Anwesshaa (born Anwesha Mita Dattagupta ; 15 December 1993[1] [2] [3] [4] ) is an Indian singer and composer who performs in several Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, and Marathi. She gained initial recognition as a contestant on the Amul STAR Voice of India reality television show Chhote Ustaad at the age of 13.[ 1]
Anwesha is a student of Lycée School, Kolkata .[ 2]
Anweshaa first appeared on national television in 2007 and subsequently participated in several musical reality shows.[ 3] She started her career as a playback singer with the song "Ek Je Achhe Raja" in the Bengali film Khela (2008). Anwesshaa's first breakthrough in Bollywood was in Golmaal Returns for Pritam Chakraborty at the age of 14.[ 4] She has recorded songs for many films, including 'I am 24, Raanjhanaa', 'Revolver Rani', 'Dangerous Ishq', 'Panchlait', 'I am Banni', 'Kaanchi', 'Prem Ratan Dhan payo', 'Expose', 'Gurudakshina', 'Do lafzon ki kahani', 'Ye Kaisa Tigdam', 'Bansuri', 'I Love Desi', 'Love you Soniyo', 'Dhoop chaav, Malhar' and others. Anweshaa received the Filmfare Award East, sponsored by Vivel, recognizing her accomplishments in regional cinema music.[ 5]
In January 2003, she was a finalist in the Tarana music competition broadcast on ETV Bangla.[ 6] .
In 2023, she composed music and background score for the Marathi film Pahije Jatiche and made her debut in Marathi cinema .[ 7]
Anwesshaa composed and scripted the lyrics for the following singles.
Kagojer Nouko Acoustic guitar – Rhythm Shaw, Sound engineer – Kohinoor Mukherjee
Devaa Vocals – Anweshaa and Kaustuv Kanti Ganguly
Dhun Bihu ki pukare Vocals – Trijoy Deb and Anwesshaa
Maahiya Vocals – Anwesshaa, Music producer – Akshay Akash
Khaamoshiyaan Vocals – Anwesshaa, Arrangement – Akshay Akash, Piano – Akshay Menon, Table – Amit Choubey, Mixing – Kohinoor Mukherjee
Gatihara Dupur Music Producer – Shamik Chakravarty, Mixing & Mastering – Ananjan Chakraborty, Video – Visual Diary Motion Picture
Swapno bari (Acoustic guitar – Rhythm Shaw, Sound engineer – Kohinoor Mukherjee )
Mizaaj-e-ishq – Hindi Indi-pop album
Aye chol – Vocals: Anwesshaa and Sarmishtha
Mehek – Vocals: Anwesshaa, Sound engineer – Kohinoor Mukherjee , Producer – Akshay Menon
Balcony – Vocals: Anwesshaa
Teri kami – Vocals: Anwesshaa and Abhay Jodhpurkar , Sound engineer – Kohinoor Mukherjee , Producer: Akshay Menon
Mere Khuda – Vocals: Kinjal Chatterjee, Producer: Nayan Mani Barman, Mixing: Kohinoor Mukherjee
Dooriyaan – Vocals: Anwesshaa
Mere Khuda – Vocals: Kinjal Chatterjee
Swapno Michhil – Vocals: Anwesshaa and Shovan Ganguly
Bhalo Theko – Vocals: Darnibar Saha
Intezaar – Vocals: Anwesshaa
Smritir Poth Beye – Vocals: Anwesshaa
Swag Wala Pyaar – Vocals: Hriti Tikadar
Adhure Chithhi – Vocals: Anwesshaa
Besabri – Vocals: Anwesshaa & Abhay Jodhpurkar , Producer: Akshay Menon
Elomelo Din – Vocals: Manomay Bhattacharya & Anwesshaa
Samandar – Vocals: Anwesshaa
Hote Paari – Vocals: Anwesshaa
Year
Movie
Songs
Music director
Co-singer(s)
2008
Golmaal Returns
"Tha Kar Ke"
Pritam
Neeraj Shridhar , Akriti Kakkar , Earl, Ind
"Tha Kar Ke (Remix)"
2012
Dangerous Ishhq
"Ishq Mein Ruswaa"
