Jonita Gandhi
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Jonita Gandhi | |
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 Jonita Gandhi in 2019 | |
| Born | Jonita Gandhi October 23, 1989 New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Canadian |
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| Origin | Ontario, Canada |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | 91 North Records |
| Website | jonitagandhi |
Jonita Gandhi (born October 23, 1989) is a Canadian singer known for her work in the Indian film and music industries.[1][2] She has recorded songs predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu ,languages with few in Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali. Some of her most acclaimed songs include "The Breakup Song", "Mental Manadhil". She is also well known for her YouTube presence. Her singing debut started through Chennai Express in 2013.[3][4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Gandhi was born in a Punjabi family from Delhi.[6] Her family emigrated to Brampton, Canada when she was nine months old, where she was raised.[7][8] Her family later settled in Mississauga.[9]
Gandhi studied in Turner Fenton Secondary School and attended the Ivey Business School of the University of Western Ontario where she completed her degrees in health science and business in 2012.[10] She has had formal training in Western and Hindustani classical singing.[11][7]
Career
[edit]Gandhi grew up around music as both her father and brother were part time musicians. They would often perform cover songs together at live community events. At age 16, she auditioned for Canadian Idol but did not get past the audition rounds. She began making YouTube covers from her bedroom, sometimes featuring other local musicians including Akash Gandhi.[12] The videos quickly went viral and contained notable covers of popular Hindi-film songs, including "Pani Da Rang", "Tujhko Jo Paaya", "Tum Hi Ho", "Suhaani Raat", "Yeh Honsla".[11]
Gandhi's career in playback singing began with an opportunity to perform alongside Sonu Nigam on a tour. This tour crossed various countries including Russia, UK, US and the Caribbean. Gandhi started playback singing with Chennai Express. The music for this film was composed by Vishal–Shekhar. She further worked in other Bollywood movies like Highway, singing both "Kahaan Hoon Main" and "Implosive Silence".[13]
Gandhi worked as a playback singer with music directors including A. R. Rahman and Pritam. Rahman featured Gandhi in the concert film One Heart. Gandhi performed at the 2016 Jubilee Games in Dubai with Salim–Sulaiman and with Amit Trivedi on MTV Unplugged.[14]
In 2020, Jonita Gandhi was involved in mentoring and judging the Indian kids singing reality show Taare Zameen Par on StarPlus[15]
As of 2021, Gandhi is set to make her film debut with director Vignesh Shivan's Tamil film Walking/Talking Strawberry Icecream, starring Krishnakumar Balasubramanian.[16]
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As a part of IPL 2023 Closing ceremony, Jonita gave her musical performance along with DIVINE at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.[17]
Discography
[edit]Film Songs
[edit]Hindi
[edit]| Year | Movie | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-Singer(s) | Note |
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| 2013 | Chennai Express | "Chennai Express" | Vishal–Shekhar | Amitabh Bhattacharya | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| 2014 | Highway | "Implosive Silence" | A. R. Rahman | Irshad Kamil | ||
| "Kahaan Hoon Main" | ||||||
