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Zubeen Garg (born 18 November 1972). is a singer and composer from Assam, India, in the Bollywood and Assamese music scene. He plays dhols, dotora, mandolin, keyboard and various percussion instruments.

Background

The actual name of Zubeen Garg is Jiban Barthakur. He was named after the great composer Zubin Mehta and used their Gautra as his surname. Zubeen was born to Mr. Mohini. M. Borthakur, a famous lyricist and poet (who uses the pseudo name Kapil Thakur), and late Mrs. Ily Borthakur. The Borthakur family had its roots in Janji, Sivasagar. Mr. Borthakur was a magistrate and moved often during his early years along with little Zubeen. Zubeen's mother was a good dancer, an actress and a singer. However, she never turned these talents into a professional career. Instead, she decided to teach them to little Zubeen at home. Zubeen considers his mother to be his first guru and mentor. Zubeen's younger sister Jonkie Borthakur was a well known singer and actress who unfortunately died in a car accident in 2002. Zubeen's other sister Palme, is a good bharat natyam dancer, presently living in Guwahati.

Biography

Zubeen is currently working on his new Hindi album to be released after July 2006. He is also working on a script for one of his upcoming Hindi films to be announced in August 2006. Zubeen has opened a chain of beauty parlors across the northeast called Zubeen's Veda.

He lives with his wife Garima in his flat, which is a part of his music studio called Sound & Silence, located at 165/1, Sher-E-Punjab. Andheri East. Mumbai, India.

Entering the music scene

Zubeen started learning tabla from Guru Robin Banarjee, and then continued learning Assamese folk music form Guru Romoni Rai. He attended J.B. College in Jorhat, and then moved to B. Barooah College, where he was pursuing Bachelor of Science after his family moved permanently to Guwahati. But he did not complete his baccalaureate studies as he jumped in to the music scene. Zubeen's life had a turning point when he received the gold medal for his western solo performance in the youth festival held in 1992. This is where he got his first taste of success and confidence as vocalist. Apart form playing dhols, dotara, mandolin, percussions, Zubeen is an accomplished keyboard player. He broke into professional music scene in 1992, releasing his first album - Anamika. This unusual album, became an instant hit in entire northeast India and re-defined assamese musical landscape for the coming 21st century. After that, there was no looking back for Zubeen. With about 40 albums to his name, Zubeen continues his musical career directing music to over 24 Assamese movies including a few Hindi and bangla movies as well. He received the best Music Award in 2005, for the Bangla movie Shudhu Tumi. Zubeen considers himself to be a musician having sung more than 7000 songs in various languages including Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Oriya, Marathi, Nepali, and many others. The song Ya Ali from the movie Gangster became a superhit in mainland India, the Middle East, and across south Asia.

In 2000, Zubeen wrote, directed and acted in his own Assamese film Tumi Mor Matho Mor. Zubeen acted, co-produced and scored music in another Assamese film Dinabandhu, which got national award in 2005. Zubeen had done music for Strings, a Hindi film, directed by Sanjay Jha was released in 2006. Mukha and Uronia Mon are the latest solo Assamese albums of Zubeen released in the year of 2007 in the banner of N.K. production. Currently he is working on his new Hindi album Chakra.

List of Zubeen's Album

Assamese Album

LIST OF ZUBEEN'S ALBUMS (HINDI)

MUSIC DIRECTOR IN ASSAMESE FILMS

Awards won by Zubeen:

Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA) (2006)- Best playback singer (Male) for the song "Ya Ali".
Max Stardust Awards (2007)- New Musical Sensation (Male) for the song "Ya Ali".
Nominated for Film Fare Awards (2007)- Best Play Back Singer.

Filmography

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 In 2000, Zubeen wrote, directed and acted in his own Assamese film ''[[Tumi Mor Matho Mor]]''. Zubeen acted, co-produced and scored music in another Assamese film ''[[Dinabandhu]]'', which got national award in 2005. Zubeen had done music for ''[[Strings]]'', a Hindi film, directed by Sanjay Jha was released in 2006.  ''[[Mukha]]'' and ''[[Uronia Mon]]'' are the latest solo Assamese albums of Zubeen released in the year of 2007 in the banner of [[N.K. production]].  Currently he is working on his new Hindi album ''[[Chakra]]''.
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 *[[Anamika]]
 *[[Meghor Boron]]