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'''Shibani Kashyap''' is an Indian singer who works in the [[Bollywood]] film industry. She has judged the reality singing show ''[[Bathroom Singer]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Singing sensation Shibani Kashyap to visit Manipal in November |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=528258 |accessdate=11 August 2020 |work=www.daijiworld.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Majumdar |first1=Meghna |title=Berlin's clubs to India's folk singers: this lockdown, here's whom to see perform live online |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/berlins-clubs-to-indias-folk-singers-this-lockdown-heres-whom-to-see-perform-live-online/article31257400.ece |accessdate=11 August 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=4 April 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Shibani Kashyap: I can't keep singing the same genre of music all the time |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/shibani-kashyap-singer-wanna-be-free-watch-video-5055057/ |accessdate=11 August 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=7 February 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

Kashyap achieved fame by singing the signature tune of the AIR FM channel of [[All India Radio]] and [[Amul]] India. Kashyap mostly composes a Sufi-western blend of music.

In 2012 she sang the title song for [[Pakistani]] serial ''[[Mohabbat Jai Bhar Mein]]'' in the [[Urdu]] language, which was a major hit in Pakistan and India.<ref name="kiwi1">[http://k002.kiwi6.com/hotlink/6t2ptw1yex/mohabbat_jaye_bhar_mein_drama.mp3 ]{{dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref>

She has made her acting debut in the Star Plus TV show [[Veera (TV series)|''Veera'']] as the musician Megha.<ref>{{cite web |title=Singer Shibani Kashyap talks about her acting experience in Ek Veer Ki Ardaas: Veera [Exclusive] |url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/tv/singer-shibani-kashyap-talks-about-her-acting-experience-in-ek-veer-ki-ardaas-veera-1657411/ |website=Bollywood Life |accessdate=11 August 2020 |language=en |date=16 July 2020}}</ref><ref>[http://www.shibanikashyap.com Female Bollywood Playback Singer and Performer]. Shibani Kashyap. Retrieved 21 July 2017.</ref>

==Biography==

She was a member of the band Black Slade in Delhi. In 1996, the signature tune of A.I.R. F.M., a channel of All India Radio was launched in Kashyap's voice. She has composed advertisement jingles for Amul India and Subah Savere show on Doordarshan. She shot into national fame with her debut pop album ''Ho Gayi Hai Mohabbat'' (1998), for which she won the Channel V award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shibani Kashyap on lockdown anxiety: Meditation music can calm your senses |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/shibani-kashyap-lockdown-coronavirus-outbreak-song-making-music-6342515/ |accessdate=11 August 2020 |work=The Indian Express |date=6 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She was selected to represent India at the 1999 annual international music festival Azia Dauysy held in [[Kazakhstan]]. In 2000, she released a Sufi album called ''Nagmagee''.

 

In 2012 she sang the title song for Pakistani serial ''[[Mohabbat Jai Bhar Mein]]'' in the [[Urdu]] language, which was a major hit in Pakistan.<ref name="kiwi1"/>

Kashyap, along with 29 other independent and mainstream artists, was picked to be a part of Hungama Digital Media's new independent music venture [[ArtistAloud.com]]. According to Kashyap, "It is a great site as it gives artists their individual space and a platform. It is a great revenue opportunity as well, because there is no way people would be able to pirate these songs, as they are not available in the market. This way we can fight piracy and get our rightful revenues."

On 1 August 2012, she traveled from Mumbai to Jantar Mantar, Delhi, to participate in India's fight against corruption. She presented the song "[[Anna Hazare]] Deep Hamare" in front of thousands of citizens of India who were there supporting the movement against corruption.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article219309.ece |title=Artist aloud! |work=The New Indian Express |date= 7 January 2010|accessdate=13 August 2012}}</ref>

On 6 July 2014, she enrolled as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party, an Indian political which formed a government in May 2014.<ref>Panwar, Preeti. (6 July 2014) [http://news.oneindia.in/new-delhi/singer-shibani-kashyap-joins-bjp-via-online-membership-drive-1478212.html Singer Shibani Kashyap joins BJP – Oneindia]. News.oneindia.in. Retrieved 21 July 2017.</ref> She also announced this association on Twitter.<ref>[https://twitter.com/shibanikashyap/status/485731713478180865 Shibani Kashyap on Twitter: "Very happy to join BJP #BJPmembershiponlinecampaign with my full support and faith @BJP4India @BJPRajnathSingh @narendramodi #BJP"]. Twitter.com (6 July 2014). Retrieved 21 July 2017.</ref> She has also released an album, ''My Free Spirit'', where the remix song was produced by [[Nakul Shourie]]<ref>[http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/35221/sonu-nigam-launches-shibani-kashyap%60s-my-free-spirit/ Sonu nigam launches shibani kashyap`s My Free Spirit]. Santabanta.com (20 March 2010). Retrieved 21 July 2017.</ref> and was launched by [[Sonu Nigam]].

''[[Ranviir The Marshal]]'' (2015) features a special number sung by Kashyap; she has also acted in the film. In 2018, she sang the gangster-themed song "Bachke tu chalna re", a duet with singer and composer [[Varun Ahuja]] for the film ''Mere Paas Baap Hai''.

 

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[[Category:Indian women playback singers]]