Alisha Chinai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her

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albums as well as

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. She began her singing career with the album ''Jadoo'' in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the 'Queen of

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'. Her best known songs were with producers

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and

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during the 1990s. Her best known song is '' Made in India''.

Career

Chinai's initial albums include ''Jaadoo'', ''

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'', '' Aah... Alisha!'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Alisha - Madonna of India'' and '' Made in India''. Alisha was introduced to Hindi film music by the veteran music director and composer

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. They had many disco hits together in many films in the 1980s including ''

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'', '' Dance Dance'', ''Commando'', ''Guru'', '' Love Love Love'', etc. When she started her career with him, she was

for many leading actresses, such as

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, Mandakini,

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. In 1985, Alisha sang two songs with

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, in Konkani, for the album ''

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''. She also recorded a song for Pankuj Parashar's film ''Jalwa'' (1987), composed by

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. One of her biggest hits during the 1980s was "Kaate Nahin Katthe" ('' Mr. India''), which she recorded in 1987 with

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under the music direction of

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. Another successful track, in 1989, was "Raat Bhar Jaam Se" from the film ''

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'', which had music by Kalyanji-Anandji and Viju Shah. In the 1990s, Chinai took on working in different films, collaborating with other music directors, such as

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and Nadeem-Shravan. Throughout these years, she had several Bollywood hit songs, including "Dhak Dhak Dhak" with

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(''

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''), "Jalta Hai Badan" (''

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''), "Tere Ishq Mein Nachenge" (''

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''), "Chaa Raha Hain Pyaar Ka Nasha" ('' Chandra Mukhi''), "Roundhe" (''Pyar Tune Kya Kiya''), "Sona Sona Roop Hai" (''

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''), "Mouje Mein" (''Karobaar''), "De Diya" (''Keemat''), "Ruk Ruk Ruk" (''

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'') and the controversial "Sexy Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole" (''Khuddar''). Chinai recorded an album with Lesle Lewis under the title '' Bombay Girl'', which included the hit song "De De" released in 1994. Simultaneously, she recorded many songs as a pop singer, with accompanying album releases. Chinai was noted for her 1995 hit single and album, titled ''Made in India'', which was composed by

and went on to become one of the highest-selling pop albums of its time, making Alisha became a household name. It contains well-known songs such as "Aaja Mere Dil Mein", "Ek Baar Do Baar", "Sun O Meri Dhadkan", "Tu Kahan", "Ooh La La", "Tu Jo Mila", "Dhokha Diya Hai Re Tune Mere Dil" and "Lover Girl". With its success, Chinai announced her departure from playback singing and wanted to concentrate only on private pop albums. However, her follow-up releases were less successful. This was also the period when she got into a major controversy with the man who recorded several hit songs with her,

. During the release of ''Made in India'', Chinai had accused

of molesting her.

and Chinai did not work for several years, only to reunite in 2003 with ''

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''.

Chinai's comeback to film music was with the song "Oh My Darling" in the Yash Raj film ''

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''. From 2000 to 2009, she recorded primarily with

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and

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. After her controversy with

in the 1990s, she patched up with him to record for a number of films, starting with ''

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Maan Gaye Mughle Azam'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''Kambakht Ishq''. In 2005, Chinai's career reached a new high when she sang "

Kajra Re Kajra Re () is a song composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, written by Gulzar and sung by the playback singers Alisha Chinoy, Shankar Mahadevan and Javed Ali. It is from the 2005 film ''Bunty Aur Babli'', starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Muker ...

" (''

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''). The song was a hit and won her a

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. She was also a judge on ''

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'' and is a judge on Zee TV's ''Star Ya Rockstar'' with Anu Malik.

Awards

* Chinai received the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award for the song "Kajra Re", from ''

'' (2005).51st Filmfare Awards
filmfareawards.indiatimes.com Retrieved 29 August 2007 * Previously, she received the International Billboard Award in 1995, around the time '' Made in India'' came out,Alisha going global
outlookindia.com Retrieved 29 August 2007 and also won the Freddie Mercury Award for Artistic Excellence. Following are the list of awards and nominations in different categories.

Personal life

Chinai is a

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. She was married to her manager Rajesh Jhaveri and is now separated.

Discography

Selected hit songs

* "Made in India" ('' Made in India, 1995'') * "Dil Ye Kehta Hai (I Love You)"(''

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'', 1991) * "Jumbalakka" (''

Thakshak ''Thakshak'' is a 1999 Indian action drama film written and directed by Govind Nihalani. Touted as Nihalani's attempt at popular cinema, this film stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu and Rahul Bose. The soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman. Plot A ...

