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{{Short description|Indian actor and singer}}
{{Short description|Indian actress and singer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}


{{Infobox person
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| image              = Vasundhara das.jpg
| image              = Vasundhara das.jpg
| caption            = Das in 2010
| caption            = Das in 2010
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|10|27}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|8|18}}
| birth_place        = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| birth_place        = [[Bangalore]], India
| occupation        = Singer, actor, composer, entrepreneur, speaker, songwriter
| occupation        = Singer, actress
| yearsactive        = 1998–2012
| yearsactive        = 1998–2012
| spouse            = {{marriage| Roberto Narain | 2012}}
| spouse            = {{marriage| Roberto Narain|2012}}
}}
}}


'''Vasundhara Das''' (born 27 October 1977) is an Indian singer, actress, composer, entrepreneur, speaker, songwriter and environmental activist.
'''Vasundhara Das''' (born 18 August 1977<ref name="mangalorean"/>) is an Indian singer, musician and former actress.


Vasundhara's films include ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (Tamil/Hindi), ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' (English), ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'' (Tamil), ''[[Ravana Prabhu]]'' (Malayalam), ''[[Lankesh Patrike]]'' (Kannada) and several others. Vasundhara has worked with composers such as [[A. R. Rahman]], [[Vijaya Bhaskar]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] to name a few.
Vasundhara's acting career includes ''[[Hey Ram]]'' (Tamil/Hindi), ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' (English), ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'' (Tamil), ''[[Ravana Prabhu]]'' (Malayalam), ''[[Lankesh Patrike (film)|Lankesh Patrike]]'' (Kannada) and several others.


Vasundhara's current focus is on music composition at her Bangalore-based studio called ''The Active''. She has also been involved in several independent projects such as [[Channel V]] Jammin', [[BBC]]'s HIV awareness anthem for India 'Har Kadam', Mission Ustaad, Arya, Global Rhythms, Nylon Soundz and most recently, The Shah Hussain Project, a collaborative album with [[Sufi singer]] Mir Mukhtiyar Ali.
She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil]] for the song, "[[Shakalaka Baby]]"<ref name="focus"/> from the film ''[[Mudhalvan]]''<ref name="filmfare"/>


She won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Tamil]] for the film ''[[Mudhalvan]]''<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/Vasundharadaswon47thAnnualFilmfareSouthBestPlaybackSingerfilmMudhalvan|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205075923/https://archive.org/details/Vasundharadaswon47thAnnualFilmfareSouthBestPlaybackSingerfilmMudhalvan|url-status=dead|archive-date=2017-02-05|title=47th Annual Filmfare South Best Playback Singer : Santosh : Free Down…|date=2017-02-05|work=archive.is|access-date=2018-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-on-the-move/vasundhara-s-focus-is-now-music-therapy-851086.html| title = Vasundhara’s focus is now music therapy {{!}} Deccan Herald}}</ref>
== Personal life ==
She was born into a [[Hebbar Iyengar]] family on 27 October 1977 in Bangalore, Karnataka to Kishen Das and Nirmala Das. She studied at [[Cluny Convent High School, Malleswaram|Cluny Convent High School, Bangalore]], Sri Vidya Mandir, Bangalore and [[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore]], graduating in economics, Statistics and Mathematics.<ref name="mangalorean"/>


==Personal life==
She began training in [[Hindustani classical music]] at the age of six under her grandmother Indira Das, who ran a music school on the top of their house. She then joined the [[Lalit Kala Academy]], and later studied under [[Pandit Parameshwar Hegde]], her Guru. In her college days, she was a lead singer of a girl band and was soprano in the college choir. In an interview, she states that – "I got booed off the first time I sang on stage".<ref name="Queen">{{cite web |date=4 July 2014| authors=Team KnowYourStar.com| access-date=21 January 2015 |url=http://www.knowyourstar.com/vasundhara-das-interview |title=Vasundhara Das: Musical Queen Reviving the Roots of Music| website=knowyourstar.com}}</ref> She speaks [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], English, [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]] and Spanish.<ref name="mangalorean">{{cite news |url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=291940 |title=Vasundhara Das Quietly Weds Robert Narain at 'Namma Bhoomi' |date=25 January 2012| author=Venkatesh Koteshwar| website=mangalorean.com| access-date=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220033905/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=291940 |archive-date=20 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Unforgettable">{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/unforgettableones-citizen-actress-vasundhara-das/articleshow/89609212.cms| title=#UnforgettableOnes: 'Citizen' actress Vasundhara Das| authors=ETimes.in| date=16 February 2022| access-date=13 June 2022| website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
She was born into a [[Hebbar Iyengar]] family on 27 October 1977 in Bangalore, Karnataka and studied at [[Cluny Convent High School, Malleswaram|Cluny Convent High School, Bangalore]], Sri Vidya Mandir, Bangalore and [[Mount Carmel College, Bangalore]], graduating in economics, Statistics and Mathematics. She began training in [[Hindustani classical music]] under her grandmother Indira Das and later trained under Lalita Kaikini and [[Pandit Parameshwar Hegde]].


