Sanjeeta Bhattacharya

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya
Background information
Bornc. 1995
New Delhi, India
GenresIndie folk
R&B
Occupation(s)Singer
songwriter
actor
lyricist
composer
Years active2017–present

Sanjeeta Bhattacharya is a Grammy-nominated Indian singer, songwriter and actor.[1][2]

Sanjeeta made her Bollywood debut in the 2023 film Jawan (film) as Helena, the hacker before which she had made her debut as an actor on Netflix’s Feels Like Ishq.[3] She is a graduate of Berklee College of Music,[4] she has been a part of festivals such as Panama Jazz Festival, Hornbill Festival, NH7 Weekender and Magnetic Fields Festival. As part of her personal project, she has released a series of singles and her track, "Everything’s Fine?" put her on Spotify's global emerging artist program, RADAR in July 2020.[5] Her first international collaboration was with Malagasy singer Niu Raza called ‘Red’.[6] Sanjeeta debuted as an actor in the Netflix series "Feels Like Ishq" on July 23, 2021.[7]

Bhattacharya is also known for her performance that paid tribute to A. R. Rahman at Berklee College of Music in 2014 featuring 109 performers from 32 countries. A. R. Rahman was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music at that event.[1]

  1. ^ a b Narrain, Aparna (15 July 2019). "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya has quite the ear for music". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Music to the ears: Sanjeeta Bhattacharya on her debut album being nominated for the 65th Grammys". New Indian Express. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "'Jawan' Actress Over the Moon As Internet Uncovers Her Singing Days: 'Have Seen Her Before'". News18. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ Sampath, Purvaa. "Berklee Indian Ensemble: Have you met Sanjeeta?". Berklee.edu. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  5. ^ "India's Sanjeeta Bhattacharya Dabbles Freely Across Styles". Spotify. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Sanjeeta Bhattacharya Experiments on New Single 'Red,' Collabs With Madagascar Singer-Songwriter Niu Raza". Rolling Stone. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Feels Like Ishq: A few shorts stand out in this Netflix anthology about love". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

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