13 Facts About Shalmali Kholgade

Shalmali Kholgade is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings for Bollywood films.

Shalmali Kholgade has received several awards including a Filmfare Award and a Filmfare Award Marathi, and has been praised for her singing style.

Shalmali Kholgade married Farhan Shaikh, a mixing and mastering engineer, on 22 November 2021.

Shalmali Kholgade is a vocalist with Mikey McCleary's popular act 'The Bartender' where she has performed beautiful renditions of vintage Bollywood songs revamping it with a flavour of sensuous, old school jazz, and is featured on their second album, 'B Seventy'.

Shalmali Kholgade has been singing professionally in Mumbai for several years, and worked as a backing vocalist for Ali Zafar's songs.

Shalmali Kholgade made her debut as a lead vocalist in Bollywood playback singing in 2012 with the song "Pareshaan" from film Ishaqzaade under the music of Amit Trivedi.

For Pareshaan Shalmali Kholgade won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer among several other awards.

Shalmali Kholgade received further critical and commercial success with the track "Balam Pichkari" from the movie Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.

Shalmali Kholgade received praise for the song "Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai" from the sports drama Sultan.

Shalmali Kholgade judging the show Sur Nava Dhyas Nava which was aired on Colors Marathi.

Shalmali Kholgade has released a hit single "Kalle Kalle" on the Valentine's Day of 2020 which celebrates singledom.

Shalmali Kholgade will make her debut as a music composer with the Marathi film June, set to release in 2020.

Shalmali Kholgade made her film debut with a supporting role in the 2009 Ranjan Singh's East Indian Konkani-Marathi film Tu Maza Jeev, which was released on Maharashtra Day.