Palash Sen is an Indian singer, songwriter, musician, composer, doctor, director and actor. In 1998, he formed the Indian pop rock band Euphoria, serving as the lead singer and guitarist.
Wiki/Biography
Palash Polly Sen Sharma was born on Thursday, September 23, 1965, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (58 years; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Libra. He is from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
Palash Sen childhood photos
He grew up in Srinagar and Delhi. He attended St Columba’s School in Delhi. He subsequently completed his BA (Hons) in Zoology from Hansraj College, Delhi. However, after a year, he dropped out of college to study for a Bachelor of Medicine in Internal Medicine. In 1985, he entered University College of Medicine, Delhi (UCMS) to pursue his Bachelor of Medicine in Internal Medicine.
Palash Sen’s university ID card
Subsequently, he received his Master’s Degree in Orthopedics from Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi. He holds three international doctorates; namely in philanthropy, arts and culture and an honorary doctorate.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: dark brown
family
He belongs to the Rajvaidyas (Sen Sharma), a Hindu Brahmin Baidiya family who are also singers.
Parents and siblings
His father Dr Rupendra Kr Sen (late) was a doctor at Northern Railway Central Hospital. His mother, Dr. Pushpa Sen, is also a doctor. His sister Dahlia Sen Oberoi is an Indian classical dancer, poet, songwriter, screenwriter, university lecturer and intellectual property lawyer.
Photos of Palash Sen’s father
Palash Sen and his mother
Palash Sen and his sister
wife and children
While he was studying at Hansraj College, he met his classmate Shalini, who was an Associate Professor (Department of Biochemistry). Soon, they became friends and later started dating. On November 9, 1990, the couple got married.
Palash Sen and his wife
At the time, they were both pursuing higher education. They have a son, Kinshuk Sen, who is a theater artist and actor. Their daughter’s name is Kena Sen.
Palash Sen and his son
Palash Sen and his daughter
sign
Palash Sen’s signature
Profession
doctor
After his father’s death, Dr. Palash Sen worked as a doctor in the health insurance department of his father’s clinic, Dr. RK Sen, in Paharganj, Delhi. In an interview, he said he did not charge patients a penny.
singer
band
In 1998, while still in college, he formed a band “Euphoria”. Initially, he composed only English songs. The first piece he wrote for the band was “Heaven on the Seventh Floor,” which he dedicated to his college dorm room. Later, he met an Indian DJ named Bhaduri, and the two wrote many Hindi songs for the band.
Palash Sen’s first live performance with his band Euphoria
In 1998, Euphoria released the first Hindi single “Dhoom Pichuk Dhoom” from the album “Dhoom”, which became an instant hit.
doom
Some of the other Hindi music albums released by the band include ‘Phir Dhoom’ (2000), ‘Gully’ (2003), ‘Mehfuz’ (2006), ‘Sharnaagat’ (2012) and ‘Sale’ (2021 Year).
shanagat
Euphoria has released several Hindi singles such as “Mantra” (2001), “Halla Bol” (2017), “Alvida” (2018).
Hallapore
Some of the band’s popular Hindi songs include “Sha Na Na” (1998), “Maeri” (2000), “Ab Naa Jaa” and “Aana Meri Gully” (2003).
Stills from the song Maeri
Euphoria has collaborated with various singers and bands on Hindi songs such as “Jeet Lo Dil” (2004) with Strings, “Saajna” (2018) with Akriti Kakar, “Saajna” with Dino James ” (2021) and with Kena Sen (2021).
Bavla
In 2010, the band sang “Delhi Meri Jaan” for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi. Palash and his bandmates have performed live at various events and stage shows.
happy team
Movie
Palash has lent his voice to several Hindi film songs such as “Jai Bajrangbali” in “Hanuman” (2005), “Sone De Maan” in “Shootout at Lokhandwala” (also the lyricist in 2007), “Dhoondte Reh” “Salma” in “Jaoge” (2009), “Main Kaun Hoon” in “Lamha” (2010) and “Na Karo” in Hum Tum aur Shabana (2011).
music composer
He has composed music for various Hindi music videos like “Sha Na Na” (2002), “Kabhi Aana Tu Meri Gali” (2003), “Raja Rani” (2003), “CU Later” ( 2011) and “I Like It” (2020). In 2010, he worked as a music composer in the Tamil film Kadavule Kadavule.
actor
In 2002, he made his debut as an actor in the Hindi film “Filhaal” as Sahil.