In her college days, she was a lead singer of a girl band and was soprano in the college choir. In an interview, she states that - "I got booed off the first time I sang on stage".<ref>{{cite web|access-date=21 January 2015 |url=http://www.knowyourstar.com/vasundhara-das-interview/–|title=Musical Queen Reviving the Roots of Music}} {{Dead link|date=March 2016}}</ref> She is a polyglot and speaks [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[English language|English]], [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]] and [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. In 2012, Vasundhara married her long-time friend, Roberto Narain, a drummer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=291940 |title=Manglorean – Vasundhara wedding |access-date=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220033905/http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=291940|archive-date=20 December 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
In 2012, Vasundhara married her long-time friend, Roberto Narain, a drummer and percussionist.<ref name="mangalorean"/><ref>{{cite web| url=https://raintreemedia.com/uncategorized/drum-maaro-drum/| title=Drum Maaro Drum| author=Namita Gupta| date=26 October 2011| access-date=22 June 2022| website=raintreemedia.com}}</ref>


==Career==
== Career ==


===As an actress===
=== Acting ===
[[File:Vasundhara Das Live in a Concert.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Das Live in a Concert]]
[[File:Vasundhara Das Live in a Concert.jpg|thumb|Das Live in a Concert]]


In 1999, Vasundhara began acting with [[Kamal Haasan]] in the film ''[[Hey Ram]]''. She played the lead actress alongside [[Mohanlal]] in the Malayalam movie ''Raavana Prabhu'', with [[Ajith Kumar]] in the Tamil movie ''Citizen'' and with [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] in the Kannada movie ''Lankesh Patrike''. She also starred in [[Mira Nair]]'s movie ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]''.
In 1999, Vasundhara debuted as an actor with Kamal Haasan in the film ''[[Hey Ram]]'' though she started her career industry as a playback singer.<ref name="Queen"/> She played the lead actress alongside Mohanlal in the Malayalam movie ''[[Raavanaprabhu]]'' (2001), with Ajith Kumar in the Tamil movie ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'' (2001) and with [[Darshan (actor)|Darshan]] in the Kannada movie ''Lankesh Patrike''.<ref name="TNM">{{cite web| url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/indrajit-lankesh-direct-hollywood-film-109554| title=Indrajit Lankesh to direct Hollywood film| date=26 September 2019| access-date=28 June 2022| author=Digital Native| website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref> She also starred in Mira Nair's movie ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' (2001).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b86e6f142 |title=Monsoon Wedding (2001) - BFI |date=7 May 2017 | access-date=8 June 2022| publisher=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref><ref name="focus">{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-on-the-move/vasundhara-s-focus-is-now-music-therapy-851086.html |title=Vasundhara's focus is now music therapy {{!}} Deccan Herald| date=18 June 2020 }}</ref>


===Music===
=== Music ===
She worked with playback singing career with [[A. R. Rahman]]'s Tamil film ''[[Mudhalvan]]'', for which she sang the song "Shakalaka Baby", and thereby winning the Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Award 2001.{{Citation needed|date = July 2013}} She has a French single out in France called L'ete Indien in collaboration with Paris-based Agrumes Studio. She was a founding member of Arya, a [[world music]] band that has performed in Europe and America and broke up in 2004.
She worked with playback singing career with [[A. R. Rahman]]'s Tamil film ''[[Mudhalvan]]'', for which she sang the song "Shakalaka Baby",<ref name="Queen"/> which won her the [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil]] 2001.<ref name="filmfare">{{Cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/Vasundharadaswon47thAnnualFilmfareSouthBestPlaybackSingerfilmMudhalvan |title = 47th Annual Filmfare South Best Playback Singer| author=Santosh| date=5 February 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20170205075923/https://archive.org/details/Vasundharadaswon47thAnnualFilmfareSouthBestPlaybackSingerfilmMudhalvan |archive-date=5 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Later she worked with composers such as [[Vijaya Bhaskar]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] and [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]].
Her first film as a music composer was ''[[Paranthe Wali Gali]]'' (2014) along with Vikram Khajuria.<ref name="Chronicle"/>


