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Shweta Pandit

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Not to be confused with Shweta Mohan or Shweta Shetty, who are also Indian singers.

Shweta Pandit
Shweta in 2012
Shweta in 2012
Background information
Birth nameShweta Pandit
Born (1986-07-07) 7 July 1986 (age 38)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
GenresIndian classical, Pop, Bollywood playback
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1995–present
SpouseIvano Fucci (m. 2016)

Shweta Pandit[1][2] (born 7 July 1986) is an Indian singer and actress who primarily works in Hindi cinema.[3] She has also recorded popular songs for films in Telugu and Tamil and many other Indian languages.[4][5]

Early life

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She is the younger daughter of Vishwaraj Pandit and Swarna Pandit. She is the grand-niece of Indian classical vocalist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, Pandit Jasraj, father of Durga Jasraj.

Music career

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At the young age of 4, Shweta worked with Indian composer Ilayaraja for the award-winning Tamil film Anjali, which was re-recorded in Hindi. She re-dubbed for the lead child in the film and also sang the songs in Hindi,[6] making her one of the youngest singers in the Bollywood Music Industry. She also recorded for legendary tabla player Ustad Zakkir Hussain at the age of 9 for his first film as composer, Saaz.

She had her breakthrough with Yash Raj Films and Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein (2000) with five songs at the age of 14. She was chosen to sing in the film after she auditioned for the final selection amongst several singers. Her notable hits include "Ishq Khudai" from Rudraksh (2003), "Halla Re" from Neal 'n' Nikki (2005), "Chorre ki baatein" from Fight Club (2006), "You're my love" from Partner (2007), "Tera Sarapa" from Welcome (2007), "Bandhane Lagi" from Naach (2005), "Jhini Jhini" from Sarkar Raj (2008), "Raghupati Raghav" from Satyagraha (2011), "Chadha de Rang" from Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011), Thug le" from Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011), "Madhubala" from Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011), "Tere Hoke Rahenge" from Raja Natwarlal (2014), and "Heera" from Highway (2014).

Her debut record album Main Zindagi Hoon (2002) released when she was only 16 years old with EMI Virgin Records, India, making her the youngest Indian Pop star. She released 3 videos from this album, featuring herself. Her other pop albums include Aplam Chaplam (2005) featuring Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Strumm Sound Digital released 2 unwind remix videos featuring her, titled "Pyar mein kabhi kabhi" and the Sufi classic "Allah hoo" (2017). Indian TV channel Tata Sky released 2 Indian ghazal videos featuring her in their maiden venture featuring "Main aur meri Awaargi" and "Sukoon-e-dil" (2015).

In 2011, Shweta collaborated with popular Punjabi singer and actor Harbhajan Mann for the song Sun Mere Chann Mahiya for the album Heer Ranjha (OST).[citation needed]

In 2012, Shweta was introduced in the Tamil playback singing industry with a hat trick of releases for composer Yuvan Shankar Raja.[7] Vettai, Billa II and Aadhi Baghavan fetching her the finest reviews for her renditions and also winning awards for the same.

Television

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Her first reality television show as a playback singer in 2008, Mission Ustaad on Channel 9x, was produced by the United Nations and judged by A. R. Rahman and Javed Akhtar. The show was one of the biggest television series presented by the United Nations and had accomplished singers from Bollywood performing together for various causes for the United Nations.[citation needed]

Shweta hosted and presented the television singing show Asia's Singing Superstar (2016) with Pakistani actor Ahsan Khan telecasted in Dubai, Pakistan and several Asian countries, judged by Shankar Mahadevan and Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan on ZEE TV and GEO TV.

Shweta Pandit (second from left), IFFI (2015)

Personal life

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In the summer of 2015, Pandit got engaged by the river Seine in Paris and a year later in July 2016, she married Ivano Fucci, an Italian film producer, in a traditional Indian wedding held in Jodhpur.[8][9] Their wedding video went viral on social media as the best cultural mix wedding seen in recent times. Actors Jackie Shroff & Shruti Hassan were at the wedding. The couple later had a Tuscan wedding in October 2016.

Pandit delivered their first child, a baby girl named Izana, on 8 February 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Florence, Italy.[10][11]

