Anushka Manchanda

Anushka Manchanda
File:Anushka vinegas fashion store launch.jpg Anushka Manchanda at the Vinegar fashion store launch
Background information
Birth name	Anuskha Manchanda
Born	(1984-02-11) 11 February 1984 Delhi, India
Genres	Female
Occupation(s)	Playback singer, songwriter, model, VJ, actress
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar, flute, tambourine, maracas
Years active	2002–present
Associated acts	Viva!

Anushka Manchanda is an Indian singer, model, actress, an ex-Channel [V] -VJ and was a member of the Indian pop girl group Viva!.

Biography

She stepped into playback singing in the Tamil film industry by singing the song "O Mahire" from the 2004 film Manmadhan under the direction of noted music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja. She later worked several times with him to create popular songs like "Thee Pidikka" (Arinthum Ariyamalum), "Kudakooli" (Kalvanin Kadhali), "Money Money" (Thimiru) and "Oh..Oh..Ennanamo" (Chennai 600028). In 2006 then, she got her first opportunity to sing for a Hindi film as well, which was the title song of the film Golmaal, composed by Vishal-Shekhar. This was followed by several other songs under other noted music composers as Anu Malik, Salim-Sulaiman, Pritam and Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. She has also done a cameo role in the Bollywood film Dulha Mil Gaya, for which she has sung three songs as well. She has also appeared in a reality show of MTV Pulsar Stunt Mania in year 2010. She recently featured by Akcent in 'I am Sorry', which went to high critical acclaim. Currently she appears in a video, singing a song titled, "What would you do?" as an advertisement for Grey's Anatomy reruns on Star World. She has a successful career in Bollywood. Her song "dum maro dum" in the film "Dum Maro Dum" gained immense popularity. She has also sung "maine yun kabhi socha na tha" in "Game", "apna har din aise jiyo" in "Golmaal 3". In 2013, she sang the remix version of 1991 hit song (originally sung by Kavita Krisnamurthy in the film Chalbaaz) "Na jaane kahan se aya hai" featuring Neeraj Shridhar. The song was so popular that it topped the Indian topchart for more than two months. The song is picturised on Chitrangada Singh and Prachi Desai and was used in the film "I, Me Aur Main".

Discography

Year	Song	Album	Language	Composer	Notes
2004	"Oh Mahirae"	Manmadhan	Tamil	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	"Qiero"	Rakht	Hindi	Anand-Milind	With Pratichi as part of "Viva"
2005	"Theepidika Theepidika"	Arinthum Ariyamalum	Tamil	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	"Kudakkooli Koduthachu"	Kalvanin Kadhali	Tamil	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	"Mila Mila"	Super	Telugu	Sandeep Chowta
	"Hey babu"	Devadasu	Telugu	Chakri
2006	"Golmaal"	Golmaal	Hindi	Vishal-Shekhar
	"Money Money"	Thimiru	Tamil	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	"Zindaggi Rocks"	Zindaggi Rocks	Hindi	Anu Malik
2007	"Oh..Oh..Ennanamo"	Chennai 600028	Tamil	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	"Naughty Naughty"	Cash	Hindi	Vishal-Shekhar	Winner, Stardust New Musical Sensation (Female) Award
	"Rathraina"	Athidi	Telugu	Manisharma
	"Cheli cheruku"	Aadavari Matalaku Ardhalu Verule	Telugu	Yuvan Shankar Raja
	"Chammakuro Challa"	Munna	Telugu	Harris Jayaraj
2008	"Tu Saala"	Golmaal Returns	Hindi	Pritam
2009	"Chandni Chowk to China"	Chandni Chowk to China	Hindi	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
	"Oh Sexy Mama"	Yavarum Nalam/13B	Tamil Hindi	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
	"Dil Kalase"	Kick	Telugu	S.Thaman
2010	"Alisha"	Pyaar Impossible!	Hindi	Salim-Sulaiman
	"Life Is A Game (Hindi Version)" & "Life Is A Game (English Version)"	Teen Patti	Hindi	Salim-Sulaiman
	"By The Way" & "Behke Behke"	Aisha	Hindi	Amit Trivedi
	"Dil Khol Ke Let's Rock"	We Are Family	Hindi	Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
	"Apna Har Din" & "Golmaal"	Golmaal 3	Hindi	Pritam
	"Dhatad Tatad"	Lafangey Parindey	Hindi	R. Anandh
2011	"Mit Jaaye Gum (Dum Maaro Dum)"	Dum Maaro Dum	Hindi	Pritam
2011	"Piya Kesariyo"	Hum Tum Shabana	Hindi	Sachin-Jigar
2012	"Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu"	Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu	Hindi	Amit Trivedi
2013	"Allah Duhai Hai"	Race 2	Hindi	Pritam
2013	"Dil Na Jaane Kyun"	Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story	Hindi	Sachin-Jigar
2013	"Mann Basiyo Sanwariyo"	ABCD – Any Body Can Dance	Hindi	Sachin-Jigar
2013	"Rowdy Fellows"	D for Dopidi	Telugu	Mahesh Shankar
2013	"Horn OK Please"	Dedh Ishqiya	Hindi	Vishal Bhardwaj
2013	"Na Jaane"	I, Me Aur Main	Hindi	Sachin - Jigar
2014	"Teri Mahima Aprampar"	Entertainment	Hindi	Sachin - Jigar
2014	"Dance Basanti"	Ungli	Hindi	Sachin - Jigar
2015	"Superfly"	Superfly	English	Anish Sood, Nanok
2015	"Bezubaan Phir Se"	ABCD 2	Hindi	Sachin - Jigar
2015	"Manma Emotion Jaage"	Dilwale	Hindi	Pritam

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Loins of Punjab Presents	Herself	Judge
2008	Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi	Herself Winner	Hindi TV drama
2010	Dulha Mil Gaya	Shyla	Cameo
2010–11	Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa	Herself (contestant)	Reality dancing show
2015	Angry Indian Goddesses	Madhureeta

External links

• Official website
• Anushka Manchanda at the Internet Movie Database
• Anushka Manchanda on Bollywood Hungama