===Other Work===
She was a founding member of ''Arya'', a [[world music]] band that performed in Europe and America, and broke up in 2004.<ref name="drumjam"/> She has composed music at her Bangalore-based studio, ''The Active''.<ref name="Chronicle">{{cite web| url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140122/entertainment-tvmusic/article/vasundhara-das-busy-making-music?page=2| title=Vasundhara Das is busy making music | date=22 January 2014| author=Natasha Coutinho| access-date=14 June 2022| website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref><ref name="drumjam">{{cite web| url=https://communitydrumjamfoundation.in/team/| title=Team| access-date=14 June 2022| website=communitydrumjamfoundation.in}}</ref> She has also been involved in several independent projects such as [[Channel V]] Jammin', [[BBC]]'s HIV awareness anthem for India "Har Kadam", Mission Ustaad, Global Rhythms, Nylon Soundz,{{cn|date=June 2022|reason=for all projects listed in this sentence}} and ''The Shah Hussain Project'', a collaborative album with [[Sufi singer]] Mir Mukhtiyar Ali.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/music/vasundhara-dass-next-is-based-on-poetry/articleshow/50478343.cms| title=Vasundhara Das's next is based on poetry| date=16 January 2017| access-date=13 June 2022| authors=TNN| website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
As a speaker, she has given talks at conferences like INK Talks in association with TED, Confederation of Indian Industries' Conference for Women Entrepreneurs, [[All India Management Association|AIMA]]'s 7th National Brand Summit, [[TEDx]] and The Mentor Conclave. She wrote the inaugural blog post for [[IIT Kanpur]]'s eCell Blog. As an entrepreneur, Vasundhara, along with partner Roberto Narain run DRUMJAM, a company that uses the medium of music and rhythm for corporate training, team building and community building. Her studio with partner Roberto Narain, The Active, has produced The Shah Hussain Project, an album of contemporary Sufi music. Also, she has done a critically acclaimed play ''Wake up Call'' with an off-Broadway Theatre company, Chilsag Chillies in 2012.
She has a French single out in France called "L'ete Indien" in collaboration with Paris-based Agrumes Studio.<ref name="drumjam"/>


==Filmography==
Vasundhara trained under the founder of [[drum jam]], [[Arthur Hull (percussionist)|Arthur Hull]] in Hawaii.<ref name="rhythm">{{cite web| url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/drumjam-vasundhara-das/article29878804.ece| title=The rhythm is going to get you| author=Ranjani Govind| date=4 November 2019| access-date=21 June 2022| website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="inktalks"/>
In 2013, she initiated an event, ''Community Drumjam'' at the [[MG Road metro station, Bangalore]]. It has since been run monthly by the [[Rangoli Metro Art Center]], and Drumjam,<ref name="inktalks">{{cite web| url=https://inktalks.com/people/drumjam-roberto-narain-vasundhara-das/| title=Drumjam: Roberto Narain & Vasundhara Das| access-date=20 June 2022| website=inktalks.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/oct/29/vasundhara-das-to-hold-music-workshop-in-bengaluru-on-november-3-2053893.html| title=Vasundhara Das to hold music workshop in Bengaluru on November 3| author=Brinda Das| date=29 October 2019| access-date=20 June 2022| website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> a Western music company she co-founded and is running with her husband.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2013/nov/19/Dancing-to-the-drums-539047.html| title=Dancing to the drums| author=Chetana Divya Vasudev| date=19 November 2013| access-date=16 June 2012| website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>
They have conducted drum-jam programs at educational institutions and for communities of different age groups including children at risk, elderly with dementia and terminally-ill cancer patients.<ref name="mental-health">{{cite web| url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/vasundhara-das-music-therapy-mental-health-6471050/| title=The power of the voice and drum is not to be taken lightly: Vasundhara Das on music as therapy| author=Jayashree Narayanan| date=24 June 2020| access-date=20 June 2022| website=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="rhythm"/>
In 2016, she conducted a drum jam session for the [[India national cricket team]] for their team building exercise initiative.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bonding-over-music-kohli-co-jam-over-drums-with-vasundhara/articleshow/53034289.cms| title=Bonding over Music: Kohli & Co jam over drums with Vasundhara| date=3 July 2016| access-date=22 June 2022| website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/050716/coach-anil-kumble-wanted-band-to-drumjam.html| title=Anil Kumble wanted band to 'Drumjam': Vasundhara Das| author=Bipin Dani| date=5 July 2016| access-date=22 June 2022| website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>
 
