Anupama Raag is a Bollywood music director and singer, born in Lucknow and educated at

Bhatkhande Music Institute Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya (BSVV), formerly Bhatkhande Music Institute Deemed University, Bhatkhande College of Hindustani Music and Marris College of Music, is a state university in Lucknow. Established in 1926 by Vishnu Narayan Bhat ...

Biography

Education

Annupama Raag was trained in classical music at Ustad Gulshan Bharti of

Lucknow gharana The Lucknow Gharānā, also known as "Purab Gharâna" for tabla, is a discipleship tradition (" gharana") with a tabla legacy and Kathak legacy. These two traditions are known for being one of the six major gharanas of tabla and three gharanas of ...

, and Yogendra Bhat of Gwalior gharana, under the traditional guru-shishya parampara.

Early career

She made her Bollywood debut in 2011 with the number "Shalu ke thumke", in the movie '' Bin Bulaye Barati''. The song was composed by Anand Raj. In the same year she sang "Nazar Se Nazar Mile" together with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, in '' Mile Na Mile Ham''. She has sung with

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in the movie '' Zila Ghaziabad'' and with

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in '' Gulab Gang''.

Later career

Raag has produced music for films and albums. She works for Salman Khan productions and Yash Raj Films, and has also composed music for Lucknow Development Authority and the Uttar Pradesh Pride Song for Uttar Pradesh Government. She has also composed jingles for TV Commercials for various brands. Her album with

was called ''Laal Dupatta''. On 21 January 2017, the song "Saware" with

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was released.

Awards and titles

She received the "''Yash Bharati''" Award by Uttar Pradesh government for 2016—2017.

Filmography

Singer

Music Director

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Raag, Anupama Living people Indian women classical singers Singers from Lucknow Year of birth missing (living people) Women musicians from Uttar Pradesh 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers