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{{short description|Indian singer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sona Mohapatra
| image = sona_mohapatra.jpg
| caption = Mohapatra on [[Lakme Fashion Week]] 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|06|17}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Indian
| spouse = [[Ram Sampath]]
| occupation = Singer, [[composer|Music Composer]], Songwriter, Producer
}}
'''Sona Mohapatra''' (born 17 June 1976) is an Indian singer, music composer and lyricist.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.indianexpress.com/news/on-a-different-note/608132/ | title = On a different note | date = 19 April 2010 | accessdate = 19 July 2010 | work = [[The Indian Express|The Indian Express Group]]}}</ref> In addition to her own material, Mohapatra has recorded remixes of songs by [[David Bowie]], with "[[Let's Dance (David Bowie song)|Let's Dance]]", and [[INXS]], with "[[Afterglow (INXS song)|Afterglow]]", with the latter proving particularly successful.<ref name=American>{{cite web | url = http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/american-twang/350924/ | title = American Twang | last = Jassi | first = Pallavi | date = 20 August 2008 | access-date = 19 July 2010 | publisher = The Indian Express Group | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121006002659/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/american-twang/350924/ | archive-date = 6 October 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

==Background==

Sona is a BTech engineering graduate from the [[College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar]] in Instrumentation & Electronics Engineering. She also obtained an MBA degree from [[Symbiosis International University|Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD]], Pune in marketing & Systems.<ref name=eco/> She later worked as the brand manager in [[Marico]], handling brands like [[Parachute (brand)|Parachute]] & [[Mediker]] amongst others.

==Releases==
Her first ventures in music industry started with advertising. One of her most famous jingles was for Tata Salt – "Kal Ka Bharat Hai" & the campaign for [[Unilever]]'s Close Up has a section of her song "Paas Aao Na," which has been recorded in several languages and aired across 13 countries for four consecutive years. In 2007, she released her debut album, ''Sona'', on [[Sony Records]], which sought to explore the diverse styles of rock, [[rhythm and blues]], [[Flamenco]], [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani]], [[Baul]] and [[Romani music]].<ref name=First>{{cite web | url = http://www.desihits.com/news/view/first-look-at-sonas-video-diljale-20090824 | title = First Look at Sona's Video 'Diljale' | last = Rashid | first = Zayna | publisher = [[DesiHits]] | date = 24 August 2009 | accessdate = 19 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.indiantelevision.com/radio_music/y2k6/sep/15sep/sona.htm | title = Sony BMG launches a new album 'Sona' | date = 13 September 2006 | accessdate = 19 July 2010 | author = Radio & Music Reporter | publisher = [[IndianTelevision.com]]}}</ref> In 2009, she released the single Diljale & Paas Aao Na in the same year. She sang the song "Bedardi Raja" in the movie [[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]] for [[Aamir Khan Productions]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-29/music-reviews/29596442_1_song-delhi-belly-saigal | title = Delhi Belly | accessdate = 16 July 2011 | date = 29 May 2011 | work = [[The Times of India]]}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and did a cameo in it. She has also sung the theme songs "Mujhe Kya Bechega Rupaiya" and "Ghar Yaad Aata Hai Mujhe" for the TV show [[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]]. Her song "Jiya Laage Na" from the soundtrack of [[Talaash: The Hunt Begins...|Talaash]] received rave reviews upon its release. Sona has her own band composed of guitar virtuoso Sanjoy Das amongst five more musicians and is an electric live performer who has played at a multitude of live venues including the [[Lincoln Center]] in [[New York City|New York]] & to stadium crowds in India in Chandigarh, Chennai & Siliguri amongst others . She has also headlined the international [[Jodhpur]] [[Rajasthan International Folk Festival|RIFF]] festival held at the [[Mehrangarh Fort]]. The song "Bolo Na" from ''Sona'' was appreciated by the audience.

