Pamela Jain

Pamela Jain
Pamela jain performing live
Background information
Birth name	Pamela Jain
Origin	Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Genres	Film songs, pop, ghazals, bhajans, hindustani classical
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2000–present

Pamela Jain is an Indian playback singer.

Biography

Early years

Jain was born to a Bengali family. Her parents are Kamelesh Basu and Shakuntala Basu, and one of her grandfathers was the Bengali novelist Bimal Mitra, who wrote Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.

She was brought up in the steel city of Bhilai in Chhattisgarh and pursued her academic and music education there. She had her professional training in Indian classical music under the guidance of Pandit Bimalendu Mukherjee (Bhilai) and Pandit Aaskan Sharma (Mumbai). From the age of 16, she started singing for Raipur radio station. She became winner in Meri Awaz Suno (1998) and Adaab Araz Hai (1999). From then onwards, she started singing at a professional level.

Career

Jain sang a song for the film Na Tum Jaano Na Hum in 2000, composed by music director Rajesh Roshan. She went on to sing numerous other songs for other music directors such as A. R.Rahman, Ravindra Jain, Nadeem–Shravan, Himesh Reshammiya, Bappi Lahiri, Aadesh Shrivastava, Ismail Darbar, Jatin-Lalit, Vishal-Shekhar, Pritam, Anand Raj Anand, Sandesh Sandiliya, Lalit Sen, Sohail Sen, Jeet Ganguly, and various regional music directors. She has worked with the director Ashutosh Gowarikar in films like Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and What's Your Raashee?.

Discography

Film music

Year	Film	Track(s)	Music Director	Note(s)
2001	Moksha[1]	"Seep Mein Moti"	Rajesh Roshan
2002	Na Tum Jaano Na Hum[2]	"Dil Leke" "Haye Raam"
	Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage	"O Re Gori"
	Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe	"Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe" "Mat Ho Udhas" "Hanse Tim Tim"
	Jaani Dushman	"Roop Salona Tera Dekh Ke"	Anand Raj Anand
	Agnivarsha	"Aachal Ki Chhaya"	Sandesh Shandilya
2003	Calcutta Mail[3]	"Kahan Pe Meri Jaan Jaoge"	Anand Raj Anand
2004	Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa	"Zindagi Hai Dua"	A.R.Rahman
2006	Refugee	"Kewra"	Jeet Ganguly	Bengali
	Vivah[4]	"O Jiji" "Jai Gauri Maa"	Ravindra Jain
	Chand Bujh Gaya	"Chupke Chupke"	Kanak Raj
2007	MLA Fatakeshto	"Shukher Aalo Moner Majhe"	Jeet Ganguly	Bengali
2008	Sirf	"Zindagi Ki Kahani"	Sohail Sen
	Haal-e-dil	"Jeeta Hoon"	Anand Raj Anand
	Minister Fatakeshto	"Vande Mataram"	Jeet Ganguly	Bengali
	Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi	"Lo Ji Hum Aa Gaye"	Ravindra Jain
	Sarkar Raj[5]	"Subah"	Bapi Tutul
	Royal Utsav	"Boon Boond"	Vaishnavdeva
2009	What's Your Raashee?	"Manunga Manunga"	Sohail Sen
	Fast Forward[6]	"Aankhon Ki Baat"	DJ Akbar Sami
2010	Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey	"Naiyn Tere" "Sapne Saloney"	Sohail Sen
	Mallika	"Wo Bhooli Dastaan"	Pritam
	Ik Kudi Punjab Di	"Tera Mera Naa"	Sukshinder Shinda	Punjabi
	Josh	"Keu Mone Mone"	Jeet Ganguly	Bengali
2011	Gal Tera Jaagdey Di	"Saari Raat Kamliyaan"	Yo Yo Honey Singh	Punjabi
2013	Deewana Deewani	"Diwana Mu Diwani Tu"	Udit Narayan	Odia
		"He Mu Kacha Marka No 1 Hero"	Vinod Rathod
		Haire to Jadu	Babul Supriyo
2014	Dil Ho Gail Qurbaan	"Umariya Mohabbat Ke Ka Dihli"	Damodar Raao	Bhojpuri
2015	Maai Ke Karz	"Samajh Na Pawe Dil Rove Bar Bar"
2016	Dahashat	"Aake Mere Khwabon Me Tum"
	Allahabad Se Islamabad	"Khel Ya Aajuba"	Shishir Pandey	Bhojpuri
	Rangdaari Tax	"Kanha Kanha Pukare Man Mor Ho"	Damodar Raao	Bhojpuri
	Sindur Ki Saugandh	"Barsat Mein Ek Mulakat Mein"
	Padal Ba Bhari Chaura Bihari	"Tohari Kajrari Ankhiya Kamaal Kaile Ba"
	Jangal Raj	"Rahiya Tohar Kabse Taktani"
		"Chand Jaisan Tohar Rup"
	Aakhiri Dam Tak	"Tohar Pyar Chahi Pyar"
	Prem Kahani EK Lapleli Ghoshta	"O Mhare Sajna"	Javed Ali	Marathi
2017	God Father	"Chuti Kholile"		Odia
2018	A Thin Line	"Ye Na Thi Hamari Kismat"	Satya Manik Afsar	Hindi
	4 Idiots	"Yoga Queen"		Odia

