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Madhubanti Bagchi
Madhubanti Bagchi
Born
Madhubanti

EducationB.E.
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Composer
  • Musician
Years active2013–present
Honours
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Websitemadhubantibagchi on YouTube

Madhubanti Bagchi (Bengali: মধুবন্তী বাগচী [1] is an Indian singer and composer musician. A disciple of the Agra Gharana, her repertoire includes the genres of Indian classical, pop and playback singing.

Madhubanti performs as a playback singer for Bollywood films and other Indian film industries. She has collaborated with leading composers like Amit Trivedi, Sachin-Jigar, Pritam, Debojyoti Mishra, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Shekhar Ravjiani, Shantanu Moitra and has rendered her voice in Hindi films such as Uunchai (2022), Doctor G (2022), Good Luck Jerry (2022), Hum Do Hamare Do (2021), Laxmii (2020) and Love Aaj Kal (2020).

She has left a mark of her craft in the Bengali film industry with songs in films like Kuler Achaar (2022), Boudi Canteen (2022), Shah Jahan Regency (2019), Ahare Mon (2018), Shob Bhooturey (2017), Gangster (2016), Shudhu Tomari Jonyo (2015) and Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends (2013).

In 2022, she also featured in the first season of Coke Studio Bangla[2]. The song Dokhino Hawa has garnered 10 million+ views on Youtube.

Early life

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Madhubanti was born in Balurghat, South Dinajpur, West Bengal on the 22nd of April. Her father, Subrata Bagchi is a professor and her mother Srabani Bagchi, is a businesswoman.

Education and musical training

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Madhubanti holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering from the Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata. She completed her master's degree in Laser and Optical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. Madhubanti was introduced to music by her father and received her initial training under his tutelage. When she was in the third standard she started her formal training with the Agra gharana exponent Shrimati Subhra Guha. Later, she had also taken lessons from the renowned thumri singer Vidushi Purnima Chowdhury.

Madhubanti has also been part of a Bengali band called Mrittika.[3]

Discography

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In the year 2013, Madhubanti made her debut as a playback singer in the Bengali movie Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends.

Year Song Film Singer(s) Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Language
2013 "Na Na Shey Phirbey Na Aar" Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends Madhubanti Bagchi Anindo Bose Neel Dutt Bengali
2013 "Mannequin" Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends Madhubanti Bagchi Anindo Bose Neel Dutt Bengali
2015 "Lilabali" Cross Connection 2 Madhubanti Bagchi Traditional Neel Dutt Bengali
2015 "Kanamachhi" Cross Connection 2 Madhubanti Bagchi Souvik Misra Neel Dutt Bengali
2015 "Egiye De" Shudhu Tomari Jonyo Madhubanti Bagchi, Arijit Singh Prasen Arindom Chatterjee Bengali
2016 "Item Bomb" Kelor Kirti Madhubanti Bagchi,Rana Mazumder Prasen Indraadip Dasgupta Bengali
2016 "Tomake Chai - Reprise" Gangster Madhubanti Bagchi Prasen Arindom Chatterjee Bengali
2016 "THE CRY...Ami Devi" Teenanko Madhubanti Bagchi Bithin Das Arko Bengali
2016 "Ki Gabo Ami" Teenanko Madhubanti Bagchi Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore Bengali
2018 "Tor Premer Brishtite" Chaalbaaz Madhubanti Bagchi, Armaan Malik Anyaman Savvy Gupta Bengali
2018 "Aish Kori" Chaalbaaz Madhubanti Bagchi, Savvy Savvy Gupta Savvy Gupta Bengali
2019 "Tanha Tanha" Yours Truly (2018 film) Madhubanti Bagchi Amitabh Varma Debojyoti Mishra Hindi
2019 "Kichchu Chaini Ami" Shah Jahan Regency Madhubanti Bagchi Dipangshu Acharya Prasen Bengali
2020 "Madhu Mashey Phul Photey" Maayakumari Madhubanti Bagchi Subhendu Dasmunshi Bickram Ghosh Bengali
2020 "Burjkhalifa" Laxmii Madhubanti Bagchi, Nikhita Gandhi, Shashi Gagan Ahuja Shashi - Dj Khushi Hindi
2021 "Barbaadiyan"[4] Shiddat Madhubanti Bagchi, Sachet Tandon, Nikhita Gandhi,Sachin-Jigar Priya Saraiya Sachin - Jigar Hindi
2021 "Bansuri" Hum Do Hamare Do Madhubanti Bagchi, Asees Kaur, IP Singh, Dev Negi,Sachin-Jigar Shellee Sachin - Jigar Hindi
2021 "Shayad (Film Version)" Love Aaj Kal Madhubanti Bagchi Irshad Kamil Pritam Hindi
2022 "Ek Boond" Doctor G Madhubanti Bagchi, Abhay Jodhpurkar Puneet Sharma Amit Trivedi Hindi
2022 "Savera" Uunchai Madhubanti Bagchi, Javed Ali, Deepali Sathe Irshad Kamil Amit Trivedi Hindi
2022 "Bhul Koreche Bhul"[5] Kuler Achaar Madhubanti Bagchi, Mahtim Shakib Prasen Prasen-Mainak Hindi
2022 "Vairaagi Re" Chabutro Madhubanti Bagchi, Siddharth Amit Bhavsar Niren Bhatt Siddharth Amit Bhavsar Gujarati
2022 "Jhand Ba"[6] Good Luck Jerry Madhubanti Bagchi,Parag Chhabra Raj Shekhar Parag Chhabra Hindi
2023 "Ek Taara"[7] Mast Mein Rehne Ka Madhubanti Bagchi,Vishal Mishra Vijay Maurya Anurag Saikia Hindi
2023 "Bachpan Ki Galiyan" Goldfish Madhubanti Bagchi Kausar Munir Tapas Relia Hindi
2023 "Aami Jaani Re" Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway Madhubanti Bagchi Kausar Munir Amit Trivedi Hindi
2023 "Zara Hat Ke" Lost (2023 film) Madhubanti Bagchi Swanand Kirkire Shantanu Moitra Hindi
2024 "Jheeli Le" Vanilla Ice Cream Madhubanti Bagchi, Siddharth Amit Bhavsar Niren Bhatt Siddharth Amit Bhavsar Gujarati
2024 "Harakhta Malakta" Vanilla Ice Cream Madhubanti Bagchi,Divya Kumar,Raghav Kaushik Niren Bhatt Siddharth Amit Bhavsar Gujarati
2024 "Mann Lovely" Tera Kya Hoga Lovely Madhubanti Bagchi, Abhay Jodhpurkar Irshad Kamil Amit Trivedi Hindi