==Career==
[[File:Sona Mohapatra at the Women's Empowerment's concert in New Delhi.jpg|thumbnail|left|Sona Mohapatra at the Women's Empowerment's concert in New Delhi, August 2012]]

Sona Mohapatra came to mainstream prominence with the trendbreaking talk show ''Satyamev Jayate'' with [[Aamir Khan]], in which she frequently appeared as a lead singer and performer. She was also the executive producer of the musical project on the same show. Her cameo performances recorded more than 9 million views across sites as per the latest digital count. She confessed in a recent interview that the project was all consuming in terms of the emotional and physical energies invested. It involved multiple lyricists, unconventional subjects, and lots of brainstorming on the songs, lyrics, shoots and recordings. To top it all, all songs were translated and recorded in multiple languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sona-mohapatra-hands-full-with-satyamev-jayate/264941-44-124.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611052643/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sona-mohapatra-hands-full-with-satyamev-jayate/264941-44-124.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-11|title=News18.com: CNN News18 Latest News, Breaking News India, Current News Headlines|website=News18}}</ref> According to Sona "Oriya influences in Bollywood are rare as yet – unlike an overdose of Punjabi, Rajasthani, Bengali and even Southern music. The song "Mujhe Kya Bechega Rupaiya," sung by Mohapatra, was composed by [[Ram Sampath]] and was aired on the third episode of Satyamev Jayate based on celebrating women's freedom. The song has received over 20 million hits on YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.samaylive.com/entertainment-news/676504732/satyamev-jayate-sona-mohapatra-s-rupaiya-song.html |title=Satyamev Jayate: Sona Mohapatra's Rupaiya Song |access-date=2012-07-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629062559/http://english.samaylive.com/entertainment-news/676504732/satyamev-jayate-sona-mohapatra-s-rupaiya-song.html |archive-date=29 June 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Personal life==

Sona is married to [[Ram Sampath]], a song composer and music director in [[Bollywood]]. She first met him in 2002, while she was still working as a brand manager with [[Marico]]. They were introduced by director [[Ram Madhvani]], with whom Sampath was working for ''[[Let's Talk (2002 film)|Let's Talk]]'' (2002); they married in 2005.<ref name=eco>{{cite web| title = Music's in the air: The Inside Story of Ram Sampath and Sona Mohapatra|publisher= Economy Decoded| url = http://economydecoded.com/2013/06/musics-in-air-inside-story-of-ram.html| accessdate = 12 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="rediff11"/> Ram later became a household name for his innovative score of the film ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]'' (2011), followed by ''[[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]]'' (2012) and ''[[Talaash (2012 film)|Talaash]]'' (2012).<ref name="rediff11">{{Cite web | title = Ram Sampath: Delhi Belly is behind me | url = http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-ram-sampath-and-sona-mohapatra/20110728.htm | publisher = Rediff.com Movies |page=6| date = 28 July 2011 | accessdate = 3 July 2013 }}</ref> Sona and Ram are partners in their music production house OmGrown Music and reside in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Sona Mohapatra|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120630/jsp/entertainment/story_15673045.jsp#.UjGP-dI3A4o |work=The Telegraph|date= 30 June 2012| accessdate = 12 September 2013}}</ref> They also have their own studios in the same city.
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==Controversies==
In October 2018, she accused [[Kailash Kher]] and [[Anu Malik]] of sexual misconduct.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian #MeToo Row: Sona Mohapatra Accuses Kailash Kher of Sexual Misconduct - HeadLines Today |url=https://headlinestoday.org/entertainment/3639/indian-metoo-row-sona-mohapatra-accuses-kailash-kher-of-sexual-misconduct/ |website=headlinestoday.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sona Mohapatra: Kailash Kher put a hand on my thigh, invited me to his room |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/sona-mohapatra-kailash-kher-put-a-hand-on-my-thigh-invited-me-to-his-room-1360192-2018-10-10 |accessdate=11 October 2018 |work=India Today |language=en}}</ref>
Recently, Mohapatra received a death threat after she lashed out at [[Salman Khan]] for constantly taking digs at [[Priyanka Chopra Jonas|Priyanka Chopra]] for leaving [[Bharat (film)|Bharat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sona-mohapatra-responds-to-the-death-threats-from-a-salman-khan-fan-by-sharing-screenshots-on-social-media/articleshow/69553990.cms|title=Sona Mohapatra responds to death threats from a Salman Khan fan by sharing screenshots on social media - Times of India ►|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/sona-mohapatra-gets-abusive-death-threat-from-salman-khan-fan-after-blasting-actor-shares-screenshot-1537208-2019-05-29|title=Sona Mohapatra gets abusive death threat from troll after blasting Salman Khan, shares screenshot|date=29 May 2019|website=India Today}}</ref>

