Anushka Manchanda aka Kiss Nuka (born 11 February 1984) is a singer, music producer, composer, creative entrepreneur, actor, activist, and former VJ of Indian origin. She came to prominence as a member of the

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girl group Viva!. Manchanda and the winner of Khatron ke khiladi 2 and one of the lead actors of the international award-winning film

Angry Indian Goddesses ''Angry Indian Goddesses'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Pan Nalin and produced by Gaurav Dhingra and Pan Nalin under the banner Jungle Book Entertainment. It stars Sandhya Mridul, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Sarah-Jane Di ...

. She announced she has adopted the artistic nam
Kiss Nuka – which stands for Natures Universal Kinectic Attention , with a new vision for a better world
She is the music head o
Ranveer Singh and Navzar Eranee’s music label IncInk Records along with her younger brother Shikhar Yuvraj Manchanda aka Rākhis

Career

Anushka Manchanda stepped into

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in the

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by singing the song "O Mahire" from the 2004 film '' Manmadhan'' under the direction of noted music composer

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. She later worked several times with him to create popular songs like "Thee Pidikka" (''

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''), "Kudakooli" ('' Kalvanin Kadhali''), "Money Money" (''

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'') and "Oh..Oh..Ennanamo" (''

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''). In 2006 then, she got her first opportunity to sing for a

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as well, which was the title song of the film '' Golmaal'', composed by

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. This was followed by several other songs under other noted music composers as

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Pritam Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also known mononymously as Pritam, is an Indian composer, instrumentalist, guitarist, and singer. After working as an ad jingles composer, he debuted as a co-composer in the 2001 Hindi film Tere Liye. ...

and Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. She has also done a

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in the Bollywood film ''

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'', for which she has sung three songs as well. She has also appeared in a reality show of MTV Pulsar Stunt Mania in year 2010. She featured on a track by

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in 'I am Sorry', which went to high critical acclaim and collaborated with Don't Give Up producer

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. Anushka is one of the lead actors in the film Angry Indian Goddesses, a film by award-winning director Pan Nalin ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_Nalin) (Samsara). The film debuted at the Toronto Film Festival ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_International_Film_Festival) where it won the runner up for the Audience Choice Award. The film was dubbed in 79 languages and went on to win at international film festivals like

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and Hof Film Festival. She has appeared in several music videos, such a
Queen of My Castle
for the brand Nexa
The Little Things You Do with Mikey Mc Cleary

Lay You Down
for producer Nanok, and "What would you do?" an advertisement for

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...

reruns on

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. She has a successful career in Bollywood. Her song "Dum Maro Dum" in the film " Dum Maro Dum" gained immense popularity. She has also sung “Ek Main Hun Aur Ek Tu” from the film

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, "Apna Har Din Aise Jiyo" in "

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". In 2013, she sang the remix version of 1991 hit song (originally sung by Kavita Krisnamurthy in the film Chalbaaz) "Na jaane kahan se aya hai" featuring Neeraj Shridhar. The song was so popular that it topped the Indian topchart for more than two months. The song is picturised on

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and

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and was used in the film "

I, Me Aur Main ''I, Me aur Main'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi language, Hindi romantic comedy film directed by debut film director Kapil Sharma. It features John Abraham (actor), John Abraham, Prachi Desai and Chitrangada Singh in lead roles. It was released on ...

" She recently was seen as a guest on the show Son of Abish. Her music video a
Kiss Nuka - Don’t Be Afraid
won the award for Best Concept and Best Director at the 17th Independent Music Awards in New York. She recently launched I am Seeking, a brand that focuses on spiritual healing via music and art. Anushka has turned director with her latest releases a
Kiss Nuka - Ayo BurnKashmir
() and th
Mahamrityunjay album
Kiss Nuka is also the first independent music artist to release her track “Kashmir” in Dolby Atmos.

Viva (2002-2004)

When Anushka was a part of the show Coke Pop stars, she was trained under the likes of

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, Bosco-Caesar, Shaimak Davar, and Noyonika Chaterjee. The band took the country by storm and became one of the highest trp reality shows on television. As Viva she worked with

Javed Akhtar Javed Akhtar (born 17 January 1945) is an Indian poet, lyricist, screenwriter and political activist. Known for his work in Hindi cinema, he has won five National Film Awards, and received the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 200 ...

, Shankar Ehsan Loy,

Sandeep Chowta Sandeep Chowta is an Indian music director who primarily works in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. He is also the head of Columbia Records in India. He has also sung some of his songs. In 2003, he produced an anti substance abuse documentary, titl ...

Raju Singh Raju Singh (Full name: Rajinder Singh Panesar) is an Indian film score composer, session musician, singer and a guitarist. His first collaboration was with Malkit Singh of Hai Jamalo fame. Together with Adesh Srivastav they released an album c ...

