Rani Hazarika is a Bollywood playback singer and composer who has recorded over 1000 songs in different languages including Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Oriya, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Kashmiri.
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Wiki/Biography
Rani Hazarika was born on Sunday, 8 October 1984 (age 38 years; as in 2022) in Guwahati, Assam. His zodiac sign is Libra. Rani did her schooling from Ambari High School, Guwahati. He graduated in Music (Vocation) from Bhatkhande Sanskriti University, Lucknow. When Rani Hazarika was 6 years old, she started learning Indian classical music and began performing professionally on stage. He learned the basics of music from his father, late Rose Hazarika. By the time she was in 8th class, she became very popular in Assam because of her voice. She learned music professionally under the guidance of Santosh Pandit and Jaspinder Narula (Bollywood playback singer). After receiving professional training, he started recording jingles. She has also worked as a playback singer in many Assamese films and albums.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 5″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Colour: Light Brown
Eye colour: Light brown
Picture Measurements (Approx): 34-30-34
Family
Rani Hazarika belongs to a Muslim-Assamese family of musicians in Guwahati, Assam.
parents and siblings
His father, the late Rose Hazarika, was an artiste in the Information Broadcasting Song and Drama Division. His mother’s name is Malina Hazarika. Rani Hazarika is the youngest of four sisters. The names of his two sisters are Sahnaz Ara Begum and Sabnam Begum. During an interview, Rani had said that she always considers her parents as her role models.
A picture of Rani Hazarika’s parents before her father passed away
husband and children
Rani Hazarika is married to Bollywood music director and producer Jaan Nisar Lone. Jan Nisar Lone is a Kashmiri born in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir. They both have a son named Rah Nisar Lone.
Rani Hazarika’s family photo
livelihood
film
Song
Hindi
Rani Hazarika made her Bollywood debut with the film ‘Jab We Met’ (2007), where she was a playback singer for the film’s lead actress Kareena Kapoor. She then lent her voice to many popular Hindi songs, including “Kammo” from the film Department (2012), and “Sarkar” from the film ‘Udanchhu’ (2018). Rani Hazarika gained popularity after being one of the singers of the Hindi song ‘Nas Nas Mein’ in the multi-star cast film ‘Welcome Back’ in 2015. Other singers were Meet Brothers and Shabab Sabri. Rani Hazarika has worked in more than 25 films and has been a playback singer in the Hindi songs ‘Mera Yaar Thanedaar’ from the film 18.11: A Code of Secrecy (2014), ‘Kaagaz Si Hai Zindagi’ from the film Jeena Isi Ka Naam. Hai (2017), ‘UP Ka Barsola’ in the film 9’O Clock (2017).
Punjabi
Rani lent her voice as a playback singer for a folk song in the 2009 Punjabi film ‘EK – The Power of One’ starring Bobby Deol.
Telugu
Rani also sang in a Telugu film titled Yeh Kaisa Karz (Boss) in 2006.
tamil
In 2022, Rani Hazarika got a chance to lend her voice for a song in the Tamil film ‘Victim’.
reality tv competitions
At the age of 23, Rani Hazarika auditioned for Indian Idol – Season 3. She sang the Hindi song ‘Kaisi Paheli Zindagaani’ and was among the top 30 contestants.
Rani Hazarika during the audition of Indian Idol Season 3 in 2007
Despite finding her feet in the Indian music industry, Rani competed in the Indian reality singing TV show ‘Sa Re Ga Ma Pa’ in 2010 and finished among the top 8 finalists. Rani appeared as one of the finalists in the popular Amul Star Voice of India. Apart from these competitions, Rani has also participated in several reality TV musical shows, including Singing Superstar (2010), Rock the Dhun Voice of Mumbai and Bollywood Club on Zoom TV.
AR Music Studio – Rani Hazarika’s music label
In the year 2014, Rani Hazarika and her husband Jan Nisar Lone founded AR Music Studio, Jammu and Kashmir’s first international music record label in Mumbai, which has the rights to over 3000 mainstream songs. Most of the music videos produced by AR Music Studio are shot in Kashmir.
kashmiri songs
In 2022, AR Music Studios produced Kashmiri songs like Harmukh Bartal, Tamanna- Dua, Dure’r. All the songs produced by AR Music Studio are sung by Rani herself along with her husband Jaan Nisar Lone. Other Kashmiri songs produced by him are ‘Teri Yaad’ (2021), ‘Bandeya’ (2020), ‘Ruvmut Dildaar’ (2020), ‘Ya Nabi Salaam Alayka’ (2020), ‘Fariad’ (2019), ‘Menzi’ Raath’ (2018), ‘Jugni- Lok Geet’ (2017), ‘Peer Manyyo’ (2016). Rani’s song ‘Salaam e Wazwane’ (2019) was highly appreciated by the Kashmiri audience.
