Anushka Manchanda
Anushka Manchanda is a musician who is fiercely independent and ever evolving. A singer, songwriter, performer, voice over artist and budding music producer, she finds herself now in a new avatar in front of the camera as an actor.
Her upcoming film titled Angry Indian Goddesses directed by Pan Nalin premieres at the prestigious Toronto Film Festival 2015, has already been picked up by various European markets like France, Germany and Switzerland, and is getting ready for its India release.
History- 1. Discovered on India's first explosive reality show as a part of India's most successful all-girl band Viva, she sold over half a million copies of her first album.
2. Post the split of the band, she worked as a VJ and a host with both Channel [V] and MTV.
3. Breaking through the norm of conventional voices in the Bollywood playback industry, she has worked with the hottest music directors in the country from Vishal-Shekhar, Salim-Suleiman, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to Jigar-Sachin, Pritam and Amit Trivedi. 4. Her collaborations extend to several Indian and international musicians, Djs and producers like Chicane, Akcent, Ma Faiza, Anish Sood, A Bit Of Both and Mikey Mc Cleary.
5. She is a successful voice over artist for brands like Levis, Vodafone, Sony, Lakme, Dove and Nivea, she has now teamed up with Shikhar Yuvraj Manchanda, her sibling, to produce music for advertisements.
6. Having recently returned from New York post a course in music production, she is getting ready to release new indie material.
7. Always on the list as one of the best dressed women in the country, fashion magazines and websites constantly write about her style.
8. An absolute live wire on stage, she is one of the best female performers to come out of India.