Shantanu Moitra Shantanu Moitra (born 22 January 1968) is an Indian score composer, musician and pianist who has composed songs for the Hindi film industry, and is most known for his scores in the films '' Parineeta'' (2005), ''Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi'' (200 ...

, Ashu Dhruv. Their first album that was sold, went platinum. 60,000 people were there for their first ever concert. They also got an opportunity to sing for AR Rehman. For the second album of Viva. Viva Reloaded, Anushka composed a track on the piano. The song was ‘Yeh Pyar Nahi Toh Kya Hain’ to which the lyrics were written by

Neha Bhasin Neha Bhasin (born 18 November 1982) is an Indian singer and songwriter. She is known for her playback work in Bollywood, Tollywood, Kollywood and independent songs in the genre of Indian pop and punjabi folk music. Bhasin has received seven Fi ...

and Anushka Manchanda. Due to mutual differences the band split in 2004. Channel V - 2004- 2006 After Viva split, Anushka started working as a VJ on Channel V. She was a host for a travel show called V on The Run with

Purab Kohli Purab Kohli is an Indian television and film actor, model and former video jockey. Career Television Kohli started his career as an actor with the 1998 television show '' Hip Hip Hurray'' on Zee TV and earned recognition through video jockey ...

and

Sarah Jane Dias Sarah-Jane Dias is an Indian actress, host, VJ (media personality), VJ and former beauty queen. She was the winner of Femina Miss India 2007 and was a VJ for Channel V India, Channel V. Early life Sarah-Jane Dias was born in Muscat, Oman. Her ...

where they travelled around India. She hosted shows like Launchpad, Hotline, and Jukebox. She left channel V in 2006 after the release of her song Golmaal in the film Golmaal. Playback: 2006-2019 BOLLYWOOD: Anushka took the Bollywood music industry by storm, with her very first track ''Golmaal'' going platinum. Her first Telugu and Tamil tracks
Mila Mila
' and
Thee Pidikke
' were superhits. She has worked with music directors

, Shanker Ehsaan Loy, Salim Suleiman, Yuvan Shankar,

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, Haris Jairaj,

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. She won the Stardust Award for New Musical Sensation in 2008. She has also sung jingles for Radio stations like

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and

Ishq FM Ishq FM, branded as Ishq 104.8 FM, (formerly Meow FM and OYE FM) is a romantic music FM Radio Channel in India that broadcasts in the major cities: Delhi, Mumbai, & Kolkata. It was initially launched as Meow FM, which was a talk-based channel ...

. Voice overs and Jingeles: 2006–Present Anushka started being hired as a voice over artist. She learned on the job as she became the voice behind brands like Vodafone, Levi's, Dove, Benetton, Nivea, Vaseline, Manforce, Godrej, Sony, Titan, Lakme, and Blackberry. Acting Work: 2015 Anushka acted in a film called

. Directed by

Pan Nalin Nalin Kumar Pandya or Pan Nalin is a filmmaker of Indian origin. Nalin is best known for directing award-winning movies like Samsara, Valley of Flowers, and Angry Indian Goddesses. His debut feature SAMSARA (Miramax) was worldwide critical ...

(Director of Samsara) with the cast of Sandhya Mridul,

Rajshri Deshpande Rajshri Deshpande is an Indian actress and activist. She gained international recognition with her portrayal of Laxami in Pan Nalin's ''Angry Indian Goddesses''. This was followed by the titular role of Durga in Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's '' Sex ...

Tannishtha Chatterjee Tannishtha Chatterjee is an Indian actress and director best known in the west for her performance in the British film ''Brick Lane'' (2007), the film adaptation of Monica Ali's best selling novel of the same name Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a permane ...

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about two women in love, for produce
Nanok’s song Lay You Down
The music video was edited by Anushka and was heralded as a clutter-breaking, bold statement and sent ripples through the music industry. Anushka is currently signed on to Das Imperium Talent Agency in Berlin. LIVE PERFORMANCE : 2006–present Stage is a huge aspect of Anushka's life as a musician and she spends season time touring the country and different parts of the world. She is known for her high energy performances, often jumping off stage, climbing onto and over barricades to interact with her audience, giving traditional Bollywood performances a heavy dose of rock and roll. She has won the Events FAQ award for best performer and has performed all over the world for colleges like:
Ramjas College Delhi

