Antara Mitra
Antara Mitra | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 July 1987[1][2] Maslandapur, West Bengal, India |
| Alma mater | Netaji Subhas Open University, Berklee College of Music Massachusetts[3] |
| Partner | Saurya (2025-Present) |
| Awards | 2010 Mirchi Music Award - Female Vocalist of the Year for the song "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si" 2016 Best Film Award for her song "Gerua" for the film Dilwale. |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Antara Mitra (born 10 July 1987) is an Indian playback singer in Bollywood.
Career
Antara Mitra was influenced early by her aunt, who frequently sang on broadcasts of All India Radio. During childhood she trained in traditional Bengali folk music and studied Hindustani classical music for approximately ten years. In 2006 she chose not to sit for her medical entrance examination and moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in music. There, at the age of 18, she was selected as a contestant on the second season of Indian Idol.[3] Mitra finished among the top five contestants on Indian Idol Season 2.[4][3] She later appeared as part of the Bollywood team of vocalists on the Indian television reality show Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka.[4] Her song “Kishori” was later featured in a promotional doodle series associated with the dairy brand Amul, which incorporated imagery inspired by the long-running advertising mascot known as the Amul Girl.[5]
Music career
She has sung in regional languages including Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hariyanvi and Kannada.[6]
In a 2010 interview with the Times of India, Mitra thanked Music Director Pritam for being the first to show faith in her skills, noting that he had composed nearly every film song featuring her vocals during that first decade. Mitra received positive reviews for her song "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si," a duet with Mohit Chauhan from the Hindi film Rajneeti.[4]
As of 2026, she is signed to the music label TalentWala. [7][8]
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.
- 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.
- Currently Antara is judge on the Zee Bangla reality show, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2025.
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 | |
| "Aira Gaira (Extended)" | |||||
| Jaanbaaz | "Tui Je Aamar" | Dev Sen | Jubin Nautiyal | Bengali Film | |
| The Sky Is Pink | "Dil Hi Toh Hai" | Pritam | Arijit Singh, Nikhil D'Souza | ||
| "Dil Hi Toh Hai (2nd Version)" | Sreerama Chandra, Nikhil D'Souza | ||||
| 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 | Nabab LLB | "Just Chill" | Dolaan Mainnakk | Supratip Bhattacharya | Bengali Film |
| 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[9] | |
| 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 | |
| Fatafati | Jani Okaron | Amit Chatterjee | Ishan Mitra | Bengali Film | |
| Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | "Kudmayi (Female)" | Pritam | |||
| 2024 | Merry Christmas | "Raat Akeli Thi" | Arijit Singh | ||
| 5 No Swapnamay Lane | "5 No Swapnamay Lane Title Track" | Joy Sarkar | Bengali film | ||
| Shastri | "Dhangkurakur Taak" | Ishan Mitra | Indraadip Dasgupta, Ishan Mitra | ||
| Hangamadotcom | Tor E Sathe | Savvy | Sonu Nigam | ||
| Khadaan | "Kishori" | Rathijit Bhattacharya | |||
| 2025 | Sikandar | "Bam Bam Bole" | Pritam | Shaan, Dev Negi | |
| Metro... In Dino | "Ishq Ya Tharak" | Aditya Roy Kapur, Shashwat Singh, Nikhita Gandhi | Side B | ||
| Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari | "Ishq Manzoor" | A.P.S | Amit Mishra, Nakash Aziz, Shreya Ghoshal | ||
Non-film songs
| Year | Song | Music | Co-Singer(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | "Dil Sajeya" | Neeru Mehta, Mriganka Bhattacharjya | Hindi | |
| "Dil Mera" | Sanjoy Deb, Kanika Kapoor | Vicky Sandhu, Kanika Kapoor | ||
| "Chup Chup Chup" | Mann | Sonu Nigam | ||
| "Mere to Girdhar Gopal" | ||||
| "Rimjhim Rimjhim Brishtira" | Rangon | Abhay Jodhpurkar | Bengali | |
| "Tor E Sathe" | Savvy | Sonu Nigam | ||
| "Khela Ghor Bhandhte Legechi" | Rahul Tiwari | |||
| "Cham Cham Karti Baarish" | Rangon | Abhay Jodhpurkar | Hindi | |
| "Sab Kuch Mera" | Mann | |||
| "Sab Kuch Mera" | Mann |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Song | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mirchi Music Awards | Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year | Raajneeti | "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si" | Nominated | [10] |
| Zee Cine Awards | Best Playback Singer – Female | Nominated | [11] | |||
| 2016 | GiMA Awards | Best Film Song | Dilwale | "Gerua" | Won | |
| 2016 | Mirchi Music Awards | Best Female Vocalist | Dilwale | "Gerua" | Won | |
| 2021 | 66th Filmfare Awards | Best Female Playback Singer | Love Aaj Kal | "Mehrama" | Nominated | [12] |
| 2025 | WBFJA Cinemar Somabarton 2025 | Best Female Singer | Khadan | "Kishori" | Won |
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.
- ^ a b c Singh, Deepali (2 December 2015). "The Gerua Girl: Antara Mitra". DNA. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "How Antara Mitra went from Indian Idol to Rajneeti". The Times of India. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Antara Mitra's track Kishori featured in a dairy brand's doodle series". TOI. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Singh, Deepali (2 December 2015). "The Gerua Girl: Antara Mitra". DNA India. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Antara Mitra dazzles at Ambani wedding with captivating performance". The Times of India. 16 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nominations For The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021". Filmfare. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
External links
- Antara Mitra at IMDb