| Kochadaiiyaan (D) | "Dil Chaspiya" | Arijit Singh | Hindi Dub | |||
| Lekar Hum Deewana Dil | "Maaloom" | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Hriday Gattani, Nakash Aziz | |||
| "Tasalli" | Bonus Track | |||||
| Gang of Ghosts | "Rimco - Machis Ki Tilli" | Dharam Sandeep | Rashmi Singh | Malini Banerjee, Ashwarya Nigam, Sandeep Patil (Rap) | ||
| 2015 | Main Aur Charles | "Woh Tho Yahin Hai Lekin" | Vipin Patwa | Dr. Sagar | ||
| 2016 | Dishoom | "Sau Tarah Ke" | Pritam | Kumaar, Ashish Pandit | Amit Mishra | |
| Pink | "Pink Anthem" | Anupam Roy | Irshad Kamil | EPR Iyer | ||
| Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | "The Breakup Song" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Arijit Singh, Badshah, Nakash Aziz | Nominated, Most Entertaining Singer (Female) at Big ZEE Entertainment Awards
Nominated, Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer – Female Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer Nominated, Best Playback – Female at Stardust Awards | |
| 2017 | Dangal | "Gilehriyaan" | Neha Kakkar | Winner, Critics' Choice Female Vocalist of The Year at Mirchi Music Awards | ||
| Shorgul | "Tere Bina" | Niladri Kumar | Kapil Sibal | Arijit Singh, Awaaz Children's Choir | ||
| Ok Jaanu | "Saajan Aayo Re" | A. R. Rahman | Gulzar | Nakash Aziz | ||
| Meri Pyaari Bindu | "Ye Jawaani Teri" | Sachin–Jigar | Kausar Munir | |||
| Dear Maya | "Kehne Ko" | Anupam Roy | Irshad Kamil | |||
| Mom | "Raakh Baakhi" | A. R. Rahman | Irshad Kamil, Rianjali | Rianjali | ||
| A Gentleman | "Chandralekha" | Sachin–Jigar | Vayu | Vishal Dadlani | ||
| Jab Harry Met Sejal | "Yaadon Mein" | Pritam | Irshad Kamil | Mohammed Irfan, Cuca Roseta, Arjun Chandy | ||
| Simran | "Lagdi Hai Thaai" | Sachin–Jigar | Vayu | Guru Randhawa | ||
| Bhoomi | "Will You Marry Me" | Anvita Dutt | Divya Kumar | |||
| 2018 | Pad Man | "Sayaani" | Amit Trivedi | Kausar Munir | Amit Trivedi, Yashita Sharma, Yashika Sikka, Rani Kaur | |
| 3 Storeys | "Bas Tu Hai" | Clinton Cerejo | Puneet Krishna | Arijit Singh | ||
| Phamous | "Dil Beparwah" | Sundeep Gosswami, Surya Vishwakarma | Naveen Tyagi | Jubin Nautiyal | ||
| When Obama Loved Osama | "Nasha Tera" | Rishabh Sambhav Jain | Sambhav Jain | |||
| Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 | "Lag Ja Gale" | Madan Mohan (recreated by Rana Mazumder) |
Raja Mehdi Ali Khan | |||
| Race 3 | "Allah Duhai Hai" | Pritam (recreated by JAM8) |
Shabbir Ahmed, Shloke Lal, Raja Kumari (rap lyrics) | Amit Mishra, Sreerama Chandra, Raja Kumari (Rap) | ||
| Laila Majnu | "Aahista" | Niladri Kumar | Irshad Kamil | Arijit Singh | ||
| Manmarziyaan | "Sacchi Mohabbat" | Amit Trivedi | Shellee | Shahid Mallya | ||
| 2019 | End Counter | "Main To Jee Rahi" | Rahul Jain | |||
| SP Chauhan | "Jhumka Bareli Wala" | Vibhas | Dr. Devindra Kafir | Dev Negi, Harshdeep Kaur, Navraj Hans, Wasim | ||
| "Sadke Jawaan (Reprise)" | Sonu Nigam | |||||
| Total Dhamaal | "Speaker Phat Jaaye" | Gourov-Roshin | Kumaar | Harrdy Sandhu, Abuzar Akhtar, Aditi Singh Sharma | ||
| Kalank | "Rajvaadi Odhni" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | |||
| The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir | "Angrezi Luv Shuv" | Amit Trivedi | Anvita Dutt | Amit Trivedi | English film | |
| Dream Girl | "Dil Ka Telephone" | Meet Bros | Kumaar | Nakash Aziz | ||
| The Sky Is Pink | "Pink Gulaabi Sky" | Pritam | Gulzar | Shashwat Singh | ||
| Made In China | "The Naari Naari Song" | Sachin–Jigar | Vayu | Vishal Dadlani, Sachin–Jigar | ||
| 2020 | Bhangra Paa Le | "Peg Sheg" | A Bazz, Nilotpal Munshi (Jam8) | Shloke Lal, A Bazz | Akasa Singh, Shashwat Singh, A Bazz | |
