Shruti Pathak is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian playback singer and lyricist working in Hindi film industry.

Shruti Pathak
Shruti with Vishal & Shekhar performing live in Flare 2012 at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
Born
Occupations
  • Singer
  • lyricist
Years active2004–present

Early life

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She is a Gujarati,[1] and was born and brought up in Ahmedabad, she moved to Mumbai to pursue singing as a career after finishing her master's degree in Psychology.[2]

Career

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Pathak began her singing career after singing for various remix albums. Her "Leke Pehla Pehla Pyaar" for the Baby Doll series in 2004. With her song "Mar Jawa" from Fashion (2008) Pathak became popular.[3] She earned nominations in both Filmfare and Screen Awards for the song. She is also the lyricist along with being singer of the song "Payaliya" from Dev.D (2009). In 2013 she wrote one more song "Shubhaaramabh" for Amit Trivedi in Kai Po Che.

She has also done many stage shows. She has performed at the Culrav 2012 Cultural fest of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, the Flare (Techno-Cultural Fest) of Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, the Protsahan 13 Cultural, Sports and Technical Festival of SVKM's NMIMS University Shirpur Campus Dhule on 1 April 2013, the Udaan 2014 Cultural Fest of SPIT College, Mumbai organized by Rockfree Entertainment on 22 February 2014, and the Silver Jublee event of Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur on 22 December 2015.[4]

Pathak has also appeared all three seasons of Coke Studio India. She sang 'Kya Haal Sunawan' in season 1, 'Glorious' and 'Shedding Skin' in season 2 and 'Haal Ve Rabba' in season 3. She appeared on MTV Unplugged season 4 with Sachin - Jigar. She also on the Dewarists.

She learned classical from her guru Shree Divyang Thakkar from very young age.[citation needed]

Discography

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Year Film Song Co-singer(s) Notes
2022 Nayika Devi: The Warrior Queen "Patan Na Patrani" Vandana Gadhvi Gujarati film
2019 Hellaro " Haiyaa " Aditya Gadhavi

Mehul Surti

Gujarati Film
2018 Baaghi 2 "Soniye Dil Nayi" Ankit Tiwari
2017 Chor Bani Thangaat Kare "Chor Bani Thangaat Kare (Title Track)" Divya Kumar Gujarati film
2014 Happy Ending "Haseena Tu Kameena Mein" Siddharth Basrur, Rahul Pandey
2013 Gori Tere Pyaar Mein "Tooh" Mika Singh, Mamta Sharma, Vishal Dadlani
"Dil Duffer" Nitesh Kadam
Kai Po Che "Shubhaarambh" Divya Kumar
2011 Players "Buddhi Do Bhagwaan" Abhishek Bachchan
Ra.One "Criminal" Akon, Vishal Dadlani
Love Breakups Zindagi "Chhayee Hai Tanhayee" Shafqat Amanat Ali, Salim Merchant
2010 Anjaana Anjaani "Tujhe Bhula Diya"[5] Mohit Chauhan, Shekhar Ravjiani
"Aas Pass Khuda" Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Admissions Open "Roshni"
2009 Luck "Jee Le" Naresh Kamath
Kurbaan "Rasiya"
Dev.D "Paayaliya"
2008 Fashion "Mar Jawaan" Salim Merchant Nominated, Filmfare Best Female Playback Award
Nominated, Screen Award for Best Female Playback
Money Hai Toh Honey Hai "Awaara Dil"
Bujjigaadu: Made in Chennai "Sudu Sude" Sandeep Chowta Telugu film
"Guchchi Guchchi"
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References

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  1. ^ "Shruti Pathak open for Gujarati films". The Times of India. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "In Conversation With Shruti Pathak". Music Aloud. 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ K, Nivedita (24 August 2010). "I exist for music, feels Shruti Pathak". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. ^ Kameshwari, A. (8 April 2020). "Singer Shruti Pathak on recreations: I miss the newness in Bollywood music". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ Sukanya (30 August 2012). "Anjaana Anjaani has a zingy score!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.