Nikhita Gandhi (born 1 October 1991) is an Indian playback singer who has worked in Indian films in five different languages. She has worked in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, and Kannada film projects.
She sang as the face of Deepika Padukone in Raabta for the title track "Raabta". Her duet song " Ullu Ka Pattha" with Arijit Singh from the film Jagga Jasoos is a hit. She has sung for many Hindi films including , Jab Harry Met Sejal, Kedarnath, Luka Chuppi, Sooryavanshi and Tiger 3. She has also sang Bengali and Tamil songs from movies like Leo, Varisu, Cockpit and Kishmish. Her songs "Aao Kabhi Haveli Pe" and "Poster Lagwa Do" also became popular. The song "Jugnu" with Badshah turned out a viral hit.
After having worked on her personal studio album and sung as a part of songs in regional films, Nikhita got a breakthrough by performing the song "Ladio" from Shankar's film, I (2015). Composed by A. R. Rahman, she managed to record the song within four hours after translating it into Hindi. She then also subsequently recorded the Telugu and Hindi versions of the song, earning critical acclaim for her work. Other projects she worked for in 2015 include Rahman's O Kadhal Kanmani and Anirudh's Thanga Magan.
Apart from singing in the movies, she has put together a band and has also performed at Kerala and Kolkata. Gandhi's five-member band includes Sajith Sathya, Jerard Felix, Godfrey Immanuel and Joshua Gopal.
She has been adjudged as the best female playback singer of the year by Zee Cine Awards 2018 for the title track of Raabta.
She was nominated for best playback singer (female) category in the 63rd Filmfare Awards for her song "Ghar" from Jab Harry Met Sejal.
She was also nominated for best playback singer (female) in the 3rd Filmfare Awards East for her Bengali song "Tomra Ekhono Ki" from Meghnad Badh Rahasya.
In November 2018 she did playback for the song "Qaafirana" from the film Kedarnath and became a hit. In April 2019, she won the Nestle Kitkat Sony Mix Audience Music Award for the best duet for Qaafirana from Kedarnath along with Arijit Singh.
In April 2019, she released her single Ek Do Teen on Zee Music Company that has been composed by Raees & Zain - Sam, she later followed it up with Madari from the film The Extraordinary Journey of The Fakir along with Vishal Dadlani in June 2019 and followed it up with Main Deewana Tera from Arjun Patiala
In 2024, Nikhita participated in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa as a wild card entrant but did not get selected.
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Navin | Tamil language | ||||
A. R. Rahman | |||||
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"Ladiyo" (Dubbed version) | Telugu language | ||||
Radhan | |||||
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Kannada | |||||
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Arabic | |||||
Solo | |||||
"And He was Named Muhammad (SAL)" | |||||
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Harris Jayaraj | Tamil | ||||
Sathish Selvam | |||||
A. R. Rahman | |||||
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Tamil | |||||
Hindi | |||||
"Ullu ka Pattha" | |||||
"Bangali Maacher Jhol" | Bengali | ||||
Tamil | |||||
Telugu | |||||
Marathi | |||||
Hindi | |||||
"Dhooram" | Telugu | ||||
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Bengali | |||||
Prashanth R Vihari | Telugu | ||||
Vivek Sagar | |||||
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Tanishk Bagchi | |||||
