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Rani Varma is a singer and recordist. She has also sung many songs as a playback singer. She is a daughter of Amar Varma, the famous Hindi/Urdu writer, poet, director & produce & well-known singer
Manik Varma Manik Varma (16 May 1926 – 10 November 1996) was an Indian classical singer from the Kirana and Agra gharanas (singing styles). Career Besides the pure classical khyal, she also sang semi-classical and light music like thumri, Marathi Naty ...
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Early life

Rani was born in the renowned family of Amar Varma, the famous Hindi/Urdu writer, poet, director & producer and Padma Shri winner
Manik Varma Manik Varma (16 May 1926 – 10 November 1996) was an Indian classical singer from the Kirana and Agra gharanas (singing styles). Career Besides the pure classical khyal, she also sang semi-classical and light music like thumri, Marathi Naty ...
the doyen of Indian Classical music of Kirana Gharana, who also excelled in semi classical and light music like Thumrari, Natyasangeet, Bhajans and Bhavgeets and became a household name specially in
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. As the years passed by, along with the music inherited from her mother, she started taking Indian classical music lessons from Pandit Vasantrao Kulkarni from the childhood on her mother's insistence to have a regular and systematic knowledge, base and depth in music. Lookingg to her talent and potential, the famous music director of Indian Motion pictures Shri.
C. Ramchandra Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar (12 January 1918 – 5 January 1982), also known as C. Ramchandra or Chitalkar or Anna Sahib, was an Indian music director and playback singer.Gharkul became super hits, where she captured the hears of millions with her sweet voice and confidence and from then she was lovingly and affectionately called as "Rani Varma". She continued singing with him for his live concerts "Bhulaye Na Bane" and became the wonder child singer.


Career

Rani made her playback debut in Ga Geet Tu Satari, in Marathi. She has sung many Marathi songs. She has done many albums for children including famous “Adam Tadam Tad Tad Baja”. Rani also owns a recording studio Saptak in Mumbai. She was a part of project done by Ashok Hande on
Manik Varma Manik Varma (16 May 1926 – 10 November 1996) was an Indian classical singer from the Kirana and Agra gharanas (singing styles). Career Besides the pure classical khyal, she also sang semi-classical and light music like thumri, Marathi Naty ...
named "Manik Moti" with support by
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Manik Varma Manik Varma (16 May 1926 – 10 November 1996) was an Indian classical singer from the Kirana and Agra gharanas (singing styles). Career Besides the pure classical khyal, she also sang semi-classical and light music like thumri, Marathi Naty ...
's death.


Popular Songs

* गा गीत तू सतारी Ga Geet Tu Satari * जगणे अमुचे नका विचारू Jagane Amuche Naka Vicharu * तुला आळवीता जीवन Tula Aalavita Jeevan Sarave * तू सुखकर्ता तू दुःखहर्ता Tu Sukhakarta Tu * पप्पा सांगा कुणाचे Pappa Sanga Kunache * मी मोठ्ठा होनार किनई Mi Mottha Honar Kinai * संपले स्वप्‍न ते Sampale Swapna Te * हे राष्ट्र देवतांचे He Rashtra Devatanche


Albums

* Adam Tadam Tad Tad Baja


Personal life

Varma is a youngest daughter of
Manik Varma Manik Varma (16 May 1926 – 10 November 1996) was an Indian classical singer from the Kirana and Agra gharanas (singing styles). Career Besides the pure classical khyal, she also sang semi-classical and light music like thumri, Marathi Naty ...
. She has sisters, Aruna Jaiprakash,
Bharati Achrekar Bharati Achrekar is an Indian Marathi and Hindi theatre, film and television actress. She has been a part of several films in Indian cinema and was celebrated as Mrs Wagle from the doordarshan show, ''Wagle ki Duniya''. She is currently starri ...
, an actor and
Vandana Gupte Vandana Gupte is a Marathi stage actress who has also performed television and film roles. Career Her most well-known TV role was as the domineering Nilambari Pandey in Zee TV's comedy serial ''Kareena Kareena''. She was a part of project d ...
, a Marathi stage, film and television actor. Rani Varma was married to a Professional Engineer and hospitality investor Ashok Patel and lived New Orleans USA until divorced in 2005.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Varma, Rani Living people Indian women classical singers Hindustani singers Indian women playback singers Marathi people Marathi playback singers Marathi-language singers Women Hindustani musicians Year of birth missing (living people)