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'''Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya''' or '''Sanchita Bhattacharya''' is an Indian [[Odissi]] dancer.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Sanchita|title=Divine Dancer|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/divine-dance/article3283498.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref> She specializes in classical Odissi dance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatatoday.com/guru-sanchita-bhattacharya/|title=Odissi Dancer|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Sanchita|publisher=Kolkata Today|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artindia.net/odissi2.html|title=Odissi Dancer Lists|last1=Dancer|first1=Divine|publisher=Art India|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
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| name              = Sanchita Bhattacharya
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| birth_place        = [[Kolkata]], West Bengal, India
| father            = Dhruba Bhattacharya
| mother            = Rupa Bhattacharya
| spouse            = {{marriage|Abhishek Gargari|2016}}
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==Career==
'''Sanchita Bhattacharya''' (born 19 February 1992) is an Indian playback singer, composer and television personality. At the age of 14, this makes her the oldest winner in the [[Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs]] history as well as the first female winner with public voting.{{when|date=January 2026}} She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/20061204-sanchita-bhattacharya-winner-of-sa-re-ga-ma-pa-is-to-sing-in-film-mithiya-781928-2006-12-03 | title=Sa Re Ga Ma Pa winner Sanchita Bhattacharya to sing item number | access-date=2006-12-04 | website=India Today| date=4 December 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1061029/asp/nation/story_6930560.asp |title=Bengal's Sanchita is Li' Champ |website=The Telegraph |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061110084822/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1061029/asp/nation/story_6930560.asp |archive-date=2006-11-10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061202/saturday/main1.htm|title=The Tribune – Magazine section – Saturday Extra|access-date=2006-12-02|website=The Tribune|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021546/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061202/saturday/main1.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bollywood break|date=2006-11-23 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/11/23/stories/2006112300760100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816232641/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/11/23/stories/2006112300760100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-16|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2010-09-04}}</ref>
She has performed across India and abroad, including at New York's [[Madison Square Garden]]. She toured the US for charity funds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yespunjab.com/entertainment/bollywood/item/39292-indian-artists-to-tour-us-for-charity-funds|title=Indian Artists to Tour for Charity Funds|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/dance/inspired-by-mythology/article4340728.ece|title=Dance Inspired by Mythology|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref> She was featured in a movie in the US. Its shooting is in progress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/Bengali-danseuse-feature-in-movie-in-USA/articleshow/20461771.cms|title=Bengali Danseuse Feature in Movie in USA|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>