| "Sun Sajna" | Rishi Rich, Kiranee, Yash Narvekar | Shloke Lal, Kiranee | Navraj Hans, Yash Narvekar, Kiranee | |||
| Baaghi 3 | "Bhankas" | Tanishk Bagchi, Bappi Lahiri | Shabbir Ahmed | Bappi Lahiri, Dev Negi | ||
| Maska | "Chuney Chuney" | Mikey McCleary, Ketan Sodha | Herself | |||
| Dil Bechara | "Main Tumhara" | A. R. Rahman | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Hriday Gattani | Winner, Best Original Song at FOI Online Awards | |
| Waah Zindagi | "Naino" | Parag Chhabra | Shellee | Devender Pal Singh, Parag Chhabra | ||
| Indoo Ki Jawani | "Single Ladies " | Rochak Kohli | Gurpreet Saini, Gautam G Sharma | Rochak Kohli, Sukhe | ||
| 2021 | The Girl on the Train | "Mahi Mera Ranjha" | Sunny and Inder Bawra | Kumaar | Navraj Hans | |
| Time to Dance | "Baby! Tu Na Jaa" | Gurinder Seagal | Kunaal Vermaa | Gurinder Seagal | ||
| My Indian Boyfriend | "Wo Deewana Ladka" | Shravan Bharadwaj | ||||
| 2022 | Raw (D) | "Halamathi Habibo" | Anirudh Ravichander | Raqueeb Alam | Anirudh Ravichander | Hindi version of Beast soundtrack |
| Pyar Mein Thoda Twist | "Tutak Tutak Tutiya" | Bappi Lahiri | Minoo Singh | |||
| Jayeshbhai Jordaar | "Nanki’s Theme" | Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara | N/A | |||
| Brahmāstra | "Deva Deva" | Pritam | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Arijit Singh | Nominated, Best Playback Singer - Female at IIFA 2023
Nominated, Best Playback Singer (Female) at Filmfare Awards 2023 | |
| "Deva Deva (Film Version)" | ||||||
| Cirkus | "Current Laga Re" | Lijo George–DJ Chetas | Kumaar | Nakash Aziz, Dhvani Bhanushali, Lijo George, Vivek Hariharan | ||
| 99 songs | "Drugs (Background Score)" | A.R. Rahman | N/A | Background Score only | ||
| Thai Massage | "Kyon" | Joi Barua | Irshad Kamil | Amit Mishra | ||
| 2023 | Ponniyin Selvan: II (D) | "Megha Re Megha" | A. R. Rahman | Gulzar | Antara Nandy | Hindi Dubbed |
| Jogira Sara Ra Ra | "Torture" | Meet Bros | Kumaar | Meet Bros | ||
| 8 A.M. Metro | "Hey Fikar" | Mark K Robin | Kausar Munir | |||
| Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | "What Jhumka?" | Pritam, Madan Mohan | Amitabh Bhattacharya | Arijit Singh, Ranveer Singh | ||
| "Saregama Caravan Medley" | Pritam | Shashwat Singh | ||||
| Dream Girl 2 | "Dil Ka Telephone 2.0" | Meet Bros | Kumaar | Jubin Nautiyal, Meet Bros | ||
| "Jamnapar" | Kumaar, Herself | Meet Bros, Neha Kakkar, Maanuni Desai, Samaaira Chandhoke | ||||
| Jawan | "Faraatta" | Anirudh Ravichander | Kumaar | Arijit Singh, Badshah | ||
| Aankh Micholi | "Ve Dholna" | Sachin-Jigar | Priya Saraiya | Shashwat Singh | ||
| 2024 | Fighter | "Dil Banaane Waaleya" | Vishal–Shekhar | Kumaar | Arijit Singh | |
| Woh Bhi Din The | "Higher" | Joi Barua | Irshad Kamil | |||
| Amar Singh Chamkila | "Vida Karo" | A. R. Rahman | Arijit Singh | |||
| Ishq Vishk Rebound | "Soni Soni" | Rochak Kohli | Gurpreet Saini | Darshan Raval | ||
Tamil
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | O Kadhal Kanmani | "Mental Manadhil" | A. R. Rahman | A. R. Rahman, Mani Ratnam | A. R. Rahman, Aalap Raju |
| "Mental Manadhil" (Female) | |||||
| 2016 | 24 | "Mei Nigara" | Madhan Karky | Sid Sriram, Sanah Moidutty | |
| Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | "Idhu Naal" | Aditya Rao | |||
| 2017 | Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal | "Kannadi Poovukku" | Santhosh Dayanidhi | Kabilan | Haricharan |
| Kaatru Veliyidai | "Azhagiye" | A. R. Rahman | Madhan Karky, Navneet Virk (Punjabi lyrics) | Arjun Chandy, Haricharan | |
