Jonita Gandhi
Jonita Gandhi is a Canadian singer.[1] She has recorded songs predominantly in Hindi and Tamil languages with few in Punjabi, Telugu, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada and Malayalam languages. Some of her most acclaimed songs include The Breakup Song, Mental Manadhil, Chellama and Arabic Kuthu. She is also well known for her YouTube presence. Her singing debut started through Chennai Express title track (in 2013).[2]
Jonita Gandhi | |
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 Gandhi in 2019 | |
| Born | Jonita Gandhi 1989 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Playback singer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Musical career | |
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| Website | jonitagandhi |
Personal life
Gandhi was born in a Punjabi family from Delhi.[3] Her family moved to Canada when she was nine months old, where she was raised.[4][5]
Gandhi studied in Turner Fenton Secondary School and attended the University of Western Ontario where she completed her degrees in health science and business. She has had formal training in Western and Hindustani classical singing.[6][4]
Career
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Gandhi performs at Aurora, IIIT Gwalior
Jonita at IIFA 2017 Green Carpet
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 didn't get past the audition rounds. She began making YouTube covers from her bedroom, sometimes featuring other local musicians including Akash Gandhi.[7] The videos quickly went viral and led to a myriad of opportunities to perform. Her hits on YouTube began with covers of well-known Hindi-film songs, such as, Pani Da Rang, Tujhko Jo Paaya, Tum Hi Ho, Suhaani Raat, Yeh Honsla and many others. Her beginning concerts typically consisted of these covers.[6]
Her jump to playback singing began with an opportunity to perform alongside Sonu Nigam. This tour crossed various countries including Russia, UK, US and the Caribbean. Afterwards, her sights were set on starting a career in the Bollywood music industry. 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.[8]
Gandhi worked as a playback singer with music directors including A. R. Rahman and Pritam. Rahman featured Gandhi in the concert film One Heart (film). Gandhi performed at the 2016 Jubilee Games in Dubai with Salim–Sulaiman and with Amit Trivedi on MTV Unplugged.[9]
In 2020, Jonita Gandhi was involved in mentoring and judging the Indian kids singing reality show Taare Zameen Par on StarPlus[10]
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.[11]
Discography
List of songs recorded by Gandhi. The list includes tracks recorded for film and non-film albums.
| Year | Song title | Film/Soundtrack/Album | Language | Composer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Chennai Express" | Chennai Express | Hindi | Vishal–Shekhar | |
| "Pinjra" | MTV Coke Studio India (Season 3) | Clinton Cerejo | |||
| "E Mon Aajkal" | Majnu | Bengali | Rishi Chanda | ||
| 2014 | "Eai Ki Prem" | Bangali Babu English Mem | |||
| "Implosive Silence" | Highway | Hindi | A. R. Rahman | ||
| "Kahaan Hoon Main" | |||||
| "Aa Bhi Jaa" | Raunaq | ||||
| "Geet Gaaon" | |||||
| "Dil Chaspiya" | Kochadaiiyaan | ||||
| "Maaloom" | Lekar Hum Deewana Dil | ||||
| "Tasalli" | Bonus Track | ||||
| "Simply Sufi" | Single | Salim–Sulaiman | Simply Sufi TVC ad | ||
| "Rimco" | Gang of Ghosts | Dharam Sandeep | |||
| 2015 | "Nuvve Nuvve" | Kick 2 | Telugu | S. Thaman | |
