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10 Bollywood Actresses Who Turned Singers
So many Bollywood actors have transitioned from acting to singing and back to acting with apparent ease. It has not been so for their female counterparts. As Priyanka Chopra unveils the first look of her latest song 'Exotic' with rapper Pitbull, we bring you the 10 Bollywood actresses who turned into singers...
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1. Priyanka Chopra
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This girl is on fire 'the recent demise of her father has not doused her professional spirit entirely. Just a week later, the actress is back on her toes 'busy with her Mary Kom biopic and her latest song with Pitbull called 'Exotic' to be released on July 1. And 'In My City' is not the actress' singing debut ' she had already done so in 2002 in the Tamil film 'Thamizhan'.
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..2. Shruti Haasan
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Shruti Haasan is actually a singer turned actress ' having sung her first song at the age of six in one of her father's movies, 'Thevar Magan'. Her Bollywood singing debut was in the film 'Chachi 420' ' again, with her father. Meanwhile, her first appearance in a movie was in 'Hey Ram', and finally dived into a meatier role in Bollywood with 'Luck' eight years later.
3. Sophie Choudry
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Model, anchor, singer and actress ' Sophie started out as a back-up singer for Alisha Chinai and Shweta Shetty and by 2001, she had been lead singer of a band and gone solo successfully. As far as acting goes, she was seen in a noticeable role for the first time in 2005 in 'Pyaar Ke Side Effects'.
4. Deepal Shaw
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The 'Baby Doll' of 2004 who gave us remixes of 'Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar' and 'Rangeela Re' started her singing lessons when she was just three months old! Shaw kicked off her acting career by playing a po*n star in Mahesh Bhatt's 'Kalyug' and was last seen in 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster'.
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5. Vasundhara Das
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This Tamil actress turned into playback singing with the hit track 'Shakalaka Baby' in 1999. That was the same year she also forayed into acting with 'Hey Ram'. Since then she has been singing and acting in many South Indian and Bollywood movies.
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6. Madhuri Dixit
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Now we come to some well-established actresses who have tried out their vocals by singing just one or two songs. Madhuri Dixit was resplendent in 'Devdas' (2002) ' and she lent her voice to the semi-classical number 'Kaahe Chhed Mohe' by collaborating with Kavita Krishnamurthy and Pandit Birju Maharaj.
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..7. Juhi Chawla
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Remember the 2008 ghost comedy movie 'Bhootnath' starring Amitabh Bachchan? Amitabh Bachchan, who sometimes sings for his movies, lent his voice in the soundtrack of this movie as well. And accompanying him was the effervescent actress, Juhi Chawla.
..8. Sridevi
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Sridevi also gave singing a try during her heyday. In one of her most memorable movies, 'Chandni' (1989), she was the one behind the hit title track 'O Meri Chandni'. As the other two before her on this list, that was the start and end of her singing stint.
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..9. Vyjayanthimala
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This 50s' heroine is known to be a professionally trained Bharatnatyam dancer. What is little known is that after her music training from Manakkal Sivaraja Iyer, she lent her voice to two songs in her films. One was 'Bol Radha Bol' in 'Sangam' and a Bengali song 'Cheye Thaki Cheye Thaki' in 'Hatey Bazarey'.
..10. Suraiya
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This 40s actress was a talented actress as well a singer during her days. Music director Naushad himself composed not less than 50 songs for her which were hits ' in movies like 'Dard' (1947) and 'Dillagi' (1949). As far as acting goes, she started off as a child actor and secondary roles before she rose to stardom. As an actor, she had an edge over her contemporaries as she could sing her own songs.
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In a film industry like Bollywood, music and acting is so closely entwined that it is indeed a blessing to be able to do both. After Priyanka Chopra's 'In My City' was received warmly, we cannot wait for her next number with Pitbull!
Ofcourse Hemmo sung in Haath ki Safaayi,... : Peene walon ko jeene ka bahana chahiye,..
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