![]() ![]() She was a judge in the Bengali music reality show Bengali Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li'l Champs for two years. ![]() Monali's first large format live concert was at Powai Sarvajanin Durgotsav in 2011. She also got nominated for an IIFA Award for Best Female Playback and an Apsara Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song "Zara Zara Touch Me". "Zara Zara Touch Me" was enormously successful, becoming the fourth-most-played song on Indian radio during the first half of 2008. She was originally scheduled to sing only one song, but her first recording impressed the film's directors Abbas–Mustan enough for them to book her a second. She got an offer from music director Pritam Chakraborty to sing two songs for the Bollywood film Race in 2008 – "Khwab Dekhe" (Sexy Lady) and "Zara Zara Touch Me". She had to struggle even after Indian Idol to get a strong foothold in the music industry. She rose to popularity after placing ninth in Indian Idol 2. She received the Best Playback Singer Award at Anandalok Awards for it when she was 14. The same year, she recorded the title track of Bengali serial Shri Ramkrishna. It was a Bengali children song titled "Choi Choi Choi Tipi Tipi". Xavier's College, Kolkata, Thakur started singing in school and college competitions and performing at local functions, In 1999, she sang the first song of her career in the film Chena Chena under the musical direction of Anupam Dutta and penned by legendary lyricist Pulak Bandyopadhyay. Īn alumnus of The Future Foundation School and St. ![]() She has learnt hip-hop and Bharatanatyam and is also a trained salsa dancer. Her father Shakti Thakur was a professional singer and actor in Bengali film industry and her sister Mehuli Thakur is a playback singer in Bengal. Thakur was born on 3 November 1985 in a Bengali musical family in Kolkata. 4.3 'Moh Moh Ke Dhaage' and further hits (2015-2017).4.2 'Sawaar Loon' and Bollywood film debut as an actress (2013-2014). ![]()
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