Himesh Reshammiya
Solo
2013
Raanjhanaa
"Banarasiya"
A. R. Rahman
Shreya Ghoshal , Meenal Jain
Luv U Soniyo
"Tumsa Nahi Koi"
Vipin Patwa
KK
2014
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable
"Tu Sab Kuch Re"
Ismail Darbar
Sonu Nigam , Ismail Darbar
"Koshampa"
Aman Trikha , Sanchita Bhattacharya , Subhash Ghai
Revolver Rani
"Bol Rahi Hai Payal"
Sanjeev Srivastava
Avi Dutta
2015
Guru Dakshina
"Jo Hota Hai"
Ismail Darbar
Ismail Darbar
Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
"Jalte Diye"
Himesh Reshammiya
Vinit Singh, Harshdeep Kaur , Shabab Sabri
2015
I Love Desi
Dil Ka Baje Ektara
Sharib & Toshi
Sharib Sabri
2015
I Am 24
Do Lafzon Ki Hai
Jatin Pandit
2016
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani
"Jeena Marna"
Babli Haque
Solo
2017
Panchlait
"Saajan Saajan"
Kalyan Sen Barat
Javed Ali , Rupankar
"Pyaar Hai"
Javed Ali
Single
"Tujhse Milke Ye Baawra"
Shreyash Shandiliya
2018
Ilaaka Kishorganj
"Charche Tere"
J Nutan Pankaj
Amit Gupta
2019
Ye Kaisa Tigdam
"Andhere Mein Rehne Do"
Ismail Darbar
Javed Bashir
2021
Bansuri
"Nanhi Si"
Debojyoti Mishra
2022
Sita Ramam
"O Sita"
Vishal Chandrasekhar
Dhoop Chhaav
"Ishq Da Rog"
Melody Box
Year
Movie
Songs
Music director
Co-singer(s)
2016
Ekk Albela
"Bholi Surat Dil Ke Khote"
C Ramachandra
Vinay Mandke [ 11]
"Sham Dhale Khidki Tale"
2018
Baban
"Jagnyala Pankha Phutle"
Harsshit Abhiraj
Onkarswaroop
"Godi Madhachi"
Onkarswaroop
"Shravan Mahina"
Harsshit Abhiraj
Solo
2023
Pahije Jatiche
"Kasa Asel Te Jag"
Anwesshaa
Anwesshaa
"Chalalo"
Abhay Jodhpurkar
"Duniyadari"
Hrishikesh Ranade
"Ti Honar"
Abhay Jodhpurkar
Year
Movie
Songs
Music director
Co-singer(s)
2016
Taanko Bhid Gayo
Manzil
Iqbal Darbar
Year
Movie
Songs
Music director
Co-singer(s)
Friends
Kazi Singh
Udit Narayan
Year
Movie
Songs
Music director
Co-singer(s)
2013
Lakshman Rekha
Ohane Kahan Jaat Baadu
Satish, Ajay
Alok Kumar
2013
Sanjhiya Saverwa
Udit Narayan
Year
Movie
Songs
Music director
Co-singer(s)
2022
Khedut Ek Rakshak
Dil Na Tarango
Maulik Mehta
Saiyaar Mori Re
Chandaliyo
Kedar-Bhargav
Solo
Nachiketa Ebar Safar
Neel Dariya
E-pothe Anweshaa
Priyotomasu
Nana Range Anweshaa
Aaradhana (One of several artists)
Nilathattam (One of several artists)
Antaranga (One of several artists)
Ekla Tor – Sarata Din
Aarzoo (One of several artists)
Dil Ki Baatein (One of several artists)
Krishnaruupa (One of several artists), song – "Shreenathji Darshan"
Lafz Ankahe ( Various artists),
Bollywood Unwind (various artists),
Mizaaj-e-Ishq[ 12]
Uma Elo
Tagore for Today
Mere yaar julahe
Tum Sang (Composer: Swapnil Mistry – Nominated for Artists Aloud Best song )
Sukh Dukh (Composer: Swapnil Mistry, Unreleased)
ONTARI NE KAANAYYA | DD Anand | Pranam Kamlakhar | Anwesshaa |
Masoom Sapney (Composer: Ananjan Chakraborty)
Kuch thikana nahi (Composer: Abhishek Ray)
Sukha patta (Composer: Abhishek Ray)
Raat Din – 2021 (Composer: Ashok Raaj, co-songer: Sujoy Bhowmik)
Phir kyun bhoola tu insaniyat (one of several artists, Composer: Sandeep-Ashutosh)
Tere sang (Composer: Vinay Patil)
Akash hote chai (Composer: Asheq Manzur)
Kuch baatein yuhin hain na (Composer: Ajay Singha)
Larzish (Composer: Abhishek Ray, Lyricist: Avinash Tripathi)
