Kary Arora
Anuh Shiroor | |
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| Born | Anita Manjeshwar 5 August 1960 |
| Origin | Mangalore, India |
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| Years active | 1979–1981 |
Anuh Shiroor (born 5 August 1960) is an Indian DJ in Tabela, Oberoi Intercontinental, New Delhi. She is best known as India's first female DJ.
Early life and education
Kary Arora was born in Chandigarh, India on 7 January 1977.[1] There were no profound DJing schools back in India in 1997, so she joined Adersh sound and light company in Delhi as a sound labor/DJ for 300 rupees to understand digital connections of console. She studied Audio Engineering at SAE Institute in Chennai to improve her skills of songwriting.[2]
Musical career
As a DJ
Arora began Djing in 1997 as a freelancer. Her first resident DJing was in club Temptation in Delhi from 1999 to 2000, then joined Buzz-Delhi from 2001 to 2004, Flames in Le Meridian-Chennai in 2005, Buzz-Gurgaon, Delhi-NCR from 2006 to 2008. She now performs freelance in clubs across the globe.[3]
As a songwriter
Arora has performed a wide range of roles within the Indian music industry, including singer, composer, music director, audio engineer. In 2008, she composed her first single "Funny Happy B'day to U" for Meow Fm.[4] In 2009, she composed a background score for CNEB channel. Spectral Records released her two singles "Sanware ki Dhun" and "De De Deedaar De" in 2013.[5] In 2013, she made her debut as music composer in Bollywood movie Satya 2 with her song "Satya is Back Again"[4] In 2015, she composed the song "Tinko ke Sahare" for the movie Angry Indian Goddesses.[6][7]
Awards and nominations
Limca Book of Records honored Arora as India's first woman DJ in 2014.[8] Arora was featured in the documentary 360 Degree DJs, and was ranked as one of Delhi's top five DJs for two years.[9]
Discography
Soundtracks
| Title | Details | Year |
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| Satya Is Back Again[4][10] |
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2013 |
| Tinko Ke Sahare[7] |
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2015 |
Remixes
| Title | Details | Year | ||||
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| Babuji Dheeray Chalna Remix[6] |
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2011 | ||||
| Do Lafzon Ki Hai Remix[6] |
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| Ishq Mein Ruswa Remix[5] |
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2012 | ||||
Singles
| Title | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sanware ki dhun me[5] |
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2013 |
| De De Deedaar De[5] |
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Background scores
| Title | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 48 Sec of Morning Melody |
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2009 |
References
- ^ "Birthday wishes: Meet India's first female professional DJ Kary Arora". daily.bhaskar.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ Mahaldar, Puja Raina (26 January 2012). "Six women who know how to get the party started". India Today. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "DJ Kary Arora at Liquids: Events in Hyderabad". events.fullhyderabad.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "'Angry Indian Goddesses' Composer Kary Arora Talks Film, Blasts Bollywood Sexism [INTERVIEW]". Mstarz. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Kary Arora on the Angry Indian Goddesses song 'Tinko Ke Sahare'". BollySpice.com. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Message man New page Poet's place DJ way Helping hand". Telegraph India. Kolkota. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b "'Angry Indian Goddesses' album is a mix of genres - The Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ "Empowering Women". www.limcabookofrecords.in. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014.
- ^ Prince Frederick (21 March 2005). "Carry on, Kary". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 December 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Satya 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Nitin Raikwar, Sanjeev Darshan, Shree-Isshq & Kary Arora on iTunes". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.