Sneha Shankar

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| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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| years_active = 2012–present

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| father = Ram Shankar

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Sneha Shankar is an Indian playback singer and live performer. She has sung for many Bollywood movies, including Hanuman: Da' Damdaar, and Chup: Revenge of the Artist.

Early life

Sneha Shankar is the daughter of singer and music director Ram Shankar,{{Cite news |date=12 November 2017 |title=Like father, like daughter |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/like-father-like-daughter-496159 }} and granddaughter of Shankar of the Sufi singers duo Shankar-Shambhu.{{Cite web |date=2018-02-24 |title=Shanker Shambhu Qawwal, The Epitome Of Indian Plurality{{!}} Countercurrents |url=https://countercurrents.org/2018/02/shanker-shambhu-qawwal-epitome-indian-plurality/ |access-date=2024-03-07 |website=countercurrents.org |language=en-US}} At the age of six she appeared in a TV show MTV Sound Trippin on MTV India.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

Career

Shankar started her career and participated in various singing reality shows including ''The Superstar Singer' & 'Indian Idol - Season 15'.[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/indian-idol-15-indian-playback-singers-daughter-sneha-shankar-to-be-seen-as-a-contestant/articleshow/114316238.cms Indian Idol 15: Indian playback singer’s daughter Sneha Sneha Shankar to be seen as a contestant] The Times of India, October 19, 2024.

In 2019 she sang for the Hindi version of a Hollywood movie The Lion King.{{Cite web |last=S |first=Joyain |date=2019-07-19 |title=Superstar Singer contestant Sneha Shankar lends her voice to Hindi version of The Lion King |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2019/Jul/19/superstar-singer-contestant-sneha-shankar-lends-her-voice-to-hindi-version-of-the-lion-king-16685.html |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Indulgexpress |language=en}}

She has worked with various music composers including Himesh Reshammiya, Sneha Khanwalkar, Amit Trivedi, and Jeet Gannguli.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

Discography

= Film songs =

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Year !Film !Song !Music !Lyrics !Note ! class="unsortable" \|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
2017 \|Hanuman: Da' Damdaar \|"Hanuman Chalisa" \|Sneha Khanwalkar \| \|credited as Sneha Pandit \|
2019 \|The Lion King \|"Main Banoon Raja Aaj Hi" \| \| \| \|{{Cite web \|last=S \|first=Joyain \|date=2019-07-19 \|title=Superstar Singer contestant Sneha Shankar lends her voice to Hindi version of The Lion King \|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2019/Jul/19/superstar-singer-contestant-sneha-shankar-lends-her-voice-to-hindi-version-of-the-lion-king-16685.html \|access-date=2024-05-21 \|website=Indulgexpress \|language=en}}
2022 \|Chup: Revenge of the Artist \|"Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye" \|Sneha Khanwalkar \|Sahir Ludhianvi \| \|
2025 \|Thug Life \|"Chand ke Tukde" \| A.R.Rahman \| Mehboob \| Hindi version \|

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!Song

!Music

!Lyrics

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2017

|Hanuman: Da' Damdaar

|"Hanuman Chalisa"

|Sneha Khanwalkar

|credited as Sneha Pandit

2019

|The Lion King

|"Main Banoon Raja Aaj Hi"

|{{Cite web |last=S |first=Joyain |date=2019-07-19 |title=Superstar Singer contestant Sneha Shankar lends her voice to Hindi version of The Lion King |url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/entertainment/cinema/2019/Jul/19/superstar-singer-contestant-sneha-shankar-lends-her-voice-to-hindi-version-of-the-lion-king-16685.html |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Indulgexpress |language=en}}

2022

|Chup: Revenge of the Artist

|"Yeh Duniya Agar Mil Bhi Jaye"

|Sneha Khanwalkar

|Sahir Ludhianvi

2025

|Thug Life

|"Chand ke Tukde"

| A.R.Rahman

| Mehboob

| Hindi version

= Non-film songs =

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Year !Song !Music !Lyrics !Co-singer(s) !Note !{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
2022 \|"Irada Kar Liya Hai Humne" \|Dushyant \|Alok Srivastava \|Shaan \|Education anthem of the Government of Delhi by Aam Admi Party \|{{Cite web \|date=2022-04-19 \|title=Delhi Govt Launches Education Song 'Irada Kar Liya Hai' \|url=https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/delhi-govt-launches-education-song-irada-kar-liya-hai-5012149.html \|access-date=2024-03-15 \|website=News18 \|language=en}}

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2022

|"Irada Kar Liya Hai Humne"

|Dushyant

|Alok Srivastava

|Shaan

|Education anthem of the Government of Delhi by Aam Admi Party

|{{Cite web |date=2022-04-19 |title=Delhi Govt Launches Education Song 'Irada Kar Liya Hai' |url=https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/delhi-govt-launches-education-song-irada-kar-liya-hai-5012149.html |access-date=2024-03-15 |website=News18 |language=en}}