Reshmi dhaage (Composer: Abhishek Ray, Lyricist: Avinash Tripathi)
Saiyaan re (Composer: Prasun Das)
Tuzya Vina (Marathi Composed By Prasad Phatak – Award for best singer, Marathi single )
Sajan ghar aao re (Composition: Prasad Phatak; Lyrics: Sameer Samant)
Laage buke laage (Composer: Imran Mahmudul)
Ichhe Kore (Singer: Anwesshaa; Lyricist: Prabir Mukhopadhyay; Music Direction and Composition: Anjan Majumdar; Music Arrangements: Pt.Debojyoti (Tony) Bose; Sound Recordist: Gautam Basu, Sanjay Ghosh; Studio: Vibration & Resonance Music Video : Milton)
Manbasiyaan (Singers: Anwesshaa & Abhishek Ray, Lyrics – Avinash Tripathi)
Yaadon ke panchhi (Composer: Abhishek ray; Vocals – Anwesshaa & Abhishek, Lyrics – Manvendra)
Kontya Kshani Haravati ashya (Marathi Composed By Jeevan Marathe Lyrics: Vaishali Marathe)
Abol gandh premacha (Singers: Anwesshaa, Jeevan Marathe; Composition: Jeevan Marathe; Lyrics: Vaishali Marathe)
Man He Vede Ka Punha [ 13] (Marathi Composed By Jeevan Marathe Lyrics: Vaishali Marathe Producer : Shrinivas G. Kulkarni)
Premamruthi Krupanidhi (Composer: Kamlakar Rao, Vocals: Anwesshaa, Mohan veena: Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Tabla: Ojas Adhiya, Harmonium: Feroz Khan and other talented artists)
Saiyaan ree (Singer: Anwesshaa, Composition – Prasun Das)
Dushwaari (Vocals: Anwesshaa & Abhishek Ray, Composition: Abhishek Ray, Lyrics: Avinash Swaroop)
Aanch Laagi (Singers: Anwesshaa & Abhishek Ray, Lyrics/composition – Abhishek Ray)
Kotha roilo (Singer: Anwesshaa, Composition – Asheq Manzur)
Ninnu vidachi (Composer: Ashirwad Luke, Vocals: Anwesshaa)
Entha madhuram (Composer: KY Madhuram, Vocals: Anwesshaa)
Chitthiyon Wala yar (Singer: Anwesshaa & Abhay Jodhpurkar , Composition – Ajay Singha)
Naman karu (Composer: Mukesh Jodhwani)
Kehkasha (Composer: Abhishek Ray, Lyrics: Abhishek Ray)
Ek Subah (Composer: Ananjan Chakraborty, Lyrics: Anasmita Ghosh)
Bismil (Composer: Abhishek Ray, Lyrics: Syed Gulrez Abhishek Ray)
Bhalobasha kare koy (Composer: Sandeep Banerji, Lyrics: Sampa Chatterjee)
Beintehaan (Composer: Dabbu, Lyrics: Rajiv Dutta)
Tasavvur (Composer: Abhishek Ray, Lyrics: Avinash Tripathi)
Tera Mera (Composer: Ananjan Chakraborty, Lyrics: Anasmita Ghosh)
Yesayya Yesayya ne Mata chalayya (Composer: K Y Ratnam, Lyrics:Prasad Nelapudi )
Gunj (Composer:Dr. Amit Kamle, Lyrics: Amit Kamle )
Teri Inayat (Composer: Ulhas V, Raviraj, Lyrics: Raviraj )
Cheyecho ja dite amay (Composer: Syed Monsoor Raviraj, Lyrics: Ellora Ameen)
Unnadu Devudu (Composer: K Y Ratnam, Lyrics: KR John)
Neel Aakash (Composer: Som Chakraborty, Lyrics: Soham Majumdar )
Padhe Paadana (Composer: Pranam Kamlakar, Lyrics: Joshua Shaik)
Vadhimpabadina (Composer: Pranam Kamlakar, Lyrics: Anand Tirugulla)
Aadharinchagarava (Composer: Pranam Kamlakar, Lyrics: Joshua Shaik)
Jeena (Composer: Som Chakraborty, Lyrics: Priyo Chatterjee )
Amra Korbo Joy – 2020 (Composer: Joy-Anjan, Lyrics: Traditional)
Sara Dao - (Composer : Amit Banerjee, Lyricist : Rajiv Dutta)
Gustakhiyaan - (Music : Som Chakraborty)
Abol gandha premacha - (Composer: Jivan Marathe, Vaishali Marathe)
