A bright-eyed youngster who wants to use her superior vocals to further her career. A dreamlike offer which leads her to don the greasepaint and share screen space with one of the demi gods of Indian cinema. Vasundhara Das has a nice little fairytale etched out for her life. From the gleam in her eye as a teenager, to her film offers, Vasundhara has achieved it all. And she is thirsting for more.

Vasundhara’s vocals have been blessed by the gods themselves. She had made up her mind to pursue singing as a career when in school, and invested serious time and effort on it. She trained under Pandit Parameshwara Hegde of Keherwana Gharana, and carried her interest in singing to college, where she was a permanent and reassuring fixture on stage, and in choirs. She won accolades by the hundreds, and this assured a firm foundation for the future. She also learnt to sing in other languages like Spanish.

Vasundhara’s first celluloid break came with the Tamil film Mudhalvan, under the musical baton of A R Rahman. She voiced sensuous siren Sushmita Sen for Shakalaka baby, and the song was a resounding success. Meanwhile, Vasundhara’s life was branching out to include another facet – acting. She was initially approached for Mani Rathnam’s Alaipayuthey, but the role eventually went to Shalini.

But the story did not end there. Kamal Haasan wanted a fresh face to play his second wife in his mammoth labour of love Hey Ram. The role catapulted her to the higher eclelons of cinema. Though the film sank without a trace, as the sprightly Mythili, Vasundhara had made a dent. Meanwhile, she was also making inroads into the music circuit, and released her first private album, Meri Jaan. The album was an eclectic blend of myriad elements and worked very well for her.

Celluloid acclaim was soon to follow. Vasundhara seemed now to earn her place as a Rahman favourite, and sang in Rhythm. But he had more ambitious things in store for her. Lagaan was a monument in the Hindi music industry, and Vasundhara was given an opportunity to flex her vocals, this time in English, for British leading lady Rachel Shelley. This was the biggest turning point of her career.

Vasundhara now seems to have carved a definite path to success, and is being noticed by more composers. Anu Malik has entrusted her with two challenging tracks in Aks, where she matches voices with the likes of KK. She donned the greasepaint once again for Citizen, and romanced heartthrob Ajith. Life is a two-ring circus for this dynamic young performer, and she is poised to scale greater and greater heights!

Movies Done By Vasundhara Das

2000 Hey Ram Mythili Iyengar Tamil/ Hindi Debut feature film
2001 Monsoon Wedding Aditi Verma Hindi/English
2001 Citizen Indhu Tamil
2001 Ravanaprabhu Mundackal Janaki Malayalam
2003 Lankesh Patrike Preethi Kannada
2003 Film Star Lila, An Inmate Hindi
2004 Vajram Gemini Malayalam
2004 Pathar Bezubaan Kalpana Varma Hindi
2006 Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana Natasha Hindi
2006 Corporate Herself Hindi
2007 Ek Dastak Akansha Hindi

Discography Done By Vasundhara Das

1999 Mudhalvan “Shakalaka Baby” A. R. Rahman Pravin Mani
2000 Rhythm “Ayyo Pathikichu” A. R. Rahman Udit Narayan
2000 Azad “Sonare” Mani Sharma Udit Narayan
2000 Kushi “Kattipudi Kattipudida” Deva Shankar Mahadevan
2000 Moodu Mukkalaata “Prema Vikramarkudu” M. M. Srilekha S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
2001 Citizen “Pookari Pookari” Deva Shankar Mahadevan
2001 “I Like You”
2001 Lagaan “O Rey Chhori” A. R. Rahman Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik
2002 Adrustam “Hollywood Handsome” Dhina Karthik
2003 Boys “Sarigame” A. R. Rahman Lucky Ali
2003″Dating”
2003 Misamma “Ney Padithe Lokamey Padadha” Vandemataram Srinivas
2003 Juniors “Night Jorugunnadi” Chakri Tippu
2003 Mee Intikosthe Yem Istharu Maa Intikosthe Yem Testharu “Cienmallo Gani” Ghantadi Krishna
2003 Kal Ho Naa Ho “its the tme to disco” Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy KK, Loy Mendonsa, Shaan, sadhna sargam
2004 Sye “Sye” M. M. Keeravani Kalyani Malik, Smita
2004 “Ganga AC”
2004 Thumsup “Vanitha Vanitha” Jeevan Thamos
2004 Manmadha “Thathai Thathai” Yuvan Shankar Raja Devi Sri Prasad
2004 Monalisa “Kurrakaru Hero” Valisha Babji Shankar Mahadevan
2005 Aparichithudu “Naaku Neeku Nokia” Harris Jayaraj Kunal Ganjawala
2006 Happy “I Hate You” Yuvan Shankar Raja Ranjith
2006 Mayabazaar “Andulona Undi” K. M. Radha Krishnan K. M. Radha Krishnan
2006 Hanumanthu “Neevu Kottina” Vandemataram Srinivas Naveen
2006 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna “Where’s The Party Tonight?” Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Joi Barua, Shaan
2006 Sarada Saradaga “Yenno Janma Janmala” S. V. Krishna Reddy Kunal Ganjawala
2007 Vijayadasami “Deepavali” Srikanth Deva Naveen
2007 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal “Machhakkari” A. R. Rahman Shankar Mahadevan
2008 Ullasamga Utsahamga “Chakori” G. V. Prakash Kumar Benny Dayal
2012 Yamudiki Mogudu: Ee Nela Thakkuvodu “Narottama Narottama” Koti