NIT Jamshedpur

CET Bhubaneshwar

Cambridge university of Technology

Techno College- Kolkata

Tezpur University

SRM University Chennai

Tula University
and for brands like:
Miss Diva

Sketchers

XS Energy Drink India Tour

Nike

Wipro Marathon

Kala Ghoda Festival

HSBC Family Day

Magic 106.4 FM
She uses the hashtag #discogoeslive on social media to mark her live performances. Anushka has also performed wit
The Bartender
an act created by Mikey McCleary. Music Production: 2015–Present With a successful career in films, she wanted to build a career as an independent artist. (She came together as an electro pop group in 2012 with Indie band Pentagram drummer and Filmmaker Shiraz Bhattacharya, Producer and Hypnotribe member Abhijit Nalani, Johan Pies, Guitarist, Pozy Dhar band calle
Shkabang
The band released a track and music video called Crazy and toured. The band disbanded 2 years later.) Keen on expanding her skillset and taking her love for sound a step further, Anushka went to New York in the summer of 2015 for 3 months to study music production from the electronic music school Dubspot. There she learned to use the production software Logic Pro, along with her brother Shikhar Yuvraj Manchanda aka Rākhis who did a mix and master course there. In 2016, Shikhar and Anushka produced the music for Jack and Jones which featured Ranveer Singh as a rapper. They followed it up in 2017 with a second music video for the same brand with Ranveer. In the following years they produced music for brands like like

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, Jack & Jones,

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, Chandon and Swiss Tourism at their studios The Beast India Company. In 2019, Anushka and Shikhar worked on NBA's show Hoop Nation. They did the sound design for the documentary series and produced the music videos for all 4 episodes as well as the Trailer. In 2019 Anushka and Shikhar came on board as the music heads for Ranveer Singh and Navzar Eranee's music label IncInk Records, where they produced music for the artists, and shaped the sonic identity of the label. Most recently, they produced track for a Netflix film directed by

Vikramaditya Motwane Vikramaditya Motwane (born 6 December 1976) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for films like '' Udaan'' (2010), ''Lootera'' (2013) and '' AK vs AK'' (2020). His directorial debut '' ...

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with a veteran actor Anil Kapoor as a rap artist for the first time which has 130,512 views. Kiss Nuka: 2018–Present In 2018, Anushka launched Kiss Nuka, her alter ego, with the electro pop song, Don't be Afraid, a music video conceptualized by her and Navzar Eranee. The music video was in top 10 music videos of 2018 b
Rolling Stones
an
Homegrown
The Music video also won a
17th Independent Music Awards in New York for best concept and best direction
The music was produced, edited and performed by Anushka as Kiss Nuka. With the formation of IncInk, Kiss Nuka also produced music for rap artists Kaam Bhaari and Spitfire. Mohabbat, produced by Kiss Nuka and Rākhis (Shikhar Yuvraj Manchanda), was nominated for Europe Music Awards. Kiss Nuka also produced tracks like Mehfil E Hiphop and Black, and the Mohabbat bhand mix for which she also edited and created a music video. In Jan 2020, she released her 2nd official music video as Kiss Nuka on IncInk Records featuring rapper Kaam Bhaari, a scathing socio-political music piece on the current state of affairs. The song got a lot of critical acclaim. This was the first music video that Kiss Nuka directed as well as edited, besides producing and performing the song. The song was selected in the Silver Screenings category at th
Berlin Video Music Awards
. In November 2020, Kiss Nuka released Kashmir featuring Khalid Ahmed from Parvaaz and award-winning Rabab player Sufiyan Malik. A piece dedicated to the beauty of Kashmir and its conservation, the video was directed, edited and produced by Kiss Nuka and was 5 years in the making.

In December 2020, international music ticketing platform and artist discovery

Dice FM DICE is a ticketing software company based in London, United Kingdom. Its web and mobile technology products enable users (often referred to by the company as ''fans'') to search, browse and buy tickets to all kinds of live events, including co ...