Palash Sen in Filhaal
He has also appeared in several other Hindi films such as Bombay Cut (2010) and Aisa Yeh Jahaan (2015).
bombay cut
Other work
He directed two Hindi short films “Jiya Jaye” (2017) and “Iktarfa” (2018). He was a judge for one season of the Hindi television reality singing show Super Singer aired on Channel 5.
dispute
Criticized for sexist remarks
In 2013, Parsh was invited to perform at an event at IIT Bombay. However, after the event, a student named Arpita Phukan Biswas wrote a blog criticizing Palash for making sexist remarks on the show. He said girls were beautiful creatures created by God, while men were more intelligent, she wrote. However, when Palash was asked the same question, he said that the girl was explaining everything wrong. He even said that he would not perform on campus again until the IIT Bombay authorities apologized to him.
accused of plagiarism
In 2017, Indian film producer Bhargav Saikia sent a legal notice to Palash for plagiarizing scenes from Saikia’s Hindi short film “Jiya Jaye” in his film “Kaafiron Ki Namaaz”. However, Palash said he had no knowledge and would not do anything unethical.
Awards and Honors
- 2003: Nominated for the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut for the Hindi film “Filhaal”
- 2003: Nominated for the Screen Award for Most Promising New Actor for the Hindi film “Filhaal”
- 2012: Inducted into the Hall of Fame by the Indian Academy of Recording Arts at the Palm Expo in Mumbai.
Palash Sen Band Award
car collection
- toyota fortuner
Palash Sen and his car
- Tal
Palash Sen and his tal
- Kia Motors
Palash Sen and his Kia
Favorites
- Euphoria song: Mehfuz
- Street food: Samosas outside Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi
- Meeting place: his home
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, he said that his father was a big fan of Indian cricketer Polly Umrigar and hence he named Palash after him.
- He is the 17th generation of doctors and singers in his family.
- While studying at school and university, he actively participated in various extracurricular activities.
Palash Sen’s college years
- Shah Rukh Khan was his classmate and they often performed in musicals and dance together. Palash sang for the first time as a playback for Shah Rukh Khan in the school musical Wizz.
Palash Sen (right) and Shah Rukh Khan in the musical “Wizz”
- Initially, he wanted to be an actor, but later became interested in singing after listening to the songs of the famous American singer Elvis Presley.
- While studying at school, he formed a band called Quartz.
- Palash Sen founded a music studio called Clinic in Delhi.
- He bought a motorcycle with 1,200 rupees from his first salary as a doctor.
- In his spare time, he enjoys traveling and playing cricket.
Palash Sen during his travels
- Palash was a religious man and often visited various religious places.
Palash Sen worships
- To stay fit, he follows a regular exercise regimen.
Palash Sen does yoga
- He said in an interview that the first thing he does after getting up is to read the newspaper.
- On his social media account, he shared some pictures in support of the Aam Aadmi Party.
- After his father’s death, he started wearing his mother’s mangalsutra during stage performances. In an interview, he said about this incident,
My mother had a mangalsutra that she stopped wearing when my dad passed away. I started wearing mangalsutra. I wear it. I mainly wear it on stage. It’s like her blessing is always with me. I still wear the Kartush that I brought from Egypt. In it, my parents’ names were written in Egyptian hieroglyphs on either side. “
- He follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- In 2012, he filed a copyright lawsuit against Indian music composer Ram Sampath, accusing him of copying the chorus of the song Satyameva Jayate from his second album “Phir Dhoom” in the Hindi TV series “Satyamev Jayate”.
- During one of his concerts at a Punjabi engineering college, a young boy approached him and asked Palash to let him perform on stage to open the show for him. Palash agreed and told the boy after his performance that one day he would become a famous singer. In an interview, Palash revealed that the boy was Indian singer and rapper Badshah.
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