Richa Sharma is an Indian accent and devotional singer. She is famous for her songs “Ni Main Samajhh Gayi” from the movie “Taal” and “Sajdaa” from the movie “My Name Is Khan”.
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Richa Sharma was born on Friday, August 29, 1980, in Faridabad, Haryana (age 43; as of 2023). Her zodiac sign is Virgo. She completed a three-year Vishalad course in music from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi. She received formal training in Indian classical and light music from Pandit Aaskaran Sharma.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′4″
Eye color: dark brown
Hair color: black
Family, caste and boyfriends
Richa Sharma’s father Pandit Daya Shankar Upadhyaya is a priest. Her mother’s name is Manorama Devi.
Richard Sharma’s parents
They have six siblings; with two brothers and four sisters, Rich is the youngest.
Richa Sharma and her siblings
Profession
She started her journey as a singer by singing devotional songs. She then started performing in Faridabad and Delhi. In 1994, she moved to Mumbai and started performing at various events, weddings and other shows. She made her Bollywood debut as a singer in 1996, singing the song “Mohabbat Aisi Mehndi Hai” from the movie “Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya”. Later, she sang in many hit films such as Taal (1999), Zubeidaa (2001), Saathiya (2002), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Baabul (2006), “Om” Shanti Om (2007)”, “Singham (2011)” and “Padmaavat (2018)”.
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In 2006, she sang the longest Bollywood song “Bidaai” from the movie “Baabul”, which was more than 15 minutes long. What’s unique about this song is that she sang it without an orchestra.
In 2011, her family inaugurated a Sai Baba temple in Faridabad. She also released her first devotional album ‘Sai Ki Tasveer’ at the event.
Awards
- In 2010, she won the Mirchi Music Award for Female Singer of the Year for her song “Sajdaa” from the movie “My Name is Khan”
- In 2009, he won the Indian Television Award for Best Vocalist for the title song of the show “Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo”
favorite thing
- Musicians: Pritam Chakraborty, Salim-Sulaiman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Vishal-Shekhar
fact
- She likes listening to music and traveling.
- Her parents played a key role in shaping her singing career. When she was young, they taught her to sing Bhajans, especially Mata ka Jagran. Her father often wakes her up early in the morning and asks her to practice singing regularly.
- She started singing when she was 8 years old.
- Her first salary was Rs. 11.
- Before coming to Bollywood, she was very famous in Faridabad and Delhi. According to her, people used to change wedding dates and event dates to suit her availability.
- Once, she sang at an event (Mata Ki Chauki) organized by Saawan Kumar Tak in Delhi. She sang a lot of songs there. Saawan liked her song and gave her a chance to sing in his film. This is how she got the opportunity to sing for the film Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya.
- She is a contestant in the singing reality show “Dhoom Macha De” aired on NDTV Imagine.
Richa Sharma in “Dhoom Macha De”
- She has also served as a judge on shows like Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa (2018).
- In 2014, she became the first Indian singer to sing at the Ottawa Jazz Festival in Ottawa, Canada.
Richa Sharma attends Ottawa Jazz Festival
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