| Velaikkaran | "Iraiva" | Anirudh Ravichander | Viveka | Anirudh Ravichander | |
| 2018 | Irumbu Thirai | "Azhagae" | Yuvan Shankar Raja | Vivek | Arun Kamath |
| Kolamavu Kokila | "Orey Oru" | Anirudh Ravichander | Vignesh Shivan | Anirudh Ravichander | |
| Sarkar | "OMG Ponnu" | A. R. Rahman | Vivek | Sid Sriram | |
| Kaatrin Mozhi | "Rekkai Thulirtha" | A.H. Kaashif | Madhan Karky | ||
| 2019 | Pakkiri (Tamil version) | "Engleesu Lovesu" | Amit Trivedi | Dhanush | |
| Thumbaa | "Jilebara" | Vivek–Mervin | Ku. Karthik | Vivek–Mervin | |
| Kaappaan | "Hey Amigo" | Harris Jayaraj | Vairamuthu | Leslee Lewis | |
| Sanga Thamizhan | "Sandakari Neethan" | Vivek–Mervin | Prakash Francis | Anirudh Ravichander, Mervin Solomon | |
| Action | "Nee Sirichalum" | Hiphop Tamizha | Pa. Vijay | Sadhana Sargam, Srinisha Jayaseelan | |
| 2020 | Teddy | "Marandhaye" | D. Imman | Madhan Karky | Pradeep Kumar |
| Kaatteri | "En Peru Enna Kelu" | S. N. Prasad | Srikanth Varadan | Maria Roe Vincent | |
| Doctor | "Chellama" | Anirudh Ravichandar | Sivakarthikeyan | Anirudh Ravichander | |
| 2021 | Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee | "Pudhidhaai" | Darbuka Siva | Keerthi | |
| Sinam | "Enil Paaindhidum" | Shabir | Karky | Shabir | |
| 99 Songs (Tamil) | "Seemanthapoo" | A. R. Rahman | Kutti Revathi | Sharanya Srinivas, Sireesha Bhagavatula | |
| Annabelle Sethupathi | "Ghost Party" | Krishna Kishor | Ku. Karthik | Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam, Yashita Sharma | |
| Border | "Nenjae Nenjae" | Sam C. S. | Viveka | Karthik | |
| 2022 | Beast | "Arabic Kuthu" | Anirudh Ravichander | Sivakarthikeyan | Anirudh Ravichander |
| No Entry | "Oh Reba" | Ajesh | Ku. Karthik | Benny Dayal | |
| Don | "Private Party" | Anirudh Ravichander | Sivakarthikeyan | Anirudh Ravichander | |
| The Legend | "Vaadi Vaasal" | Harris Jayaraj | Snehan | Benny Dayal | |
| "Popopo" | Madhan Karky | KK, Prasad SN | |||
| Brahmāstra (Tamil version) | "Deva Deva (Tamil)" | Pritam | Sid Sriram | ||
| Parole | "Anbe Gadhi" | Rajkumar Amal | Dwarakh Raja | ||
| 2023 | Varisu | "Jimikki Ponnu" | Thaman S | Vivek | Anirudh Ravichander |
| Jawan (Tamil version) | "Pattasa" | Anirudh Ravichander | Vivek, Arivu | Nakash Aziz, Arivu | |
| Kick | "Gilma" | Arjun Janya | |||
| 2024 | Merry Christmas | "Neela Ravile" | Pritam | ||
| Inga Naan Thaan Kingu | "Maayoney" | D. Imman | Muthamil | Sean Roldan | |
| Eleven | "Azhagaana Arakkana" | Vishnu Edavan |
Telugu
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kick 2 | "Nuvve Nuvve" | S. Thaman | Varikuppala Yadagiri | Thaman S | |
| "Janda Pai Kapiraju" | Divya Kumar | |||||
| Kerintha | "Ye Kadhaa" | Mickey J. Meyer | Ramajogayya Sastry | |||
| OK Bangaram | "Mental Madhilo" | A. R. Rahman | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Krishna Chaitanya | ||
| 2016 | 24 (Telugu version) | "Manasuke" | Chandrabose | Sid Sriram, Sanah Moidutty | ||
| "Deivam Raasina Kavitha" | Haricharan | |||||
| 2017 | Cheliyaa | "Hamsaro" | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, Navneet Virk (Punjabi lyrics) | Arjun Chandy, Haricharan | ||
| Kaadhali | "Ela Thelchaali" | Prasan Praveen Shyam | Vanamali | |||
| 2018 | Hello | "Yevevo" | Anup Rubens | Chandrabose | Akhil Akkineni | |
| Anaganaga O Premakatha | "Ninne Vidavanule" | KC Anjan | Shreemani | |||
| Sarkar (Telugu version) | "OMG Pilla" | A. R. Rahman | Vanamali | Sid Sriram | ||
| Next Enti? | "Love'Otsavam" | Leon James | Ramajogayya Sastry | Benny Dayal | ||
| Lover | "Anthe Kadha Mari" | Ankit Tiwari | Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry | Ankit Tiwari | ||
