Antara Mitra

Antara Mitra
Mitra at SaReGaMaPa
Born	(1987-07-10) 10 July 1987 (age 37)[1][2] Maslandapur, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Rajballavpur High School Netaji Subhas Open University.[3]
Musical career
Genres	Filmi, Indian classical
Occupation	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2006–present

Antara Mitra (born 10 July 1987) is an Indian playback singer. Her journey in the world of music started when she became a contestant in the popular reality show Indian Idol 2 back in 2006. Although she didn’t bag the winners trophy, her ecstatic voice grabbed the attention of most and she secured the place of  top five among all the contestants.  Following the release of the song Gerua, in which she co-starred with the legendary Arijit Singh, Mitra's fame grew even further. Additionally, her song “Janam Janam” from the film Dilwale garnered her a lot of media attention. Additionally, some of her other renowned songs include Kesariye (in 5 Languages), Bheegi Si Bhagi Si, Itni Si Baat, Mehrama, Ebaar Jano Onnyo Rokom Pujo & Sundori Komola. Recently her song “Kishori]” from the movie “Khadaan” became a mass favorite and got 25+ Million views on YouTube.

Currently she’s a judge at the popular Zee Bangla Reality Show, SaReGaMaPa 2024.

Early life and struggles

Mitra is from Maslandapur, a small town in West Bengal, near Kolkata, India.^[4] Mitra grew up with music all around her: her father is a music teacher. Since the age of three, Mitra would sing along with other children who came to her home to learn from her father. Mitra started doing stage singing performances since the age of 6. Mitra was very impressed by her aunt who sang on All India Radio broadcasts. In her early childhood, Antara also learned several traditional Bengali Folk songs .^[3] She exhibited a keen early interest in music, and her father supported her. She was accepted as a contestant at age 18 on a national TV show and competed admirably as a finalist in both that show and a successive similar show Junoon. At one time she considered studying medicine, but abandoned the idea in favour of pursuing a professional singing career.^[5][3]

Mitra participated in the Indian Idol season 2. Though she reached the top five but got eliminated.^[6][3] When Mitra was eliminated from the contest, well-known music director Anu Malik offered her playback singing work, but Mitra returned to her home town and soon afterward (April 2006) she relocated to Mumbai to pursue a vocal-performance-for-film soundtrack career. She then participated as part of the Bollywood team of vocalist contestants in another popular Indian TV reality show, Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka, where again she was not the winner, however she considers both shows learning and career-development experiences, and expressed gratitude to the TV audience, producers and judges of both contests for allowing her opportunities to perform for the broadcast audience and judges while competing.^[6]

During her early days in a city like Mumbai, she managed to survive by consuming instant-noodles like Maggi and burger as they were cheap.^[3] Mitra got widespread recognition as a singer after her duets songs Gerua and Janam Janam became hits in the year 2015, which was almost 9 years after she moved to Mumbai.^[3]

Music career

Mitra sings in multiple languages: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, and English and is active in the Bollywood film soundtrack music industry.^[5]

In an interview to the Times of India in 2010, Mitra thanked and expressed her gratitude to Music Director Pritam Chakraborty, as he was the first to show faith in her skills, and in that first decade, Pritam had composed nearly every film song in which her vocals were featured. Mitra received positive reviews for her first hit song "Bheegi Bhaagi Si", a duet with Mohit Chauhan from the Hindi film Rajneeti.^[6]

Mitra got widespread recognition for her acclaimed duet songs Gerua, Janam Janam co-sung with Arijit Singh.^[3] She is currently managed by TalentWala.^[7][8]

Indian Idol 2 performances

Audition

• "Dama Dam Mast Kalandar" (Runa Laila)
  • The judges liked it, however Anu Malik was a bit hesitant.

Theater round

• "Kaisi Paheli Hai" (Parineeta)
  • Mitra was through to the piano round!

Piano round

• "Hume To Loot Liya Milke Husn Waalon Ne" (Private album) – Most votes
  • Mitra received good comments, especially from Anu, "I think I have found my playback singer," and made it through to the finals with the most votes.