''The New York Times'' noted "her dance has been described as perfection". Odissi dancing dates back to the first and second century BC, and is one of India's oldest surviving dace forms.<ref name="skidmore.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.skidmore.edu/news/2012/3473.php|title=Classical dance from East India to be performed|website=www.skidmore.edu}}</ref>
==Discography==
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== Personal life ==
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She married Indian classical musician [[Tarun Bhattacharya]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bhattacharya|first1=Tarun|title=Tarun Bhattacharya's Wife|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1060114/asp/weekend/story_5699756.asp|publisher=The Telegraph|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
|-
! Year
! Movie
! Songs
! Music Director
! Co-singer(s)
! Note(s)
|-
| 2007 || [[Bal Ganesh]] || Haathi Ka Bal Hai || Shamir Tandon || Solo || rowspan="8" |Hindi
|-
| 2008 || [[Mithya (film)|Mithya]] || Zara Zara || Sagar Desai || Solo
|-
| rowspan="4" |2013 || rowspan="2" |[[Yamla Pagla Deewana 2]] || Yamla Pagla Deewana || rowspan="2" |[[Sharib Sabri|Shaarib]]-[[Toshi Sabri|Toshi]] || [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Rahul Seth]]
|-
| Sadi Daru Da Pani (YPD version) || [[Toshi Sabri]], Rahul Seth
|-
| rowspan="2" |Krisnaruupa || Jai Jai Krishna || rowspan="2" |[[Ruupa Raaman]] || Solo
|-
| Shreenaathji Darshan || Anweshaa, [[Sraboni Chaudhuri]]
|-
| rowspan="4" |2014 || rowspan="3" |[[Kaanchi: The Unbreakable]] || Koshampa || rowspan="3" |[[Ismail Darbar]] ||[[Anwesha Datta Gupta|Anweshaa]] and [[Subhash Ghai]]
|-
| Kambal Ke Neech || [[Neeti Mohan]], [[Aishwarya Majmudar]]
|-
| Adiye Adiye || [[Avril Quadros]]
|-
| [[Masoom (2014 film)|Masoom]] || Aj Theke Tumi || [[Sanjib Sarkar]] || Prasenjit Mallick || rowspan="3" |Bengali
|-
| rowspan="10" |2018 || [[Purulia Express]] (Album) || Anti-Virus || [[Shubham Ganguly]] || [[Raaz Chakraborty]]
|-
| [[Danga The riot]] || Chal Sanam || [[Soumitra Kundu]] || [[Sujoy Bhoumik]]
|-
| Sagar Mere Pass (Album) || Sagar Mere Pass || Partha Banerjee || Partha Banerjee || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[Anti Virus]] (Album) || The Last Word || rowspan="7" |Shubham Ganguly || Solo || rowspan="10" |Bengali
|-
| Memory || rowspan="6" |Raaz Chakraborty
|-
| Sound of Bangladesh
|-
| Puruliya Express 
|-
| 18+ 
|-
| Butterfly 
|-
| Budee 
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019 || Bhulte Parini (Album) || Bhulte Parini || [[Shantiraj Khosla]] || Solo
|-
|Tumi Bina Bondhu (Album) || Tumi Bina Bondhu || rowspan="2" |[[Baidyanath Dash]] || [[Sayam Paul]]
|-
| style="background:#ffc;"|[[Bhokatta]] || Buladi (Item Song) || Solo
|}


==Performances==
==References==
Her performances include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Performances|url=http://eventful.com/ames/events/odissi-dance-performance-ms-sanchita-bhattacharya-/E0-001-015496262-0|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Event List|url=http://www.sanchita.org/events.php|website=www.sanchita.org/|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
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In India:{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}
==External links==
* Sanket Mochan Festival - Varanasi
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* Dovar Lane Music Conference
* National Maritime Day Celebration in India, 2008
* Jagannath Temple Puri
* Opening Ceremony of 1st India International Woman Festival
* Indian Spring Fest<ref>{{cite web|last1=Fest|title=Indian Spring|url=http://staging.arcosanti.org/node/9586|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>


Abroad:{{citation needed|date=January 2015}}
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* 25th Anniversary celebration of NABC at Madison Square Garden
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* Esplanade Theatre - Singapore
* Grand Finale of India festival at North Carolina
* University of Minnesota - USA
* Hull Truck Theatre by kingston Government - UK


== Recognition ==
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* Cultural Ambassador of India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skidmore.edu/news/2012/3473.php|title=Cultural Ambassador of India|last1=Ambassador|first1=Cultural|publisher=Skidmore College|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kolkatatoday.com/guru-sanchita-bhattacharya/|title=Cultural Ambassador of India|last1=Ambassador|first1=Cultural|accessdate=26 January 2015}}</ref>
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* Sangeet Shyamala Award 2011
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* Rash Ratna Award 2011 by Hinduthan Art and Music Society
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* Dovar Lane Music Conference Award 2008
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* Cultural Ambassador of India
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* Kolkata Gaurav Samman 2007 by Indian Press
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Sanchita Bhattacharya performing at Bharat Nirman Award.jpg|Bhattacharya dancing at Bharat Nirman Award
File:Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya Dancing the role of Draupadi.jpg|On 6 July Odissi dancer is performing Sanchita Bhattacharya dancing a Droupodi
File:Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya performing as DURGA.jpg|Bhattcharjee and her troupe practicing to welcome the upcoming Durga Festival at Heritage house Sovabazar Rajbari in Calcutta on Saturday 17 September 2005.
File:Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya - The Odissi Dancer.jpg|Bhattacharya Performing
File:Sanchita Bhattacharya Receiving Mashal Pratibha Samman.jpg|Bhattacharya Receiving Mashal Pratibha Samman
File:Regular Picture of Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya.jpg|Regular picture of Bhattacharya
File:Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya Odissi Dance.jpg|Bhattacharya performing an Odissi Dance
File:Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya Performing as Inlay.jpg|Bhattacharya performing as Inlay
File:Guru Sanchita with Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankarji.jpg|Bhattacharya with Bharat Ratna Pandit Ravi Shankarji
File:Guru Sanchita Performing The draupadi phenomenon (Tolly 1).jpg|Bhattacharya performing The draupadi phenomenon (Tolly 1)
File:Guru Sanchita receiving Raas Ratna Award.jpg|Bhattacharya, the Odissi Dancer receiving Raas Ratna Award from Padma Bhusan Girija Devi
</gallery>


