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Palash Sen is an Indian
singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...
, songwriter, musician, composer,
physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the Medical education, study, Med ...
, director and actor. He is known as the founder and frontman of India's Rock/Pop band
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.


Early life and education

Born in a family of doctors, he comes from a family of Rajvaidyas (Sen Sharma) and is the 17th generation physician of his family. He was born in
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, brought up in
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. Earlier, he used to stay in Connaught Place's Railway Colony and
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. He did his schooling from St. Columba's School, Delhi. He was active in theatre and singing right from his school days and that's where he realised his singing capabilities. Thereafter he studied medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, and received his M.B.B.S. and M.S. in Orthopedics.


Career

While in college, Sen founded his band
Euphoria Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and da ...
. He had started composing songs from in college days and was writing them in English. His first composition is believed to be 'Heaven on the Seventh Floor' which was an ode to his college hostel room, on the seventh floor. After finishing college, Sen met DJ Bhaduri, and their friendship took off instantly. The duo have been working together ever since, and Sen regards DJ as the backbone of Euphoria. Euphoria's first release, 'Dhoom Pichuck Dhoom,' was a major commercial hit and received rave reviews from the critics worldwide. In 2022, Palash Sen appeared on Jay-Ho! The Jay Kumar Show and shared that he's the 17th generation doctor and musician in his family. He also talked about the origins of his band,
Euphoria Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and da ...
. He said back in 1988, a group of medical students in Delhi formed a rock band to impress girls. Over time,
Euphoria Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and da ...
evolved into a Hindi fusion rock group and he is the lead vocalist of that band.
Euphoria Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and da ...
went on to become noted Indian band, with five hit studio albums, one compilation and seventeen music videos. Sen's
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debut came with '' Filhaal...'' (2002) directed by
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, which also starred Tabu and
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. Thereafter, he appeared in "And It Rained" segment of anthology film, ''
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'' (2008). Sen has also composed an eight-and-a-half-minute song for the film, and
Euphoria Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as aerobic exercise, laughter, listening to or making music and da ...
performed on it. Sen has done multiple television appearances, most notably '' FameX'' (2006), '' Channel V Popstars'', ''
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'' (with Euphoria, 2008), ''
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'' (with Euphoria, 2011), '' NDTV Greenathon'' (with Euphoria, 2012).


Solo Projects, Playback and Collaborations

Over the years, Sen has collaborated with musicians and composers on songs, most notably * Zindagi, Friday the 13th (featuring Sen) * Mauka, Indraneel Hariharan (featuring Sen) * Candywalk, Orange Street (featuring Sen) * Salma, Dhoondhte Reh Jaaoge (composers: Sajid Wajid) * Kadavule Kadavule (Tamil) (2010 composer: Eeman) * Main Kaun Hoon, Lamha (2010 composer: Mithoon Sharma) * Music band Na Karo, Hum Tum aur Shabana (2011 composers: Sachin , Jigar)


Albums

* 1998 – ''
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'' * 2000 – ''
Phir Dhoom ''Phir Dhoom'' () is a second album by Indian band Euphoria Euphoria ( ) is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness. Certain natural rewards and social activities, such as ...
'' * 2003 – ''
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'' * 2006 – ''
Mehfuz ''Mehfuz'' (, , translation: Secure) is the fifth album from the Indian rock band Euphoria. Two of the songs on the album have been co-written by poet and lyricist Gulzar Gulzar (born Sampooran Singh Kalra; 18 August 1934) is an Indian Urdu p ...
'' * 2008 – ''
ReDhoom ReDhoom is the sixth album of the Indian rock band Euphoria and is the second remixed album in the Dhoom (the first being ''Phir Dhoom'' after the main Dhoom). Track list # Bhoola Sab # Dhoom (Feat. Shubha Mudgal Shubha Mudgal (born 1 Januar ...
'' * 2010 – ''Follow Your Dreams'' * 2011 – ''Item'' * 2012 – ''Sharnaagat'' *2016 – ''Halla Bol'' (single) *2018 – ''Alvida'' (single) *2019 – ''Mujhse Kaha Naa Gaya'' (single) *2021 – ''Sale''


Filmography

* '' Filhaal...'' (2002) * ''
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'' (2010) * ''Sondhe Namar Aage'' (Bengali) * ''
Aisa Yeh Jahaan ''Aisa Yeh Jahaan'' () is a 2015 Indian drama film, directed and written by Biswajeet Bora and produced by Maya Kholie. The film is India's first carbon neutral film and stars Palash Sen, Ira Dubey and Kymsleen Kholie in lead roles, with Yas ...
'' (2015) * '' Jiya Jaye'' (Director) (2017) * ''Iktarfa'' (Director) (2018)


Playback singing


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sen, Palash 20th-century Indian singers Living people 1965 births Indian rock singers Bollywood playback singers Singers from Delhi Delhi University alumni Indian male singer-songwriters Indian singer-songwriters Bengali playback singers Bengali singers St. Columba's School, Delhi alumni Indian male playback singers 21st-century Indian singers 20th-century Indian male singers 21st-century Indian male singers Indian medical doctors