Richa Sharma

Richa Sharma (born 29 August 1974) is an Indian film playback singer as well as a devotional singer. In 2006, she sang Bollywood's longest track, the bidaai song, in film Baabul.

Career

Under the tutelage of Pandit Aaskaran Sharma, Richa went on to get proper training in Indian classical and light music. Richa added ghazals; film songs, Punjabi and Rajasthani folk songs to her repertoire, thus making her voice reach out to more and more people in a variety of sounds.

While music was at its peak in Richa's life, academic education had to be sacrificed and without any backing with a dream to make it big in the music world, Richa landed in Mumbai in 1994. She sang cover versions and bhajans to ensure she had her bread and butter and simultaneously continued her struggle in Bollywood. She made her debut in Bollywood with Sawan Kumar's Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya in 1996 and followed it up by a number of films until the big hit came by in the form of Taal where she sang for A.R. Rahman.

Thereafter a spate of hits followed, Zubeidaa, Saathiya (A.R. Rahman); Hera Pheri (Anu Malik); Khakee (Ram Sampath); Tarkieb (the song "Duppatte Ka Palu"), Baghban (title song for Aadesh Shrivastava); Soch (the song "Nikal Chali Be" for Jatin–Lalit); Rudraksh, Kal Ho Naa Ho (Sad version of the title track for Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy); Gangaajal (Sandesh Shandilya); Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao (Vishal–Shekhar), Saawariya (Monty Sharma), and Om Shanti Om (Vishal–Shekhar) and the most popular song for Kaante ("Mahi Ve" for Anand Raaj Anand).

The versatile playback singer has also done quite a few albums to showcase her talent. Albums like Ni Main Yaar Nu Sajda Kardi, Piya and Winds of Rajasthan (for Times Music released early 2004) have brought out the class and grace in Richa's voice and her versatility as a singer.

In March 2011, Richa Sharma and her family inaugurated the Saibaba Temple in Faridabad, Haryana and launched her first Saibaba devotional album Sai Ki Tasveer released by Saregama India.

She also worked as a playback singer in the 2007 Indian Sindhi film Pyar Kare Dis.

Awards 2003 "Mahi Ve" (Kaante) Bollywood Movie Award for Best Female Playback Singer 2010 "Sajda" (My Name is Khan) Mirchi Music Award for Female Vocalist of The Year 2011 "Sajda" (My Name is Khan) Zee Cine Award for Best Female Playback Singer Television She was the contestant on the NDTV Imagine singing reality show 'Dhoom Macha De'. She hosted Antakshari with Anu Kapoor on Zee TV. She appeared on the singing reality show Jo Jeeta Wohi Super Star as a guest judge. She also appeared on the singing reality show Indian Idol as a guest singer. She also appeared on the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar as a guest singer. She also appeared on Sai Baba: Maalik Ek Sue Anek 2011 aired on STAR One. She sang the title song for the STAR Plus show Sajda Tere Pyaar Mein. She sang the title song for the Sahara One show Doli Saja Ke. She sang the OST song for the HUM TV (PAKISTAN) Darama Yakeen ka Safar (Oh Mitti kay Parenday). On the Grand Finale from India's Got Talent season 4 she sang together with contestants Deepraj, Chanchal Bharti and Toshan. In 2014 Richa Sharma has sung a song with Shaan, Palak Muchhal penned by Raghvendra Singh music direction of Navin Manish for Rajshri Production's TV show Mere rang mein rangne waali on Life Ok. On 28 January 2017, she appeared on "The Kapil Sharma Show" as guest. On 25 February 2017, Richa Sharma appeared on "Indian Idol" as guest. On 12 November 2018, Richa Sharma replaced Sona Mohapatra as the judge of Zee TV's Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Hindi 2018. She is currently one of the judges on the Zee Bangla singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2022. She also appeared on the singing reality show Indian Idol as a guest singer.

