Monali Thakur is a popular Indian singer. In 2015, she won the National Award for Best Female Dubbing Singer for the song “Moh Moh Ke Dhaage” from the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha.
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Monali Thakur was born on Sunday, November 3, 1985 (38 years old; as of 2023) and her birthplace is Kolkata. Her star sign is Scorpio. She attended Future Foundation School (TFFS) in Kolkata. Later, she studied for a BA Honours in English at St. Xavier’s College in Kolkata.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 1″
Eye Color: Brown
Hair color: Brown
Family and caste
She was born into a Hindu Bengali family.
Parents and siblings
Her father Shakti Thakur is a famous Bengali singer. Her mother’s name is Mehuli Thakur, who passed away on May 17, 2024. Her elder sister Mehuli Thakur is also a dubbing singer.
Monali Thakur with her mother and sister as a child
Monali Thakur with her father
Monali Thakur and her mother
Monali Thakur and her sister
Relationships, husbands and children
After dating her Swiss boyfriend Maik Richter for a year, she secretly got married in 2017. In 2020, in an interview with a reporter, she revealed that she had married Maik three years ago. She said,
In 2016, we were supposed to go to Spain for IIFA. But before that, my girlfriends and I decided to go backpacking somewhere nearby. So, we ended up in Switzerland. That’s when I met Maik, who was my Airbnb host. We hit it off right away. Six months later, he proposed to me on Christmas Eve, and I said yes. It was freezing cold. I didn’t know if I was shaking because of the cold or because he proposed to me (laughs).”
She also added,
The day Maik was coming to India for registration was hilarious. We thought we were not going to get married. Maik came to India without a visa. Some idiot told him he didn’t need a visa because he had a German passport. He was not allowed in. He was kicked out of India. And I was waiting at the registration office.”
Monali Thakur and Mike Richter
Maik Richter and Monali Thakur
Profession
As a singer
She started learning music at a very young age. She used to participate in school and college activities. In 2005, she participated in the singing music reality show Indian Idol 2. She came ninth in this show, and the winner was the late Sandeep Acharya.
She made her debut as a singer in 2000 with the Bengali song “Sundar Kato Sundar” from the film Sajoni Aamar Sohag. Some of her other popular Bengali songs include “Sonali Rodudure” from Dujone (2009), “O Yaara Ve” from Dui Prithibi (2010), “Give Me Freedom” from Bhorer Alo (2011), “He Naropishach” from Arundhati (2014), and “Bolo Na Radhika” from Shahjahan Regency (2019).
She made her Bollywood debut with the song “Kubool Kar Le” by the band Jaan-E-Mann in 2006. She gained popularity with the songs “Khwab Dekhe” (Sexy Girl) and “Zara Zara Touch Me” from the Bollywood film Race (2008).
She has also lent her voice to many other popular Bollywood songs, including “Tu Mohabbat Hai” from Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya (2012), “Moh Moh ke Dhaage” from Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), and “Ho Jaa Awara” from Dum Laga Ke Haisha Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (2019). She also sang the Tamil songs “Yaro Yaro” from the film Madha Yaanai Koottam (2013) and “Naalum Naalum” from 60 Vayadu Maaniram (2018). In 2017, she sang the Kannada song “Soojiga Nanava” from the film Vardhana.
Some of her non-film songs include “Woh Pehli Bar” from Indian Idol Season 2 (2006), “Ye Mera India Anthem” (2015), “Googly Woogly Wooksh” from the Ponds cream TV commercial (2015), “Naamkarann” title song (2016), “Shy Mora Saiyaan” (2018), “Kare Naina” (2019), “Pani Pani Re” (2019), and “Swachh Bharat Anthem” (2019).
She has judged several singing reality television shows such as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla (2009–2011), Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs (2014), Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Bangla (2014), Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Sangeet er Sera Mancha (2016), Rising Star India 2 (2018), and MTV Youth (2019). In 2020, she sang and starred in the music video Dil Ka Fitoor with her husband Maik Richter.
Monali Thakur and Mike Richter in music video
As an actor
She started out as a child actor in the Bengali television serial Aalokito Ek Indu, playing the lead role of Indubala. She later acted in the television film Phagune Agun. In 2007, she made her acting debut in the Bengali film Krishnakanter Will, playing the role of Bhramar.
She also played the role of a Kashmiri girl in the famous Bollywood film PK (2014).
Monali Thakur in PK
She made her Bollywood debut in 2014 with the film Lakshmi, in which she played the lead role.
Monali Thakur as Lakshmi
Awards and Honors
National Film Awards
2015: Best Female Vocalist Award for “Moh Moh Ke Dhaage” (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
Monali Thakur receives National Award
Film Awards
2014: Best Female Vocalist Award for “Sawar Loon” (Lootera)
International Indian Film Academy Awards
2016: Best Female Vocalist for “Moh Moh Ke Dhaage” (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
Star Guild Award
2016: Best Female Vocalist for “Moh Moh Ke Dhaage” (Dum Laga Ke Haisha)
Facts/Trivia
- She studied Hindustani classical music under the guidance of Pandit Jagdish Prasad and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty.
- She is a trained dancer and has learnt several dance forms like hip hop, bharatanatyam and salsa.
- At the age of 14, she won the Ananda Lok Award for Best Dubbing Singer for the serial Sri Ramkrishna.
- She loves dogs very much and has a pet dog.
Monali Thakur and her dog
- She is often spotted drinking alcohol at various events.
Monali Thakur’s Instagram Post
- Her hobbies include traveling and partying.
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Source: HIS Education