| "Can't Forget You (Tujhe Bula Diya)" | Single | Hindi, English | Arjun | Music Video | |
| "Ye Kadhaa" | Kerintha | Telugu | Micky J. Meyer | ||
| "Mental Manadhil" | O Kadhal Kanmani | Tamil | A. R. Rahman | ||
| "Mental Madhilo" | OK Bangaram | Telugu | |||
| "Premika" | Dilwale | Hindi | Pritam | ||
| "Woh Tho Yahin Hai Lekin" | Main Aur Charles | Vipin Patwa | |||
| 2016 | "First Date" | First Date: Musical Short Film[12] | Vinay Jaiswal | ||
| "Deewaren: Unity Song for Holi" | |||||
| "Blessings from the Sky" | Pelé: Birth of a Legend | English | A. R. Rahman | ||
| "Deivam Raasina Kavitha" | 24 (Telugu version) | Telugu | |||
| "Manasuke" | |||||
| "Mei Nigara" | 24 (Tamil version) | Tamil | |||
| "Idhu Naal" | Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada | ||||
| "Sau Tarah Ke" | Dishoom | Hindi | Pritam | ||
| "Tu Hai" | Single | 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 | ||
| "Pink Anthem" | Pink | Hindi | Anupam Roy | ||
| "The Breakup Song" | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | Pritam | 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 | ||
| "Neenene Hosa Kanasu" | Niruttara | Kannada | Niladri Kumar | ||
| "Aalangisu Baa Nannanu" | |||||
| 2017 | "Kannadi Poovukku" | Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal | Tamil | Santhosh Dayanidhi | |
| "Gilehriyaan" | Dangal | Hindi | Pritam Chakraborty | Winner, Critics' Choice Female Vocalist of The Year at Mirchi Music Awards | |
| "Tere Bina" | Shorgul | Niladri Kumar | |||
| "Saajan Aayo Re" | Ok Jaanu | A. R. Rahman | |||
| "Hamsaro" | Cheliyaa | Telugu | |||
| "Azhagiye" | Kaatru Veliyidai | Tamil | |||
| "Takdi Ravan" | Jindua | Punjabi | Arjuna Harjai | ||
| "One More Thumka" | Mahi NRI | ||||
| "Ye Jawaani Teri" | Meri Pyaari Bindu | Hindi | Sachin–Jigar | ||
| "Udd Chal" | Single | Srihari Jagannathan | Chennai Street Band | ||
| "Bhalobeshe Felechi" | Ami Je Ke Tomar | Bengali | Indradeep Dasgupta | ||
| "Raat Abhi Baaki Hai" | Single | Hindi | Shayadshah Shahebdin | Times Music | |
| "Kehne Ko" | Dear Maya | Anupam Roy | |||
| "Yaara Meherbaan" | Boss 2: Back to Rule | Bengali | Jeet Gannguli | ||
| "Ela Thelchaali" | Kaadhali | Telugu | Prasan Praveen Shyam | ||
| "Affoo Khudaya" | FU: Friendship Unlimited | Marathi | Samir Saptiskar | ||
| "Raakh Baakhi" | Mom | Hindi | A. R. Rahman | ||
| "Lafz Unkahe" | Lafz Unkahe | Ajay Singha | Music Album | ||
| "Ae Dil" | Punjab Nahi Jaungi | Shiraz Uppal | |||
| "Chandralekha" | A Gentleman | Sachin–Jigar | |||
| "Ashi Kashi" | Dry Day | Marathi | Ashwin Srinivasan | ||
| "Yaadon Mein" | Jab Harry Met Sejal | Hindi | Pritam | ||
| "Lagdi Hai Thaai" | Simran | Sachin–Jigar | |||
| "Will you marry me" | Bhoomi | Sachin–Jigar | |||
| "Bagiya Mein" | Rangreza | Qurram Hussain | Nominated, Best Singer (Female) at Lux Style Awards | ||
| "Iraiva" | Velaikkaran | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| 2018 | "Andekha, Ansuna, Anchua" | Single | Hindi | Vishal Bhardwaj | Zee Brand Anthem |
| "I Love You, Re Mari Savaar" | Love Ni Bhavai | Gujarati | Sachin–Jigar | ||
| "Yevevo" | Hello | Telugu | Anup Rubens | Co-singer: Akhil Akkineni | |
| "Bhinjaaun" | Mijaaj | Gujarati | Meghdhanush | ||
| "Sayaani" | Padman | Hindi | Amit Trivedi | ||
| "Aayat Bane Hum" | Single | Mickey J. Meyer | T-Series Pop Chartbusters | ||
| "Azhagae" | Irumbu Thirai | Tamil | Yuvan Shankar Raja | ||
| "Castles" | Future Perfect | English | Anish Sood | Music Album | |
