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Iman Chakraborty
Iman Chakraborty
	Iman Chakraborty during a function in Rabindratirtha in Ehimoy 2018.
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Born	13 September 1988 (age 36); Liluah, Howrah, West Bengal, India
Genres	Filmi, Independent music, Rabindrasangeet
Occupations	Singer; actress;
Instruments	vocals

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Iman Chakraborty (born 13 September 1988) is an Indian singer and actress. Chakraborty won the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer and Filmfare Award Bangla For Best Female Playback Singer in the year 2017 for her Bengali song "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" from the film Praktan. She is the recipient a National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer and two Filmfare Award Bangla For Best Female Playback Singer. Accordingly, She is one of the few singers who have won a national award for the debut film song in India.^[1]^[2]

Early life and career

Iman was born in the town Liluah of the Howrah district of the West Bengal state of India.^[1] During her growing up days she learnt music from her late mother Trishna Chakraborty and got inclined towards literary works of Rabindranath Tagore.^[1]^[2]

Her first break came when she approached Indian record label company Saregama, which decided to produce her first album 'Bosh te dio kachhe' in Bengali language. The album consisted of renditions of a few songs by Tagore. The album caught the eyes of composer Anupam Roy, who wanted to experiment with a fresh voice, with new vocal and tonal qualities, for his composition. She subsequently sang Roy's Bengali film song composition "Tumi Jaake Bhalobasho" which was her debut film song. The song earned her the National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer^[1]^[2]

In December 2018, she released the song "Monn", the title song of the Tollywood album Monn. It was a duet with singer Sarbajit Ghosh, who is also the music director, composer, lyricist and producer of the song.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Musical influences

Chakraborty is heavily inspired by Rabindranath Tagore^[1]^[2]

Accolades

National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer (2017) for Tumi Jake Bhalobasho.^[1]^[2]^[6]
Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Female Playback Singer (2017) for Tumi Jake Bhalobasho.
Filmfare Award Bangla for Best Female Playback Singer (2024) for Alada Alada.
Nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song (2025) for Iti Maa.

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2022	NeetiShastra	Zakia	Bengali	^[7]

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Language	Ref.
2022	Shob Choritro	Mrinalini	Bengali	^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "National Award beyond Imagination says Iman Chakraborty". The Hindu. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Pain has helped me emote better for my song". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ Das, Soumi (5 December 2018). "ইমনের মনের খবর জানেন কি?". looptoop.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "বাংলার প্রথম সারির সঙ্গীতশিল্পীদের এক অ্যালবামে নিয়ে এল সর্বজিৎ-এর 'মন'". ebela.in (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "ইমন চক্রবর্তী ও সর্বজিৎ ঘোষ সাক্ষাৎকার – ২৪ ঘন্টা খবর". 24ghantakhoboronline.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
^ "64th National award winners". Retrieved 6 July 2017.
^ Chakraborty, Shamayita (8 June 2022). "Exclusive! Iman Chakraborty on her acting debut: Seasoned actress Bidiptadi helped me portray my layered character". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ "Anirban Chakraborti starrer 'Shob Choritro' narrates a gripping tale of mystery and suspense". The Times of India. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

<a href="https://bengbio.com/iman-chakraborty/">Iman Chakraborty Bio Age, Height, Weight, and Her Incredible Net Worth</a>

External links

[debut-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "National Award beyond Imagination says Iman Chakraborty". The Hindu. 12 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[debut2-2] "Pain has helped me emote better for my song". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[3] Das, Soumi (5 December 2018). "ইমনের মনের খবর জানেন কি?". looptoop.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[4] "বাংলার প্রথম সারির সঙ্গীতশিল্পীদের এক অ্যালবামে নিয়ে এল সর্বজিৎ-এর 'মন'". ebela.in (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[5] "ইমন চক্রবর্তী ও সর্বজিৎ ঘোষ সাক্ষাৎকার – ২৪ ঘন্টা খবর". 24ghantakhoboronline.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[award1-6] "64th National award winners". Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[7] Chakraborty, Shamayita (8 June 2022). "Exclusive! Iman Chakraborty on her acting debut: Seasoned actress Bidiptadi helped me portray my layered character". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[8] "Anirban Chakraborti starrer 'Shob Choritro' narrates a gripping tale of mystery and suspense". The Times of India. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

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v t e National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer
1968–1980	P. Susheela (1968) K. B. Sundarambal (1969) Sandhya Mukherjee (1970) P. Susheela (1971) Lata Mangeshkar (1972) Lata Mangeshkar (1974) Vani Jairam (1975) P. Susheela (1976) S. Janaki (1977) Chhaya Ganguly (1978) Vani Jairam (1979) S. Janaki (1980)
1981–2000	Asha Bhosle (1981) P. Susheela (1982) P. Susheela (1983) S. Janaki (1984) K. S. Chithra (1985) K. S. Chithra (1986) Asha Bhosle (1987) K. S. Chithra (1988) Anuradha Paudwal (1989) Lata Mangeshkar (1990) Vani Jairam (1991) S. Janaki (1992) Alka Yagnik (1993) Swarnalatha (1994) Anjali Marathe (1995) K. S. Chithra (1996) K. S. Chithra (1997) Alka Yagnik (1998) Jayashree Dasgupta (1999) Bhavatharini (2000)
2001–2020	Sadhana Sargam (2001) Shreya Ghoshal (2002) Tarali Sarma (2003) K. S. Chithra (2004) Shreya Ghoshal (2005) Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (2006) Shreya Ghoshal (2007) Shreya Ghoshal (2008) Nilanjana Sarkar (2009) Rekha Bhardwaj (2010) Roopa Ganguly (2011) Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar (2012) Bela Shende (2013) Uthara Unnikrishnan (2014) Monali Thakur (2015) Iman Chakraborty (2016) Shashaa Tirupati (2017) Bindhu Malini (2018) Savani Ravindra (2019) Nanjiyamma (2020)
2021–present	Shreya Ghoshal (2021)