Albums, remixes and serial titles

• Mera Ghunghta[7] (T-Series)
• Dil aur dhadkan[8] (Saregama)
• Mere naseeb mein tu hai ki nahi (Sony Music)
• Bhor bhaye panghat mein (Universal Music)
• Kumkum[9] (Star Plus)
• Sindoor Tere Naam Ka (Zee TV)
• Kulvaddhu (Sony TV)
• Meera (NDTV Imagine)
• Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai (Star Plus)
• Grihasti (Star Plus)
• Bairi Piya (Colors)
• Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli (Zee TV)
• Kya Dill Mein Hai (9X)
• Jodha Akbar (Zee TV)
• Yeh Hai Mohabbatein (Star Plus)
• Yeh Hai Chahatein (Star Plus)
• Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai (Star Plus)
• Ishqbaaaz (Star Plus)
• Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon 3 (Star Plus)
• Yeh Vaada Raha (Zee TV)
• Prithvi Vallabh - Itihaas Bhi, Rahasya Bhi (Sony TV)
• Dil Boley Oberoi (Star Plus)
• Nazar (Star Plus)
• Karn Sangini (Star Plus)
• Yehh Jadu Hai Jinn Ka! (Star Plus)
• Naagin (Colors)
• Bepanah Pyaar (Colors TV)

In addition, she has sung on many Gujarati garba albums produced by the music company Soor Mandir, including Dhol,[10] Taali,[11] Ude re gulaal,[12] and Utsav.[13]

Awards and recognition

Won

• 2001 – Best duet of the year, Tata Infomedia award
• 2004 – Kala Shree Award, Punjabi Kala Sangam
• 2010 – Best duet of the year, BIG Punjabi Award
• 2009 – Best title Singer, Indian Telly Technical Awards

Nominated

• 2003 – New Musical Sensation, Star Dust Awards Nomination
• Gujarati Transmedia Award Nomination

References

1. "Track list – Moksha". Archived 8 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Smashits
2. "Track list – Na Tum Jaano Na Hum". Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Smashits
3. "Track list – Calcutta Mail". Archived 1 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Smashits
4. "Track list – Vivah". Raaga
5. "Track list – Sarkar Raj". Archived 8 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Smashits
6. "Track list – Fast Forward". Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Smashits
7. "Track list – Mera Ghunghta". Raaga
8. "Track list – Dil Aur Dhadkan". Saregama
9. "Track list – Star Parivar". Archived 27 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine Smashits
10. "Track list – Dolida". Soor Mandir.
11. "Track list – Taali". Soor Mandir.
12. "Track list – Ude Re Gulaal". Soor Mandir.
13. "Track list – Utsav". Soor Mandir.

External links

• Pamela Jain on IMDb