| 2019 | Bandobast | "Hey Amigo" | Harris Jayaraj | Vanamali | Leslee Lewis, Haricharan | |
| 2021 | Love Story | "Evo Evo Kalale" | Pawan Ch | Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar | Nakul Abhyankar | |
| Varun Doctor (Telugu version) | "Chittemma" | Anirudh Ravichander | Srinivasa Moorthy | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| 2022 | Beast (Telugu version) | "Halamathi Habibo" | Sri Sai Kiran | |||
| Sarkaru Vaari Paata | "Ma Ma Mahesha" | S. Thaman | Anantha Sriram | Sri Krishna | Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu | |
| Thank You | "Ento Enteynto" | |||||
| Brahmāstra (Telugu version) | "Deva Deva (Telugu)" | Pritam | Chandrabose | Sreerama Chandra | ||
| 2023 | Rangabali | "Raya Raya Ro" | Pawan CH | Anantha Sriram | Hiral Viradia | |
| Jawan (Telugu version) | "Galatta" | Anirudh Ravichander | Chandrabose | Nakash Aziz, Arivu | ||
| Jorugaa Husharugaa | "Kanulu Kalalu Vera" | Praneet Muzic | Purnachary | |||
| 2024 | Merry Christmas (Telugu version) | "Vedi Chenthane" | Pritam |
Kannada
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note |
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| 2016 | Niruttara | "Neenene Hosa Kanasu" | Niladri Kumar | Kaviraj | ||
| "Aalangisu Baa Nannanu" | Balachandra Prabhu | |||||
| 2020 | Butterfly | "Manasu Eegaaitu" | Amit Trivedi | Jayanth Kaikini | Nikhita Gandhi | |
| 2021 | 99 Songs | "Sai Shirdi Sai" | A. R. Rahman | Vasuki Vaibhav | Music Video | |
| 2022 | Beast (Kannada version) | "Halamathi Habibo" | Anirudh Ravichander | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | Dinker Kalvala | |
| Brahmāstra (Kannada version) | "Deva Deva (Kannada)" | Pritam | Hridaya Shiva | Sanjith Hegde |
Bengali
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Majnu | "E Mon Aajkal" | Rishi Chanda | Prasen | Rishi Chanda | |
| 2014 | Bangali Babu English Mem | "Eai Ki Prem" | ||||
| 2017 | Ami Je Ke Tomar | "Bhalobeshe Felechi" | Indradeep Dasgupta | Ash King | ||
| Boss 2: Back to Rule | "Yaara Meherbaan" | Jeet Gannguli | Pranjal | Nakash Aziz |
Malayalam
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Pathinettam Padi | "Kaattalakal" | A.H. Kaashif | Vinayak | ||
| 2022 | Beast (Malayalam version) | "Halamathi Habibo" | Anirudh Ravichander | Deepak Ram | Dinker Kalvala | |
| 2023 | Thrishanku | "Dapper Maama" | Jay Unnithan | Manu Manjith |
Gujarati
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Love Ni Bhavai | "I Love You, Re Mari Savaar" | Sachin–Jigar | Niren Bhatt | ||
| Mijaaj | "Bhinjaaun" | Meghdhanush | Priya Saraiya | |||
| Oxygen | "Nokho Anokho" | Parth Bharat Thakkar | Chinmaay Purohit | Parthiv Gohil |
Marathi
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | FU: Friendship Unlimited | "Affoo Khudaya" | Samir Saptiskar, Vishal Mishra (original by Kalyanji–Anandji) | Anand Bakshi, Raj Shekhar | Sonu Nigam, Earl Edgar | |
| Dry Day | "Ashi Kashi" | Ashwin Srinivasan | Jai Atre | Ash King | ||
| 2024 | Yek Number (film) | "Majha Yek Number Title Song" | Ajay-Atul | 100RBH | ||
Punjabi
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jindua | "Takdi Ravan" | Arjuna Harjai | Kumaar | Akhil | |
| Mahi NRI | "One More Thumka" | Anubhav Singh, Arjuna Harjai |
Urdu
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | "Ae Dil" | Shiraz Uppal | Shakeel Sohail | Shiraz Uppal | Pakistani Film |
| Rangreza | "Bagiya Mein" | Qurram Hussain | Tauqeer Bhinder | Pakistani film; Nominated, Best Singer (Female) at Lux Style Awards | ||
| 2022 | Tich Button | "Ehsaan Hai Tumhara" | Adrian David Emmanuel | Shakeel Sohail | Farhan Saeed | Pakistani film |