== Filmography ==


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{|class="wikitable sortable"
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| 2000 || ''[[Hey Ram]]'' || Mythili Iyengar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]/ [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || Debut feature film
| 2000 || ''[[Hey Ram]]'' || Mythili Iyengar || [[Tamil language|Tamil]]/ [[Hindi language|Hindi]] || Debut feature film
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' || Aditi Verma ||  Hindi/English ||
| 2001 || ''[[Monsoon Wedding]]'' || Aditi Verma ||  Hindi/English ||<ref name="focus"/>
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'' ||Indhu ||  Tamil ||
| 2001 || ''[[Citizen (film)|Citizen]]'' ||Indhu ||  Tamil ||<ref name="Unforgettable"/>
|-
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Ravanaprabhu]]'' || Mundackal Janaki || [[Malayalam]] ||
| 2001 || ''[[Ravanaprabhu]]'' || Mundackal Janaki || [[Malayalam]] ||<ref name="focus"/>
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''Lankesh Patrike'' || Preethi || [[Kannada]] ||
| 2003 || ''[[Lankesh Patrike (film)|Lankesh Patrike]]'' || Preethi || [[Kannada]] ||<ref name="TNM"/>
|-
|-
| 2003 || ''Film Star'' || Lila, An Inmate || Hindi ||
| 2003 || ''Film Star'' || Lila, An Inmate || Hindi ||
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| 2006 || ''[[Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana]]'' || Natasha || Hindi ||
| 2006 || ''[[Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana]]'' || Natasha || Hindi ||
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Corporate (2006 film)|Corporate]]'' || Herself || Hindi ||
| 2006 || ''[[Corporate (2006 film)|Corporate]]'' || Herself || Hindi ||<ref name="focus"/>
|-
|-
| 2007 || ''Ek Dastak'' || Akansha || Hindi ||
| 2007 || ''Ek Dastak'' || Akansha || Hindi ||<ref name="focus"/>
|}
|}


==Discography==
== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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|1999
|1999
|''[[Mudhalvan]]''
|''[[Mudhalvan]]''
|"[[Shakalaka Baby]]"
|"[[Shakalaka Baby]]"<ref name="focus"/>
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|[[Pravin Mani]]
|[[Pravin Mani]]
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| rowspan="4" |2000
| rowspan="4" |2000
|[[Rhythm (2000 film)|''Rhythm'']]
|[[Rhythm (2000 film)|''Rhythm'']]
|"Ayyo Pathikichu"  
|"Ayyo Pathikichu"
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|A. R. Rahman
|[[Udit Narayan]]
|[[Udit Narayan]]
|-
|-
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|''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]''
|''[[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]''
| "Kattipudi Kattipudida" ||[[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| "Kattipudi Kattipudida"<ref name="Unforgettable"/> ||[[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|-
|-
|-
 
