Madhushree

Madhushree (Bengali pronunciation: [modʱuʃri]) (born Sujata Bhattacharya, 2 November 1969), is an Indian playback singer who sings in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Telugu films. She joined the Rabindra Bharati University and completed her master's degree.

Madhushree was born as Sujata Bhattacharya in a Bengali family in Kolkata to Amarendranath and Parbati Bhattacharya, who were her initial teachers. She was taught classical music by Sangeetacharya Pt. Amiya Ranjan Bandyopadhyay, a noted exponent of the Bishnupur Gharana and excelled in Thumri and Khayal. Later she started working for the Indian Council for Cultural Relations, through which she was deputed to teach classical music in Suriname.

Madhushree recorded her music in CD and sent it to some of the noted people in the music industry CD reached Javed Akhtar. On Javed Akhtar's recommendation, she then made her debut through Rajesh Roshan's Moksha. She sang songs in films like Yuva,^{[citation needed]} Aayitha Ezhuthu, Kal Ho Naa Ho. and Kuch Naa Kaho, Some of her famous song for A. R. Rahman are Tu Bin Bataye, In Lamhon Ke Daaman Me. Ham Hain Ispal Yahan.

She sang three songs in A. R. Rahman's Tehzeeb, credited as Sujata Bhattacharya. Madhushree is known for "Kabhi Neem Neem" from Yuva (2004), for which she received the Sony Stardust Award as the Best Female Sensation (Playback Singer). She also sang a song 'In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein' from the movie Jodhaa Akbar, music directed by A. R. Rahman and Soja Zara of Bahubali 2 – The Conclusion (Nominated for Best Playback Singer by Mirchi Awards-2018). She won the 20th Edition of Lions Gold Award for All Time Film Versatile Playback Singer and the ceremony was held at Bhaidas Hall in Mumbai.

She was a judge on Zee Bangla Saregamapa (2017) with Shantanu Moitra, Kumar Sanu, Jeet Gannguli and Palak Muchhal.

Credited as Sujata Bhattacharya until "Maahi Ve" - Kal Ho Na Ho