| "Lamhein Beetey Hue" | Single | Hindi | Anurag Godbole | ||
| "Kaadhal" | Single | Tamil | A.H.Kaashif | ||
| "Bas Tu Hai" | 3 Storeys | Hindi | Clinton Cerejo | ||
| "Haq Hai" | Budh: Short Film | Shreyas Puranik | Times Music | ||
| "Raahat" | Single | Ashish-Vijay | T-Series Pop Chartbusters | ||
| "Nokho Anokho" | Oxygen | Gujarati | Parth Bharat Thakkar | ||
| "Dil Beparwah" | Phamous | Hindi | Sundeep Gosswami and Surya Vishwakarma | ||
| "Padharo Mawla" | Single | Salim–Sulaiman | |||
| "Nasha Tera" | When Obama Loved Osama | Rishabh Sambhav Jain | |||
| "Jeeya Mar Ke (Tum Mile Dil Khile)" | Single | Parichay | Saregama Music | ||
| "Lag Ja Gale" | Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 | Rana Mazumder | |||
| "Orey Oru" | Kolamavu Kokila | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| "Kanne Kanne" | Single | Leon James | 7UP Madras Gig | ||
| "Allah Duhai Hai" | Race 3 | Hindi | JAM8 | ||
| "Aahista" | Laila Majnu | Niladri Kumar | |||
| "Sacchi Mohabbat" | Manmarziyaan | Amit Trivedi | |||
| "Ninne Vidavanule" | Anaganaga O Premakatha | Telugu | KC Anjan | ||
| "OMG Ponnu" | Sarkar (Tamil version) | Tamil | |||
| "OMG Pilla" | Sarkar (Telugu version) | Telugu | A. R. Rahman | ||
| "Taajub Hai" | Single | Hindi | Gulraj Singh | OnePlus Playback | |
| "Chogada (Unplugged)" | Loveyatri | Lijo George -Dj Chetas | |||
| "Sar Utha Ke Jiyo" | Single | Arjun Kanungo | HDFC Life | ||
| "Love'Otsavam" | Next Enti? | Telugu | Ramajogayya Sastry | ||
| "Jheeni Jheeni" | Single | Hindi | Salim–Sulaiman | Music Album | |
| "Rekkai Thulirtha" | Kaatrin Mozhi | Tamil | A.H. Kaashif | ||
| "Nis Din Nis Din" | Single | Hindi | A. R. Rahman | Jammin' | |
| "Eh le Himmat" | Single | Ranjit Barot | |||
| "Anthe Kadha Mari" | Lover | Telugu | Ankit Tiwari | ||
| 2019 | "Main To Jee Rahi" | End Counter | Hindi | Rahul Jain | |
| "Jhumka Bareli Wala" | SP Chauhan | Vibhas | |||
| "Sadke Jawaan (Reprise)" | |||||
| "Speaker Phat Jaaye" | Total Dhamaal | Gourov-Roshin | |||
| "Rajvaadi Odhni" | Kalank | Pritam | |||
| "Ganga: The River of People" | Single | Prakash | Apollo Tyres | ||
| "Haaye Oye (Acoustic)" | Single | QARAN | |||
| "Engleesu Lovesu" | Pakkiri | Tamil | Amit Trivedi | ||
| "Angrezi Luv Shuv" | The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir | Hindi | |||
| "Jilebara" | Thumbaa | Tamil | Vivek–Mervin | ||
| "Kaattalakal" | Pathinettam Padi | Malayalam | A.H. Kaashif | ||
| "Hey Amigo" | Kaappaan | Tamil | Harris Jayaraj | ||
| Bandobast | Telugu | ||||
| "Nach Baliye" | Single | Hindi | Lijo George -Dj Chetas | Nach Baliye season nine theme song | |
| "Dil Ka Telephone" | Dream Girl | Meet Bros | |||
| "Sandakari Neethan" | Sanga Thamizhan | Tamil | Vivek–Mervin | ||
| "Humraahi" | Single | Hindi | Arjuna Harjai | OnePlus Playback | |
| "Priyasakhi" | Single | Tamil | |||
| "Tere Bina" (Acoustic) | Single | Hindi | Zaeden | ||
| "Bachpan Ki Dhun" | Single | Ankur Tewari | CRY – Child Rights and You | ||
| "Pink Gulaabi Sky" | The Sky Is Pink | Pritam | |||
| "The Naari Naari Song" | Made In China | Sachin–Jigar | |||
| "Nee Sirichalum" | Action | Tamil | Hiphop Tamizha | ||
| "Ab Aaja" | Flip | Hindi | Gajendra Verma | Music Album | |
| 2020 | "Sun Sajna" | Bhangra Paa Le | Rishi Rich, Kiranee, Yash Narvekar | ||
| "Peg Sheg" | A Bazz, Nilotpal Munshi (Jam8) | ||||
| "Dil Kho Ke" | Single | Arjun Kanungo | |||
| "Marandhaye" | Teddy | Tamil | D. Imman | ||
| "Bhankas" | Baaghi 3 | Hindi | Tanishk Bagchi | ||