=Television appearances=

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Year !Show !Song !Channel !Note !{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
2017 \|MTV Sound Trippin \|"Nain Matakka" \|MTV India \|season 2, episode 1 \|{{cite web \| url=https://www.jiocinema.com/tv-shows/sound-trippin/2/tripping-movement-music/3183989 \| title=Watch Sound Trippin Season 2 Episode 1 : Tripping Movement Music - Watch Full Episode Online(HD) on JioCinema }}

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2017

|MTV Sound Trippin

|"Nain Matakka"

|MTV India

|season 2, episode 1

|{{cite web | url=https://www.jiocinema.com/tv-shows/sound-trippin/2/tripping-movement-music/3183989 | title=Watch Sound Trippin Season 2 Episode 1 : Tripping Movement Music - Watch Full Episode Online(HD) on JioCinema }}

= Singles =

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Year !Song !Music !Co-singer(s) !class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
2020 \|"Yaad Piya Ki Aaye" \|Aditya Shankar \|Salman Ali \|{{Cite web \|title=Watch New Hindi Song Music Video - 'Yaad Piya Ki Aaye' Sung By Salman Ali And Sneha Shankar {{!}} Hindi Video Songs - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/watch-new-hindi-song-music-video-yaad-piya-ki-aaye-sung-by-salman-ali-and-sneha-shankar/videoshow/88563642.cms \|access-date=2024-03-11 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}
2023 \|"Adhoore Khwaab" \|rowspan="4"\|Himesh Reshammiya \|{{n/a}} \|
2023 \|"Choodiyaan Khanke" \|Ankush Bhardwaj \|
2023 \|"Har Justajoo" \|Tabish Ali \|
2024 \|"Mera Mehboob" \|{{n/a}} \|

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2020

|"Yaad Piya Ki Aaye"

|Aditya Shankar

|Salman Ali

|{{Cite web |title=Watch New Hindi Song Music Video - 'Yaad Piya Ki Aaye' Sung By Salman Ali And Sneha Shankar {{!}} Hindi Video Songs - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/music/hindi/watch-new-hindi-song-music-video-yaad-piya-ki-aaye-sung-by-salman-ali-and-sneha-shankar/videoshow/88563642.cms |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}

2023

|"Adhoore Khwaab"

|rowspan="4"|Himesh Reshammiya

|{{n/a}}

2023

|"Choodiyaan Khanke"

|Ankush Bhardwaj

2023

|"Har Justajoo"

|Tabish Ali

2024

|"Mera Mehboob"

|{{n/a}}

= TV serial songs =

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Year !Film !Song !Music !Lyrics !Co-singer(s) !class="unsortable"\|{{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
2016 \|Naamkarann \|"Aa Leke Chalu Tujhko" \|Jeet Ganguly \|Vijay Vijawatt \|Palak Muchhal \|
2018 \|Meri Durga \|Tittle track \|Sneha Khanvilkar \| \| \|
2020 \|Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2 \|Tittle track \|Aadil Prashant \| \|Abhishek Gaur \|{{Cite web \|title='Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2' title track sung by reality show contestant \|url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=658498 \|access-date=2024-05-20 \|website=www.daijiworld.com \|language=en}}{{Cite web \|date=2019-12-31 \|title=Telly Tattle: Sneha Shankar lent her voice for Ek Duje ke Vaaste 2 \|url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/telly-tattle-superstar-singer-contestant-sneha-shankar-lent-her-voice-for-ek-duje-ke-vaaste-2-22356199 \|access-date=2024-05-20 \|website=Mid-day \|language=en}}

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2016

|Naamkarann

|"Aa Leke Chalu Tujhko"

|Jeet Ganguly

|Vijay Vijawatt

|Palak Muchhal

2018

|Meri Durga

|Tittle track

|Sneha Khanvilkar

2020

|Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2

|Tittle track

|Aadil Prashant

|Abhishek Gaur

|{{Cite web |title='Ek Duje Ke Vaaste 2' title track sung by reality show contestant |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=658498 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2019-12-31 |title=Telly Tattle: Sneha Shankar lent her voice for Ek Duje ke Vaaste 2 |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/television-news/article/telly-tattle-superstar-singer-contestant-sneha-shankar-lent-her-voice-for-ek-duje-ke-vaaste-2-22356199 |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Mid-day |language=en}}

Awards

=Indian Television Academy Awards=

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2018 \|Meri Durga \|Best Singer \|{{nom}} \|style="text-align:center;"\|

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2018

|Meri Durga

|Best Singer

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