Pratibha Singh Baghel is an Indian singer and theatre artist who made her television debut with the music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge (2009). She is also known for the songs Tak Taki and Rajaji from the film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019). She played the lead role of Umrao Jaan in the play Umrao Jaan Ada- The Musical and the pivotal role of Bahar in Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical.
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Pratibha Singh Baghel was born on January 4 in Rewah, Madhya Pradesh, India. At the age of 13, she started learning Indian classical music from her mentor, the late RJ Pasana. At the age of 18, she obtained a degree in the field of music, also known as “Sangeet Prabhakar”. After that, she studied music for some time with Dr. Suhasini Sathe.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 5″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: Black
Family and caste
Pratibha Singh Baghel is a Hindu.
Parents and siblings
Pratibha Singh’s mother’s name is Seema Singh. Her elder brother Nirnay Baghel is an actor and her younger sister’s name is Rachna Singh.
Pratibha Singh Baghel’s parents
Pratibha Singh Baghel and her brother Nirnay Baghel
Pratibha Singh and her sister Rachna Singh
Relationships, husbands and children
Pratibha Singh’s husband’s name is Amit Singh Katchwah.
Pratibha Singh and her husband Amit Singh
Profession
Pratibha Singh made her television debut with the Indian music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge (2009). She worked with Shankar Mahadevan’s team Lakshya Gharana in the show. She won great appreciation from the audience and became one of the top finalists in the show.
Pratibha Singh Baghel participating in the Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge (2009)
Pratibha Singh made her debut as a singer with the film Issaq (2013), where she lent her voice to the song “Jheeni Re Jheeni”. In 2014, she participated in the music reality shows; Zee Cine Stars Ki Khoj and Zee TV’s Mega Challenge. She has since been a voiceover singer in films such as Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya (2014), Zid (2014), Luckhnowi Ishq (2015), Bollywood Diaries (2016) and Shorgul (2016). In 2017, she played the role of “Bahar” in the stage play Mughal-e-Azam: The Musical, which won various accolades including the Best Indian Play at the Broadway World India Awards (2017).
Pratibha Singh Baghel plays ‘Baha’ in Mughal-E-Azam drama
In 2019, she sang the songs ‘Rajaji’ and ‘Tak Taki’ in the film ‘Manikarnika: The Jhansi Ki Rani’ and was loved by the audience. In the same year, she played the mesmerizing role of ‘Umrao Jaan’ in the theatre production ‘Umrao Jaan Ada- The Musical’. The show was held to packed houses not only in Delhi and Mumbai but also in London. The show received a rapturous response when it was staged at Sadler’s Well Theatre in London.
She lent her voice to Amazon Prime’s Bandish Bandits (2020).
Awards/Honors
- In 2008, Pratibha Singh Baghel received the Lata Mangeshkar Alankaran Award in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- She also won the “National Classical Vocal” Award.
Favorites
- Song: “Itni Muddat Baad Mile Ho” by Ghulam Ali
- American singer: Whitney Houston
Facts/Trivia
- Although Pratibha is a versatile singer who has sung songs in many languages including Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi and Punjabi, Ghazal is her favorite genre of music. In an interview, she said:
Although I enjoy singing all kinds of music, I have a special liking for ghazal.’
- Since her childhood, Pratibha has been passionate about singing. She started singing at the age of three and it was her father who encouraged her to enter the music industry.
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