Palash Sen is an Indian singer, songwriter, musician, composer and actor best known as the founder and frontman of India's Rock/Pop band

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Early life and education

Born to doctors, he comes from a family of Rajvaidyas (Sen Sharma) and is the 17th generation physician of his family. He was born in

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, brought up in

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, and used to stay in Connaught Place's Railway Colony and

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. He did his schooling from

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. He was active in theatre and singing right from his school days and that's where he realised his singing capabilities. Thereafter he studied medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) and

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, New Delhi, and received his M.B.B.S. degree.

Career

While in college, Palash founded his band

. He had started composing songs from in college days and was writing them in English. His first composition is believed to be 'Heaven on the Seventh Floor' which was an ode to his college hostel room, on the seventh floor. After finishing college, Palash met DJ Bhaduri, and their friendship took off instantly. The duo have been working together ever since, and Palash regards DJ as the backbone of Euphoria. Euphoria's first release, 'Dhoom Pichuck Dhoom,' was a major commercial hit and received rave reviews from the critics worldwide. A very famous single song is 'Maerii' which is sung in Hindi folk language.

went on to become the biggest Indian band, with five successful studio albums, one compilation and 17 music videos. Palash's

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debut came with '' Filhaal...'' (2001) directed by Meghna Gulzar, daughter of Indian poet and filmmaker Gulzar which also starred

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and Sushmita Sen. Thereafter he appeared in "And It Rained" segment of anthology film, ''

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''. Palash has also composed an eight-and-a-half-minute song for the film, and

performed on it. Palash has done multiple television appearances, most notably '' FameX'' (2006), '' Channel V Popstars'', ''

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'' (with Euphoria, 2008), '' MTV Unplugged'' (with Euphoria, 2011), '' NDTV Greenathon'' (with Euphoria, 2012).

Solo projects, playback and collaborations

Over the years, Palash has collaborated with musicians and composers on songs, most notably * Zindagi, Friday the 13th featuring Palash Sen * Mauka, Indraneel Hariharan featuring Palash Sen * Candywalk, Orange Street featuring Palash Sen * Salma, Dhoondhte Reh Jaaoge (composers: Sajid Wajid) * Kadavule Kadavule (Tamil) (2010 composer: Eeman) * Main Kaun Hoon, Lamha (2010 composer: Mithoon Sharma) * Music band Na Karo, Hum Tum aur Shabana (2011 composers: Sachin , Jigar)

Controversies

His remarks at a concert in

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2013,

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was deemed to be sexist by the organizers and public. In 2012, Palash accused the music composer

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for plagiarising the main chorus of the title track of popular television series ''

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'' produced and hosted by Aamir Khan from a

song by the same name, release on the 2000 album "

Phir Dhoom ''Phir Dhoom'' ( hi, फिर धूम) is an album by Indian band Euphoria. Track listing #"Phir Dhoom" #"Hum" #"Satyamev Jayate" #"Aao Na" #"Aasaan" #"Gham-e-Rooh" #"Ek]" #"Mujse Kaha Na Gaya" #"New Millennium " #"Pyaar Hi Thaa" #"Maaeri" # ...

". He had reportedly sent a legal notice to the composer.

Personal life

He is married to Shalini Sen, a lecturer at Sri Venkateswara College, Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi, and the couple have two children, Kinshuk Sen and Kyna Sen. Kinshuk attended

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, after finishing his schooling from The Mother's International School, New Delhi. Kyna was also a student of

The Mother's International School, New Delhi The Mother's International School (MIS) is a private secondary school in New Delhi, India. It is an establishment of the Sri Aurobindo Education Society, an agency of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. It shares its campus with the New Delhi branch of ...

. Sen runs a clinic in his house in Delhi, along with a studio, also known as "The Clinic".

Albums

* 1998 – '' Dhoom'' * 2000 – ''

'' * 2003 – '' Euphoria Gully, Gully'' * 2006 – '' Mehfuz'' * 2008 – '' ReDhoom'' * 2010 – ''Follow Your Dreams'' * 2011 – ''Item'' * 2012 – '' Sharnaagat'' *2016 - halla bol (single) *2018 - Alvida (single) *2019 - Mujhse Kaha Naa Gaya (single) *2021 - Sale

Filmography

* '' Filhaal...'' (2002) * ''

'' (2010) * ''Sondhe Namar Aage'' (Bengali) * ''

Aisa Yeh Jahaan ''Aisa Yeh Jahaan'' () is a 2015 Indian drama film, directed and written by Biswajeet Bora and produced by Maya Kholie. The film is India's first carbon neutral film and stars Palash Sen, Ira Dubey and Kymsleen Kholie in lead roles, with Yashpa ...

'' (2015) * ''

Jiya Jaye ''Jiya Jaye'' () is an Indian Hindi-language drama short-film directed by singer-songwriter Palash Sen and produced by Royal Stag. Featuring actors Kinshuk Sen and Sahiba Bali in their first digital project, ''Jiya Jaye'' depicts conflicted lov ...

'' (Director)(2017) * ''Iktarfa'' (Director)(2018)

Playback singing

References

External links

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