Discography Year Film NoSongComposer(s)Lyricist(s)Co-artist(s) 1997 Salma Pe Dil Aa Gaya 1 "Mohabbat Aisi Mehndi Hai" Aadesh Shrivastava Saawan Kumar Tak Vipin Sachdeva 1999 Taal 2 "Ni Main Samajhh Gayi" A. R. Rahman Anand Bakshi Sukhwinder Singh"Kahin Aag Lagaye"A. R. RahmanAnand BakshiAsha Bhosle 2000 Hari-Bhari 3 "Hi Daiyya Hamra Naseeb" Vanraj Bhatia Maya Govind Tarkieb 4 "Dupatte Ka Palloo" Aadesh Shrivastava Nida Fazli Alaipayuthey 4 "Yaaro Yaarodi" A.R.Rahman Vairamuthu Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vaishali Samant Hera Pheri 5 "Tun Tunak Tun" Anu Malik Sameer Anjaan K.K. 6 "Tun Tunak Tun" (Remix) 2001 Zubeidaa 7 "Chhodo More Baiyyan" A. R. Rahman Javed Akhtar Farz 8 "Saare Sheher Mein" Aadesh Shrivastava Sameer Anjaan K.K., Sunidhi Chauhan Rahul 9 "Piya Ki Jogan" Anu Malik Anand Bakshi Sunidhi Chauhan Lajja 10 "Saajan Ke Ghar Jana Hai" Sameer Anjaan Alka Yagnik, Sonu Nigam Indian 11 "Yeh Pyar" Anand Raaj Anand Anand Bakshi Sunidhi Chauhan Deewaanapan 12 "Kamli Kamli" Aadesh Shrivastava Sameer Anjaan Sukhwinder Singh 2002 Ab Ke Baras 13 "Aaya Mahi" Anu Malik Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan Soch 14 "Tohe Leke" Jatin–Lalit Sonu Nigam Saathiya 15 "Chhalka, Chhalka Re" A. R. Rahman Gulzar Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vaishali Samant, Shoma Kaante 16 "Maahi Ve" Anand Raaj Anand Dev Kohli Zubeen Garg, Sukhwinder Singh 2003 Haasil 17 "Police Case Na Ban Jaye" Jatin–Lalit Devmani Pandey Hungama 18 "Ishq Jab" (Female Version) Nadeem–Shravan Sameer Anjaan Kuch Naa Kaho 19 "Kehti Hai Yeh Hawa" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Javed Akhtar Shankar Mahadevan Baghban 20 "O Dharti Tarse" Aadesh Shrivastava Sameer Anjaan Kal Ho Naa Ho 21 "Kal Ho Naa Ho" (Pathos) Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Javed Akhtar Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik Aanch 22 "Tapki Jaye" Sanjeev–Darshan Mithlesh Sinha 2004 Khakee 23 "Mere Maula" Ram Sampath Sameer Anjaan Kailash Kher Woh Tera Naam Tha 24 "Sajan Ghar Challi Re" Roopkumar Rathod Alka Yagnik Rudraksh 25 "Kya Dard Hai" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Sameer Anjaan Shankar Mahadevan Kismat 26 "Dil Teri Deewangi Mein" Anand Raaj Anand Dev Kohli Anand Raaj Anand Run 27 "Nahi Hona Nahi Hona" Himesh Reshammiya Sameer Anjaan Kunal Ganjawala Police Force: An Inside Story 28 "Chudiyaan" Anand–Milind Chot- Aj Isko, Kal Tereko 29 "Gayi Re Bhains" Raju Singh Amit Kumar, Sunil Chhaila Bihari, javed Khan 30 "Gayi Re Bhains" (Radio Mix) Popcorn Khao! Mast Ho Jao 31 "Dooriyan" Vishal–Shekhar Vishal Dadlani 32 "Dooriyan" (Feel The Rhythm Mix) Let's Enjoy 33 "Kesariya Balam" MIDIval Punditz Ankur Tewari Inteqam: The Perfect Game 34 "Tan Se Jo Chunri" Anand–Milind Musafir 35 "Rabba" (Kinky in Ibiza Mix) Vishal–Shekhar Kumaar, Dev Kohli 36 "Rabba" (Farewell To Sadness Mix) 37 "Mahi Ve" (Sleep With Destiny Mix) Anand Raaj Anand Dev Kohli Sukhwinder Singh Vanity Fair (English Movie) 38 "Gori Re (O Fair One)" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Javed Akhtar Shankar Mahadevan 2005 Sheesha 39 "Assi Ishq Da Dard" Dilip Sen - Sameer Sen Dev Kohli Shehzad Kaal 40 "Tauba Tauba" Salim–Sulaiman Shabbir Ahmed Sonu Nigam, Kunal Ganjawala, Sunidhi Chauhan Nishaan: The Target 41 Mangal Pandey: The Rising 42 "Rasiya" A. R. Rahman Javed Akhtar Bonnie Chakraborty Vishwas: The Power of Faith 43 "Nikla Hai Chand Julfon Se" Bappi Lahiri Udit Narayan 2006 Manoranjan: The Entertainment 44 "Gore Badan Pe Laal Chunariya" Nayab Raja Zaheer Anwar Souten: The Other Woman 45 "Souten Souten" Anand–Milind Praveen Bhardwaj Sunidhi Chauhan Pyare Mohan 46 "Ek Rub Sach Hai" Anu Malik Sameer Anjaan Krishna Beura Tom, Dick, and Harry 47 "Yeu Kashi Kashi