(Singer) – Shalmali Kholgade is an Indian playback singer who predominantly sings for Bollywood films. Apart from singing in Hindi language films, she also sings for the South Indian film industry. Her most notable work are in the Marathi, Telugu and Bengali languages. Shalmali Kholgade began her Bollywood playback singing career with the song “Pareshaan” from the film “Ishaqzaade” for which she won several awards including the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer. She followed it with a series of hits including “Daaru Desi” from “Cocktail”, “Lat Lag Gayee” from “Race 2”, “Balam Pichkari” from “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”, “Chingam Chabake” from “Gori Tere Pyaar Mein”, “Shanivaar Raati” and “Besharmi Ki Height” from “Main Tera Hero”, “D Se Dance” from “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania”, “Mohobbat Buri Bemari” from “Bombay Velvet” , “Shakira” from “Welcome to Karachi” and “Naach Meri Jaan” from “ABCD 2”.