|''[[Moodu Mukkalaata]]''
|''[[Moodu Mukkalaata]]''
|''"Prema Vikramarkudu"''
|''"Prema Vikramarkudu"''
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Citizen (film)|''Citizen'']]
| rowspan="2" |[[Citizen (film)|''Citizen'']]
|"Pookari Pookari"
|"Pookari Pookari"<ref name="Unforgettable"/>
| rowspan="2" |[[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
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|
|
|-
|-
|[[Lagaan]]
|''[[Lagaan]]''<ref name="mangalorean"/>
|"O Rey Chhori"
|"O Rey Chhori"
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|A. R. Rahman
|[[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|[[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
| rowspan="7" |2003
| rowspan="7" |2003
| ''Lankesh Patrike''
| ''[[Lankesh Patrike (film)|Lankesh Patrike]]''  
| "Nodkond Baaro Andre  
| "Nodkond Baaro Andre
| Babji-Sandeep
| Babji-Sandeep
| Babji-Sandeep
| Babji-Sandeep
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Boys (2003 film)|''Boys'']]
| rowspan="2" |[[Boys (2003 film)|''Boys'']]
|"Sarigame"
|"Sarigame"<ref name="Unforgettable"/>
| rowspan="2" |[[A. R. Rahman]]
| rowspan="2" |A. R. Rahman
|[[Lucky Ali]]
|[[Lucky Ali]]
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |2004
| rowspan="6" |2004
| rowspan="2" |[[Sye (2004 film)|''Sye'']]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sye (2004 film)|''Sye'']]
| "Sye" || rowspan="2" |[[M. M. Keeravani]]
| "Sye" || rowspan="2" |[[M. M. Keeravani]]
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|-
|-
|[[Manmadhan (film)|''Manmadha'']]
|[[Manmadhan (film)|''Manmadha'']]
|"Thathai Thathai"
|"Thathai Thathai"<ref name="Unforgettable"/>
|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
|[[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
|[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
|[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
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|Valisha Babji
|Valisha Babji
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|-
|''[[Dhoom]]''
|"Salaame"
|[[Pritam]]
|[[Kunal Ganjawala]]
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2005
| rowspan="3"|2005
|''[[Aparichithudu]]''
|''[[Anniyan]]'' (Tamil)<br/>''Aparichithudu'' (Telugu)<br/>''Aparichit'' (Hindi)
|"Naaku Neeku Nokia"
|"Kannum Kannum"<br/>"Naaku Neeku Nokia"<ref name="Unforgettable"/><br/>"Gora Gora Aankh"
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
|[[Harris Jayaraj]]
|[[Kunal Ganjawala]]
|[[Lesle Lewis (composer)|Lesle Lewis]], [[Andrea Jeremiah]]<br/>[[Kunal Ganjawala]]<br/>Lesle Lewis
|-
|-
|''[[Anbe Aaruyire (2005 film)|Anbe Aaruyire]]''
|''[[Anbe Aaruyire (2005 film)|Anbe Aaruyire]]''
|"Maram Kothiye"
|"Maram Kothiye"
|[[A.R.Rahman]]
|A.R. Rahman
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|-
|-
|[[Salaam Namaste]]
|''[[Salaam Namaste]]''
|"Salaam Namaste"
|"Salaam Namaste"
|[[Vishal–Shekhar]]
|[[Vishal–Shekhar]]
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|[[Kunal Ganjawala]]
|[[Kunal Ganjawala]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="3" |2007
|rowspan="4" |2007
|[[Hudugaata]]
|''[[Hudugaata]]''
| "Mandakiniye"
| "Mandakiniye"
| [[Jessie Gift]]
| [[Jessie Gift]]
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|-
|-
|''[[Sillunu Oru Kaadhal]]''
|''[[Sillunu Oru Kaadhal]]''
|"Machhakkari"
|"Machhakkari"<ref name="Unforgettable"/>
|[[A. R. Rahman]]
|A. R. Rahman
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|[[Shankar Mahadevan]]
|-
|-
|2008
|''[[Jhoom Barabar Jhoom]]''
|"Kiss of Love"
|[[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]]
|[[Vishal Dadlani]]
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008
|''[[Ullasamga Utsahamga]]''
|''[[Ullasamga Utsahamga]]''
|"Chakori"
|"Chakori"
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
|[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
|[[Benny Dayal]]
|[[Benny Dayal]]
|-
|''[[Nannusire]]''
|"Sanje Beachinalli"
|[[Premji Amaren]]
|Premji Amaren
|-
|-
|2012
|2012
|''[[Yamudiki Mogudu: Ee Nela Thakkuvodu]]''
|''[[Yamudiki Mogudu: Ee Nela Thakkuvodu]]''
|"Narottama Narottama"
|"Narottama Narottama"
|[[Saluri Koteswara Rao|Koti]]
|[[Koti (composer)|Koti]]
|
|
|}
|}


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
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==External links==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Vasundhara Das}}
 
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Latest revision as of 12:28, 22 July 2023



Vasundhara Das
Das in 2010
Born (1977-08-18) 18 August 1977 (age 48)
Bangalore, India
OccupationSinger, actress
Years active1998–2012
Spouse(s)
Roberto Narain
(
m. 2012)

Vasundhara Das (born 18 August 1977[1]) is an Indian singer, musician and former actress.

Vasundhara's acting career includes Hey Ram (Tamil/Hindi), Monsoon Wedding (English), Citizen (Tamil), Ravana Prabhu (Malayalam), Lankesh Patrike (Kannada) and several others.