Mi" Himesh Reshammiya Sonu Nigam Mera Dil Leke Dekho 48 "Dil Le Ja" Jatin–Lalit Sadhana Sargam, Javed Ali, Sapna Mukherjee, Shakti Singh, Rahul Saxena Umrao Jaan 49 "Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Na Kijo" Anu Malik Javed Akhtar Baabul 50 "Baabul Bidaai" Aadesh Shrivastava Sameer Anjaan 2007 Water 51 "Sham Rang Bhar Do" A. R. Rahman Raqeeb Alam Raqeeb Alam, Surjo Bhattacharya Manorama Six Feet Under 52 "Dhokha" Raiomond Mirza Saawariya 53 "Daras Bina Nahin Chain" Monty Sharma Sameer Anjaan Shail Hada, Parthiv Gohil Om Shanti Om 54 "Jag Soona Soona Lage" Vishal–Shekhar Kumaar Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal 55 "Billo Rani" Pritam Javed Akhtar Anand Raaj Anand 56 "Billo Rani" (Remix) Aaja Nachle 57 "Show Me Your Jalwa" Salim–Sulaiman Jaideep Sahni Kailash Kher, Salim Merchant Mohabbataan Sachiyaan (Punjabi Movie) 58 "Keri Keri Shay Teri Ankh Tuon Lukawaan" Wajahat Attre 2008 Bhram 59 "Meri Akhiyaan" Suhash Kulkarni Kumaar Pranali 60 "Sakhiyaan" Anil Pandey Shreya Ghoshal, Sunidhi Chauhan, Mahalakshmi Iyer Jannat 61 "Lambi Judai" Pritam Sayeed Quadri Chamku 62 "Kithe Jawan" Monty Sharma Sameer Anjaan 63 "Bin Daseyaa" Zindagi Tere Naam 64 "Kya Khata Ho Gayee" Sajid–Wajid Jalees Sherwani Afzal Sabri 2009 Jugaad 65 "Tabahi Tabahi Tabahi" Sachin Gupta Sameer Anjaan Mika Singh Suno Na - Ek Nanhi Aawaz 66 "Pal Aaya Suhana" Sanjoy Chowdhury Yogesh Kunal Ganjawala Dekh Re Dekh 67 "Ladi Re Ladi Nazaria" Abuzar Rizvi & Nayab Raja Sanjay Mishra Vinod Gwaar 2010 My Name Is Khan 68 "Sajda" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Niranjan Iyengar Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar Mahadevan Sadiyaan 69 "Sona Lagda Ve Mahi Sona Lagda" Adnan Sami Sameer Anjaan Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal De? 70 "Dil Tukade Tukade Ho Gaya" Arvinder Singh Dr. Devendra Kafir Arvinder Singh Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta 71 "Fariyaad Hai" Shujaat Khan Amitabh Verma Hello Darling 72 "Tere Dar Pe Aaya Leke Band Baja" Pritam Ashish Pandit Ritu Pathak, Rana Mazumder 73 "Tere Dar Pe Aaya Leke Band Baja" (Remix) - (DJ A-Myth) Action Replayy 74 "Zor Ka Jhatka" Salim–Sulaiman Irshad Kamil Daler Mehndi 75 "Zor Ka Jhatka" (Remix) Pritam Master Saleem Phas Gaye Re Obama 76 "Sara Pyaar Hai Bekaar" Manish. J. Tipu Shellee Kailash Kher, Neha Dhupia 2011 Patiala House 77 "Aval Allah" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Anvita Dutt Thank You 78 "Full Volume" Pritam Kumaar Neeraj Shridhar, Suzanne D'Mello 79 "Full Volume" (Remix) Neeraj Shridhar Singham 80 "Maula Maula" Ajay–Atul Swanand Kirkire Kunal Ganjawala 81 "Maula Maula" (Remix) U R My Jaan 82 "Bin Tere We Mahi" Sanjeev–Darshan Sameer Anjaan Master Saleem Miley Naa Miley Hum 83 "Mahi Mahi" Sajid–Wajid Javed Akhtar WajidMummy Punjabi 84 "I Wanna Rock Like Mummy Ji"Aadesh ShrivastavaSameer Neha Bhasim 85 "Awaaz Do" Shaan, Akriti Kakkar 2012 Shanghai 86 "Imported Kamariya" Vishal–Shekhar Anvita Dutt Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani 2013 Ghanchakkar 87 "Lazy Lad" Amit Trivedi Amitabh Bhattacharya Bombay Talkies 88 "Bombay Talkies" (Duet) Amit Trivedi Amitabh Bhattacharya Kailash Kher 2016 Jai Gangaajal 89 "Najar Tori Raja" Salim–Sulaiman Manoj Muntashir, Prakash Jha 2018 Padmaavat 90 "Holi" Sanjay Leela Bhansali Traditional Shail Hada 91 "Holi" (Tamil) Madhan Karky Arijit Singh 92 "Holi Aadaali" (Telugu) Chaitanya Prasad2022 Shamshera 93 "Hunkara" Mithoon Piyush Mishra Sukhwinder Singh, Mithoon Dhaakad 94 "Babul" Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Traditional 2024 Maidaan 95 "Mirza" A. R. Rahman Manoj Muntashir Javed Ali Amar Singh Chamkila 96 "Naram Kalija" Irshad Kamil Alka Yagnik, Pooja Tiwari, Yashika Sikka