Iman Chakraborty

Iman Chakraborty (born 13 September 1989) is an Indian singer and actress. Chakraborty won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer in the year 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.[1][2]

Iman Chakraborty
Iman Chakraborty during a function in Rabindratirtha in Ehimoy 2018.
Iman Chakraborty during a function in Rabindratirtha in Ehimoy 2018.
Background information
Born (1989-09-13) 13 September 1989
Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal, India
GenresFilmi, Independent music, Rabindrasangeet
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
Instrumentsvocals

Early life and career

Iman was born in the town Liluah of the Howrah district of the West Bengal state of India.[1] During her growing up days she learnt music from her late mother Trishna Chakraborty and got inclined towards literary works of Rabindranath Tagore.[1][2]

Her first break came when she approached Indian record label company Saregama, which decided to 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 wanted to 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[1][2]

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.[3][4][5]

Musical influences

Chakraborty is heavily inspired by Rabindranath Tagore[1][2]

Accolades

National Award for the Best Female Playback singer (2017).[1][2][6]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2022NeetiShastraZakiaBengali[7]

Web series
YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
2022Shob ChoritroMrinaliniBengali[8]

References
  1. "National Award beyond Imagination says Iman Chakraborty". The Hindu. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. "Pain has helped me emote better for my song". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. Das, Soumi (5 December 2018). "ইমনের মনের খবর জানেন কি?". looptoop.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. "বাংলার প্রথম সারির সঙ্গীতশিল্পীদের এক অ্যালবামে নিয়ে এল সর্বজিৎ-এর 'মন'". ebela.in (in Bengali).
  5. "ইমন চক্রবর্তী ও সর্বজিৎ ঘোষ সাক্ষাৎকার – ২৪ ঘন্টা খবর". 24ghantakhoboronline.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. "64th National award winners". Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. Chakraborty, Shamayita (8 June 2022). "Exclusive! Iman Chakraborty on her acting debut: Seasoned actress Bidiptadi helped me portray my layered character". OTTPlay.
  8. "Anirban Chakraborti starrer 'Shob Choritro' narrates a gripping tale of mystery and suspense". The Times of India. 2 March 2022.
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