Shraddha Pandit (Singer) Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Nickname	SP
Other Name	Shradha Pandit
Profession(s)	Playback Singer, Music Composer, Lyricist
Famous For	Working as a playback singer in popular films like Delhi-6 (2009), Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 5" (165 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Dark Brown with Light Brown Highlight
Career
Debut	Singer: Khamoshi: The Musical (1998) Music Composer: I Got That Poison (Remix) from Hisss (2010)
Awards, Honours	• Mirchi Music Award for Best Lyrics for Coke Studio from Radio Mirchi (2014) • Mirchi Music Award (2021) • Honourary PhD in Philosophy from the Mansarovar Global University, MP (2023) • Sher Shah Suri Momento (2023) • Editors Choice Trendsetter Award by BFJA (2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	4 July 1982 (Sunday)
Age (as of 2024)	42 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
College/University	Mithibai College, Mumbai
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling, writing/reading poetry
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Husband/Spouse	N/A
Parents	Father- Vishwaraj Pandit (musician) Mother- Swarna Pandit Note: Parents' image in Siblings' section.
Siblings	Brother- Yash Pandit (actor) Sister- Shweta Pandit (singer)
Other Relatives	Great Grandfather- Pandit Motiram (deceased; classical singer) Grandfather- Pandit Pratap Narayan (1918-2002) (Indian classical singer, tabla player) Grandfather's Brother(s)- 2 • Pandit Jasraj (1930-2020) (Indian classical vocalist; recipient of Padma Vibhushan) • Pandit Maniram (1910-1985) (Indian classical vocalist) Uncle(s)- 3 • Jatin Pandit (music composer) • Lalit Pandit (music composer) • Aadesh Shrivastava (1964-2015) (Vijayta Pandit's husband; music composer) Aunt(s)- 2 • Vijayta Pandit (actress, playback singer) • Sulakshana Pandit (Indian classical singer) Cousin(s)- 2 • Avitesh Shrivastava (Vijayta Pandit's son; actor) • Anivesh Shrivastava (Vijayta Pandit's son; musician)
Favourites
Actor	Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Farhan Akhtar
Actress	Deepika Padukone
Film	Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011), Jodi Breakers (2012), Jazbaa (2015)
Singers	Lata Mangeshkar, A. R. Rahman, Ankit Tiwari, Arijit Singh, Mithoon, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Michael Jackson, Chris Brown
TV Shows	Indian: 24 (2016) American: Friends (1994)
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	1-2 lakhs/song (INR)
Social Media
Instagram	shraddhapandit
Facebook	Shraddha Pandit
Twitter	Shraddha Pandit

Some Lesser Known Facts About Shraddha Pandit

• Shraddha was born to a family of musicians and actors.

• She grew up in Mumbai.

• She started working at the age of 11.

• When she was very young, she sang a song titled Saaz, which was composed by the late Indian musician Ustad Zakir Husain.

• When Shraddha and Shweta were young singers, they often visited the studios where Lata Mangeshkar recorded her songs along with their father.
  

  Shraddha Pandit (right) with Lata Mangeshkar and Shweta Pandit in a photo

• The song Saaz catapulted her to the limelight following which she was contacted by Salim, who trained her in music composing and programming.

• Even though she sang her first Bollywood song in 1998, she got her breakthrough as a singer with the song Pehli Pehli Baar Baliye from the film Sangharsh (1999).

• Her first song was composed by her father.

• Shraddha Pandit is a follower of Sai and Lord Shiva.
  

  An Instagram post uploaded by Shraddha Pandit on her account

• She considers herself to be a very spiritual person and often visits Vrindavan in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.

• Shraddha wants to visit the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva in her lifetime.

• She learned Hindustani Classical Music from her deceased grandfather Pandit Pratap Narayan (Sangeet Acharya). She was motivated to pursue a career in singing after watching him sing.

• Pandit Jasraj is her granduncle, father Vishwaraj Pandit is a tabla player, music composer Jatin-Lalit is her uncles and music composer Late Aadesh Srivastava was married to her aunt Vijayeta Pandit.

• She has worked with many popular Indian musicians such as A. R. Rahman, Amit Trivedi, Salim–Sulaiman, Sonu Nigam, and Badshah. She has appeared in around a hundred concerts with Salim and Sulaiman.
  

  A photo of Shraddha Pandit with the rapper Badshah

• In September 2013, Shraddha revealed that many music composers refused to give her work since she came from a family of well-known singers.

• Her fame increased when she sang Rang Deeni from the 2004 Bollywood film Dev. She sang alongside Kailash Kher in the song.

• In 2008, she sang along with A. R. Rahman and Sukhwinder Singh in the song Mann Chandre Nu. For this, Rahman took a voice test of Pandit before allowing her to sing.

• Her 2015 song Pani Wala Dance was liked a lot by her fans and followers.

• In 2018, after her sister Shweta made allegations of Anu Mallick sexually abusing her, Shraddha took to social media claiming that all working in the Hindi film industry know that he is a “predator.”
  

  A snip of Shraddha Pandit’s tweet

• In 2019, she worked with her sister, Shweta Pandit, for the first in composing a song that was dedicated to bringing peace to Jammu and Kashmir.

• Some of her well-known songs include Aye Shivani from the film Khoobsurat (1999), Sasural Genda Phool from the film Delhi-6 (2009), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) Jigar Da Tukda from the film Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011), and Aiyo Ji from the film Satyagraha (2013).
  

  Shraddha Pandit in a studio

• She has also sung a song for Salim-Sulaiman, which the duo had composed for a Hollywood film.
  

  Shraddha with Salim, Farhan Akhtar, and Sulaiman during an event

• As a lyricist, she has written the lyrics of Date Kar Le (2020), Nawazishein (2022), and Biraj Mein Jhoom (2022).

• She spends a considerable amount of time on Facebook and Instagram.

• In 2021, she filed an FIR against her former manager, Dev Thakur, accusing him of threatening her. The incident happened when Dev and Shraddha entered into an argument. Dev, however, refuted the allegation against him as false and baseless.

• On 10 May 2022, Shraddha Pandit was appointed as the director of the Women’s Integrated And Synergistic Empowerment Association.

• She once claimed despite making repeated requests, many renowned song promoters did not agree to promote her song I Got That Poison” (Hisss Remix). This was her debut as a composer.

• She is an avid dog lover and owns a pet Shih Tzu named Muffin.
  

  Shraddha Pandit posing for a photo with her pet dog Muffin

• Shraddha Pandit was seen in the reality TV show Gusto With GD in 2023. She appeared in one episode.

• In April 2024, she appeared as a judge in the reality TV show Super Singer+ Rajasthan. The show aired on the First India Plus OTT platform.
  

  A poster of the reality TV show Super Singer+ Rajasthan

• She is a travel enthusiast and has visited various places to explore them.
  

  Shraddha Pandit’s photo taken while she was on vacation on a beach in Africa

• Shraddha Pandit indulges in smoking occasionally.
  

  A snip of Shraddha Pandit’s Instagram highlight

• She often goes to the gym and likes to perform callisthenics.
  

  A photo of Shraddha taken while she was performing callisthenics in the gym