Aarya Ambekar is a

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playback singer and actor from

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. She participated and reached the finals of the first season of ''

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'' aired on

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channel between July 2008 and February 2009. Aarya has made her acting debut in January 2017 through the film ''

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''.

Personal life

Aarya is the daughter of Samir Ambekar and Shruti Ambekar. Shruti Ambekar is a classical vocalist of

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whereas Samir is a doctor by profession. Aarya holds a Bachelor of Arts, BA, degree with a major in economics. She holds a Master of Arts, MA, degree in music. She ranked first in the university for her MA examination and earned a gold medal. She has completed a certificate course in Sound Engineering.

Background

Aarya's grandmother, a classical vocalist, recognized the talent in Aarya when Aarya was two years old. Aarya started her formal musical training at the age of five and half years from her Guru and mother, Shruti Ambekar. At the age of six, when she was in the first standard, Aarya gave her first music performance."Spotting Talent" – Article on Aarya in Lokmat Times paper
She got selected in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil' Champs, a reality TV music competition in 2008 and went on to become a finalist.

Career

''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Marathi L'il Champs''

In 2008, Aarya was auditioned for the debut season of ''

'', a competitive music reality show organized by the

television channel. She was one of the final 50 who were selected from amongst several thousand children aged between 8 and 14 across Maharashtra. She made her way to the top 10 finalists and then to the Final 5 Mega-Finalists. Aarya was popularly referred to as the "Pretty Young Girl", during the show. Aarya sang a wide variety of songs in the competition. She created the record of receiving full marks from the judges many times. Aarya created an unbeatable record when she got '' वरचा नी ''(equivalent to 200%), for her beautifully sung "Paan Khae Saiyyan Hamaro", which remains unbroken in all the nine Schedules of ''SA RE GA MA PA'' and even after two schedules of ''SA RE GA MA PA'' for professional singers. Singer Hariharan was the celebrity judge for that episode. Aarya was also awarded performer of the week in numerous episodes by eminent singing personalities like

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, Hariharan etc. Aarya sings a wide variety of songs ranging from pure classical songs, Natyageet, Bhavgeet, Bhaktigeet to

Chitrapat Sangeet, Hindi songs, folk songs, Lavanis as well. She sang "

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" to pay tribute to those who died in the

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on 26 November 2008. She also performed the same song at

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in a program organised by

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to pay tribute to the martyrs who laid down their lives fighting the terrorists in that attack. The song was originally sung by

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after the 1962 India-China War. During the course of the program, Aarya was also awarded the Manik Varma Scholarship. She is the youngest singer to win the scholarship.

''Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Marathi L'il Champs Season 3''

Aarya along with other finalists of the first season returned to the singing reality show 12 years after the debut season as a judge on the show.

Singing

Albums

* ''Pancha Ratna'' Vol. 1, 2, 3 on Universal Music India * ''Garjati Sahyadriche Kade'' * ''Jai Hari Vitthal'' * '' Marathi Abhimaangeet'' composed by

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* ''Aathava Swar'' composed by Mrs. Varsha Bhave * ''Mala Mhanatyat Aarya Ambekar'' * ''Geet Tujhe Gata Gata'' – Collections of poems of famous poets * ''Khaucha Gaav'' composed by Yashwant Deo * ''Hum Aur Tum'' – Hindi songs album composed by Khalil Abhyankar * ''Aanandwan Ale Ghari'' – Shri Baba Amte * ''Majhya Matiche Gayan'' – Kusumagraj Pratishthan * ''Diva Lagu De Re Deva'' – First solo album based on poems of eminent Marathi poets. The album is composed by famous composer Saleel Kulkarni * ''Door Chandanyanchya Gaava'' – composer, Neeraj; lyrics, Dr Kshama Valsangkar

Marathi films

TV serials

*''Suvasini'' – a Marathi daily soap telecast on

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channel from 14 November 2011. *''

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'' – a Marathi sitcom telecast on

channel from 9 March 2015. *''

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'' – a Marathi daily soap telecast on

channel from 13 August 2018. *''Jeevlaga'' – a Marathi daily soap telecast on

in 2019. *''

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!'' – a Marathi daily soap telecast on

channel from 23 December 2019. * ''

