Runa Rizvi
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Runa Rizvi is an Indian classical and Bollywood playback singer
. She sings sufi songs
, folk, Bollywood movies etc.
n singers Rajkumar Rizvi and Indrani Rizvi. She graduated from Mithibai College
, Mumbai.
She belongs to the Kalavant gharana and has been trained in classical, semi-classical and light classical music and can sings Hindi film songs, ghazals, thumri
, Folk, Punjabi and Sufi Music as well as Western & Pop music.
. She has sung most of the celebrated poets of the past and present times.
She had sung for the Rajshri film Uff kya jaadu mohabbat hai along with Kunal Ganjawala
. She sung a song, jaane tu for movie Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
. In 2011, Runa had rendered playback for the film Provoked starring Aishwarya Rai
.
She is also working with Prem Joshua and band for their new album Luminous Secrets.
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
. She sings sufi songs
Sufi music
Sufi music is the devotional music of the Sufis, inspired by the works of Sufi poets, like Rumi, Hafiz, Bulleh Shah and Khwaja Ghulam Farid.Qawwali is the most well known form of Sufi music, common in India and Pakistan...
, folk, Bollywood movies etc.
Early life
Runa Rizvi was born in Bombay to IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n singers Rajkumar Rizvi and Indrani Rizvi. She graduated from Mithibai College
Mithibai College
Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amruthben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics also knowns as Mithibai College is a prestigious and popular college in Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. Mithibai College is affiliated with the University of Mumbai...
, Mumbai.
She belongs to the Kalavant gharana and has been trained in classical, semi-classical and light classical music and can sings Hindi film songs, ghazals, thumri
Thumri
Thumri is a common genre of semi-classical Indian music.The text is romantic or devotional in nature, and usually revolves around a girl's love for Krishna. The lyrics are usually in Uttar Pradesh dialects of Hindi called Poorbi and Brij Bhasha...
, Folk, Punjabi and Sufi Music as well as Western & Pop music.
Career
Runa Rizvi is inspired by Mehdi HasanMehdi Hasan
Mehdi Hasan is a British journalist who has worked in television current affairs and the national press. He was appointed senior editor at the New Statesman In the late spring of 2009.-Television career:...
. She has sung most of the celebrated poets of the past and present times.
She had sung for the Rajshri film Uff kya jaadu mohabbat hai along with Kunal Ganjawala
Kunal Ganjawala
Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit...
. She sung a song, jaane tu for movie Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na is a 2008 Bollywood film, written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala. The film stars Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza in pivotal roles...
. In 2011, Runa had rendered playback for the film Provoked starring Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...
.
She is also working with Prem Joshua and band for their new album Luminous Secrets.
External links
- http://runarizvi.com/
- http://www.indiafm.com/celebrities/filmography/6543/index.html
- http://www.siliconeer.com/past_issues/2006/october2006.html