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'''Vibha Saraf''' is an Indian singer-songwriter and [[Bollywood]] playback singer. She performs folk songs and writes and performs music for soundtracks, primarily Kashmiri folk-inspired songs. Her work has been featured on the soundtracks for the films ''[[Raazi]]'', which went to win Best Film in the [[64th Filmfare Awards]], and ''[[Gully Boy]]'', the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019. In 2019, she was jointly nominated with [[Harshdeep Kaur]] for Best Female Playback Singer for the [[65th Filmfare Awards]] and Best Female Playback Singer for the 20th [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] for the song Dilbaro, from the 2018 drama thriller [[Raazi]].<ref name="FilmFare2019">{{cite web |title=Harshdeep Kaur, Vibha Saraf- Best Playback Singer Female 2018 Nominee {{!}} Filmfare Awards |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2019/nominations/best-playback-singer-female/name-dilbaro-raazi |website=filmfare.com |access-date=28 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name="2019IIFANoms">{{cite web |title=IIFA 2019 nominations list out: Andhadhun bags 13 noms, Raazi and Padmaavat get 10 noms each |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/iifa-2019-nominations-list-out-andhadhun-bags-13-noms-raazi-and-padmaavat-get-10-noms-each/story-yC2gwp5oaIGxEHwVdS7GhN.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=28 August 2019 |date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
'''Vibha Saraf''' (born 10 May 1986) is an Indian singer-songwriter and [[Bollywood]] playback singer. She performs folk songs and writes and performs music for soundtracks, primarily [[Culture of Kashmir|Kashmiri]] folk-inspired songs. Her work has been featured on the soundtracks for the films ''[[Raazi]]'', which went to win Best Film in the [[64th Filmfare Awards]], and ''[[Gully Boy]]'', the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019. In 2019, she was jointly nominated with [[Harshdeep Kaur]] for Best Female Playback Singer for the [[65th Filmfare Awards]] and Best Female Playback Singer for the 20th [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]] for the song Dilbaro, from the 2018 drama thriller [[Raazi]].<ref name="FilmFare2019">{{cite web |title=Harshdeep Kaur, Vibha Saraf- Best Playback Singer Female 2018 Nominee {{!}} Filmfare Awards |url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2019/nominations/best-playback-singer-female/name-dilbaro-raazi |website=filmfare.com |access-date=28 August 2019 }}</ref><ref name="2019IIFANoms">{{cite web |title=IIFA 2019 nominations list out: Andhadhun bags 13 noms, Raazi and Padmaavat get 10 noms each |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/iifa-2019-nominations-list-out-andhadhun-bags-13-noms-raazi-and-padmaavat-get-10-noms-each/story-yC2gwp5oaIGxEHwVdS7GhN.html |website=Hindustan Times |access-date=28 August 2019 |date=28 August 2019}}</ref>


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
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== Career ==
== Career ==


In 2013, Saraf moved to [[Mumbai]] to pursue her career in music.<ref name="Chakraborty"/> One year later, she had recorded her first soundtrack song, a duet with [[Arijit Singh]] titled "O Soniye" for ''[[Titoo MBA]]''. The next year, in 2015, she sang "Feeling Avnavi," alongside Advait Nemlekar, for the soundtrack ''[[Gujjubhai the Great]]''.
In 2013, Saraf moved to [[Mumbai]] to pursue her career in music.<ref name="Chakraborty"/> One year later, she had recorded her first soundtrack song, a duet with [[Arijit Singh]] titled "O Soniye" for ''[[Titoo MBA]]''. The next year, in 2015, she sang "Feeling Avnavi," alongside Advait Nemlekar, for the soundtrack ''[[Gujjubhai the Great]]''.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}}


