Divya Kumar (singer)
Divya Kumar is an Indian Bollywood playback singer who has lent his voice in a number of Bollywood films.[1] [2] [3] [4]
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| Born | Divya Kumar India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life
Divya Kumar comes from a musical family. His grandfather, Pandit Shivram, was a composer for many regional films in India, and for V. Shantaram's films. His father, Bhagwan Shivram, is a musician and has recorded with RD Burman, Jatin-Lalit and Himesh Reshamiyya.
He started singing since the age of eight, and even as a child he performed on stage shows. He considered other professions, but his mother urged him to pursue a career as a singer. He appeared in many shows while in Kalyanji Anandji's troupe, and has worked with leading playback singers like Sunidhi Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Javed Ali, all from Kalyanji Anandji School of Music. He participated in the 50th Independence day special episode of Sa Re Ga Ma in 1997.
Career
His first Bollywood break was with Gujraj Singh on the film Tutiya Dil. Since then, he has gone on to sing some popular songs like "Subhaarambh" for the film Kai Po Che, "Chanchal Man Ati Random" for the film Shuddh Desi Romance, and was featured on "Daingad Daingad" from the film Humpty Sharma ki Dulhania.
He also sang in the Farhan Akhtar starrer movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, singing "Maston Ka Jhund" (music by Shankar Ehsaan Loy). In 2013, he sang in Finding Fanny and Ghanchakkar, and was a part of MTV India's prestigious 'MTV Unplugged' , which dedicated an entire episode to his hits. He has also appeared on MTV's other prestigious musical show "MTV Unplugged". He sang in a serial called Satrangi Sasural as a playback singer and the theme music composed by Sachin-Jigar. In 2017 he sung a title song for three international award-winning Rajasthani film Taawdo The Sunlight.[5] He is a rare combination of immense talent and powerful musical genes, which makes him a very soulful & powerful performer at the same time. He is currently managed by Tarsame Mittal Talent Management[6] for his live gigs.
Discography
Hindi
| Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Song Name | Composer | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
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| 2012 | Tutiya Dil | "Alakh Niranjan" | Gulraj Singh | ||
| Ishaqzaade | "Aafton Ke Parindey" | Amit Trivedi | Suraj Jagan | ||
| 2013 | Kai Po Che | "Shubhaarambh" | Shruti Pathak | ||
| Ghanchakkar | "Allah Meherbaan" | Amit Trivedi | |||
| Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | "Maston Ka Jhund" | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | |||
| Shuddh Desi Romance | "Chancal Man Ati Random" | Sachin-Jigar | |||
| 2014 | Finding Fanny | "Shake your Bootiya" | |||
| Happy Ending | "G Phaad Ke" | Shefali Alvares | |||
| Main Tera Hero | "Shanivaar Raati" | Sajid-Wajid | Arijit Singh, Shalmali Kholgade | Uncredited | |
| 2015 | Badlapur | "Jee Karda" | Sachin-Jigar | ||
| "Jee Karda (Rock Version)" | |||||
| Runh | "Runh fitata fite na" | Sangeet-Siddharth | |||
| Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 | "Moorakh" | Shaarib-Toshi | |||
| Dil Dhadakne Do | "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Farhan Akhtar, Vishal Dadlani, Alyssa Mendonsa | ||
| ABCD 2 | "Sunn Saathiya" | Sachin-Jigar | Priya Saraiya | ||
| "Vande Mataram" | Daler Mehndi, Tanishka Sanghvi, Badshah | ||||
| "Chunar" | Arijit Singh | ||||
| "Hey Ghanraya" | |||||
| Guddu Rangeela | "Guddu Rangeela (Title Track)" | Amit Trivedi | |||
| Baahubali (Dubbed version) | "Manohari" | M. M. Keeravani | Neeti Mohan | ||
| Monsoon | "Sohni Kudi" | Biswajit Bhatacharjee | |||
| Shaandaar | "Raita Phail Gaya" | Amit Trivedi | |||
| 2016 | Housefull 3 | "Pyar Ki Maa Ki" | Sharib-Toshi | Sharib-Toshi, Nakash Aziz, Anmol Malik, Earl Edgar | |
| Airlift | "Mera Nachan Nu" | Amaal Mallik | Brijesh Shandilya, Amaal Mallik | ||
| Te3n | "Rootha" | Clinton Cerejo | Benny Dayal, Bianca Gomes | ||
| 2017 | Who is the first wife of my father | "Eso Jiya Main" | |||
| Hunkaar (Album) | "Jai-Jai Hindustan" | Atharva Joshi | |||
| Flat 211 | "Ek Din Chalegi Saali" | Prakash Prabhakar | |||
| Dil Jo Na Keh Saka | "Band Vyah Da Baje" | Shail-Pritesh | Pratibha Singh Baghel | ||
| 2018 | Veere Di Wedding | "Laaj Sharam" | White Noise | Jasleen Royal, Enbee | |
