13 Facts About Vasundhara Das

Vasundhara Das was born on 18 August 1977 and is an Indian playback singer and former actress.

Vasundhara Das was born on 18 August 1977 in Bangalore, Karnataka to Kishen Das and Nirmala Das.

Vasundhara Das studied at Cluny Convent High School, Bangalore, Sri Vidya Mandir, Bangalore and Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, graduating in economics, Statistics and Mathematics.

Vasundhara Das began training in Hindustani classical music at the age of six under her grandmother Indira Das, who ran a music school on the top of their house.

Vasundhara Das then joined the Lalit Kala Academy, and later studied under Pandit Parameshwar Hegde, her Guru.

Vasundhara Das speaks Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, English, Malayalam, Hindi and Spanish.

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

In 1999, Vasundhara Das debuted as an actor with Kamal Haasan in the film Hey Ram though she started her career industry as a playback singer.

Vasundhara Das starred in Mira Nair's movie Monsoon Wedding.

Vasundhara Das was a founding member of Arya, a world music band that performed in Europe and America, and broke up in 2004.

Vasundhara Das has composed music at her Bangalore-based studio, The Active.

Vasundhara Das has a French single out in France called "L'ete Indien" in collaboration with Paris-based Agrumes Studio.

Vasundhara Das trained under the founder of drum jam, Arthur Hull in Hawaii.