| 2023 | Babylicious | "Gazab Kurriye" | Ahmed Jahanzeb |
English
[edit]| Year | Film | Song | Music | Lyrics | Co-singer(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pelé: Birth of a Legend | "Blessings from the Sky" | A. R. Rahman | |||
Non-film songs
[edit]| Year | Song | Album | Language | Composer | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Pinjra" | MTV Coke Studio India (Season 3) | Hindi | Clinton Cerejo | |
| 2014 | "Simply Sufi" | Single | Salim–Sulaiman | Simply Sufi TVC ad | |
| Raunaq | "Aa Bhi Jaa" | A. R. Rahman | |||
| "Geet Gaaon" | |||||
| 2015 | "Can't Forget You (Tujhe Bula Diya)" | Single | Hindi, English | Arjun | Music Video |
| 2016 | "First Date" | First Date: Musical Short Film[18] | Hindi | Vinay Jaiswal | |
| "Deewaren: Unity Song for Holi" | |||||
| "Tu Hai" | Single | Hindi | Salim–Sulaiman | Jammin' | |
| "Yaara" | Single | A. R. Rahman | |||
| "Meetha Zeher" | Playing Priya: Short Film | Joi Barua | |||
| "Away & Beyond" | Single | English | Arjuna Harjai | Maruti Ciaz | |
| "Satellite" | Dance Under the Influence | Sanjoy | Music Album | ||
| 2017 | "Udd Chal" | Single | Hindi | Srihari Jagannathan | Chennai Street Band |
| "Zikr (Celebrating Eid)" | Single | Salim–Sulaiman | |||
| "Raat Abhi Baaki Hai" | Single | Shayadshah Shahebdin | Times Music | ||
| "Lafz Unkahe" | Lafz Unkahe | Ajay Singha | Music Album | ||
| 2018 | "Andekha, Ansuna, Anchua" | Single | Vishal Bhardwaj | Zee Brand Anthem | |
| "Aayat Bane Hum" | Single | Mickey J. Meyer | T-Series Pop Chartbusters | ||
| "Castles" | Future Perfect | English | Anish Sood | Music Album | |
| "Lamhein Beetey Hue" | Single | Hindi | Anurag Godbole | ||
| "Kaadhal" | Single | Tamil | A.H.Kaashif | ||
| "Haq Hai" | Budh: Short Film | Hindi | Shreyas Puranik | Times Music | |
| "Raahat" | Single | Ashish-Vijay | T-Series Pop Chartbusters | ||
| "Padharo Mawla" | Single | Salim–Sulaiman | |||
| "Jeeya Mar Ke (Tum Mile Dil Khile)" | Single | Parichay | Saregama Music | ||
| "Kanne Kanne" | Single | Tamil | Leon James | 7UP Madras Gig | |
| "Taajub Hai" | Single | Hindi | Gulraj Singh | OnePlus Playback | |
| "Sar Utha Ke Jiyo" | Single | Arjun Kanungo | HDFC Life | ||
| "Jheeni Jheeni" | Single | Salim–Sulaiman | Music Album | ||
| "Nis Din Nis Din" | Single | Hindi | A. R. Rahman | Jammin' | |
| "Eh le Himmat" | Single | Ranjit Barot | |||
| 2019 | "Ganga: The River of People" | Single | Prakash | Apollo Tyres | |
| "Haaye Oye (Acoustic)" | Single | QARAN | |||
| "Nach Baliye" | Single | Hindi | Lijo George -Dj Chetas | Nach Baliye season nine theme song | |
| "Ab Aaja" | Flip | Gajendra Verma | Music Album | ||
| "Humraahi" | Single | Arjuna Harjai | OnePlus Playback | ||
| "Priyasakhi" | Single | Tamil | |||
| "Tere Bina" (Acoustic) | Single | Hindi | Zaeden | ||
| "Bachpan Ki Dhun" | Single | Ankur Tewari | CRY – Child Rights and You | ||
| 2020 | "Dil Kho Ke" | Single | Arjun Kanungo | ||
| "Roiyaan Ve" | Single | Arjuna Harjai | |||
| "Hum Haar Nahin Maanenge" | Single | A. R. Rahman | |||
| "Dusk Stories" | Single | Hindi | Sanjoy | ||
| "Bin Bole Baby Tu" | Single | Punjabi | Jitendra Vishwakarma, Ruhaan Rajput & Arvind Kumar | Music Video | |
| "Mai Ni Meriye" | Single | Hindi | Lost Stories | ||
| "Jab Tum Paas Ho" | Single | Salim – Sulaiman | Music Video | ||
| "India Together" | Single | Gajendra Verma | |||
| "Aage Ki Soch" | Single | Akshay The One & Shashwat Singh | |||
| "Mastiyaapa" | Bandish Bandits | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | An original Indian web series on Amazon Prime Video | ||
| "Couple Goals" | |||||
