Sanjeeta Bhattacharya

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya
Background information
Bornc. 1995
New Delhi, India
GenresIndie folk
R&B
Occupation(s)Singer
songwriter
actor
lyricist
composer
Years active2017–present

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya is a Grammy-nominated Indian singer, songwriter and actor.[1][2]

Sanjeeta made her Bollywood debut in the 2023 film Jawan (film) as Helena, the hacker before which she had made her debut as an actor on Netflix’s Feels Like Ishq.[3] She is a graduate of Berklee College of Music,[4] she has been a part of festivals such as Panama Jazz Festival, Hornbill Festival, NH7 Weekender and Magnetic Fields Festival. As part of her personal project, she has released a series of singles and her track, "Everything’s Fine?" put her on Spotify's global emerging artist program, RADAR in July 2020.[5] Her first international collaboration was with Malagasy singer Niu Raza called ‘Red’.[6] Sanjeeta debuted as an actor in the Netflix series "Feels Like Ishq" on July 23, 2021.[7]

Bhattacharya is also known for her performance that paid tribute to A. R. Rahman at Berklee College of Music in 2014 featuring 109 performers from 32 countries. A. R. Rahman was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music at that event.[1]

Personal life and education

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Bhattacharya was born in a Bengali Brahmin family in New Delhi, India. She is the daughter of artist Sanjay Bhattacharya and a Bangladeshi mother.[8][9] She graduated from Berklee College of Music, known for the study of jazz and modern American music.[10] Sanjeeta is often referred to as an up-and-coming jazz musician, but she prefers to avoid categorizing her music. She stated during the interview with The Times of India that:

I have roots in Indian classical Hindustani music. In school, I sang RnB, pop, choir music and so on. After which I explored many more genres like flamenco, Balkan folk, Latin American music etc and all of these reflect the music I make.[10]

Musical style

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Her music weaves influences from R&B, Indie folk and Latin styles with multi-lingual lyrics to create stories around myriad personal experiences.[11]

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya performing at NH7 Weekender

Discography

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Year Track Genre Language Reference
2017 I Will Wait Folk/Pop English [12]
2018 Natsukashii Pop English [1]
2019 Shams Indie folk Hindi/Urdu [13]
2020 Watercolour (ft. Dhruv Visvanath) Indie folk English [14][15]
2020 Everything's Fine? R&B/Hip hop English [16][17]
2020 Red (ft. Niu Raza, Aman Sagar, Pranay Parti) R&B/Hip hop English/Malagasy [6]
2021 Khoya Sa (ft. Aman Sagar) R&B/ Pop Hindi [18]
2021 Itne Pyaar Se (Thoda Darr Lagta Hai) Indie/Pop Hindi/Urdu [19]
2022 UDDCHALEIN Pop/Hip-hop Hindi [20]
2022 Out of Tune Indie folk English [21]
2022 "Mis Chicas" (Spanish) Jawan Spanish
2023 Pyara Mera Veera Varshangalku Shesham Malayalam / Spanish
2024 Main Character Energy English

Web series

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Year Web series Role Language Reference
2021 Feels Like Ishq Muskaan Hindi [22]
2022 The Broken News Juhi Shergill Hindi [23]

Films

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Year Films Role Language Reference
2023 Jawan Helena Hindi [24]

Other works

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Sanjeeta was a TEDx speaker at TEDx, Pune.[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Narrain, Aparna (15 July 2019). "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya has quite the ear for music". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Music to the ears: Sanjeeta Bhattacharya on her debut album being nominated for the 65th Grammys". New Indian Express. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "'Jawan' Actress Over the Moon As Internet Uncovers Her Singing Days: 'Have Seen Her Before'". News18. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ Sampath, Purvaa. "Berklee Indian Ensemble: Have you met Sanjeeta?". Berklee.edu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "India's Sanjeeta Bhattacharya Dabbles Freely Across Styles". Spotify. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya Experiments on New Single 'Red,' Collabs With Madagascar Singer-Songwriter Niu Raza". Rolling Stone. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Feels Like Ishq: A few shorts stand out in this Netflix anthology about love". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Did you know 'Jawan' actress has Bangladeshi roots?". The Daily Star. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ^ শাহরুখের নতুন নায়িকার নানাবাড়ি ময়মনসিংহে. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya: My music has a lot of influences, so I don't want to restrict it by defining it". The Times of India. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Meet the budding singer who is adding Latin-American flavours to music in India". India Today. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Watch: Singer-Songwriter Sanjeeta Bhattacharya's Heart-Wrenching Video for 'I Will Wait'". Rolling Stone. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Premiere: Sanjeeta Bhattacharya Trysts With Neo-Soul & Hip-Hop on 'Red'". The wild city. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  14. ^ Narrain, Aparna (22 May 2020). "Singer-songwriter Sanjeeta Bhattacharya's new single, 'Watercolour' is out". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Hear Singer-Songwriter Sanjeeta Bhattacharya's Wistful New Single 'Watercolour'". Rolling Stone. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  16. ^ "A Touch of Surrealism for Sanjeeta Bhattacharya's Ballad on Climate Change". The Indian Music Diaries. January 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya talks about her new single, quarantine productivity and more". Indulge. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya and Tanmaya Bhatnagar Scour New Delhi Bylanes in Tasteful 'Khoya Sa' Video". Rolling Stone. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya x Tanmaya Bhatnagar – Itne Pyaar Se (Thoda Darr Lagta Hai): Score Indie Reviews". The Score. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya: Uddchalein". Platform. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Fresh Indie Fridays #65". Rolling Stone. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Feels Like Ishq: Danish Aslam Talks About the Importance of Queer Love Stories". News18. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Popular indie singer-actor Sanjeeta Bhattacharya to star alongside Sonali Bendre in 'The Broken News'". National Herald. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya: When Shah Rukh Khan Found Out I Am A Musician, He Brought A Guitar And Mic On 'Jawan' Set The Next Day To Have Me Sing For The Cast". Outlook. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Theme: Walking the Wire". TED (conference). Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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