Rekha Bhardwaj

Rekha Bhardwaj

Bhardwaj at the 2010 Airtel Mirchi Music Awards
Background information
Genres Bollywood and regional filmi playback singing
Occupations singer
Instruments singing
Years active 1997-present

Rekha Bhardwaj (also known as Rekha Vishal and Rekha Bharadwaj) is an Indian playback singer. She is the wife of famous Director-Producer-Music Composer Vishal Bharadwaj. She is known in the industry for her distinctive style of singing. She is also very good musician. She is the recipient of 58th National Film Awards for the Best Female Playback singer for the film Ishqiya in 2011.

Contents

Career

Rekha Bhardwaj released her first album in 2004 titled 'Ishqa Ishqa'[1][2] which won critical acclaim. Her songs in Omkara, especially Namak, which were written by Gulzar and composed by Vishal, won her accolades. She credits both of them with her success. She considers Lata Mangeshkar her idol.[3]

The song 'Raat ki Jogan' from the album, Ishqa Ishqa was conceived in 1994,[4] almost 10 years before it released, when Vishal Bhardwaj had started composing Baba Bulleh Shah's poetry for Rekha's album. She used to go with Vishal for music sittings with Gulzar for his movie Maachis where one day Gulzar said he would write the words for Rekha's album.

Selected discography

Song: "Darling", "Yeshu", "Doosri Darling"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Ranjha Ranjha"
Music: A. R. Rahman

Song: "Waqt Ne Jo"
Music: Adnan Sami

Song: "Kanha (Tuhmri)"
Music: Sajid-Wajid

Song(s): "Ab Mujhe Koyi", "Badi Dheere Jali"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Piya Jaise Ladoo"
Music: Himesh Reshammiya

Song: "Raat Ke Dhai Bhaje"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song(s): "Ranaji", "Beedo"
Music: Piyush Mishra

Song(s): "Ghenda Phool", "Aarthi Tumhari"
Music: A. R. Rahman

Song: "Haal-E-Dil"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Phoonk De"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Aankhon Se Khwaab"
Music: Shammir Tandon

Song: Ehi Thaiyaa Moti
Music: Shantanu Moitra

Song: "Sadiyon Ke Pyaas"
Music: Shammir Tandon

Song: "Namak Ishq Ka"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Dil Churane Wale"
Music: Anu Malik

Song: "Rone Do", "Chingari"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Chutta Hai"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Zingoriaa"
Music: Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy

Song: "Nikla"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Goonje Gagan"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Thak Gayee Hoon"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Ek Woh Din Bhi"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Bhej Kahaar"
Music: Vishal Bhardwaj

Song: "Unn Matalabi"
Music: Abhijit Pohankar

Producer

Awards

References