| "Roiyaan Ve" | Single | Arjuna Harjai | |||
| "Chuney Chuney" | Maska | Mikey McCleary | A Netflix original film | ||
| "Hum Haar Nahin Maanenge" | Single | A. R. Rahman | |||
| "Main Tumhara" | Dil Bechara | Winner, Best Original Song at FOI Online Awards | |||
| "Dusk Stories" | Single | Sanjoy | |||
| "Bin Bole Baby Tu" | Single | Punjabi | Jitendra Vishwakarma & 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 | |||
| "En Peru Enna Kelu" | Kaatteri | Tamil | S. N. Prasad | ||
| "Manasu Eegaaitu" | Butterfly | Kannada | Amit Trivedi | ||
| "Mastiyaapa" | Bandish Bandits | Hindi | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | An original Indian web series on Amazon Prime Video | |
| "Couple Goals" | |||||
| "Sajan Bin" | |||||
| "Chellama" | Doctor | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichandar | Winner, Best Female Artist of the year at Vijay Music Best of 2021 | |
| "Sansaar" | EK | Hindi | Ricky Kej | Music Album | |
| "Ladd Chaley" | Single | Siddharth Mahadevan & Souumil | The Indian Express: 26/11 Stories of Strength | ||
| "Naino" | Waah Zindagi | Parag Chhabra | |||
| "Single Ladies " | Indoo Ki Jawani | Rochak Kohli | |||
| "Kaun Tujhe (Finding The Light)" | Single | Hindi, English | Arjun | Original Music: Amaal Mallik | |
| "Jheeni Jheeni" | Bhoomi | Hindi | Salim–Sulaiman | Music Album | |
| 2021 | "Pudhidhaai" | Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee | Tamil | Darbuka Siva | |
| "Enil Paaindhidum" | Sinam | Shabir | |||
| "Mahi Mera Ranjha" | The Girl on the Train | Punjabi | Sunny and Inder Bawra | ||
| "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 | ||
| "Baby! Tu Na Jaa" | Time to Dance | Gurinder Seagal | |||
| "Chamba/Maaye Ni Meriye " | Single | Aditya Pushkarna | Himachal Folk Song, Co-singer: Armaan Malik | ||
| "Evo Evo Kalale" | Love Story | Telugu | Pawan Ch | ||
| "Seemanthapoo" | 99 Songs | Tamil | A. R. Rahman | ||
| "Meherma" | Single | Hindi | Samira Koppikar | Zee Music Originals | |
| "Hum Tum" | Single | Naresh-Anand | Times Music | ||
| "Dildariyaan" | MOODZ | Parichay | Music Album | ||
| "Wo Deewana Ladka" | My Indian Boyfriend | Shravan Bharadwaj | |||
| "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 | |
| "Ghost Party" | Annabelle Sethupathi | Tamil | Krishna Kishor | ||
| "Mehndi Te Vavi" | Single | Gujarati | Lost Stories | Music Video | |
| "4 AM" | Single | Punjabi | Mickey Singh | ||
| "Sai Shirdi Sai" | 99 Songs | Kannada | A. R. Rahman | ||
| "Chellamma" | Doctor | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| "Chittemma" | Varun Doctor | Telugu | |||
| "Nenjae Nenjae" | Borrder | Tamil | Sam C. S. | ||
| "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 | Ankit Kholia | ||
| "Arabic Kuthu" | Beast (Tamil version) | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander | ||
| "Halamathi Habibo" | Beast (Telugu version) | Telugu | |||
| "Halamathi Habibo" | Raw (Beast Hindi version) | Hindi | |||
| "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 | Hindi | Parichay | Music Album | |
| "Jayeshbhai Jordaar" | Jayeshbhai Jordaar | Hindi | Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara | ||
| "Private Party" | Don | Tamil | Anirudh Ravichander |
Filmography
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Language | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | Walking/Talking Strawberry Icecream |
Tamil | Debut; Filming | [13] |
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