Entertainment News Desk – Harshdeep Kaur, the queen of soulful Sufi music, turns 38 today. With her melodious voice, Kaur has recorded songs for films in several Indian languages including Hindi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil and Urdu and has established herself as one of the leading playback singers of the Indian music industry. Kaur first came into limelight in 2008, when she participated and won the singing competition Junoon – Kuch Kar Dikon Ka on NDTV Imagine. Kaur competed in the Sufi genre Sultana directed by Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan. She was declared Sultana of Sufi by Amitabh Bachchan, who was the chief guest at the grand finale.
The reality show was a competition between three musical genres Sufi, Folk and Bollywood. Singers from India and Pakistan participated in the show, where Kaur wore a unique Sufi attire that became a symbol of the singer’s identity. With her unique sound quality, Kaur has had the opportunity to work with leading music directors including AR Rahman, Pritam Chakraborty, Vishal-Shekhar, Salim Suleman, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Amit Trivedi and Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She is one of the very few Indian singers to sing for a Hollywood film. His track RIP, composed by AR Rahman, was part of Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle’s film 127 Hours. He has also lent his voice to some songs for Pakistani film and television industry.
Let’s take a look at some of the best songs of Harshdeep Kaur:
1. Dilbaro: This wedding song from the film Raazi is full of deep emotions. In Kaur’s voice the sorrow of the bride leaving her father’s house increases even more.
2. Katia Karoon: Academy Award winner A.R. Katiya Karoon, composed by Rahman, is a blend of fun Punjabi beats and deep soulful songs. Kaur has presented both the themes brilliantly with her stunning voice.
3. Heer: Written by Gulzar and composed by AR Rahman, Heer is a soulful song sung by Harshdeep Kaur that depicts the deep pain of separation between two lovers. This song was part of Yash Chopra’s last film Jab Tak Hai Jaan.
4. Jalima: This romantic song filmed on the king of romance Shahrukh Khan and Pakistani actress Mahira Khan is a great love song.
5. Jugni: From the film Cocktail, this is a powerful rock song sung by Jugni Kaur and Arif Lohar.
6. Her other popular songs include Jalte Diye from Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, Nachde Ne Saare from Baar Baar Dekho, Twist Kamariya from Bareilly Ki Barfi and many more.