She released her debut single "Harmokh Bartal," in 2016. A [[bhajan]] from Kashmir that Saraf selected to celebrate Kashmir's culture and music, Saraf reinterpreted the song, with [[Tapas Relia]] composing it and Ashwin Srinivasan playing flute and Ankur Mukherjee, guitar.<ref name="Chakraborty"/><ref name="Saksena"/>
She released her debut single "Harmokh Bartal," in 2016. A [[bhajan]] from Kashmir that Saraf selected to celebrate Kashmir's culture and music, Saraf reinterpreted the song, with [[Tapas Relia]] composing it and Ashwin Srinivasan playing flute and Ankur Mukherjee, guitar.<ref name="Chakraborty"/><ref name="Saksena"/>
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In 2018, Saraf performed "Dilbaro" for the film ''[[Raazi]]''. The song was written by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] and was inspired by the Kashmiri folk wedding song "Khanmoj koor."<ref name="Akundi"/> She was nominated for an [[International Indian Film Academy Award]] for the performance in 2019.<ref name="2019IIFANoms"/>
In 2018, Saraf performed "Dilbaro" for the film ''[[Raazi]]''. The song was written by [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] and was inspired by the Kashmiri folk wedding song "Khanmoj koor."<ref name="Akundi"/> She was nominated for an [[International Indian Film Academy Award]] for the performance in 2019.<ref name="2019IIFANoms"/>


In February 2019, Saraf released "Kab Se Kab Tak," a duet with [[Ranveer Singh]].<ref name="Akundi"/> Saraf also co-sang the song "Dil Mein Mars Hai" alongside [[Benny Dayal]] for the ''[[Mission Mangal]]'' soundtrack, which was released in the summer of 2019.<ref name="ANI">{{cite web |title=Inspirational track 'Dil Mei Mars Hai' from 'Mission Mangal' is out! |url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/261850945/inspirational-track-dil-mei-mars-hai-from-mission-mangal-is-out |website=Big News Network |access-date=28 August 2019 }}</ref> That same year, Saraf performed on the ''[[Gully Boy]]'' soundtrack in the duet "Kab Se Kab Tak" with Ranveer Singh.<ref name="Chauhan">{{cite web |last1=Chauhan |first1=Guarang |title=Gully Boy Music Review: A one of its kind blend of melodious songs and powerful raps |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/music/article/gully-boy-music-review-a-one-of-its-kind-blend-of-melodious-songs-and-powerful-raps/354693 |website=Times Now |access-date=28 August 2019 }}</ref>
In February 2019, Saraf released "Kab Se Kab Tak," a duet with [[Ranveer Singh]].<ref name="Akundi"/> Saraf also co-sang the song "Dil Mein Mars Hai" alongside [[Benny Dayal]] for the ''[[Mission Mangal]]'' soundtrack, which was released in the summer of 2019.<ref name="ANI">{{cite web |title=Inspirational track 'Dil Mei Mars Hai' from 'Mission Mangal' is out! |url=https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/261850945/inspirational-track-dil-mei-mars-hai-from-mission-mangal-is-out |website=Big News Network |access-date=28 August 2019 }}</ref> That same year, Saraf performed on the ''[[Gully Boy]]'' soundtrack in the duet "Kab Se Kab Tak" with Ranveer Singh.<ref name="Chauhan">{{cite web |last1=Chauhan |first1=Guarang |title=Gully Boy Music Review: A one of its kind blend of melodious songs and powerful raps |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/music/article/gully-boy-music-review-a-one-of-its-kind-blend-of-melodious-songs-and-powerful-raps/354693 |website=Times Now |date=27 January 2019 |access-date=28 August 2019 }}</ref>


Saraf has written music for [[Nucleya]], whom she met briefly at an airport after a gig. The two exchanged music over [[WhatsApp]] and Saraf wrote lyrics. She has since written two songs for Nucleya and performed on one, the latter which was "Behka," for the film ''[[High Jack (film)|High Jack]]''.<ref name="Saksena"/>
Saraf has written music for [[Nucleya]], whom she met briefly at an airport after a performance.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}} The two exchanged music over [[WhatsApp]] and Saraf wrote lyrics. She has since written two songs for Nucleya and performed on one, the latter which was "Behka," for the film ''[[High Jack (film)|High Jack]]''.<ref name="Saksena"/>