Recordings and appearances

• Woh Pehli Baar album – sang a group number and solo "Tu Rutha To".
• TV appearances have included specials (and soap operas) including Navarati, Thodi Khushi Thode Gham, Music Masti Dhoom, Kyunki, Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil, Kitani Mohabbat Hai, K for Kishore and auditioning contestants in Bhopal for Indian Idol 3.
• Was a contestant on Adnan's Bol Baby Bol show (won 200,000 for reciting famous song lyrics).
• Joined Nauman and Salman in Koi Aane Ko Hai, another Ekta Kapoor soap opera (broadcast on Colors).
• Was a semi-finalist (as a member of the Bollywood contingent) on Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka singing contest (reality show on NDTV Imagine).
• Was a contestant who reached the final four in IPL Rockstar contest (reality show on Colors).
• Recorded songs in Bengali (Doshomi), Haryanvi (Tera Mera Vaada), et al.
• Sang the song "Ek Duje Ke" from the TV series Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai.

Discography

Film songs

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Song	Music	Co-Singer(s)	Note
2007	Speed	"Loving You"	Pritam	Sonu Nigam
	Jab We Met	"Yeh Ishq Haye – Remix"		Shreya Ghoshal
2009	Life Partner	"Kuke Kuke"		Shaan
		"Aage Aage"		Mika Singh
	All the Best: Fun Begins	"All The Best"		Soham Chakraborty
2010	Toh Baat Pakki!	"Om Jai Jagadish Hare"
	Raajneeti	"Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si"		Mohit Chauhan
	Hello Darling	"Aa Jaane Jaan"		Javed Jaffrey, Akriti Kakar
	Action Replayy	"Tera Mera Pyar"		Karthik
	Golmaal 3	"Ale"		Neeraj Shridhar
2011	Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji	"Beshuba"		Kunal Ganjawala
		"Yeh Dil Hai Nakhrewala (Film version)"
2012	Ajab Gazabb Love	"Sun Soniye"	Sajid–Wajid	Mohammed Irfan
2013	R... Rajkumar	"Saree Ke Fall Sa"	Pritam	Nakash Aziz
		"Kaddu Katega"
2014	Yoddha: The Warrior	"Ebar Jeno Onno Rokom Pujo"	Indraadip Dasgupta	Nakash Aziz	Bengali Film
2015	Gangster	"Eshona Monta Amar (Duet)"	Jeet Gannguli	Rishi Chanda
	Dilwale	"Gerua"	Pritam	Arijit Singh
		"Manma Emotion Jaage"		Amit Mishra, Anushka Manchanda
		"Janam Janam"		Arijit Singh
2016	1920 London	"Gumnaam Hai Koi"	JAM8	Jubin Nautiyal
		"Aafreen"		K.K
		"Aafreen (2nd version)"		Sreeram
	Mental	Premta Toder Nesha"	Riddhi	Rishi Chanda	Bangladeshi film
	Azhar	"Itni Si Baat Hai"	Pritam	Arijit Singh
	Dishoom	"Jaaneman Aah"		Aman Trikha
		"Ishqa"		Abhijeet Sawant
	Haripad Bandwala	"Shona"	Indraadip Dasgupta	Nakash Aziz	Bengali Film
2017	Ami Je Ke Tomar	"Eshe Gechi Kachakachi"		Arijit Singh
	Chowka	"Turthinalli Geechida"	Sridhar V. Sambhram	Sonu Nigam	Kannada Film
	Munna Michael	"Ding Dang"	Javed-Mohsin	Amit Mishra
	Rangbaz	"Rimjhim"	Dabbu	Mohammed Irfan	Bengali Film
2018	Namaste England	"Dhoom Dhadaka"	Mannan Shaah	Shahid Mallya
	Villain	"Shundori Komola"	JAM8	Armaan Malik	Bengali Film
	Bhaijaan Elo Re	"Baby Jaan"	Dolaan Maainnakk	Nakash Aziz	Bangladeshi film
2019	Kalank	"Aira Gaira"	Pritam	Javed Ali, Tushar Joshi, Akashdeep Sengupta
		"Aira Gaira (Extended)"
	Jaanbaaz	"Tui Je Aamar"	Dev Sen	Jubin Nautiyal	Bengali Film
	The Sky Is Pink	"Dil Hi Toh Hai"	Pritam	Arijit Singh, Nikhil D'Souza
		"Dil Hi Toh Hai (2nd Version)"		Sreerama Chandra, Nikhil D'Souza
	Chhichhore	"Fikar Not"		Nakash Aziz, Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Dev Negi, Amitabh Bhattacharya
	Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai	"Ek Duje Ke"	Akashdeep Sengupta For JAM8	Akashdeep Sengupta
2020	Nabab LLB	"Just Chill"	Dolaan Mainnakk	Supratip Bhattacharya	Bengali Film
	Love Aaj Kal	"Mehrama"	Pritam	Darshan Raval
		"Meherama (Extended Version)"
2021	Pagglait	"Lamha" (Revisited)	Arijit Singh
	Magic	"Mon Anmone"	Dabbu	Santanu Dey Sarkar	Bengali Film[9]
	Star Jalsha Parivaar Award	"Star Jalsha Parivaar Award"(Theme Song)	Indradeep Dasgupta	Ishaan Mitra	Bengali Award Show
2022	Raavan	"Ami Tor"	Savvy	Javed Ali	Bengali Film
	Brahmāstra	"Kesariya (Film Version)"	Pritam	Arijit Singh
		"Kesariya (Dance Mix)"		Shashwat Singh, Arijit Singh
	Aay Khuku Aay	"Ebhabeo Preme Pora Jaay"	Ranojay Bhattacharjee		Bengali Film
2023	The Great Indian Family	"Sahibaa"	Pritam	Darshan Raval
	Fatafati	Jani Okaron	Amit Chatterjee	Ishan Mitra	Bengali Film
	Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani	"Kudmayi (Female)"	Pritam
2024	Merry Christmas	"Raat Akeli Thi"		Arijit Singh
	5 No Swapnamay Lane	"5 No Swapnamay Lane Title Track"	Joy Sarkar		Bengali film
	Shastri	"Dhangkurakur Taak"	Ishan Mitra	Indraadip Dasgupta, Ishan Mitra
	Hangamadotcom	Tor E Sathe	Savvy	Sonu Nigam
	Khadaan	"Kishori"	Rathijit Bhattacharya	Rathijit Bhattacharya

