Sanjeeta Bhattacharya is an Indian singer, songwriter and actor.
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Sanjeeta Bhattacharya was born on Saturday, 20 May 1995 (age 28 years; as of 2023) in New Delhi, India. Her zodiac sign is Taurus. She started taking piano lessons when she turned 5. By the age of 7, she started learning kathak from Pandit Birju Maharaj. She did her graduation from the Berklee School of Music.
Family
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya was born to a Bengali family in New Delhi.
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Sanjay Bhattacharya who is an artist and her mother’s name is Bulbul who is a Bangladeshi by nationality. Sanjeeta has two brothers Arijoy Bhattacharya who is also an artist and Ranojay Bhattacharya who is a tabla player.
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya with her father
Religion
Sanjeeta follows Hinduism.
Career
Acting
Sanjeeta made her acting debut in 2021 and played the role of Muskaan in the Netflix series Feels Like Ishq. In 2022, she played the role of Juhi Shergill in the ZEE5 show The Broken News. Sanjeeta has also acted in the Bollywood film Jawan (2023) starring Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara.
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya (second from right) during the promotion of the Bollywood film Jawan (2023)
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya in the show The Broken News (2022)
Singing
During her graduation from Berkley College of Music, Sanjeeta became famous for her performance which paid tribute to A. R. Rahman. During her time at Berklee, she was part of the first Global Indian music ensemble, the Berklee Indian Ensemble. The debut album of the Ensemble, “Shuruaat” was also Sanjeeta’s debut album. Later, she released many singles including I Will Wait (2017), Natsukashii (2018), Shams (2019), Everything’s Fine? (2020), and UDDCHALEIN (2022). Her music style includes a reflection of R&B, Latin and Jazz and revolves around stories related to her personal experiences, her single Khoya Sa (2021) was a representation of a modern queer woman who is confused to see the idea of conventional love in the sub-urban India. she has performed in many festivals including Panama Jazz Festival, Hornbill Festival, NH7 Weekender, and Magnetic Fields Festival. she also plays Balkan music and flamenco.
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya performing at Signature Experiences, Pune in 2023
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya in the music video of Itne Pyaar Se (2021)
Commercials
She has appeared in Television advertisements for many brands including Samsung India, Bisleri Limonata, Vivo, IKEA, Quaker Oats, Elle18, Niva Bupa, Skinn by TITAN, Bumble India, and AXIS Bank.
Awards, Honours, Achievements
- In November 2022, her debut album Shuruaat (2022) was nominated for Best Global Music Album by the Grammys.
Facts/Trivia
- Sanjeeta is known as a jazz musician, but she does not prefer categorizing her music. In an interview, she said,
I have roots in Indian classical Hindustani music. In school, I sang RnB, pop, choir music and so on. After which I explored many more genres like flamenco, Balkan folk, Latin American music etc and all of these reflect the music I make.”
- She is a TEDx speaker.
Sanjeeta for a TEDX Talk at VITPune
- She loves travelling.
Sanjeeta in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
- In 2021, she appeared in a Television advertisement for Dream 11 with MS. Dhoni.
- In 2015, she performed with A.R. Rahman for the Berklee Indian Ensemble concert at Boston Symphony Hall.
Sanjeeta Bhattacharya (standing down second from left) at Boston Symphony Hall
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn