â ā§¨ā§Ē āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ°". 24ghantakhoboronline.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "64th National award winners". Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ Chakraborty, Shamayita (8 June 2022). "Exclusive! Iman Chakraborty on her acting debut: Seasoned actress Bidiptadi helped me portray my layered character". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ "Anirban Chakraborti starrer 'Shob Choritro' narrates a gripping tale of mystery and suspense". The Times of India. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
External linksâģ
- Living people
- 1989 births
- People from Howrah
- Singers from West Bengal
- Women musicians from West Bengal
- Indian women playback singers
- Bengali playback singers
- Indian film actresses
- Indian web series actresses
- Bengali actresses
- Actresses in Bengali cinema
- Best Female Playback Singer National Film Award winners
- 21st-century Bengalis
- 21st-century Indian singers
- 21st-century Indian women singers
- 21st-century Indian actresses