| "Sajan Bin" | |||||
| "Sansaar" | EK | Ricky Kej | Music Album | ||
| "Ladd Chaley" | Single | Siddharth Mahadevan & Souumil | The Indian Express: 26/11 Stories of Strength | ||
| "Kaun Tujhe (Finding The Light)" | Single | Hindi, English | Arjun | Original Music: Amaal Mallik | |
| "Ruperi Valut Madanchya Banaat" | Marathi | Sanket Naik | Saregama Marathi, A tribute to Asha Bhosle.
Original Music Director: Anil-Arun | ||
| "Jheeni Jheeni" | Bhoomi | Hindi | Salim–Sulaiman | Music Album | |
| 2021 | "Tu Kabhi Kabhi" | Songs of Love | Hindi | Amit Trivedi | Music Album |
| "Arakkiye" | Single | Tamil | AniVee | Music Video | |
| "Top Tucker" | Single | Hindi, Tamil | Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
| "Baggage (Ishq Mushkil Hai)" | Single | Hindi, English | Arjun | ||
| "Main Janu Na" | Single | Hindi | Arjuna Harjai | ||
| "Chamba/Maaye Ni Meriye " | Single | Aditya Pushkarna | Himachal Folk Song, Co-singer: Armaan Malik | ||
| "Meherma" | Single | Samira Koppikar | Zee Music Originals | ||
| "Hum Tum" | Single | Naresh-Anand | Times Music | ||
| "Dildariyaan" | MOODZ | Parichay | Music Album | ||
| "Mera Jee Karda" | Single | Punjabi | J Statik | Music Video, Co-singer: Deep Jandu | |
| "Kinni Soni" | Feels Like Ishq | Punjabi, English | Sameer Kaushal & Ayushmann Khurrana | A Netflix original series | |
| "Na Na" | Single | Punjabi | Dj Lyan & Mickey Singh | Music Video | |
| "Gallaan Teriyaan" | Single | Hindi | Salim–Sulaiman | ||
| "Ganeshay Dheemahi" | Single | Sanskrit | Ajay – Atul | Times Music Spiritual,
Recreated by Shailesh Dani | |
| "Mehndi Te Vavi" | Single | Gujarati | Lost Stories | Music Video | |
| "4 AM" | Single | Punjabi | Mickey Singh | ||
| "Chal Koi Na (Let it Go)" | Single | Punjabi | DJ Lyan, Jay Skilly & Mickey Singh | Music Video | |
| "Bach Ke Rehna (Red Notice)" | Single | Hindi | R. D. Burman, Badshah, DIVINE, | Music Video, Promotional Track for Red Notice (A Netflix original film) | |
| "Belief Song" | Single | English | Souumil and Siddharth Mahadevan | Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) | |
| "Tera Ishq" | Single | Hindi | Siddharth Parashar | Music Video | |
| 2022 | " Mujhko Pyaar Ho Gaya" | Single | Hindi | Ankit Kholia | Music Video |
| "Hauli Hauli" | Single | Punjabi | Charanpreet Singh | Music Video | |
| "Yeh hai India ka YouTube" | Single | Hindi | Siddhant Mago | Music Video, YouTube Musical anthem | |
| "Dildariyaan (Acousticz)" | Single | Parichay | Music Album | ||
| "Duvaa Duvaa" | Suzhal -The Vortex | Tamil | Sam C. S. | Indian web series on Amazon Prime Video | |
| "Bahaar Hai" | Beyond Bollywood | Hindi | Salim–Sulaiman | Music Album | |
| "Honey Ke Sang" | Single | JAM8 | Roposo Jamroom | ||
| "Sitara" | Gunehgar | Hindi, English | Karan Kanchan | Music Album, Co-Singer: DIVINE
Lyrics: DIVINE, Jonita Gandhi | |
| "Pipni" | Mismatched: Season 2 | Hindi | Anurag Saikia | A Netflix original series | |
| "Hey, Enna Paarva?" | Single | Tamil | Sanjoy | Exclusively on Instagram | |
| 2023 | "Naya Sher" | Single | Punjabi | Karan Kanchan | Royal Challenge,
Music Video ft. Virat Kohli, Co-singer: DIVINE. |
| "Sitara (Live Session)" | Gunehgar | Hindi | Karan Kanchan | Music Video, Co-Singer: DIVINE | |
| 2024 | "Tu Jaane" | Love Like That - EP | Hindi, English | Jonita Gandhi, Juan Ariza & Julia Gartha | Debut EP[19] |
| "Love Like That (feat. Ali Sethi)" | Punjabi,
English |
Jonita Gandhi, Ali Sethi, Juan Ariza & Julia Gartha | |||
| "It Is What It Is (Madhaniya)" | Jonita Gandhi, Harinderpal Singh, Juan Ariza & Julia Gartha | ||||