== Music & Discography ==
== Music & Discography ==


Vibha Saraf has appeared in music videos in her songs. She appears in the music video of the song 'Mumal' where she is a co-singer with a Rajasthani folk singer Dapu Khan.
Vibha Saraf has appeared in music videos in her songs. She appears in the music video of the song 'Mumal' where she is a co-singer with a Rajasthani folk singer Dapu Khan.
<ref name="Mumal">{{cite web |title=Mumal Dapu Khan Vibha Saraf Santosh J Mukta Bhatt |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah1gS3ZtNrg |website=Times Now |access-date=6 June 2020 }}</ref>
<ref name="Mumal">{{cite web |title=Mumal Dapu Khan Vibha Saraf Santosh J Mukta Bhatt |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah1gS3ZtNrg |website=Times Now | date=14 February 2018 |access-date=6 June 2020 }}</ref>
Vibha also appears in her own music video 'Jalwe' along with absar zahoor.<ref name="Jalwe">{{cite web |title=Jalwe Official Music Video Vibha Saraf Absar Zahoor |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBUanAHLgr4 |website=Youtube |access-date=6 June 2020 }}</ref>
Vibha also appears in her own music video 'Jalwe' along with Absar Zahoor.<ref name="Jalwe">{{cite web |title=Jalwe Official Music Video Vibha Saraf Absar Zahoor |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBUanAHLgr4 |website=Youtube | date=22 May 2019 |access-date=6 June 2020 }}</ref>


She has sung for bollywood and also in other Indian languages including Kashmiri, Telugu, Bengali & Tamil. She writes lyrics for both film and non-film songs & also composes songs for both the film industry and Independent music.  
She has sung for Bollywood and also in other Indian languages including Kashmiri, Telugu, Bengali & Tamil. She writes lyrics for both film and non-film songs & also composes songs for both the film industry and Independent music.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}}


=== Singer ===
=== Singer ===
'''Bollywood Songs'''
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'''Film Songs'''
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! Year !! Song Title !! Movie !! Co singer !! Composer !! Lyrics
! Year !! Song title !! Movie !! Co-singer(s) !! Composer(s) !! Lyricist(s)!! Notes
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''Jia o Jia'' || Jia o Jia || || Sachin Gupta || Hasrat Jaipuri
|2013 ||Issaq Tera (Duet)||''[[Issaq]]'' ||[[Mohit Chauhan]], Smita Jain ||[[Sachin-Jigar]]||[[Mayur Puri]]||  
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqUXVw0WlXc Dilbaro]'' || Raazi || Harshdeep Kaur || [[Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]] ||[[Gulzar]]
|2014 || O Soniye||''[[Titoo MBA]]''|| [[Arijit Singh]] || [[Arjuna Harjai]] || [[Surabhi Dasgupta]]|| Punjabi Hindi film
|-
|-
| 2019 || ''Kab se kab tak'' || Gully Boy || [[Ranveer Singh]] || Karsh Kale ||  
|2016||Chal Chalein||  ''[[Dhanak]]'' ||[[Papon (singer)|Papon]], Shivamm Pathak  ||[[Tapas Relia]] || Ali Mir Hussain||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2020 || ''O Soniye'' || || [[Arijit Singh]] || Arjuna Harjai ||  
| 2017 ||Jiya O Jiya|| ''[[Jia Aur Jia]]'' |||| [[Sachin Gupta (musician)|Sachin Gupta]] || Hasrat Jaipuri ||
|-
|-
|}
| rowspan="4" |2018
 
|Behka
=== Lyricist ===
|''[[High Jack (film)|High Jack]]''
Vibha has written lyrics for songs in Kashmiri and Hindi.
|Nucleya
 
|[[Nucleya]], Vibha Saraf
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|Vibha Saraf
|
|-
| Dilbaro|| ''[[Raazi]]''|| Harshdeep Kaur || [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy|Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy]]||[[Gulzar]]||
|-
| 24 Kisses (Theme Song)
|rowspan="2" | ''[[24 Kisses]]''
|
|rowspan="2" | [[Joi Barua]]
|rowspan=2|Vibha Saraf
|rowspan=2|Telugu film
|-
|Aksharaalu Lene Leni (Female)
|
|-
|rowspan=3|2019 || Kab Se Kab Tak || ''[[Gully Boy]]''|| [[Ranveer Singh]] || Karsh Kale ||||
|-
|Dil Mein Mars Hai||''[[Mission Mangal]]'' || [[Benny Dayal]]||[[Amit Trivedi]]||[[Amitabh Bhattacharya]]||
|-
| Bumro|| [[Notebook (2019 film)|''Notebook'']]
|Kamaal Khan, Vishal Mishra || [[Vishal Mishra (composer)|Vishal Mishra]]||Kaushal Kishore, Vibha Saraf ||
|-
|rowspan=2|2020
||Gupchup||''[[Chaman Bahaar]]''||Solo||Anshuman Mukherjee, Anuj Garg|| ||
|-
|-
! Year !! Song Title !! Movie !! Composer !! Notes
||Rabba Maine Chand Vekhya|| ''Dheet Patangey''
|[[Jubin Nautiyal]]|| [[Vayu Shrivastav|Vayu]] ||Vibha Saraf|| Kashmiri Language
|-
|-
| 2019 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EDa-qjP2sk Bumro] || Notebook || ||  
| 2021 || Gustakh Mausam'|| ''[[Nail Polish (film)|Nail Polish]]''|| Ronit Chaterji || Sanjay Wanderkar
| ||
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''24 kisses'' theme song || [[24 Kisses]] || [[Joi Barua]] ||
| 2024 || "Main Tujhe Phir Miloongi"|| ''[[Article 370 (film)|Article 370]]''|| [[Shashwat Sachdev]] || Shashwat Sachdev
| [[Kumaar]] ||
|-
|-
| 2020 || Rabba || ''Dheet Patangey'' || Anubhav || Kashmiri lyrics
|}
|}