She won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil for the song, "Shakalaka Baby"[2] from the film Mudhalvan[3]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

She was born into a Hebbar Iyengar family on 27 October 1977 in Bangalore, Karnataka to Kishen Das and Nirmala Das. She studied at Cluny Convent High School, Bangalore, Sri Vidya Mandir, Bangalore and Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, graduating in economics, Statistics and Mathematics.[1]

She began training in Hindustani classical music at the age of six under her grandmother Indira Das, who ran a music school on the top of their house. She then joined the Lalit Kala Academy, and later studied under Pandit Parameshwar Hegde, her Guru. In her college days, she was a lead singer of a girl band and was soprano in the college choir. In an interview, she states that – "I got booed off the first time I sang on stage".[4] She speaks Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, English, Malayalam, Hindi and Spanish.[1][5]

In 2012, Vasundhara married her long-time friend, Roberto Narain, a drummer and percussionist.[1][6]

Career[edit | edit source]

Acting[edit | edit source]

Das Live in a Concert

In 1999, Vasundhara debuted as an actor with Kamal Haasan in the film Hey Ram though she started her career industry as a playback singer.[4] She played the lead actress alongside Mohanlal in the Malayalam movie Raavanaprabhu (2001), with Ajith Kumar in the Tamil movie Citizen (2001) and with Darshan in the Kannada movie Lankesh Patrike.[7] She also starred in Mira Nair's movie Monsoon Wedding (2001).[8][2]

Music[edit | edit source]

She worked with playback singing career with A. R. Rahman's Tamil film Mudhalvan, for which she sang the song "Shakalaka Baby",[4] which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil 2001.[3] Later she worked with composers such as Vijaya Bhaskar, Yuvan Shankar Raja and G. V. Prakash Kumar. Her first film as a music composer was Paranthe Wali Gali (2014) along with Vikram Khajuria.[9]

She was a founding member of Arya, a world music band that performed in Europe and America, and broke up in 2004.[10] She has composed music at her Bangalore-based studio, The Active.[9][10] She has also been involved in several independent projects such as Channel V Jammin', BBC's HIV awareness anthem for India "Har Kadam", Mission Ustaad, Global Rhythms, Nylon Soundz,[citation needed] and The Shah Hussain Project, a collaborative album with Sufi singer Mir Mukhtiyar Ali.[11] She has a French single out in France called "L'ete Indien" in collaboration with Paris-based Agrumes Studio.[10]

Vasundhara trained under the founder of drum jam, Arthur Hull in Hawaii.[12][13] In 2013, she initiated an event, Community Drumjam at the MG Road metro station, Bangalore. It has since been run monthly by the Rangoli Metro Art Center, and Drumjam,[13][14] a Western music company she co-founded and is running with her husband.[15] They have conducted drum-jam programs at educational institutions and for communities of different age groups including children at risk, elderly with dementia and terminally-ill cancer patients.[16][12] In 2016, she conducted a drum jam session for the India national cricket team for their team building exercise initiative.[17][18]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Language Notes
2000 Hey Ram Mythili Iyengar Tamil/ Hindi Debut feature film
2001 Monsoon Wedding Aditi Verma Hindi/English [2]
2001 Citizen Indhu Tamil [5]
2001 Ravanaprabhu Mundackal Janaki Malayalam [2]
2003 Lankesh Patrike Preethi Kannada [7]
2003 Film Star Lila, An Inmate Hindi
2004 Vajram Gemini Malayalam
2004 Pathar Bezubaan Kalpana Varma Hindi
2006 Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana Natasha Hindi
2006 Corporate Herself Hindi [2]
2007 Ek Dastak Akansha Hindi [2]

Discography[edit | edit source]