| Bhavesh Joshi | "Chavanprash" | Amit Trivedi | Pragati Joshi, Arohi Mhatre | ||
| 3 Dev | "Ban Dance Mein Kutta" | Sajid-Wajid | Uvie & Shivi | ||
| Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran | "Thare Vaaste" | Sachin-Jigar | |||
| "Kasumbi" | |||||
| Gold | "Jaaga Hindustan" | ||||
| Stree | "Kamariya" | Aastha Gill | |||
| Fanney Khan | "Halka Halka" | Amit Trivedi | Sunidhi Chauhan | ||
| Paltan | "Paltan Title Track" | Anu Malik | Irfan, Adarsh, Khuda Baksh | ||
| Sui Dhaaga | "Sui Dhaaga Title Track" | ||||
| Loveyatri | "Loveyatri Title Track" | JAM8 | Harjot Kaur & Ana Rehman | ||
| Kaashi in Search of Ganga | "Bum Bum Bole Kaashi" | Vipin Patwa | Daler Mehndi, Swati Sharma | ||
| Zero | "Issaqbaazi" | Ajay-Atul | Sukhwinder Singh | ||
| 2019 | Hume Tumse Pyaar Kitna | "Gehra Halka" | Jeet Gannguli | ||
| Super 30 | Basanti No Dance | Ajay-Atul | Prem Areni, Janardhan Dhatrak & Chaitally Parmar | ||
| Bala | Tequila | Sachin-Jigar | Jigar Saraiya | ||
| 2020 | Street Dancer 3D | Gann Deva | Sachin-Jigar | ||
| Angrezi Medium | Laadki | ||||
Gujarati
| Year | Film | Song Name | Composer |
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| 2013 | Happy Family Pvt Ltd | "Title Track" | Chhavi Sodhani Joshi, Advait Nemlekar |
| 2014 | Bey Yaar | "Peecha Raja" | Sachin-Jigar |
| 2016 | Wrong Side Raju! | "Gori Radha Ne Kado Kaan" | |
| 2017 | Chor Bani Thangaat Kare | "Chor Bani Thangaat Kare (Title Track)" | |
| 2017 | Colorbaaj | "Janam Janam" | Pallav Baruah |
| 2018 | Reva | "Title Track" | Amar Khandha |
| 2018 | Chhutti Jashe Chhakka | "Color Color Which Color?" | Kedar-Bhargav |
| 2019 | Baap Re Baap | "Andharya Raste" | Rajiv Bhatt |
Rajasthani
| Year | Film | Song | Composer |
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| 2017 | Taawdo The Sunlight | Taawdo Title | Lalit Pandit |
Tamil
| Movie | Song |
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| Naiyaandi | Munnadi |
| Paayum Puli | Siluku Marame |
| Wagah | Sollathan Ninaikuran |
Telugu
| Year | Movie | Song | Composer(s) | Co-Singer(s) | Note(s) |
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| 2013 | Baadshah | "Rangoli Rangoli" | S. Thaman | ||
| 2015 | Surya vs Surya | "Preme Santosham" | Sai Karthik | ||
| Akhil | "Akkineni Akkineni" | Anup Rubens | |||
| Bajirao Mastani | "Mahalinga" | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Dubbed | ||
| "Gajanana" | |||||
| Kick 2 | "Jenda Pai Kapiraju" | S. Thaman | |||
| 2016 | Dictator | "Gam Gam Ganesha" | S. Thaman | Deepak, Sai Charan, Nivas | |
| Krishnashtami | "Lefto Punjabi Dressu" | Dinesh | Mamta Sharma | ||
| 2017 | Goutham Nanda | "Black & White" | S. Thaman | ||
| Jai Lava Kusa | "Raavana" | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi | "Rayyi Rayyi Mantu" | ||||
| Middle Class Abbayi | "Yevandoi Nani Garu" | ||||
| Sapthagiri LLB | "Are Are Ek Dham" | ||||
| 2018 | Padmaavat | "Jhommani Jhommani" | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Dubbed | |
| "Gaji Biji" | |||||
| Bharat Ane Nenu | "Vachaadayyo Saami" | Devi Sri Prasad | |||
| Thugs of Hindostan | "Vashmalle" | Ajay−Atul | Dubbed | ||
| "Majjare Khudha" | Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan | ||||
| 2019 | Dabangg 3 | "Hud Hud" | Sajid–Wajid | Dubbed | |
| 2020 | Ashwatthama | "Title Song" | Sri Charan Pakala | ||
Marathi
Chumbak – Title Track, Youngraad – Arz, Ziprya – Alibaba, Pyaar Wali Love Story – Jahan Jau, Govinda – Title Track, Hrun – Title Track, Katyar Kaljat Ghusali – Yaar Ilahi, Baapmanus- Title Track
Bengali
Beparoyaa (2016) – Poran Bondhua, Badsha - The Don (2016) – Dhat Teri Ki
Others
Famous Jingles – Fevicol 2011, IIN, 93.5 FM, Hajmola 2014, IPL 2013 – Koi Nahi Bachega, & Picture – Sapno Ki Udaan,
Coke Studio –
Season 2 – Dil Loche, Season 4 – Sawan Me,
Others – World Cup 2015 – Ms Dhoni Bio Pic – Phir Se, MTV Unplugged – Shake Your Bootiya, 9xM Anthem Song – Haq Se,
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References
- "I would love to not get typecast: Divya Kumar". The Times of India.
- "Divya Kumar – Singer, Artist | MySwar". myswar.co.
- "Divya Kumar Songs: Listen Divya Kumar Hit Songs on Gaana.com". Gaana.com.
- "Divya Kumar: My biggest dream is to sing for Shahrukh Khan & A.R. Rahman". Glamsham.
- "Preeti Jhangiani wins best actor award for 'Taawdo' at RIFF". The Times of India. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- "Welcome to TM Talent Management". tmtalentmanagement.com.