=== Non Film songs ===
=== Songs ===
Her non film songs where Vibha has composed, sung and written lyrics.  
Her non film songs where Vibha has composed, sung and written lyrics.  
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Song Title !! Co-singer !! Composer !! Notes
! Year !! Song title !! Artist(s) !! Note(s)
|-
|-
| 2017 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFBj2GM1hEg Dhoop] || Nucleya || Vibha Saraf ||  
| 2017 || ''Dhoop'' || [[Nucleya]] ft. Vibha Saraf || Single
|-
|-
| 2018 || Bekha || Nucleya || Vibha Saraf ||
|2019
|''Lori''
|Nucleya ft. Vibha Saraf
|From the EP ''Tota Myna'' by Nucleya
|-
|-
| 2020 || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiWTRwRjNZw Chandni] || Rajeev Bhalla || ||
| 2020 || ''Chandni'' || Rajeev Bhalla ft. Vibha Saraf || Single
|}
|}


=== Other language songs ===  
=== Other language songs ===
Her songs in other languages besides Hindi & Kashmiri include songs in Bangla, Telegu and Tamil.
In addition to Hindi and Kashmiri, she has sung songs in Bangla, Telugu and Tamil.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}}


==Musical influence==
==Musical influence==
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== Awards ==
== Awards ==
Vibha Saraf won the Best Female Playback Singer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/iifa-2019-full-winners-list-alia-bhatt-s-raazi-wins-big-1600669-2019-09-19|title=IIFA 2019 full winners list: Alia Bhatt's Raazi wins big|newspaper=India Today|access-date=16 October 2019|agency=Ist}}</ref> award for the song Dilbaro, [[Raazi]] at the [[20th IIFA Awards]] held on 18 September 2019 in [[Mumbai]], India.
Vibha Saraf won the Best Female Playback Singer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/iifa-2019-full-winners-list-alia-bhatt-s-raazi-wins-big-1600669-2019-09-19|title=IIFA 2019 full winners list: Alia Bhatt's Raazi wins big|newspaper=India Today|access-date=16 October 2019|agency=Ist}}</ref> award for the song Dilbaro, [[Raazi]] at the [[20th IIFA Awards]] held on 18 September 2019 in [[Mumbai]], India.{{Citation needed|date= June 2022}}


Saraf and Harshdeep Kaur also jointly won the Best Female Playback Singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/reel-movie-awards-2019-harshdeep-kaur-and-vibha-saraf-win-best-playback-singer-female-for-dilbaro-from-raazi-2078713.html|title=REEL Movie Awards 2019: Harshdeep Kaur and Vibha Saraf win Best Playback Singer Female for Dilbaro from Raazi|website=News18|access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> at REEL Movie Awards 2019 for Dilbaro, Raazi, as well as [[Zee Cine Awards 2019|Zee Cine Award]] for Best Playback Singer – Female<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/zee-cine-awards-full-winners-list-ranbir-kapoor-and-deepika-padukone-win-big-1482407-2019-03-20|title=Zee Cine Awards full winners list: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone win big|newspaper=India Today|access-date=16 October 2019|agency=Ist}}</ref> for the same song.
Saraf and Harshdeep Kaur also jointly won the Best Female Playback Singer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/reel-movie-awards-2019-harshdeep-kaur-and-vibha-saraf-win-best-playback-singer-female-for-dilbaro-from-raazi-2078713.html|title=REEL Movie Awards 2019: Harshdeep Kaur and Vibha Saraf win Best Playback Singer Female for Dilbaro from Raazi|website=News18|date=26 March 2019 |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref> at REEL Movie Awards 2019 for Dilbaro, Raazi, as well as the [[Zee Cine Awards 2019|Zee Cine Award]] for Best Playback Singer – Female<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/zee-cine-awards-full-winners-list-ranbir-kapoor-and-deepika-padukone-win-big-1482407-2019-03-20|title=Zee Cine Awards full winners list: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone win big|newspaper=India Today|access-date=16 October 2019|agency=Ist}}</ref> for the same song.


