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Sneha Shankar
Born1st February 2006
Occupation
  • Playback singer
  • live performer
Years active2012–present
Parent(s)
  • Ram Shankar (father)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Labels

Sneha Shankar is an Indian playback singer.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Sneha is the daughter of singer and music director Ram Shankar,[1] and granddaughter of Shankar of the Sufi singers duo Shankar-Shambhu.[2] At the age of six she appeared in a TV show MTV Sound Trippin on MTV India.[citation needed]

Career[edit | edit source]

Sneha participated in various singing reality shows including Superstar Singer and Indian Idol - Season 15.[3]

In 2019 she sang for the Hindi version of a Hollywood movie The Lion King.[4]

She has worked with various music composers including Himesh Reshammiya, Sneha Khanwalkar, Amit Trivedi, and Jeet Gannguli.[citation needed]

Discography[edit | edit source]

Film songs[edit | edit source]

Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Song Music Lyrics Note Ref.
2017 Hanuman: Da' Damdaar "Hanuman Chalisa" Sneha Khanwalkar credited as Sneha Pandit
2019 The Lion King "Main Banoon Raja Aaj Hi" [5]
2022 Chup: Revenge of the Artist "Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye" Sneha Khanwalkar Sahir Ludhianvi
2025 Thug Life "Chand Ke Tukde" A. R. Rahman Mehboob Hindi version

Non-film songs[edit | edit source]

Year Song Music Lyrics Co-singer(s) Note Ref.
2022 "Irada Kar Liya Hai Humne" Dushyant Alok Srivastava Shaan Education anthem of the Government of Delhi by Aam Admi Party [6]

Television appearances[edit | edit source]

Year Show Song Channel Note Ref.
2017 MTV Sound Trippin "Nain Matakka" MTV India season 2, episode 1 [7]

Singles[edit | edit source]

Year Song Music Co-singer(s) Ref.
2020 "Yaad Piya Ki Aaye" Aditya Shankar Salman Ali [8]
2023 "Adhoore Khwaab" Himesh Reshammiya N/A
2023 "Choodiyaan Khanke" Ankush Bhardwaj
2023 "Har Justajoo" Tabish Ali
2024 "Mera Mehboob" N/A

TV serial songs[edit | edit source]

Year Film Song Music Lyrics Co-singer(s) Ref.
2016 Naamkarann "Aa Leke Chalu Tujhko" Jeet Ganguly Vijay Vijawatt Palak Muchhal
2018 Meri Durga Tittle track Sneha Khanvilkar
2020 Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2 Tittle track Aadil Prashant Abhishek Gaur [9][10]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Indian Television Academy Awards[edit | edit source]

Year Nominee / work Category Result Ref.
2018 Meri Durga Best Singer Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Like father, like daughter". 12 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Shanker Shambhu Qawwal, The Epitome Of Indian Plurality| Countercurrents". countercurrents.org. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ↑ Indian Idol 15: Indian playback singer’s daughter Sneha Sneha Shankar to be seen as a contestant The Times of India, October 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ S, Joyain (19 July 2019). "Superstar Singer contestant Sneha Shankar lends her voice to Hindi version of The Lion King". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ↑ S, Joyain (19 July 2019). "Superstar Singer contestant Sneha Shankar lends her voice to Hindi version of The Lion King". Indulgexpress. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Delhi Govt Launches Education Song 'Irada Kar Liya Hai'". News18. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Watch Sound Trippin Season 2 Episode 1 : Tripping Movement Music - Watch Full Episode Online(HD) on JioCinema".
  8. ↑ "Watch New Hindi Song Music Video - 'Yaad Piya Ki Aaye' Sung By Salman Ali And Sneha Shankar | Hindi Video Songs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "'Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2' title track sung by reality show contestant". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Telly Tattle: Sneha Shankar lent her voice for Ek Duje ke Vaaste 2". Mid-day. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]