Anusha Mani (born 29 March 1985) is an Indian female playback singer who works actively in the Bollywood film industry.

Early and personal life

Anusha hails from a musically-inclined family, and learnt

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from Smt Meera Nathan. Having sung in Gujarati plays, she met

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with whom she made a music album, which was never released. She is married to singer-composer

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of Sangeet-Siddharth, the son of

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and brother of

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Career

Her big break came in 2007, when

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of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy offered her the chance to sing the track ''Dhoka'' from Johnny Gaddaar after listening to an album she'd appeared on. She has since then worked in about six albums with the trio to date. She had also sung and written the track ''Dil Mein Jaagi'' from the Dev.D, which won Amit Trivedi the

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. She also does concerts for musicians. Her Lehrein song which was written by Javaid Akhtar was included in Aisha Movie. The Fearless & fabulous Anusha was a part of the TV show ''MTV Angles of Rock'' where she along with

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, Jasmine Sandlas & Akasa Singh set out on an epic road trip & inspired women from all across the nation, performing some of their amazing original compositio
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In 2021. Mani featured in a unique film focussed on the plight of stray animals.

Filmography

* '' Johnny Gaddaar'' (2007) * ''

Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'' (English: ''A Little Love, A Little Magic'') is a 2008 Indian fantasy comedy-drama film with Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in lead roles, and Rishi Kapoor and Ameesha Patel in supporting roles. The child artists incl ...

'' (2008) * '' Dev.D'' (2009) * '' Sikandar'' (2009) * ''

Hum Tum Aur Ghost ''Hum Tum Aur Ghost'' (; earlier titled as ''Kaun Bola?!'' ) is a 2010 Indian Hindi supernatural comedy-drama film directed by Kabeer Kaushik and produced by Arshad Warsi, starring Arshad Warsi and Dia Mirza in the lead roles. This unofficial ...

'' (2010) * ''

Tere Bin Laden ''Tere Bin Laden'' () is a 2010 Indian satire (film and television), satire comedy film produced by Walkwater Media and written and directed by Abhishek Sharma (director), Abhishek Sharma. An ambitious young Pakistani reporter, who, in his des ...

'' (2010) * '' Aisha'' (2010) * '' Game'' (2011) * '' Don 2: The King is Back'' (2011) * '' Chennai Express'' (2013) * '' Shaandaar'' (2015) * ''

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'' (2019) * '' The Tails of Boo Boo and Cuddly Poo (2021)''

References

External links

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''Anusha Mani : Filmography and Profile''
on Bollywood Hungama {{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Anusha Living people Bollywood playback singers Indian women playback singers 1985 births 21st-century Indian singers 21st-century Indian women singers