Discography

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Hindi

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Telugu

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Year Film(s) Song(s) Music Director Co-artist(s)
2004 Maayam "Meriseti" Ajay–Atul Kunal Ganjawala
2005 Allari Bullodu "Mogavada Mathi" M. M. Keeravani Tippu
Bhageeratha "O Prema Nuvve" Chakri Karthik
James "Aakaasham Sindhuram" Bapi Tutul, Nithin Raikwar Sonu Nigam
"Jeevitham Amrutham"
"Naa Gundello" Sonu Nigam
"Vaade Hero"
"Udainche Kiranalu" Sonu Nigam
Sri "Are Chi Chi" Sandeep Chowta Rajesh Krishnan, Nikita Nigam
2006 Shock "Cycle Ekkki" Ajay–Atul Chakri
"Premante"
Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw "Maye Chesindi" Chakri Udit Narayan, Aadarshini
Shiva "Police Police" Ilaiyaraaja Ninad Kamat
2008 Kotha Bangaru Lokam "Nenani Neevani" Mickey J. Meyer
2009 Adavi "Kanti Paapa" Bapi–Tutul Vicky B.Joshi
"Agyaatame Agyaatame"
Ganesh: Just Ganesh "Lalla Lai" Mickey J. Meyer Krishna Chaitanya
2010 Maro Charitra "Ye Teega Puvvuno"
"Bale Bale Magadivoy"
"Ninnu Nannu" Srimathumitha
Leader "Aunana Kaadana" Naresh Iyer
"Rajasekhara"
Inkosaari "Vaadey Na Vaadu" Mahesh Shankar
Chethilo Cheyyesi "Naa Maataga" Bunty
2011 Bejawada "Ninnu Chusina" Amar Mohile Javed Ali
Badrinath "Vasudhara" M. M. Keeravani M. M. Keeravani
Rajanna "Goodu Chediri"
Panjaa "Ela Ela" Yuvan Shankar Raja Haricharan
"Kshanam Kshanam"
2012 David Billa (D) "Hrudhayam Naalo"
Bodyguard "Endhukoo" S. Thaman Haricharan, S. Thaman
Shirdi Sai "Amararama" M. M. Keeravani
2013 Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu "Inka Cheppale" Mickey J. Meyer Rahul Nambiar
Toofan "Vechanaina" Meet Bros
David (D) "Nee Naa Premaki" Prashant Pillai Naresh Iyer
Satya 2 "Evevo Pichchi" Nitin Raikwar Leonard Victor
"Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu" Sreekanth
2014 Chandamama Kathalu "E Kadha" Mickey J. Meyer Sanam Puri
Mukunda "Nandalaala"
2015 Size Zero "Mella Mellaga" M. M. Keeravani
2017 Om Namo Venkatesaya "Anandam" Sarath Santhosh
Mahanubhavudu "Eppudainna" S. Thaman
2021 Pelli SandaD "Premante Enti" M. M. Keeravani Haricharan
2024 Bhoot Police "Idhega Prema" Sachin–Jigar Armaan Malik

Tamil

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Year Films Songs
2018 Pyaar Prema Kaadhal I will never let you go, Never let me go, It's over
2015 Inji Iduppazhagi Mella Mella
2014 Anjaan
2013 David
2013 Aadhi Bhagavan
2012 Billa II
2012 Vettai

Punjabi

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Bengali

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Dubbing

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Spiritual and Sanskrit devotional albums

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Awards and nominations

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Shweta won her first Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu for Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2009), for the song Nenani Neevani, by Mickey J Meyer. She also won the Radio Mirchi Best Female Playback Singer for her first Tamil hit solo Idhayam, from Billa 2 (2012) and the MAA Award for Telugu Best Female Playback Singer for the Nagarjuna starrer Shirdi Sai (2013) for the song Amararaama, composed by M. M. Keeravani.

Controversy

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As per the reports, music composer Anu Malik harassed Shweta when she was 15 years old. Pandit called Malik "paedophile and sexual predator" in a long note shared on the social networking service X in October 2018.[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Shweta Pandit: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  2. ^ english. "Singer Shweta Pandit: Latest News, Photos and Videos on Singer Shweta Pandit | ABP Live News". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Songs of Shweta Pandit-Bollywood Songs". Jhunkar.com. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ^ "Shweta Pandit is confused as 'Shweta your mic is on' and 'Pandit' become Twitter trends: 'Why am I trending worldwide'". Hindustan Times. 19 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Sad that songs featuring female actors are sung by male singers: Shweta Pandit". The Indian Express. 19 April 2020.
  6. ^ Awasthi, Pramod (7 October 2003). "Shweta Pandit: High notes of success". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Would love to sing more Tamil songs: Shweta". The New Indian Express. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Shweta Pandit marries Italian boyfriend Ivano Fucci". Times of India. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Singer Shweta Pandit's wedding to Italian boyfriend is a dream come true". The Indian Express. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. ^ Sen, Debarati S (28 April 2020). "Exclusive: Shweta Pandit delivers a baby during lockdown in Italy, daughter was born on Feb 8 - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Shweta Pandit delivered daughter in Italy amid Covid-19 outbreak, reveals why it 'didn't feel right' to share news". Hindustan Times. 29 April 2020.
  12. ^ "MeToo: Singer Shweta Pandit calls Anu Malik a paedophile, says he asked her for a kiss at 15". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Shweta Pandit: जब 15 साल की उम्र में अनु मलिक ने श्वेता से की ऐसी मांग, सिंगर ने इंडस्ट्री छोड़ने का बना लिया था मन". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
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