== References ==
== References ==
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Vibha Saraf
Vibha Saraf performing in 2018
Vibha Saraf performing in 2018
Background information
Born (1986-05-10) 10 May 1986 (age 40)
OriginSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
GenresPop, Bollywood, Kashmiri
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • Singer
  • Composer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2017–present

Vibha Saraf (born 10 May 1986) is an Indian singer-songwriter and Bollywood playback singer. She performs folk songs and writes and performs music for soundtracks, primarily Kashmiri folk-inspired songs. Her work has been featured on the soundtracks for the films Raazi, which went to win Best Film in the 64th Filmfare Awards, and Gully Boy, the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2019. In 2019, she was jointly nominated with Harshdeep Kaur for Best Female Playback Singer for the 65th Filmfare Awards and Best Female Playback Singer for the 20th International Indian Film Academy Awards for the song Dilbaro, from the 2018 drama thriller Raazi.[1][2]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Vibha Saraf was born in the Fateh Kadal neighbourhood of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir in India. During the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the region, her family relocated to New Delhi, India, when Saraf was three years old.[3][4]

She began taking classes at Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra, studying Hindustani classical music for four years before studying pop music for five years. Saraf worked as a management consultant for five years before quitting to pursue music.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

In 2013, Saraf moved to Mumbai to pursue her career in music.[4] One year later, she had recorded her first soundtrack song, a duet with Arijit Singh titled "O Soniye" for Titoo MBA. The next year, in 2015, she sang "Feeling Avnavi," alongside Advait Nemlekar, for the soundtrack Gujjubhai the Great.[citation needed]

She released her debut single "Harmokh Bartal," in 2016. A bhajan from Kashmir that Saraf selected to celebrate Kashmir's culture and music, Saraf reinterpreted the song, with Tapas Relia composing it and Ashwin Srinivasan playing flute and Ankur Mukherjee, guitar.[4][5]

In 2018, Saraf performed "Dilbaro" for the film Raazi. The song was written by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and was inspired by the Kashmiri folk wedding song "Khanmoj koor."[3] She was nominated for an International Indian Film Academy Award for the performance in 2019.[2]

In February 2019, Saraf released "Kab Se Kab Tak," a duet with Ranveer Singh.[3] Saraf also co-sang the song "Dil Mein Mars Hai" alongside Benny Dayal for the Mission Mangal soundtrack, which was released in the summer of 2019.[6] That same year, Saraf performed on the Gully Boy soundtrack in the duet "Kab Se Kab Tak" with Ranveer Singh.[7]

Saraf has written music for Nucleya, whom she met briefly at an airport after a performance.[citation needed] The two exchanged music over WhatsApp and Saraf wrote lyrics. She has since written two songs for Nucleya and performed on one, the latter which was "Behka," for the film High Jack.[5]

Music & Discography[edit | edit source]

Vibha Saraf has appeared in music videos in her songs. She appears in the music video of the song 'Mumal' where she is a co-singer with a Rajasthani folk singer Dapu Khan. [8] Vibha also appears in her own music video 'Jalwe' along with Absar Zahoor.[9]

She has sung for Bollywood and also in other Indian languages including Kashmiri, Telugu, Bengali & Tamil. She writes lyrics for both film and non-film songs & also composes songs for both the film industry and Independent music.[citation needed]

Singer[edit | edit source]