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'' – a Marathi daily soap telecast on

channel from 22 July 2019. Aarya sang the theme song ''Rang Punha Ala''. * '' Majha Hoshil Na'' – a Marathi daily soap telecast on

channel from 2 March 2020. * Tujha Majha Jamtay - a Marathi daily soap telecast on

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. Aarya sang the title song with her co-singer

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. * Man Udu Udu Zhala - a Marathi daily soap telecast on

from 30 August 2021. Aarya sang the title song with her co-singer

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. Saleel Kulkarni has composed the song. *

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- a Marathi daily soap telecast on

from 4 January 2021. Aarya sang the theme song, ''Mann Bawarle'' with her co-singer

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. * Tuzech Mi Geet Gaat Aahe - a Marathi daily soap telecast on

from 2 May 2022. Aarya sang the title song composed by

Acting

Public Appearances

A few events where Aarya has performed – * Vasantotsav 2008 – Musical concert arranged in Pune every year by

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in memory of his legendary grandfather

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* Shrimant Dagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Music Festival 2009, 2010. * Little Champs live shows in many cities like

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etc. and at international venues like

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. These are runaway popular shows where Aarya performs with four other Little Champs Mugdha Vaishampayan,

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and Kartiki Gaikwad in perfect sync. This group is known as 'Panch-Ratna'. * Live performance in the devotional programme arranged in the presence of

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in Sai Ashram at village Hadshi, near

in October 2009 * Live performance in the special programme arranged on the occasion of birthday of

in Sai Ashram at Puttaparthi. November 2009 * Live performance in Swar Asha program arranged to felicitate Asha Bhosale in

in March 2010. Aarya sang duets with

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in this program. The program was aired o
Mi Marathi Channel
* Live performance at a function organised by

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to mark its 125th year of existence. Aarya performed in front of The Honourable President of India, Her Excellency Pratibha Patil. * Live performance along with

in special function organised by

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on occasion of the Golden Jubilee Year of

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on Maharashtra Day. * Antarnaad – a program consisting of compositions by

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. The program was aired on

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Channel on 29 August 2010. * As a celebrity guest in Ashtavinayak Darshan along with

. Ashtavinayak Darshan program consists visits to the eight holy temples of Lord Ganesha (

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) situated around Pune district. This program was telecast on Star Majha news channel during the Ganpati Festival 2010 from 11–18 September 2010. * Live performance in Nashik Festival 2011 * Bheeti Laagi Jeeva 2010, 2011 – a special show on yearly pilgrimage from Alandi to Pandharpur telecast on IBN Lokmat. * Maharashtra Mandal Dubai (MPFS) 2017 – As a part of Waarsa Suraancha * TEDxVIT 2021

Awards and recognition

* 2008 – Youngest to be awarded the "Manik Varma Scholarship" towards her future music studies * 2009 – Runner-up of the

reality-based music competition organised by

* 2009 – Maharashtra Shasan Puraskar * 2010 – Haribhau Sane Award *2010 – Punyaratna – YuvaGaurav Award * 2011 – Big Marathi Rising Star Award (Music) * 2012 – Young Achievers Award – awarded by

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* 2012 – Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Puraskar * 2014 – Aarya Puraskar * 2015 – Dr. Usha Atre Award by Swaranand Pratisthan * 2016 – Vidya Pradnya Puraskar by Ga.Di.Ma. Pratisthan * 2017 – Godrej Fresh Face of the Year – Sahyadri Navaratna Awards * 2018 – Best Female Singer and Best Acting Debut – Female for

- Maharashtracha Favourite Kon by

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* 2018 – Most Natural Performance of the Year for Ti Sadhya Kay Karate – Zee Chitra Gaurav * 2018 – Best Female Singer and Best Acting Debut – Female for Ti Sadhya Kay Karate – City Cine Awards Marathi by Radio City * 2019 – Sur Jytosna National Music Award * 2021 - Best Female Singer of the Decade for the song, 'Hrudayat Vaje Something' from the 2017 movie 'Ti Sadhya Kay Karate' - Maharashtracha Favorite kon (महाराष्ट्राचा फेव्हरेट कोण - सर्वोत्कृष्ट गायिका)

References

External links

Aarya's Official Facebook Page

Aarya's Official Youtube Channel

Aarya's profile on SAREGAMA site
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