Gumshuda - (Music : Malhar Yash, Lyrics : Malhar Mahavir, vocals : Anwesshaa)
Wo Ishq - (Music & lyrics: Abhishek thakur, vocals: Anwesshaa)
Ishq mein doob jaunga - (Music: Avishek Majumder, Lyrics: Jairaj Selvan, Singers: KK & Anwesshaa)
Wo Kashish - (Music & lyrics: Abhishek thakur, vocals: Javed Ali & Anwesshaa)
Boka Ghuri - (Music & lyrics: Prajna Dutta, vocals: Anwesshaa & Prajna Dutta)
Brishti - (Music: Shiladitya- Som, Lyrics: Sohum, vocals: Anwesshaa)
SHARODIYA SUR - (Music: Ashok Bhadra, Lyrics: Priyo Chatterjee, vocals: Anwesshaa)
Krupayu Samadhanamu - ( Music: Jonah Samuel, Lyrics, tune: Jasper Kunapo, Vocals: Anwesshaa)
Rai Jago - ( Traditional.. Arrangement: Sainik Dey, vocals: Anwesshaa)
Anweshaa sang the title tracks of these serials:-
In 2007–08, she participated in the junior version of the popular musical reality show Amul STAR Voice of India named Chhote Ustaad. Aishwarya Majmudar was winner and Anwesha became runner up in competition.[ 15]
Anwesha recorded her second playback song for a Bengali film Khela , directed by Rituparno Ghosh , a Bengali film director, on 6 May 2008.
Anwesha got her first break as a commercial playback singer in the film Golmaal Returns (Music Director – Pritam) where she sang for Amrita Arora/Kareena Kapoor.[ 16]
She sang the title song for the TV show Waar Parriwar by Gajendra Singh alongside Shaan.
She will be recording a Bengali Album, which would release during the Pooja.[ 17]
Anwesha recorded a song with Planman Motion Pictures in the 2012 romantic comedy I M 24 with music director Jatin Pandit .[ 18]
Anwesha also participated in NABC-2009 held at San Jose, California where she delivered soulful numbers with Shaan
Anwesha Tamil debut with the song called "Megam Vanthu Pogum" (Cloud comes and disappears)from the movie called Mandhira Punnagai (Mandhra of Smile), music by one of the greatest music director Vidhyasagar . For the same music director, she has recorded a new song for the new Tamil movie Ilaignan . The song title goes as Mazhaiyil Kulitha along with Karthik
She received best female upcoming singer of the year award for the debut Tamil song in music mirchi awards 2010.
She sang, as promised by Himesh Reshammiya (during "Music Ka Maha Muqabala"), one of the songs of the movie Dangerous Ishhq (Vikram Bhatt 2012):
Anwesha sang the song "Banarasiya" with Shreya Ghoshal and Meenal Jain from the 2013 film Raanjhanaa with music composed by AR Rahman.
In 2016, Anwesha made her Kannada debut with the most expected film Santheyalli Nintha Kabira (to be released) where she has sung 3 songs for Ismail Darbar .
She performed a ghazal "Benaam Khwahishein"[ 19] at Coke Studio on the fifth episode under the music direction of Papon .
Kehkasha
Bismil
Reshmii dhaagey
Tasavvur
Aanch lagi
Kuch thikana nahi
Sukha patta
Dushwari
Manbasiyaa
Yaadon ke panchi
Let it rain
Larzish
She has received the Filmfare Award East ,[ 5] and three Mirchi Music Awards .[citation needed ]
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2014–present
Anweshaa (2014)
Iman Chakraborty (2017)
Chandrani Banerjee (2018)
Lagnajita Chakraborty (2021)
Lagnajita Chakraborty (2022)
Kaushiki Chakraborty (2023)