Nimrat Khaira

Nimrat Khaira (born 8 August 1992) is an Indian singer, actress and playback singer known for her work in Punjabi-language music and films. She has been nominated for two Filmfare Punjabi Awards and one PTC Punjabi Film award.

Nimrat Khaira
Nimrat Khaira
Background information
Birth nameNimratpal Kaur Khaira
Born (1991-08-08) August 8, 1991[1][2]
Gurdaspur, Punjab, India[3]
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • actress
InstrumentsVocals
Years active(2014 –present)
Labels
  • Brown
  • Rhythm Boyz
  • Panj-aab
  • White Hill
Associated acts
WebsiteNimrat Khaira on Facebook

Early life

Born in Gurdaspur, Khaira started singing in third grade. She is the only child of her parents. She is graduated in Biotechnology.[3]

Career

She is the winner of Voice of Punjab season 3.[4] She gained fame after the release of her single "Ishq Kacheri".[5] She performed at Saras Mela, held in Bathinda.[6][7] She hosted the third edition of Radio Mirchi Music Awards.[8]

She started her singing career from a duet song "Rab Karke" with Nishawn Bhullar, which was released on 24 September 2015 by record label Punj-aab Records. The song received good response from audience, but she got much fame through her next two songs "Ishq Kacheri" and "SP De Rank Wargi" both released in 2016. She continued her success with songs like "Salute Wajde" in 2016. In 2017, she launched many singles many of them overcame as massive hits like "Rohab Rakhdi", "Dubai Wale Sheikh", "Suit" and "Designer". She also won Best female vocalist award for her duo "Dubai Wale Sheikh" from Manje Bistre at Brit Asia Awards and nominated at Filmare Punjabi Award. The song also peaked on UK Asian chart.[9] Her single "Suit" entered top 20 in the chart.[10]

Also, her song "Designer" produced by Deep Jandu came in controversy after a foreign composer "Zwirek" claimed the music and the song was removed from YouTube but later, the song was readded to YouTube after music was proved legally original.[11]

Songs
List of singles as lead artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Music Producer(s) Album
"Rab Karke" 2015Nishawn BhullarRupin Kahlon
"SP De Rank Wargi" 2016—Desi Crew
"Ishq Kacheri" —Preet Hundal
"Salute Wajde" —Deep Jandu
"Taanvi Changa Lagda" —Gold Boy
"Rohab Rakhdi" 2017—Preet Hundal
"Jhumke" Jassi Gill & Babbal RaiJay KSargi
"Dubai Wale Sheikh" Gippy GrewalJay KManje Bistre
"DJ Waaleya" —Jay KArjan
"Akhar" Amrinder GillJatinder ShahLahoriye
"Bhangra Gidha" —Desi Crew
"Suit" Mankirt AulakhPreet Hundal
"Designer" —Deep Jandu
"Brober Boli" 2018—DesiRoutz
"Ranihaar" —Preet Hundal
"Sun Sohniye" Ranjit BawaJaidev KumarAfsar
"Udhaar Chalda" Gurnam BhullarPreet Hundal
"Khat" —Preet Hundal
"Ravaya Kar Ve" —Preet Hundal
"Sacha Jhootha" —Preet Hundal
"Tohar" 2019—Preet Hundal
"Jattan De Munde" Tarsem JassarDesi CrewRabb Da Radio 2
"Channan" —Desi Crew
"Baddlan De Kaalje" Amrinder GillDr ZeusChal Mera Putt
"Supna Laavan Da" —Preet Hundal
"Lehnga" 2020—The Kidd
"Majhe Wal Da" Amrinder GillDesi CrewChal Mera Putt 2
"Ajj Kal Ajj Kal" —Desi Crew
"Vail" Mankirt AulakhAvvy Sra
"Sohne Sohne Suit" —Rox- A
"Track Suit" Diljit DosanjhDesi CrewG.O.A.T.

Film career

She started her film career in 2017 with Lahoriye, wherein she played the role of Kikkar(Amrinder Gill)'s sister Harleen Kaur. Her performance in film was appreciated by audience. She was also nominated for Best Debut Performance and Best Supporting Actress in different Award Ceremonies.[12]

Her second film Afsar is set to be released on 5 October 2018. Film marks as Debut as lead actress for Nimrat Khaira. In film, Nimrat Khaira had shared screen with Tarsem Jassar. She had played the role of Harman who is Teacher in Government school.[13] In 2020, her Jodi is releasing, which is written and directed by Amberdeep Singh. In the film, she is co-starring Diljit Dosanjh. It is her second collaboration with Singh and Rhythm Boyz Entertainment after Lahoriye (2017).

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Film Year Role Director Notes
Lahoriye 2017Harleen KaurAmberdeep SinghPunjabi Film Debut
Afsar 2018HarmanGulshan Singh
Chal Mera Putt 2019N/AJanjot SinghSpecial appearance in song "Baddlan De Kaalje"
Jodi 2020TBAAmberdeep Singh

Awards and nominations
Year Film Award Ceremony Category Result
2018 Lahoriye Brit Asia Awards[14] Best Debut Performance Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Nominated
Manje Bistre Best Female Vocalist Won
Filmfare Awards Punjabi[15] Best playback singer(female) Nominated
Lahoriye Best Debut Female Nominated
PTC Punjabi Film Awards[16] Nominated
2019 Afsar Brit Asia TV Awards Best Female Playback Vocalist Nominated
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References
  1. "Nimrat Khaira". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. Kapoor, Diksha (8 August 2019). "Happy Birthday Nimrat Khaira: Know Some Lesser Known Facts About The Singer". PTC Punjabi. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "The Begum of Pollywood : Nimrat Khaira -". 4 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. "Voice of Punjab Season 3 winners".
  5. "Nimrat Khaira female singers". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. "Saras Mela Performance". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. "Saras Mela Performance". Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. "Radio Mirchi Music Awards". Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  9. "Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  10. "Asian Music Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  11. "Nimrat Khaira's 'Designer' song deleted from Youtube". Latest Punjab News, Breaking News Punjab, India News | Daily Post. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. "Nimrat Khaira Films".
  13. "'Afsar' first look: Pollywood gets a new on-screen jodi – Nimrat Khaira and Tasrem Jassar". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  14. "FULL LIST OF WINNERS FROM THE PUNJABI FILM AWARDS 2018 – BritAsia TV". BritAsia TV. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  15. "Filmfare Awards Punjabi 2018 Nominations | Filmfare.com". filmfare.com. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  16. "NOMINATION – PTC Punjabi Film Awards 2018 | PTC Punjabi". ptcpunjabifilmawards.in. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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