Antara Mitra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1987[1][2] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Rajballavpur High School Netaji Subhas Open University.[3] |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Antara Mitra (born 10 July 1987) is an Indian playback singer. Mitra came to limelight when she became a contestant in the popular singing reality show Indian Idol 2 in 2006.[4] Mitra become more well-known and got recognition after the release of her duets Gerua and Janam Janam with Arijit Singh. She also received significant amount of Indian media coverage for her singing of the Dilwale songs.[3] Her Baby Jaan song from Bhaijaan Elo Re received an overwhelming response on YouTube, and created a record of becoming the fastest Bengali language video track to reach 1 million views on YouTube .
Early life and struggles
Mitra is from Maslandapur, a small town in West Bengal, near Calcutta, India.[5] Mitra grew up with music all around her: her father is a music teacher. Since the age of three, Mitra would sing along with other children who came to her home to learn from her father. Mitra started doing stage singing performances since the age of 6. Mitra was very impressed by her aunt who sang on All India Radio broadcasts. In her early childhood, Antara also learned several traditional Bengali Folk songs .[3] She exhibited a keen early interest in music, and her father supported her. She was accepted as a contestant at age 18 on a national TV show and competed admirably as a finalist in both that show and a successive similar show Junoon. At one time she considered studying medicine, but abandoned the idea in favour of pursuing a professional singing career.[6][3]
Mitra participated in the Indian Idol season 2. Though she reached the top five but got eliminated.[7][3] When Mitra was eliminated from the contest, well-known music director Anu Malik offered her playback singing work, but Mitra returned to her home town and soon afterward (April 2006) she relocated to Mumbai to pursue a vocal-performance-for-film soundtrack career. She then participated as part of the Bollywood team of vocalist contestants in another popular Indian TV reality show, Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka, where again she was not the winner, however she considers both shows learning and career-development experiences, and expressed gratitude to the TV audience, producers and judges of both contests for allowing her opportunities to perform for the broadcast audience and judges while competing.[7]
During her early days in a city like Mumbai, she managed to survive by consuming instant-noodles like Maggi and burger as they were cheap.[3] Mitra got widespread recognition as a singer after her duets songs Gerua and Janam Janam became hits in the year 2015, which was almost 9 years after she moved to Mumbai.[3]
Music career
Mitra sings in multiple languages: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and English and is active in the Bollywood film soundtrack music industry.[6]
In an interview to the Times of India in 2010, Mitra thanked and expressed her gratitude to Music Director Pritam Chakraborty, as he was the first to show faith in her skills, and in that first decade, Pritam had composed nearly every film song in which her vocals were featured. Mitra received positive reviews for her first hit song "Bheegi Bhaagi Si", a duet with Mohit Chauhan from the Hindi film Rajneeti.[7]
Mitra got widespread recognition for her acclaimed duet songs Gerua, Janam Janam co-sung with Arijit Singh.[3]
Indian Idol 2 performances
Audition
- "Dama Dam Mast Kalandar" (Runa Laila)
- The judges liked it, however Anu Malik was a bit hesitant.
Theater round
- "Kaisi Paheli Hai" (Parineeta)
- Mitra was through to the piano round!
Piano round
- "Hume To Loot Liya Milke Husn Waalon Ne" (Private album) – Most votes
- Mitra received good comments, especially from Anu, "I think I have found my playback singer," and made it through to the finals with the most votes.
Recordings and appearances
- Woh Pehli Baar album – sang a group number and solo "Tu Rutha To".
- TV appearances have included specials (and soap operas) including Navarati, Thodi Khushi Thode Gham, Music Masti Dhoom, Kyunki, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Kitani Mohabbat Hai, K for Kishore and auditioning contestants in Bhopal for Indian Idol 3.
- Was a contestant on Adnan's Bol Baby Bol show (won 200,000 for reciting famous song lyrics).
- Joined Nauman and Salman in Koi Aane Ko Hai, another Ekta Kapoor soap opera (broadcast on Colors).
- Was a semi-finalist (as a member of the Bollywood contingent) on Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka singing contest (reality show on NDTV Imagine).
- Was a contestant who reached the final four in IPL Rockstar contest (reality show on Colors).
- Recorded songs in Bengali (Doshomi), Haryanvi (Tera Mera Vaada), et al.
- Sang the song "ek duje ke" from the TV series Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.