==Documentary==
Sona Released a [[documentary film]] on her called [[Shut Up Sona]] which won multiple awards at different film festivals <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/singer-sona-mohapatra-open-up-about-her-recent-struggle-and-no-work-days-31621861632532.html|title = হাতে কাজ নেই, সব সঞ্চয় ছবি বানাতে খরচ করেছেন, মুখ খুললেন সোনা মহাপাত্র|date = 24 May 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Bollywood===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="100%" textcolor:#000;"
! scope="col" width=20%|Film
! scope="col" width=5%|Year
! scope="col" width=22%|Song
! scope="col" width=19%|Composer(s)
! scope="col" width=16%|Writer(s)
! scope="col" width=17%|Co-singer(s)
! scope="col" width=1%|Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Family (2006 film)|Family]]''
| 2006
| "Lori"
| rowspan=4| [[Ram Sampath]]
| [[Sameer (lyricist)|Sameer]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Lori song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/lori/id514549335?i=514549343|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| ''[[Jumbo (2008 film)|Jumbo]]''
| rowspan=2| 2008
| "Chayee Madhoshiyan"
| rowspan=2| Israr Ansari
| rowspan=2| [[Sonu Nigam]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Chayee Madhoshiyan song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/chayee-madhoshiyan-dil-dhadkane/id510334657?i=510334720|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| "Chayee Madhoshiyan"<br />{{small|(Remix Version)}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Chayee Madhoshiyan (Remix) song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/chayee-madhoshiyan-dil-dhadkane/id510334657?i=510334730|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Aagey Se Right]]''
| 2009
| "Daav Laga"
| [[Munna Dhiman]]
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Daav Laga song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/daav-laga/id327458083?i=327458128|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[I Hate Luv Storys]]''
| 2010
| "Bahara"
| [[Vishal-Shekhar]]
| [[Kumaar]]
| [[Shreya Ghoshal]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Bahara song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/bahara/id372906465?i=372906483|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3| ''[[Delhi Belly (film)|Delhi Belly]]''
| rowspan=3| 2011
| "Bedardi Raja"
| rowspan=3| Ram Sampath
| rowspan=3| Akshat Verma
| rowspan=2|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Bedardi Raja song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/bedardi-raja/id508299036?i=508299044|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| "Bedardi Raja"<br />{{small|(Grind Mix Version)}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Bedardi Raja (Grind Mix) song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/bedardi-raja-grind-mix/id508299036?i=508299045|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
| "I Hate You (Like I Love You)"
| [[Keerthi Sagathia]], Shazneen Arethna
| <ref>{{cite web |title=I Hate You (Like I Love You) song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/bedardi-raja-grind-mix/id508299036?i=508299045|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within]]''
| 2012
| "Jiya Laage Na"
| Ram Sampath
| [[Javed Akhtar]]
| Ravindra Upadhyay
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Jiya Laage Na song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/jiya-lage-na/id571848384?i=571848417|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Fukrey]]''
| rowspan=2| 2013
| "Ambarsariya"
| Ram Sampath
| Munna Dhiman
| rowspan=3|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Ambarsariya song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/ambarsariya/id648034200?i=648034635|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Bajatey Raho]]''
| "Khurafati Akhiyan"
| [[Jaidev Kumar]]
| Kumaar
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Khurafati Akhiyan song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/khurafati-akhiyan/id671779641?i=671779645|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Purani Jeans]]''
| rowspan=3| 2014
| "Dil Aaj Kal"<br />{{small|(Acoustic Version)}}
| Ram Sampath
| Prashant Ingole
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Dil Aaj Kal (Unplugged) song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/dil-aaj-kal-acoustic-version/id857915172?i=857915433|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]''
| "Naina"
| Amal Malik
| Kumaar
| [[Armaan Malik]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Naina song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/naina/id916733550?i=916733567|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ekkees Toppon Ki Salaami]]''
| "Ghoor Ghoor Ke"
| Ram Sampath
| Sandeep Nath
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Ghoor Ghoor Ke song details |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/ghoor-ghoor-ke/id920390480?i=920390490|publisher=[[iTunes]]|accessdate=4 October 2014}}
</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Hunterrr]]''
| 2015
| "Chori Chori"
| Khamosh Nath
|
| [[Arijit Singh]]
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]''
|2016
|"Qatle-E-Aam"
|[[Ram Sampath]]
|Varun Grover
|Yash Divecha
|
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Taish]]''
|2020
|"Re Bawree (Jahan Lost in Love)"
| Govind Vasantha
| Hussain Haidry
|
|
|}

===TV===
* [[Satyamev Jayate (TV series)|Satyamev Jayate]] – Mujhe Kya Bechega Rupaiya, Ghar Yaad Aata Hai Mujhe and Chanda Pe Dance, Bekhauff

