Tulsi Kumar

Tulsi Kumar Dua popularly known as Tulsi Kumar, is an Indian playback singer, radio jockey, musician, and actress in the Bollywood industry. She was born to businessman Gulshan Kumar, the former owner of T Series who also worked as a singer, and his wife Sudesh Kumari. She is also the sister of film producer Bhushan Kumar and actress Khushali Kumar. She also owns Kids Hut, a YouTube channel owned by record label T-Series, featuring children's content including nursery rhymes and stories.

Personal life

Kumar was born as Tulsi Kumar Dua in a Punjabi Hindu family to, businessman and founder of T-Series, Gulshan Kumar and his wife Sudesh Kumari. Divya Khosla Kumar is Tulsi's sister-in-law, the wife of her brother Bhushan Kumar (current director of T-Series).

In 2015, she married businessperson Hitesh Ralhan in Nepal.Bollywood singer Tulsi Kumar's sangeet ceremony – Times of India
''The Times of India''. (20 February 2015). Retrieved 30 December 2015. The couple has a son, born in 2017.

Career

In 2009, her debut album, ''Love Ho Jaaye'', was released. Along with the album, Kumar made a music video for the title track. She also sang "Mujhe Teri" from the movie '' Paathshaala'', "Love Mera Hit" from the film Billu with Neeraj Shridhar, and "Tum Jo Aaye" from '' Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai''.

She sang the song "Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog" in 2015, through which her sister Khushali made her screen debut. It is a recreated version of the original song from the 1991 film ''Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin''.

Kumar sang " Soch Na Sake", "Sanam Re", "Nachange Sari Raat", "Ishq Di Latt", "Salamat", "Dekh Lena", " Wajah Tum Ho", "Dil Ke Pass", and "Dil Mein Chupa Lunga" in 2016 she also worked with Guru Randhawa in "Enni Soni" in 2019.

In 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, she released several songs where she collaborated with Darshan Raval on "Tere Naal", Millind Gaba on "Naam". Her blockbuster single ''"''Tanhaai''"'' was released on T-Series official YouTube channel and has gained over 11 crore views on YouTube.

In 2021, Kumar released the single ''"''Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham''"'' sung along with Jubin Nautiyal. The music video features Parth Samthaan and her sister Khushali. In February 2021, she released a new song ''"''Main Jis Din Bhula Doon''"'' along with Nautiyal which featured Himansh Kohli and Sneha Namanandi.

She was seen hosting season 2 of ''Indie Hai Hum'' in February 2021.

Later on, she released her blockbuster romantic hit ''Is Qadar'' sung along with Darshan Raval and the music video features them both.

On 30 June 2021, Kumar and Nautiyal's Amazon Prime Mixtape season 3 was out. The songs in the mixtape were "Tera Chehra" and "Jaan Meri'.

On 5 October 2021, Raval and Kumar's "Tera Naam" (marketed under the # ShaadiWalaSong) was released. This is the third collaboration of this duo. The song hit 9 million views and was trending on #2 on YouTube Global Charts within 24 hours of release.

Accolades

Kumar has won several accolades including the International Indian Film Academy award for Best Female Playback Singer and the Mirchi Music Award – Listener's Choice Song of the Year in 2017 for the song " Soch Na Sake" from the film Airlift, and Mirchi Music Awards – Best Album in 2020 for the soundtrack to '' Kabir Singh''. She has also been nominated for the IIFA Best Female Playback Singer in 2010 and 2019.

Discography

Films

Albums / Singles

Awards

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Bollywood playback singers
Indian women playback singers
Tulsi Kumar
Living people
People of Punjabi descent
21st-century Indian women singers
21st-century Indian singers
Punjabi Hindus
Women musicians from Delhi
Singers from Delhi
International Indian Film Academy Awards winners
1986 births
Indian women radio presenters
Women musicians from Maharashtra
Singers from Mumbai
Indian pop singers
Indian rhythm and blues singers
Indian folk singers
T-Series (company)
Indian YouTubers
Music YouTubers
Actresses in Hindi cinema
21st-century Indian actresses