Non-film songs

Year	Film	Song	Music	Co-Singer(s)	Note
2024	Dil Sajeya (Single)	"Dil Sajeya"	Neeru Mehta , Mriganka Bhattacharjya		Hindi
	Dil Mera (Single)	"Dil Mera"	Sanjoy Deb , Kanika Kapoor	Vicky Sandhu , Kanika Kapoor
	Chup Chup Chup (Single)	"Chup Chup Chup"	Mann	Sonu Nigam
	Mere to Girdhar Gopal (Single)	"Mere to Girdhar Gopal"
	Rimjhim Rimjhim Brishtira (Single)	"Rimjhim Rimjhim Brishtira"	Rangon	Abhay Jodhpurkar	Bengali
	Tor E Sathe (Single)	"Tor E Sathe"	Savvy	Sonu Nigam
	Khela Ghor Bhandhte Legechi (Single)	"Khela Ghor Bhandhte Legechi"	Rahul Tiwari
	Cham Cham Karti Baarish (Single)	"Cham Cham Karti Baarish"	Rangon	Abhay Jodhpurkar	Hindi
	Sab Kuch Mera (Single)	"Sab Kuch Mera"	Mann
	Sab Kuch Mera Deep Heart (Single)	"Sab Kuch Mera"	Mann

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Film	Song	Result	Ref.
2010	Mirchi Music Awards	Upcoming Female Vocalist of The Year	Raajneeti	"Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si"	Nominated	[10]
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Playback Singer – Female			Nominated	[11]
2021	66th Filmfare Awards	Best Female Playback Singer	Love Aaj Kal	"Mehrama"	Nominated	[12]

References

1. "Antara Mitra Biography". Hungama Digital Media Entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
2. "Antara Mitra". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
3. Singh, Deepali (2 December 2015). "The Gerua Girl: Antara Mitra". DNA. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
4. Halim, Moeena (13 January 2016). "Soft, sultry and soulful". India Today. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
5. Singh, Deepali (2 December 2015). "The Gerua Girl: Antara Mitra". DNA India. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
6. "How Antara Mitra went from Indian Idol to Rajneeti". The Times of India. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
7. [5]
8. "Antara Mitra dazzles at Ambani wedding with captivating performance". The Times of India. 16 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
9. "Magic – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 21 January 2021.
10. "Nominees – Mirchi Music Award Hindi 2010". 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 30 January 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
11. "'Dabangg' bags maximum nominations for Zee Cine Awards 2011". Zee News. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
12. "Nominations For The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021". Filmfare. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2024.

External links

• Antara Mitra at IMDb

Indian Idol 2

Sandeep Acharya | N. C. Karunya | Anuj Sharma | Amey Date | Antara Mitra | Meenal Jain Ravi Tripathi | Panna Gill | Monali Thakur | Neha Kakkar | Yashashree Bhave | Sagar Sawarkar