There is a long trail of Indian playback singers who have been adding charm to the Indian music industry with their blessed voices. The Bollywood music industry is constantly evolving and with passing time is increasingly showing interest in the Dhollywood industry. While there may be many to name, here is a list of the top six legendary Bollywood playback singers who have sung for Gujarati films.
Sunidhi Chauhan
Most recently the iconic singer Sunidhi Chauhan made her Gujarati debut with the film Ratanpur in which the singer sang ‘Ude Ajje’. Many Bollywood playback singers have shown similar interest and have happily embraced the Dhollywood style.
Alka Yagnik
After achieving several music awards for being the best female playback singer that includes National Awards, multiple Filmfare Awards, Alka Yagnik has been tagged to the Gujarati film industry for over three decades now. The iconic singer has also been best known for her romantic Gujarati tracks. ‘Kalja No Katko’ was her last track that comes from the social comedy film Carry on Kesar, released in 2017.
Hemlata
Singer Hemlata has given the audience several super-hit songs for Bollywood and also for the Gujarati film industry since the late 1970s. Some of her most famous Gujarati tracks include ‘Shankar Tari Jatama’ and ‘Om Namah Shivaye’ that comes from the 1981 movie Amar Rahe Taro Chandlo.
Lata Mangeshkar
Being honored with Padma Bhushan and Dadasaheb Phalke Award- the most legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar has recorded more than thousands of film songs and has sung in over 36 regional languages and foreign languages, that includes Gujarati too. Some of her most famous Gujarati film works include ‘Ghunghate Dhankun Re Ek Kodiyun’ that comes from the movie Mehndi Rang Lagyo and ‘Dhari Kanku Kankan Panetar’ that comes from the film Lalwadi Pholwadi.
Shann
An extremely versatile artist, Shaan is a playback singer-cum-music director-cum-host-cum-actor who has been a part of numerous urban Gujarati films. The singer has sung for Gujarati songs like ‘Mane Kon Aa’ from the movie Better Half and also the party song ‘Chuski’ from the 2017 film named Pappa Tamne Nahi Samjaay, and also the title track for the film Wassup Zindagi.
Arijit Singh
Within a short span of a couple of years, Arijit Singh has received numerous awards and several honors. Arijit made his debut in the Gujarati film industry with the song ‘Satrangi Re’ from the film Wrong Side Raju. This soulful track sung by the very popular Arijit Singh was composed by the well-known music composer duo Sachin-Jigar.