Non-film music

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Madhubanti released her debut single "Bhool Ja" in 2020.[8]

In the year 2022 Madhubanti released her first independent song "Raat Chhuye Jak".

Year Song Singer (s) Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Language
2019 " Hamari Atariya Pe" Madhubanti Bagchi Traditional Music Produced & Arranged By: Nilanjan Ghosh & Pradyut Chatterjea Hindi
2019 " Naam Ada Likhna" Madhubanti Bagchi, Shreyas Puranik Gulzar Music Re-created by Shreyas Puranik Hindi
2019 " Rehne Do Zara"[9] Madhubanti Bagchi Kunaal Vermaa Anurag Saikia Hindi
2020 "Ab Ke Saawan"[10] Madhubanti Bagchi Bhargav Purohit Sachin-Jigar Hindi
2020 " Bhool Ja" Madhubanti Bagchi Siddharth Amit Bhavsar Siddharth Amit Bhavsar Hindi
2022 " Raat Chhuye Jak"[11] Madhubanti Bagchi Aviman Paul Rupak Tiary Bengali
2022 " Rootha Re" Madhubanti Bagchi, Vivek Hariharan Sufi Khan Romy Hindi
2022 " Dokhino Hawa"[12] Madhubanti Bagchi, Tahsan Rahman Khan Meera Dev Burman S D Burman, music recreated for Coke Studio Bangla by Shayan Chowdhury Arnob Bengali
2022 " Siva Tere"[13]

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Madhubanti Bagchi A.M. Turaz Sanjay Leela Bhansali Hindi
2023 "Khamakha" Madhubanti Bagchi Akshayraje Shinde Madhubanti Bagchi Hindi
2023 "Labon Se Baat" Madhubanti Bagchi Priya Saraiya Shekhar Ravjiani Hindi

Web series (OTT)

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In the year 2021 Madhubanti made debut on the OTT platforms. She collaborated with National-Award-winning lyricist Swanand Kirkire and Daniel B. George for the OTT web series Grahan.[16] In 2024, she again collaborated with Sanjay Leela Bhansali for his acclaimed web series on Netflix, Heeramandi.[17]

Year Song WebSeries Singer(s) Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Language
2021 " Harjaayi" " The Bombay Begums" Madhubanti Bagchi Ginny Diwan Anand Bhaskar Hindi
2021 " Zindagi" " Ajeeb Daastaans" Madhubanti Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi Tanishk Bagchi Hindi
2021 " Teri Parchayee" " Grahan" Madhubanti Bagchi, Swanand Kirkire Swanand Kirkire Daniel B. George Hindi
2022 " Jogiye" " Masoom" Madhubanti Bagchi, Anand Bhaskar Ginny Diwan Anand Bhaskar Hindi
2024 " Nazariya Ki Maari" Heeramandi Madhubanti Bagchi, Anand Bhaskar Traditional Sanjay Leela Bhansali Hindi

References

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  1. ^ "Hindi Wiki". Hindi Wikipedia. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  2. ^ "Coke Studio Bangla". The Daily Star. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. ^ "Mrittika - The Bengali Band". The Hindu. 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  4. ^ "Barbaadiyan". Adgully. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  5. ^ "Bhul Koreche Bhul". The Times of India. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ^ "Jhand Ba". Telegraph India. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  7. ^ "Ek Taara". ANI. 16 December 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  8. ^ "Single- The New Indian Express". The New Indian Express. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  9. ^ "Rehne Di Zara - Video". India TV News. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  10. ^ "Madhubanti Bagchi talks about her new song, video". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  11. ^ "Shoumo Bannerjee - Director". The Times Of India. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
  12. ^ "Coke Studio Bangla Song". Daily Sun. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  13. ^ "Sukoon - Privilege". OTTPlay. 6 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  14. ^ "Bhansali - Chronicles". Mid Day. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  15. ^ "Lyrical Video". Mid Day. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  16. ^ "Swanand Kirkire and Daniel B. George - Grahan". radionmusic.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  17. ^ "Madhubanti Bagchi - Heeramandi". anandabazar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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