Film Songs

Year Song title Movie Co-singer(s) Composer(s) Lyricist(s) Notes
2013 Issaq Tera (Duet) Issaq Mohit Chauhan, Smita Jain Sachin-Jigar Mayur Puri
2014 O Soniye Titoo MBA Arijit Singh Arjuna Harjai Surabhi Dasgupta Punjabi Hindi film
2016 Chal Chalein Dhanak Papon, Shivamm Pathak Tapas Relia Ali Mir Hussain
2017 Jiya O Jiya Jia Aur Jia Sachin Gupta Hasrat Jaipuri
2018 Behka High Jack Nucleya Nucleya, Vibha Saraf Vibha Saraf
Dilbaro Raazi Harshdeep Kaur Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Gulzar
24 Kisses (Theme Song) 24 Kisses Joi Barua Vibha Saraf Telugu film
Aksharaalu Lene Leni (Female)
2019 Kab Se Kab Tak Gully Boy Ranveer Singh Karsh Kale
Dil Mein Mars Hai Mission Mangal Benny Dayal Amit Trivedi Amitabh Bhattacharya
Bumro Notebook Kamaal Khan, Vishal Mishra Vishal Mishra Kaushal Kishore, Vibha Saraf
2020 Gupchup Chaman Bahaar Solo Anshuman Mukherjee, Anuj Garg
Rabba Maine Chand Vekhya Dheet Patangey Jubin Nautiyal Vayu Vibha Saraf Kashmiri Language
2021 Gustakh Mausam' Nail Polish Ronit Chaterji Sanjay Wanderkar
2024 "Main Tujhe Phir Miloongi" Article 370 Shashwat Sachdev Shashwat Sachdev Kumaar

Songs[edit | edit source]

Her non film songs where Vibha has composed, sung and written lyrics.

Year Song title Artist(s) Note(s)
2017 Dhoop Nucleya ft. Vibha Saraf Single
2019 Lori Nucleya ft. Vibha Saraf From the EP Tota Myna by Nucleya
2020 Chandni Rajeev Bhalla ft. Vibha Saraf Single

Other language songs[edit | edit source]

In addition to Hindi and Kashmiri, she has sung songs in Bangla, Telugu and Tamil.[citation needed]

Musical influence[edit | edit source]

Saraf's music is influenced by traditional music of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh. Saraf cites the music she heard growing up, as sung by her grandparents and mother, as making Kashmiri music "subconsciously" in her.[3] She wants more people to understand the sufism in the songs.[5] She also finds inspiration in Kashmiri literature, including the poetry of Habba Khatoon and Lalleshwari.[3]

In an interview with The Hindu in 2019, Saraf described her interest in sharing Kashmir-inspired folk music with a broader listenership as a responsibility that "falls on our generation" to "stick to our roots." In the interview, she expresses an appreciation for the preservation and popularity of Punjabi music.[3]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Vibha Saraf won the Best Female Playback Singer[10] award for the song Dilbaro, Raazi at the 20th IIFA Awards held on 18 September 2019 in Mumbai, India.[citation needed]

Saraf and Harshdeep Kaur also jointly won the Best Female Playback Singer[11] at REEL Movie Awards 2019 for Dilbaro, Raazi, as well as the Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female[12] for the same song.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Harshdeep Kaur, Vibha Saraf- Best Playback Singer Female 2018 Nominee | Filmfare Awards". filmfare.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IIFA 2019 nominations list out: Andhadhun bags 13 noms, Raazi and Padmaavat get 10 noms each". Hindustan Times. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Akundi, Sweta (25 February 2019). "Kashmiri music has subconsciously always been in me, says 'Gully Boy' singer Vibha Saraf". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Chakraborty, Riddhi (16 March 2016). "Watch: Mumbai Singer Vibha Saraf's Captivating Tribute to Kashmir, 'Harmokh Bartal' –". My Site. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Saksena, Shalini. "Want to carry forward traditions". The Pioneer. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Inspirational track 'Dil Mei Mars Hai' from 'Mission Mangal' is out!". Big News Network. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  7. ↑ Chauhan, Guarang (27 January 2019). "Gully Boy Music Review: A one of its kind blend of melodious songs and powerful raps". Times Now. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Mumal Dapu Khan Vibha Saraf Santosh J Mukta Bhatt". Times Now. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Jalwe Official Music Video Vibha Saraf Absar Zahoor". Youtube. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "IIFA 2019 full winners list: Alia Bhatt's Raazi wins big". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "REEL Movie Awards 2019: Harshdeep Kaur and Vibha Saraf win Best Playback Singer Female for Dilbaro from Raazi". News18. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards full winners list: Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone win big". India Today. Ist. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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