Rani Hazarika was featured on the cover of the song she sang ‘Salaam e Waazwane’ (2019).
Hindi
Rani Gajarika sang a cover song of “Tu Meri Zindagi Hai”, which was originally sung by Kumar Sanu in 2021.
Rani Hazarika also lent her voice in the song ‘Naina Huve Bawre’ in 2017.
Rani Hazarika on the cover of her song ‘Naina Huve Bawre’
Malanga-Sab Se Unchi Yaar Fakiri Hindi Song in 2022
Rani Hazarika (left) on the official poster of the Hindi song ‘Malanga-Sab Se Oonchi Yaar Fakiri’
On 29 March 2021, Rani Hazarika released a romantic song titled ‘Rang Rasiya’ based on the festival Holi with singer Jaan Nisar Lone.
Rani Hazarika and Jaan Nisar Lone’s Holi song ‘Rang Rasiya’ (2021)
In 2018, she sang the Hindi songs ‘Tu Hai Kahaan’ and Dil Toot Gaya.
Assamese
The Assamese language song ‘Duchko Japau Jetiya’ was sung by Rani Hazarika.
Cover of Rani Hazarika’s Assamese song ‘Duchko Japau Jetiya’
Punjabi
In 2022, Rani Hazarika sang a Punjabi song named ‘Meri Zindagi’.
music director
Rani Hazarika has also worked as a music director and singer in a Hindi short film titled ‘Token’, which was released in 2019.
award
- Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for Best Versatile Singer (2018).
Rani Hazarika with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award after winning the title of ‘Versatile Singer’ in 2018
- Excellence Award at the Dadasaheb Phalke Film Yatra Awards (2019)
Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award (2018) winner, Rani Hazarika, holding the trophy
- Wins the prestigious Kundanlal Sehgal National Award at Jammu and Kashmir International Film Festival Pune
Rani Hazarika to receive the first Late Kundan Lal (KL) Sehgal Award by former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde in 2022
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Gaurav Award 2016 Best Singer Award for the film ‘Welcome Back’
In graphics; Rani Hazarika after receiving the Chhatrapati Shivaji Gaurav Award for the title of ‘Best Singer’ in 2016
- Kaljai Lira The Soulmate Award for Best Female Singer in 2018
Rani Hazarika honored with Kalzar The Best Soulmate Award for Bollywood in 2018
- Indian Icon Film Award for Memorable Voice of the Year 2017
After winning the TIIFA Award in 2017, Rani Hazarika shared the picture of her award on social media.
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Facts/General Knowledge
- Rani Hazarika is fondly called Rani Didi and Rani Bhabhi in Kashmir and Assam.
- She follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Rani has been performing on stage since the age of three and a half years.
- In 2006, when Rani Hazarika was a young budding singer, her father Rose Hazarika gave her a chance to try her luck in Mumbai. According to Rani, her father inspired her to excel in music in Mumbai and if she could not do so, she could always come back home (Guwahati), where she was already famous. After moving to Mumbai in 2006, Rani did not get work for three months. He recorded demo audios and promoted them to companies.
- In an interview, Rani Hazarika said,
I left home at 3 am for the Indian Idol audition (season 3). I was confident that I would be the first one in line but I was surprised to see that there were already 500-600 people in line. Everyone stood in the queue till 3-4 o’clock and Rani stood there hungry, carrying only a water bottle.
- Rani got a call from a lyricist named Kumar ji asking her to come to the studio at 11:30 pm. Being completely unaware of the name of the film, he recorded the song ‘Nas Nas Mein’ in 20-25 minutes. He had earlier also sung a song for the same film (Welcome Back), which was removed due to some reasons.
- In an interview, Rani Hazarika had said that she is from the Hazarika dynasty of Assam.
- Rani Hazarika said that she considers Usha Uthup and Jaspinder Narula as her role models.
- Rani’s first live stage performance included the songs ‘Uri Baba’ and ‘Hari Om Hari’, after which she started getting opportunities in music shows. Rani Hazarika has performed live at various private events and shows.
Rani Hazarika performed live with Sniti Mishra and Jaan Nisar Lone at Sherry Kashmir International Convention Center Srinagar on 16 January 2021
- The queen is featured on the cover of an Assamese magazine.
Rani Hazarika was featured in a local magazine of Assam
- Rani Hazarika participated and anchored in various serial title tracks.
- Rani Hazarika has won around 20 awards (as of 2022), including The International Khurshid TV Award in Kabul (2012), Darshani Mumbai Press Media Awards (2017), 4th Mumbai Global Achiever Awards (2018).
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