===Studio album===
* SONA (Song – Bolo Na, Aja Ve, Tere Ishq Nachaya, Abhi Nahin Ana )
* Piya Se Naina on Coke Studio Season 3
* [[Rangabati]] on [[Coke Studio (India)#Episode 4 .2805 July 2015.29|Coke Studio]] (India), 2015<ref>{{YouTube|LY_rMXXuJp8|Rangabati - Ram Sampath, Sona Mohapatra & Rituraj Mohanty - Coke Studio@MTV Season 4}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Will never apologise for my rendition of 'Rangabati': Sona|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/will-never-apologise-for-my-rendition-of-rangabati-sona-115070900788_1.html|work=[[Business Standard]]|date=9 July 2015}}</ref>

===Compilation===
* Love is (2007) – [[Afterglow (INXS song)|Afterglow]]
* Teri Deewani- Ishq Nachaya
* Aao Ji – Aja Ve
* Soulful Sufi (2009) – Abhi Nahin Anaa<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newodisha.in/sona-mohapatra-odia-singer-profile-biography/|title=Sona Mohapatra Odia Singer Profile, Career & Biography|date=6 August 2013}}</ref>

===Video===
*[[Dekh Le]] (2013)

=== Covers ===

* "Zalima" (from ''Raees)''

=== Non-film Songs ===

* "Mon Ke Bojhai" with Sahil Solanki
* "Ghane Badra"
* "Aigiri Nandini"
* "Piya Se Naina"
* "Anhad Naad"

==Awards and Nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! width=5%|Year
! width=25%|Category
! width=25%|Nominated Song
! width=29%|Film
! width=15%|Result
! width=1%|Ref
|-
| colspan=6 style="text-align: center; background:#ddd; "| '''[[Screen Awards]]'''
|-
| 2014
| [[Screen Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback Singer]]
| "Ambarsariya"
| ''[[Fukrey]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Screen Awards 2014: Complete list of Nominees|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/20th-annual-screen-awards-2014-the-complete-list-of-nominees/444093-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108104623/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/20th-annual-screen-awards-2014-the-complete-list-of-nominees/444093-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 January 2014|publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=6 style="text-align: center; background:#ddd; "| '''[[Star Guild Awards]]'''
|-
| 2014
| [[Star Guild Award for Best Female Playback Singer|Best Female Playback Singer]]
| "Ambarsariya"
| ''Fukrey''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Guild Awards 2014 Nominations|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/9th-edition-renault-star-guild-awards-deepika-padukone-amitabh-bachchan-shah-rukh-khan-bollywood/1/336548.html|publisher=indiatoday|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=6 style="text-align: center; background:#ddd; "| '''[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]'''
|-
| 2013
| Most Entertaining Female Singer
| "Ambarsariya"
| ''Fukrey''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Nominations for 4th Big Star Entertainment Awards|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/5890/|publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=6 style="text-align: center; background:#ddd; "| '''[[Mirchi Music Awards]]'''
|-
| 2014
| Female Vocalist of the Year
| "Ambarsariya"
| ''Fukrey''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=Mirchi Music Awards 2014 Nominees|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/bollywood/nomination.php|publisher=Mirchi Music Awards|access-date=4 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823045621/http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/bollywood/nomination.php|archive-date=23 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{Better source|date=June 2018}}
|-
| [[10th Mirchi Music Awards|2017]]
| Indie Pop Song of the Year
| "Ankahee"
| -
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirchimusicawards.com/hindi-2017/nominations/|title=Nominations - Mirchi Music Awards 2017|website=MMAMirchiMusicAwards|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref>
|-
| colspan=6 style="text-align: center; background:#ddd; "| '''Global Indian Musical Awards (GiMA Awards) '''
|-
| 2013
| Best Female Playback Singer
| "Jiya Laage Na"
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=GiMA Awards 2014 Nominees|url=http://www.gima.co.in/2013_film_nominees.php|publisher=gima.co.in|access-date=4 September 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012074848/http://www.gima.co.in/2013_film_nominees.php|archive-date=12 October 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline}}
* {{official|http://www.sonamohapatra.com}}
* [http://www.newodisha.in/sona-mohapatra-odia-singer-profile-biography/ Sona Mohapatra Biography]

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Indian female singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Indian singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:Bollywood playback singers]]
[[Category:College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar alumni]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Odisha]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:Women musicians from Odisha]]

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