1. Bombay Jayashri has sung songs in multiple languages, including for Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi movies.
33 Facts About Bombay Jayashri
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Bombay Jayashri was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, in 2021.
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Bombay Jayashri was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Pi's Lullaby from Life of Pi movie.
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Bombay Jayashri has become one of the most sought-after Carnatic musicians today.
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Bombay Jayashri received her initial training in Carnatic music from her parents, Smt.
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Bombay Jayashri holds a diploma in Indian music from the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Delhi.
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Bombay Jayashri was involved in theater with the Amateur Dramatic Club, Mumbai.
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Bombay Jayashri holds a bachelor's degree in commerce and economics from R A Podar College, Mumbai.
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Bombay Jayashri has performed at various festivals and venues all across India and in over 35 different countries.
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Bombay Jayashri has performed at Saptak, Ahmedabad; The Music Academy and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai; ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata;NCPA and Sri Shanmukhananda Sabha, Mumbai; Chowdiah Memorial Hall and Vasantha Habba, Bangalore; Kuthira Malika and Soorya Festival, Trivandrum, The Palace of Mysore and at the Matrimandir Amphitheatre at Auroville.
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Bombay Jayashri has performed in the Sydney Opera house.
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Bombay Jayashri has been supporting SPIC MACAY since more than three decades.
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Bombay Jayashri has travelled to many places in India including remote places in Uttarakhand, hill districts of Himachal Pradesh, Port Blair, rural and tribal areas of Wayanad and Idukki in Kerala, Goa and many other places to perform hundreds of Lecture Demonstrations to students, introducing them to the Indian classical music.
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Bombay Jayashri has performed Jugalbandi concerts with Hindustani Musicians Ronu Majumdar, Shubha Mudgal, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Gaurav Mazumdar.
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Bombay Jayashri has dialogued with artistes in dance like Leela Samson, Chitra Visweshwaran, Alarmel Valli, Priyadarsini Govind and Shobana.
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Bombay Jayashri was a part of 'Mathemagician' with actor V Balakrishnan and written by Gowri Ramnarayan.
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Bombay Jayashri performed at the MTV Coke Studio Season 1 with Ustad Rashid Khan and Richa Sharma.
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Yaadhum Ure song, a multi genre fusion where Bombay Jayashri sang Carnatic portions along with various international singers was declared the theme song of 10th World Tamil Conference.
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Bombay Jayashri has sung with Egyptian singer Hisham Abbas and Senegalese singer Thione Seck.
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Bombay Jayashri sang the song "Zara Zara Bahakta Hain" in the movie Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein with music composer Harris Jayaraj.
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Bombay Jayashri sang in Mahesh Dattani's 'Morning Raga' for the music of Amit Heri.
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Bombay Jayashri has sung in various films in Hindi, Tamil, Bhojpuri, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam languages.
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Bombay Jayashri collaborated with composer Mychael Danna on "Pi's Lullaby" from the film adaptation of Yann Martel's book Life of Pi in 2012.
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Bombay Jayashri has composed music for Kalidasa's Meghadootham, choreographed by Sheejith Nambiar and Parvathy menon, produced by Aim for Seva.
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Bombay Jayashri has composed the music for Meera- Soul Divine, choreographed by Chitra Vishweshwaran, produced by Aim for Seva.
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Bombay Jayashri worked with Ang Lee on his motion picture, Life of Pi.
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Bombay Jayashri performed the lyrics for "Pi's Lullaby", which was nominated for the 2012 Oscars in the Best Original Song category.
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Bombay Jayashri has composed music for actor Revathi's films Verukku Neer and Magal in Kerala Cafe.
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In 2004, Bombay Jayashri composed music for Silappadhikaaram, a dance drama commissioned by the Cleveland Cultural Alliance.
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Bombay Jayashri has composed music for her albums, Shravanam, Smaranam and more.
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Bombay Jayashri has been working closely with institution like Kilikili, Sampoorna in Karnataka and Sankalp in Tamil Nadu which care for autistic children.
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Some other institutions that Bombay Jayashri has worked with include: The Banyan Chennai, Vasantha Memorial Trust, Stepping Stones Orphanage Home, Malaysia, Multiple Sclerosis Society of India, Bangalore and more.
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Bombay Jayashri had rendered 'Omanathinkal Kidao' in a Malayalam version back in 2001 on her album Vatsalyam.