launched in India with Kiss Nuka as the only female artist to perform. Kiss Nuka created, directed, produced and edited a virtual performance piece called Shed My Skin, for which she received rave reviews. In March 2021, Kiss Nuka was amongst the first few artists who adopted the digital world with her conceptualized live performance multi-media starring various artists
at the launch of Dice.Fm
in India. Kiss Nuka launched her brand I am Seeking, through which she released th
Mahamrityunjay Mantra album
I am Seeking - 2021 In 2021, Kiss Nuka launche
I Am Seeking
a brand based on spiritual healing. Anushka's mother Tarmindar Manchanda (Terry Manchanda) who is a well known authority on crystals and their uses in Spiritual healing, has been a practicing spiritual healer, reiki, quantum healing for 30 years. I am Seeking is a brand under which Kiss Nuka will be releasing music, products and experiences related spiritual healing. On the occasion of Mahashivratri, Kiss Nuka released an album calle
Mahamrityunjay Mantra as a part of I am Seeking.
The album has been produced and performed by Kiss Nuka and consists of the Mahamrityunjay mantra, a 45-minute version with 108 repetitions of the mantra, and multilingual, sound-designed audiobooks (Hindi / English) explaining the origins Mahamrityunjay Mantra and its effects on us. Kiss Nuka also produced, directed, edited as well as graded the videos for the album. Kiss Nuka launched her first product under I am Seeking..a 108 bead rosary made out of crystals meant for healing. Editing – 2016–Present Anushka's first editing job was on a music video directed by Navzar Eranee for music producer Nanok. The music video had a huge cultural impact. Anushka is a self taught editor, and has edited music videos like Don't Hold Back for Jack and Jones, advertisements for Zivame and Thumbs Up, and music videos for IncInk Records lik
Zeher
Paathshala
Mohabbat,/ bhand mix (Bhand mix also Directed)
and Sangeet. As Kiss Nuka, Anushka edits all her own videos includin
Ayo Burn
Kashmir, Mahamrityunjay and Don't Be Afraid. IncInk Records - 2019–Present The first time Shikhar, Anushka and Ranveer and Navzar worked together was on the Jack and Jones music video Don't Be Afraid. The video featured Ranveer Singh rapping, was directed by Navzar, edited by Anushka, and Shikhar and Anushka produced the music for it. a contest was announced for budding rappers. The same crew came together in 2017 to create a music video with the winning rappers from the contest. They selected four rappers to be a part of Don't Hold Back 2. In 2019, Navzar Eranee and Ranveer Singh officially launched the independent music label called IncInk Records wher
Kiss Nuka and Rākhis became the music heads
launching the very same 4 rappers they had found in 2017. Anushka worked on grooming, training and styling the young rappers for the press launch on 29 March 2019. The label went on to produce and launch rappers Kaam Bhaari, Spitfire and Slow Cheeta. IncInk Records worked with th
deaf community to produce ISL videos
with Acciomango for the songs Vartalaap, Mehfil-e-HipHop and Shwapon, and used their platform to petition for ISL to be legally recognized as a language in India. IncInk was also picked out of India by British electronic dance and clubbing media brand and magazine MixMag to feature on their docu-series called Kings of Culture. ART & ACTIVISM : 2018 TO PRESENT Anushka/Kiss Nuka has been an activist for animal rights, the environment and women's right, Censorship and sustainability through her photo essays like Censor This, Attention and Grow. Through her photo series Mute, she talks about poaching. Don't Be Afraid talks about the life and death of man and his connection to nature, Ayo Burn is a scathing socio-political song, and Kashmir was created to celebrate the region's beauty and its conservation. She regularly participates in ground marches and promotes sustainable, cruelty free, vegan products. She is a supporter of organizations like

Fridays For Future School Strike for Climate ( sv, Skolstrejk för klimatet), also known variously as Fridays for Future (FFF), Youth for Climate, Climate Strike or Youth Strike for Climate, is an international movement of school students who skip Friday ...

, Million Dollar Vegan, and Save Aarey. She was a moderator at the first Vegan India Conference in 2019. She often works with animal welfare NGO World For All based in Mumbai. FASHION: Featuring on multiple best dressed lists for

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, GQ,

Harper's Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly ''Harper's Bazar''. ''Harper's Bazaar'' is published by Hearst and considers itself to be the st ...

, and

Elle ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

over the years, Anushka's individualistic style and interest in experimentation has made her a household name with fashion labels across the country. She promotes plant-based beauty products and sustainable fashion through her choices and associations. She has been seen on the red carpet in brands like Malini Ramani, Gaurav Gupta, Atsu, Amit Agarwal, Gauri Nainika, Human, Rohit and Rahul Gandhi, Shivan and Narresh, Nikhil Thampi. PRESS: 2002 TO PRESENT Over the years, Anushka has been seen on the covers of magazines like

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...

Maxim Maxim or Maksim may refer to: Entertainment * ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine ** ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition ** ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition *Maxim Radio, ''Maxim'' magazine's radio channel on Sir ...

, L’Officiel, Femina. AWARDS Anushka won the

Zee Cine Award The Zee Cine Award (ZCA) is an Indian awards ceremony for the Hindi film industry. They were instituted in November 1997 to award "Excellence in cinema - the democratic way". They were first held in Mumbai until 2004, when the ZCA went interna ...

for New singing Sensation in 2008. As Kiss Kiss Nuka, she won both Best Concept and Best Director for her first music video at the 17th Independent Music Awards in New York. In 2021 Kiss Kiss Nuka's music video Ayo Burn was nominated at the Berlin Music Video Fest.

Filmography

Discography

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manchanda, Anushka 1984 births Living people Indian women playback singers Tamil playback singers Bollywood playback singers Telugu playback singers Indian women pop singers 21st-century Indian singers Women musicians from Delhi Singers from Delhi 21st-century Indian women singers Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants Indian VJs (media personalities)