'', 1999) * "Panch Vorsam" ( Konkani, ''Old Goan Gold'', 1985) * "Rajan Ani Prema" ( Konkani, ''Old Goan Gold'', 1985) * "Dil Mera Todo Na" ('' Dance Dance'') * "Zooby Zooby" ('' Dance Dance'') * "Let's Do It" (''

Jalwa ''Jalwa'' is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Pankaj Parashar and produced by Gul Anand. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah and Archana Puran Singh in the title roles. The film is set in Goa, where it was mostly shot. The film ...

'') * "Kaate Nahin" ('' Mr. India'') * "Raat Bhare Jaam se" (''

'') * "Dhak Dhak" (''

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'') * "Cha Raha Hain" ('' Chandra Mukhi'') * "Sexy Sexy" (''

Khuddar Khuddar ( Self-Respecting) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Iqbal Durrani and starring Govinda (actor), Govinda, Karishma Kapoor and Kader Khan. Other cast includes Shakti Kapoor, Shreeram Lagoo, Anjana Mumtaz, Raju Shres ...

'') * "Tu Shama Main Parwana Tera" ('' Khiladi'') * "Ruk Ruk Ruk" (''

'') * "Bambai Se Rail Chali" (''

Zaalim ''Zaalim'' () is a 1994 Indian crime drama film directed by Sikander Bharti and produced by G.P. Sippy. It stars Akshay Kumar, Madhoo, Vishnuvardhan, Ranjeet, and Alok Nath. Plot Judge Somnath lives with his wife, three sons, and a daughter. ...

'') * "My Adorable Darling" (''

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'') * "Ure Baba" ('' Bambai Ka Babu'') * "Tere Ishq Main Nachenge" (''

'') * "Krishna Krishna" ('' Insaaf'') * "De Diya Dil Piya" ('' Keemat'') * "Tinka, Tinka" ('' Karam'') * "Pyaar Aaya" (''

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'') * "Mehboob Mere" (''

'') * "Oh My Darling!" ('' Mujhse Dosti Karoge'', 2002) * "Rang Rang Mere Rang Rang Mein" (''

'', 2002) * "Chot Dil Pe Lagi" (''

'', 2003) * "Dil Ko Hazar Bar" (''

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'', 2004) * "Maine Jisko Chaha" (''

'', 2004) * "Hamnasheen" ('' Dobara'', 2004) * "

" (''

, 2005'') * "Ishq Di Gali" (''

'', 2005) * "Dil Chura ke Mere" (''

'', 2005) * "Yeh Ishq Mein" (''

'', 2005) * "Abhi toh mein" ('' The Killer'',2006) * "Aaj Ki Raat" (''

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'', 2006) * "Touch Me" (''

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'', 2006) * "It's Rocking" (''

Kya Love Story Hai ''Kya Love Story Hai'' () is a 2007 Indian romantic comedy film starring Tusshar Kapoor and Ayesha Takia in the lead roles. It is directed by debutant Lovely Singh and produced by Adlabs Films Ltd and V R Entertainers. The film was shot in Ca ...

'', 2007) * "Ticket To Hollywood" (''

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' () is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic comedy film directed by Shaad Ali and produced by Aditya Chopra under Yash Raj Films. Based on a story by Ali and a script by Habib Faisal, the film stars Abhishek B ...

'', 2007) * "Lover Boy" (''

'', 2008) * "Bebo" (''

Kambakkht Ishq ''Kambakkht Ishq'' () is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Sabbir Khan and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. The film is based on the 2002 Tamil film '' Pammal K. Sambandam'' which in turn was based on the 1999 movi ...

'', 2009) * "Tera Hone Laga Hoon" (''

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'', 2009) * "Jiyara Jiyara" (''

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'', 2010) * "Dilruba" (''

Namastey London ''Namastey London'' () is a 2007 Indian romance film, directed and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, starring Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles. It also stars Rishi Kapoor, Nina Wadia, Javed Sheikh, Upen Patel and Clive Standen in su ...

'', 2007) * "Dil Tu Hi Bataa" (''

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'', 2013) * "You Are My Love" (''

'', 2013) * "Gori chori cori" (''Aflatoon'', 1997) * Jalta Hai Kyun Tan Badan

Bandh Darwaza ''Bandh Darwaza'' (Translation: ''Closed Door'') is a 1990 Bollywood horror movie starring Kunika, Manjeet Kullar, Aruna Irani, Anirudh Agarwal and the Afghan actor Hashmat Khan. The film soundtrack was composed by the Anand–Milind brothers ...

1991

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Soundtrack albums

The following are sales of

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albums featuring songs by Alisha Chinai.

Other albums

References

External links

The Official Alisha Chinai Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chinai, Alisha Living people Indian women pop singers Konkani-language singers Women musicians from Gujarat Singers from Ahmedabad Indian women playback singers Bollywood playback singers 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers Gujarati playback singers 20th-century Indian women singers 20th-century Indian singers 1965 births Filmfare Awards winners International Indian Film Academy Awards winners