| "Always & Forever (Naal Ve)" | Jonita Gandhi, Harinderpal Singh, Juan Ariza, Rachel West & Sheikh Adnan Almuqta Dir |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Walking/Talking Strawberry Icecream † | Tamil | Debut; Filming | [20][21] |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Taare Zameen Par | Herself | Judge; live singing reality show |
| 2024 | Dance Plus Pro | Herself | Song promotion |
References
[edit]- ^ ""Singing for a Bollywood number is a big deal", says Jonita Gandhi". Free Press Journal. 30 May 2019.
- ^ Jetelina, Margaret (18 July 2017). "Jonita Gandhi highlights Canada's #BollywoodMonster Mashup this weekend". Canadian Immigrant. Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "From a YouTube sensation to a Bolly playback, Toronto girl Jonita Gandhi sings to t2". The Telegraph India.com. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Punjabi Wave: How Diasporic Canadian Artists Are Redefining Global Music | Billboard Canada". ca.billboard.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Jonita Gandhi | Billboard Canada". ca.billboard.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "People confuse my surname with Gujarati, but I am a Punjabi: Jonita Gandhi". The Times of India. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ a b "A voice that touched Big B's heart". The Hindu.com. 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ Panjwani, Radhika (16 April 2014). "Bollywood crooner from Brampton en route to stardom | BramptonGuardian.com". BramptonGuardian.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ Khalil, Nouman. "Bollywood is a roller-coaster ride, says Mississauga's Jonita Gandhi". The Mississauga News. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "Winter 2015". Ivey. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Jonita Gandhi: Lucky my first Bollywood song for Shah Rukh Khan-starrer". NDTV.com. 8 July 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ Exclusive JONITA GANDHI Interview | In Conversation with Amin Dhillon (Ep. 5), 22 October 2019, archived from the original on 4 April 2022, retrieved 9 April 2021
- ^ "My efforts have paid off with 'Highway', says singer Jonita Gandhi". IBN Live.in.com. 5 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Jonita Gandhi sings on the tunes of AR Rahman in the upcoming Bollywood film 'Highway'". News Wala.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- ^ "Now, Shankar Mahadevan turns mentor for child singers on reality show Taare Zameen Par, along with Tony Kakkar and Jonita Gandhi". Mumbai Mirror. 13 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Movie debut of, Gandhi (26 February 2021). "Jonita Gandhi makes her acting debut; teams up with KK for a romantic drama". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2023 Final: Divine, Jonita Gandhi Entertain Fans During Innings Break After Sai Sudarshan's Show On Field". TimesNow. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Seven Singers Come Together this Holi to Celebrate Unity with Deewaren". The Times of India. 28 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Tagat, Anurag (12 January 2024). "Jonita and Ali Sethi's 'Love Like That' Brings a Qawwali-Pop Collab". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Jonita Gandhi and KK's Walking/Talking Strawberry Ice Cream starts with puja". The Times of India. 27 February 2021. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ CR, Sharanya (26 February 2021). "Jonita Gandhi makes her acting debut; teams up with KK for a romantic drama". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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