Discography
Film songs
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Song | Music | Co-Singer(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Speed | "Loving You" | Pritam | Sonu Nigam | |
| Jab We Met | "Yeh Ishq Haye – Remix" | Shreya Ghoshal | |||
| 2009 | Life Partner | "Kuke Kuke" | Shaan | ||
| "Aage Aage" | Mika Singh | ||||
| All the Best: Fun Begins | "All The Best" | Soham Chakraborty | |||
| 2010 | Toh Baat Pakki! | "Om Jai Jagadish Hare" | |||
| Raajneeti | "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si" | Mohit Chauhan | |||
| Hello Darling | "Aa Jaane Jaan" | Javed Jaffrey, Akriti Kakar | |||
| Action Replayy | "Tera Mera Pyar" | Karthik | |||
| Golmaal 3 | "Ale" | Neeraj Shridhar | |||
| 2011 | Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji | "Beshuba" | Kunal Ganjawala | ||
| "Yeh Dil Hai Nakhrewala (Film version)" | |||||
| 2012 | Ajab Gazabb Love | "Sun Soniye" | Sajid–Wajid | Mohammed Irfan | |
| 2013 | R... Rajkumar | "Saree Ke Fall Sa" | Pritam | Nakash Aziz | |
| "Kaddu Katega" | |||||
| 2014 | Yoddha: The Warrior | "Ebar Jeno Onno Rokom Pujo" | Indraadip Dasgupta | Nakash Aziz | Bengali Film |
| 2015 | Gangster | "Eshona Monta Amar (Duet)" | Jeet Gannguli | Rishi Chanda | |
| Dilwale | "Gerua" | Pritam | Arijit Singh | ||
| "Manma Emotion Jaage" | Amit Mishra, Anushka Manchanda | ||||
| "Janam Janam" | Arijit Singh | ||||
| 2016 | 1920 London | "Gumnaam Hai Koi" | JAM8 | Jubin Nautiyal | |
| "Aafreen" | K.K | ||||
| "Aafreen (2nd version)" | Sreeram | ||||
| Mental | Premta Toder Nesha" | Riddhi | Rishi Chanda | Bangladeshi film | |
| Azhar | "Itni Si Baat Hai" | Pritam | Arijit Singh | ||
| Dishoom | "Jaaneman Aah" | Aman Trikha | |||
| "Ishqa" | Abhijeet Sawant | ||||
| Haripad Bandwala | "Shona" | Indraadip Dasgupta | Nakash Aziz | Bengali Film | |
| 2017 | Ami Je Ke Tomar | "Eshe Gechi Kachakachi" | Arijit Singh | ||
| Chowka | "Turthinalli Geechida" | Sridhar V. Sambhram | Sonu Nigam | Kannada Film | |
| Munna Michael | "Ding Dang" | Javed-Mohsin | Amit Mishra | ||
| Rangbaz | "Rimjhim" | Dabbu | Mohammed Irfan | Bengali Film | |
| 2018 | Namaste England | "Dhoom Dhadaka" | Mannan Shaah | Shahid Mallya | |
| Villain | "Shundori Komola" | JAM8 | Armaan Malik | Bengali Film | |
| Bhaijaan Elo Re | "Baby Jaan" | Dolaan Maainnakk | Nakash Aziz | Bangladeshi film | |
| 2019 | Kalank | "Aira Gaira" | Pritam | Javed Ali, Tushar Joshi, Akashdeep Sengupta | |
| Jaanbaaz | "Tui Je Aamar" | Dev Sen | Jubin Nautiyal | Bengali Film | |
| The Sky Is Pink | "Dil Hi Toh Hai" | Pritam | Arijit Singh | ||
| Chhichhore | "Fikar Not" | Nakash Aziz, Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Dev Negi, Amitabh Bhattacharya | |||
| Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai | "Ek Duje Ke" | Akashdeep Sengupta For JAM8 | Akashdeep Sengupta | ||
| 2020 | Love Aaj Kal | "Mehrama" | Pritam | Darshan Raval | |
| "Meherama (Extended Version)" | |||||
| 2021 | Pagglait | "Lamha"
(Revisited) |
Arijit Singh | ||
| Magic | "Mon Anmone" | Dabbu | Santanu Dey Sarkar | Bengali Film[8] | |
| Star Jalsha Parivaar Award | "Star Jalsha Parivaar Award"(Theme Song) | Indradeep Dasgupta | Ishaan Mitra | Bengali Award Show | |
| 2022 | Raavan | "Ami Tor" | Savvy | Javed Ali | Bengali Film |
| Brahmāstra | "Kesariya (Film Version)" | Pritam | Arijit Singh | ||
| "Kesariya (Dance Mix)" | Shashwat Singh, Arijit Singh | ||||
| Aay Khuku Aay | "Ebhabeo Preme Pora Jaay" | Ranojay Bhattacharjee | Bengali Film | ||
| 2023 | The Great Indian Family | "Sahibaa" | Pritam | Darshan Raval | |
| 2024 | Merry Christmas (2024 film) | "Raat Akeli Thi" | Pritam | Arijit Singh | |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Song | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year | Raajneeti | "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si" | Nominated | [9] |
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Playback Singer – Female | Nominated | [10] | |||
| 2021 | 66th Filmfare Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Love Aaj Kal | "Mehrama" | Nominated |
References
- ↑ "Antara Mitra Biography". Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ↑ "Antara Mitra". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Gerua Girl antara mitra". Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ "Bengali girl in Idol chase". The Telegraph. 6 March 2006. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ↑ Halim, Moeena (13 January 2016). "Soft, sultry and soulful". India Today. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- 1 2 Singh, Deepali (2 December 2015). "The Gerua Girl: Antara Mitra". DNA India. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "How Antara Mitra went from Indian Idol to Rajneeti". The Times of India. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ↑ "Magic – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 21 January 2021.
- ↑ "Nominees – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010". 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "'Dabangg' bags maximum nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Zee News. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
External links
- Antara Mitra at IMDb
| Indian Idol 2 | |
| Sandeep Acharya | N. C. Karunya | Anuj Sharma | Amey Date | Antara Mitra | Meenal Jain
Ravi Tripathi | Panna Gill | Monali Thakur | Neha Kakkar | Yashashree Bhave | Sagar Sawarkar | |