Ujjaini Mukherjee is an Indian singer.

Early years

Her first recording was for the composer

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. At the age of 16 she participated in the ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge'' in 2005 and finished in the final top 10. Ujjaini then won '' Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu'', along with

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Independent Singles

Some of Ujjaini's own singles available on YouTube are "Aay Srabon" in 2013, "Saajan Gaye Pardes" in 2014, and "Nishi Raat Baanka Chand" in 2016.

Awards And Nominations

She was nominated for the

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in the 'Upcoming Female singer' Category for the song "Mannu Bhaiyya Ka Karihen" from the film ''

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''. She was also nominated for

Filmfare Awards East Filmfare Awards East were the annual awards segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by The Times Group to honour the artistic and cinematic excellence in Bengali, Assamese and Odia. The first installment of the awards were held for ...

for "Ami Akash khola" from the film

Aborto ''Aborto'' is a Bengali film released on 1 March 2013 and directed by Arindam Sil in his directorial debut. According to Sil, this film would be the greatest tribute to Satyajit Ray that has ever been made. The film stars Tota Roy Chowdhury, Bangl ...

(2014) and was the winner of the "Kalakar Awards 2015" as the "Best Female Performer". Nominated for "Best Female Vocalist of the Year – Films" for her song "Dil Rasiya" from ''Byomkesh Pawrbo'' in the 2017 edition of Mirchi Music Awards Bangla Nominated at the

for Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year in

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for her song "Mannu Bhaiyya" from ''

'' Nominated as best female playback singer at the first

for ''

'' At the 2018 Mirchi Music Awards Bangla, Ujjaini's 2017 album "Muhurto" (Moments) garnered nominations for Song of the Year, Music Composer of the Year, Lyricist of the Year in the "Adhunik" (Modern) categories. In addition, Ujjaini's film song from

Ebong Kiriti ''Ebong Kiriti'' is a Bengali thriller drama film directed by Anirban Paria and produced by Babulal Sahoo. This film is based on a Kiriti Roy's story ''Ratibilaap'' by Bengali novelist Nihar Ranjan Gupta. It was released on 31 March 2017 under the ...

earned her a nomination for the best Female Vocalist of the Year.

Achievements

She was a finalist on ''

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005 ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge 2005'' is a reality series, an extension of the ''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa'' programme that was first aired in 1995 on Zee TV. With the new "Challenge" series, Zee TV brought 48 potential singers that are living in India. Elim ...

'' achieving 7th place and within the span of a few months in 2006, she was the grand finale winner of '' Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu'' with Aishwarya. Ujjaini also participated in some other popular reality shows as well, like

Indian Idol ''Indian Idol'' is an Indian music competition television franchise based on the ''Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was ...

(2004),

Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star'' is an Indian reality television series which aims to bring the winners of 'all' singing reality shows completed previously and the runners-up together competed for the 'Superstar' title under 'one roof'. The series' ...

(2008), Music ka Maha Muqqabla (2010). Winner of the "Kalakar Awards 2015" as "Best Female Performer" and also, the "Kolkata Ratna" Award, The Bengal Youth Icon award as the best performer

Discography

Film Songs

Following are the list of songs that Ujjaini Mukherjee has sung for various Indian Movies

Non-film Songs

Out of all the songs that Ujjaini has sung, a special mention goes to "Devotee

the track from the album "Maya (A Tribute To

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)" an internationally acclaimed album by the legendary

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. Another mention goes for the Durga Puja special album "Bondhu... Thakish Pashe" in 2016 which was initiated by Geet Entertainment by bringing together Ujjaini and

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, the best names in Bengali music to recreate the magic of the old times in a new age as the songs of the album had a beautiful melodious feel of the old times to them and also, it was another attempt to relive the time without digital piracy and promote original music by releasing it only on physically available CDs. In 2017, Ujjaini collaborated with Ashu Abhishe

the new age composer duo for her Durga Puja special album "Muhurto" and it had a fully digital release under the label of

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. Ujjaini has sung numerous Non Film songs including title tracks for TV serials, a few of them have been assembled below :-

Television

Before becoming one of the leading names in playback singing in the film industry, Ujjaini proved her mettle in singing on national television through below mentioned reality shows :- She is also a regular celebrity guest performer on TV shows like Didi no 1 and Rannaghar amongst many others.

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mukherjee, Ujjaini Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian women playback singers Women musicians from West Bengal Singers from Kolkata 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Ek Main Aur Ek Tu winners