National Award-winning singer
Shreya Ghoshal is celebrating her 40th birthday today. She made her debut as a playback singer way back in 2002 with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's
Devdas. Over the last two decades, Shreya has captivated us all with her beautiful voice, singing over 3,000 songs so far.
Born on March 12, 1984, in a Bengali family in Murshidabad, West Bengal, she started singing at a young age. According to reports, Shreya’s first studio album was released in 1998, titled Bendhecchi Beena. However, her first major break as a playback singer came after she won the singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa in 2000.
On Shreya Ghoshal’s 40th birthday, let us take you through some unknown facts about her.
Net worth
According to reports, Shbreya has an estimated net worth of around ₹240 crore, with income from her accomplished career as a professional singer, performer, playback singer and music composer.
Apart from that, the singer is also one of the known judges on reality shows. It includes Star Voice of India, X Factor India, Indian Idol Junior and many more.
Interesting facts about Shreya Ghoshal
Shreya has worked in different languages such as Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Telugu, Tamil, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Nepali and more.
She won a National Award and a Filmfare award at the age of 16 for her Bollywood debut in Devdas.
Shreya has been honoured by the US state of Ohio, where governor Ted Strickland declared 26 June as ‘Shreya Ghoshal Day’.
In 2012,
Shreya appeared in the Forbes Celebrity 100, a list based on income and popularity of India's celebrities.
She trained with Kalyanji for 18 months and continued her classical music training with Mukta Bhide in Mumbai.
Shreya has received four National Film Awards, six Filmfare Awards, including five for Best Female Playback Singer, and nine Filmfare Awards South among several other honours.
In March 2017, Ghoshal became the first Indian singer to have a wax statue at the Indian wing of Madame Tussauds Museum in Delhi.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