Year Movie Song Title Composer Co-Singer
1999 Mudhalvan "Shakalaka Baby"[2] A. R. Rahman Pravin Mani
2000 Rhythm "Ayyo Pathikichu" A. R. Rahman Udit Narayan
Azad "Sonare" Mani Sharma Udit Narayan
Kushi "Kattipudi Kattipudida"[5] Deva Shankar Mahadevan
Moodu Mukkalaata "Prema Vikramarkudu" M. M. Srilekha S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2001 Neela "Hejje Hejje Mathadu" Vijaya Bhaskar Solo
"Ee Nada Manninalli"
Citizen "Pookari Pookari"[5] Deva Shankar Mahadevan
"I Like You"
Lagaan[1] "O Rey Chhori" A. R. Rahman Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
2002 Adrustam "Hollywood Handsome" Dhina Karthik
2003 Lankesh Patrike "Nodkond Baaro Andre Babji-Sandeep Babji-Sandeep
Boys "Sarigame"[5] A. R. Rahman Lucky Ali
"Dating"
Misamma "Ney Padithe Lokamey Padadha" Vandemataram Srinivas
Juniors "Night Jorugunnadi" Chakri Tippu
Mee Intikosthe Yem Istharu Maa Intikosthe Yem Testharu "Cienmallo Gani" Ghantadi Krishna
Kal Ho Naa Ho "It's The Time To Disco" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy KK, Loy Mendonsa, Shaan, sadhna sargam
2004 Sye "Sye" M. M. Keeravani Kalyani Malik, Smita
"Ganga AC"
Thumsup "Vanitha Vanitha" Jeevan Thamos
Manmadha "Thathai Thathai"[5] Yuvan Shankar Raja Devi Sri Prasad
Monalisa "Kurrakaru Hero" Valisha Babji Shankar Mahadevan
Dhoom "Salaame" Pritam Kunal Ganjawala
2005 Anniyan (Tamil)
Aparichithudu (Telugu)
Aparichit (Hindi) 		"Kannum Kannum"
"Naaku Neeku Nokia"[5]
"Gora Gora Aankh" 		Harris Jayaraj Lesle Lewis, Andrea Jeremiah
Kunal Ganjawala
Lesle Lewis
Anbe Aaruyire "Maram Kothiye" A.R. Rahman Shankar Mahadevan
Salaam Namaste "Salaam Namaste" Vishal–Shekhar Kunal Ganjawala
2006 Happy "I Hate You" Yuvan Shankar Raja Ranjith
Mayabazaar "Andulona Undi" K. M. Radha Krishnan K. M. Radha Krishnan
Hanumanthu "Neevu Kottina" Vandemataram Srinivas Naveen
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna "Where's The Party Tonight?" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Joi Barua, Shaan
Sarada Saradaga "Yenno Janma Janmala" S. V. Krishna Reddy Kunal Ganjawala
2007 Hudugaata "Mandakiniye" Jessie Gift Jessie Gift
Vijayadasami "Deepavali" Srikanth Deva Naveen
Sillunu Oru Kaadhal "Machhakkari"[5] A. R. Rahman Shankar Mahadevan
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom "Kiss of Love" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Vishal Dadlani
2008 Ullasamga Utsahamga "Chakori" G. V. Prakash Kumar Benny Dayal
Nannusire "Sanje Beachinalli" Premji Amaren Premji Amaren
2012 Yamudiki Mogudu: Ee Nela Thakkuvodu "Narottama Narottama" Koti

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Venkatesh Koteshwar (25 January 2012). "Vasundhara Das Quietly Weds Robert Narain at 'Namma Bhoomi'". mangalorean.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Vasundhara's focus is now music therapy | Deccan Herald". 18 June 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Santosh (5 February 2017). "47th Annual Filmfare South Best Playback Singer".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Vasundhara Das: Musical Queen Reviving the Roots of Music". knowyourstar.com. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "#UnforgettableOnes: 'Citizen' actress Vasundhara Das". The Times of India. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  6. ↑ Namita Gupta (26 October 2011). "Drum Maaro Drum". raintreemedia.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Digital Native (26 September 2019). "Indrajit Lankesh to direct Hollywood film". The News Minute. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Monsoon Wedding (2001) - BFI". British Film Institute. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Natasha Coutinho (22 January 2014). "Vasundhara Das is busy making music". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Team". communitydrumjamfoundation.in. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Vasundhara Das's next is based on poetry". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ranjani Govind (4 November 2019). "The rhythm is going to get you". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Drumjam: Roberto Narain & Vasundhara Das". inktalks.com. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  14. ↑ Brinda Das (29 October 2019). "Vasundhara Das to hold music workshop in Bengaluru on November 3". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  15. ↑ Chetana Divya Vasudev (19 November 2013). "Dancing to the drums". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  16. ↑ Jayashree Narayanan (24 June 2020). "The power of the voice and drum is not to be taken lightly: Vasundhara Das on music as therapy". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Bonding over Music: Kohli & Co jam over drums with Vasundhara". The Times of India. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  18. ↑ Bipin Dani (5 July 2016). "Anil Kumble wanted band to 'Drumjam': Vasundhara Das". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

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