==See also==
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*[[Tarun Bhattacharya]]
[[Category:Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs winners]]
 
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official|http://www.sanchita.org/sanchita.php}}
 
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 18 January 2026


Sanchita Bhattacharya
Sanchita Bhattacharya & Sanjiv Routh Sarkar together at Press Release of Bengali Film Masoom.
Born (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 34)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Occupation
  • Playback singer
  • Composer
  • Music producer
  • Television presenter
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)
Abhishek Gargari
(
m. 2016)
Parents
  • Dhruba Bhattacharya (father)
  • Rupa Bhattacharya (mother)
RelativesSoumya Bhattacharya (brother)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels

Sanchita Bhattacharya (born 19 February 1992) is an Indian playback singer, composer and television personality. At the age of 14, this makes her the oldest winner in the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs history as well as the first female winner with public voting.[when?] She has recorded songs for films and albums in various Indian languages.[1][2][3][4]

Discography[edit | edit source]

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Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Movie Songs Music Director Co-singer(s) Note(s)
2007 Bal Ganesh Haathi Ka Bal Hai Shamir Tandon Solo Hindi
2008 Mithya Zara Zara Sagar Desai Solo
2013 Yamla Pagla Deewana 2 Yamla Pagla Deewana Shaarib-Toshi Sukhwinder Singh, Shankar Mahadevan, Rahul Seth
Sadi Daru Da Pani (YPD version) Toshi Sabri, Rahul Seth
Krisnaruupa Jai Jai Krishna Ruupa Raaman Solo
Shreenaathji Darshan Anweshaa, Sraboni Chaudhuri
2014 Kaanchi: The Unbreakable Koshampa Ismail Darbar Anweshaa and Subhash Ghai
Kambal Ke Neech Neeti Mohan, Aishwarya Majmudar
Adiye Adiye Avril Quadros
Masoom Aj Theke Tumi Sanjib Sarkar Prasenjit Mallick Bengali
2018 Purulia Express (Album) Anti-Virus Shubham Ganguly Raaz Chakraborty
Danga The riot Chal Sanam Soumitra Kundu Sujoy Bhoumik
Sagar Mere Pass (Album) Sagar Mere Pass Partha Banerjee Partha Banerjee Hindi
Anti Virus (Album) The Last Word Shubham Ganguly Solo Bengali
Memory Raaz Chakraborty
Sound of Bangladesh
Puruliya Express
18+
Butterfly
Budee
2019 Bhulte Parini (Album) Bhulte Parini Shantiraj Khosla Solo
Tumi Bina Bondhu (Album) Tumi Bina Bondhu Baidyanath Dash Sayam Paul
Bhokatta Buladi (Item Song) Solo

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa winner Sanchita Bhattacharya to sing item number". India Today. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
  2. ↑ "Bengal's Sanchita is Li' Champ". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 November 2006.
  3. ↑ "The Tribune – Magazine section – Saturday Extra". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2006.
  4. ↑ "Bollywood break". The Hindu. 23 November 2006. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

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