Vasundhara Das

Vasundhara Das (born 27 October 1977 family in Bangalore, Karnataka, to Kishen Das and Nirmala Das. She was educated at Cluny Convent High School and at Sri Vidya Mandir in Bangalore. She thereafter studied at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, where she graduated in Mathematics, Economics, and Statistics. She speaks Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Spanish.

In 2012, Vasundhara married her long-time friend, Roberto Narain, a drummer and percussionist.

Career

Acting

In 1999, Vasundhara debuted as an actor with Kamal Haasan in the film Hey Ram though she started her career industry as a playback singer. She also starred in Mira Nair's movie Monsoon Wedding (2001).

Music She worked with playback singing career with A. R. Rahman's Tamil film Mudhalvan, for which she sang the song "Shakalaka Baby", Later she worked with composers such as Vijaya Bhaskar, Yuvan Shankar Raja and G. V. Prakash Kumar. Her first film as a music composer was Paranthe Wali Gali (2014) along with Vikram Khajuria. She has also been involved in several independent projects such as Channel V Jammin', BBC's HIV awareness anthem for India "Har Kadam", Mission Ustaad, Global Rhythms, Nylon Soundz, and The Shah Hussain Project, a collaborative album with Sufi singer Mir Mukhtiyar Ali. She has a French single out in France called "L'ete Indien" in collaboration with Paris-based Agrumes Studio. a Western music company she co-founded and is running with her husband. They have conducted drum-jam programs at educational institutions and for communities of different age groups including children at risk, elderly with dementia and terminally-ill cancer patients.

Filmography Films Year Title Role Language Notes/Ref. 2000 Hey Ram Mythili Iyengar Tamil/ Hindi Debut feature film2001 Monsoon Wedding Aditi Verma Hindi/English

Television Year Title Role Notes/Ref.2002 Channel V Jammin' Performer

Discography YearMovie TitleSong TitleComposerLanguageCo-singer1999MudhalvanOke Okkadu"Shakalaka Baby" A. R. RahmanTamilTelugu (dubbed)Pravin Mani2000Rhythm"Ayyo Pathikichu"A. R. RahmanUdit NarayanAzad "Sonare" Mani SharmaTeluguUdit NarayanKushi "Kattipudi Kattipudida" DevaTamilShankar MahadevanMoodu Mukkalaata"Prema Vikramarkudu"M. M. SrilekhaTeluguS. P. Balasubrahmanyam2001Neela"Hejje Hejje Mathadu"Vijaya BhaskarKannadaSolo "Ee Nada Manninalli"Citizen"Pookari Pookari" DevaTamilShankar Mahadevan"I Like You"Little John"Laila Laila"Pravin ManiTamilPravin ManiLagaan "O Rey Chhori"A. R. RahmanHindiUdit Narayan, Alka Yagnik2002Adrustam"Hollywood Handsome"DhinaTeluguKarthik2003 Lankesh Patrike "Nodkond Baaro Andre" Babji-SandeepKannada BabjiBoys"Sarigame" A. R. RahmanTamilTelugu (dubbed)Lucky Ali"Dating"Missamma "Ney Padithe Lokamey Padadha"Vandemataram SrinivasTeluguJuniors"Night Jorugunnadi"ChakriTippuMee Intikosthe Yem Istharu Maa Intikosthe Yem Testharu"Cienmallo Gani"Ghantadi KrishnaKal Ho Naa Ho "It's The Time To Disco" Shankar–Ehsaan–LoyHindiKK, Loy Mendonsa, Shaan, Sadhna Sargam2004Sye "Sye" M. M. KeeravaniTeluguKalyani Malik, Smita"Ganga AC"Manmadhan "Thathai Thathai" Yuvan Shankar RajaTamilSilambarasanManmadhaTeluguDevi Sri PrasadMonalisa"Kurrakaru Hero"Valisha BabjiKannadaShankar MahadevanMain Hoon Na"Chale Jaise Hawaien"Anu MalikHindiKKDhoom"Salaame"PritamHindiKunal Ganjawala2005Anniyan AparichithuduAparichit"Kannum Kannum""Naaku Neeku Nokia" "Gora Gora Aankh"Harris JayarajTamilTelugu (dubbed)Hindi (dubbed)Lesle Lewis, Andrea JeremiahKunal GanjawalaLesle LewisAnbe Aaruyire"Maram Kothiye"A.R. RahmanTamilShankar MahadevanKanda Naal Mudhal"Erimalai Naane"Yuvan Shankar RajaTamilShankar MahadevanSalaam Namaste"Salaam Namaste"Vishal–ShekharHindiKunal Ganjawala2006Happy"I Hate You"Yuvan Shankar RajaTeluguRanjithMayabazar "Andulona Undi" K. M. Radha KrishnanK. M. Radha KrishnanHanumanthu"Neevu Kottina"Vandemataram SrinivasNaveenKabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"Where's The Party Tonight?"Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy HindiJoi Barua, ShaanSarada Saradaga"Yenno Janma Janmala"S. V. Krishna ReddyTeluguKunal Ganjawala2007Hudugaata "Mandakiniye" Jessie Gift Kannada Jessie GiftVijayadasami"Deepavali"Srikanth DevaTeluguNaveenSillunu Oru Kaadhal"Machhakkari" A. R. RahmanTamilShankar MahadevanJhoom Barabar Jhoom"Kiss of Love"Shankar–Ehsaan–LoyHindiVishal Dadlani2008Ullasamga Utsahamga"Chakori"G. V. Prakash KumarKannadaBenny DayalNannusire"Sanje Beachinalli"Premji AmarenPremji Amaren2012Yamudiki Mogudu: Ee Nela Thakkuvodu"Narottama Narottama"KotiTelugu