Hindi, Tamil, English language | |||||
Dilshaad Shabbir Shaikh, Srinivas Raghunathan, MC Heam | |||||
MC Heam, Arjun Chandy, Sid Sriram | |||||
Tamil | |||||
Hindi | |||||
"Tomake" | Bengali | ||||
JAM8 | |||||
"Bari Phire Aye" | |||||
Badshah | |||||
Savvy Gupta | |||||
Indraadip Dasgupta | |||||
Hindi | |||||
Sachin–Jigar | |||||
Amit Trivedi | |||||
Arijit Singh | |||||
Bengali | |||||
Hindi | |||||
"Ek Do Teen" | Hindi, Punjabi | ||||
Bengali | |||||
Balamurali Balu | Telugu | ||||
Gopi Sundar | |||||
Kaala Bhairava | |||||
Hindi | |||||
"End Song" | Solo | Debojyoti Mishra | Bengali | ||
"Saiyo Re" | |||||
Hindi | |||||
Telugu | |||||
Amit-Ishan | Bengali | ||||
Subhadeep Mitra | |||||
Hiphop Tamizha | Tamil | ||||
Yasser Desai | Sanjeev–Darshan | Hindi | |||
Solo | Subho Pramanik | Bengali | |||
Dev Arijit | Arindom Chatterjee | Bengali | |||
Ash King | |||||
Hindi | |||||
V | "Ranga Rangeli" | Yazin Nizar | Amit Trivedi | Telugu language | |
Arindom Chatterjee, Suvam Moitra | Bengali language | ||||
SOS Kolkata | "Raagi Raja" | Oindrila Sanyal, Dev Arijit | Savvy Gupta | ||
Durga Puja Special Song | "Bolo Dugga Maiki" | Nakash Aziz | Jeet Gannguli | ||
Laxmii | "Burjkhalifaa" | Shashi-DJ Khushi | Hindi language | ||
Angrezi Medium | "Nachan Nu Jee Karda" | Romy | Tanishk Bagchi | ||
Naach Meri Rani (Music Video) | "Naach Meri Rani" | Guru Randhawa | |||
Unarvugal Thodarkadhai | "Alaya" | Hari Dafusia | Tamil language | ||
2021 | Bad Boy x Bad Girl (Music Video) | "Bad Boy x Bad Girl" | Badshah | Hindi language | |
Baazi | "Baare Baare" | Dev Negi | Jeet Gannguli | Bengali language | |
Ranjha Tere Naal (Music Video) | "Ranjha Tere Naal" | Solo | Haroon Gavin | Hindi language | |
Jugnu (Music Video) | "Jugnu" | Badshah | Badshah, Hiten | ||
Sardar Ka Grandson | "Jee Ni Karda" | Jass Manak | Tanishk Bagchi | ||
Shiddat | "Barbaadiyan" | Sachet Tandon, Madhubanti Bagchi, Sachin–Jigar | Sachin–Jigar | ||
Sooryavanshi | "Najaa" | Pav Dharia | Tanishk Bagchi | ||
Jhoota Lagda(Music Video) | "Jhoota Lagda" | Solo | Nitesh T | ||
2022 | Badhaai Do | "Bandi Tot" | Ankit Tiwari | ||
Freddy | "Kala Jaadu" | Arijit Singh | Pritam | ||
Govinda Naam Mera | "Kya Baat Ay 2.0" | Hardy Sandhu | Tanishk Bagchi, B Praak | ||
Etharkkum Thunindhavan | "Summa Surrunu" | Armaan Malik | D. Imman | Tamil language | |
Kishmish | "Tui Bolbo Na Tumi" | Subhadeep Pan | Nilayan Chatterjee | Bengali Language | |
"Janina Bhalolaga" | Shaswat Singh | ||||
Kolkatar Harry | "Tara Khosa Raat" | Solo | Jeet Ganguli | ||
Dhaakad | "She's On Fire" | Badshah | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Hindi | |
"Namonishan" | Shankar Mahadevan | ||||
O Kala | "Selayeti" | Abhay Jodhpurkar, Arun Kaundinya | Neelesh Mandalapu | Telugu language | |
Naughty Balam(Music Video) | Naughty Balam | Rahul Vaidya and Mellow D | Rahul Vaidya | Hindi | |
2023 | Shehzada | "Munda Sona Hoon Main" | Diljit Dosanjh | Pritam | |
"Chedkhaniyan" | Arijit Singh | ||||
Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar | "Tere Pyaar Mein" | ||||
Jogira Sara Ra Ra | "Cocktail" | Nakash Aziz | Tanishk Bagchi | ||
Varisu (D) | "Jimki Song" | Harshvardhan Wavre | Thaman S | ||
Thank You for Coming | "Desi Wine" | Qaran, The Rish, Arjun | Qaran | ||
"Duniya Farzi" | Vishal Mishra, Hansika Pareek | Vishal Mishra | |||
Leo | "Ordinary Person" | Solo | Anirudh Ravichander | Tamil language | |
Aankh Micholi | "Shaadi Dope Hai" | Dev Negi, Rakesh Maini | Sachin-Jigar | Hindi | |
Tiger 3 | "Leke Prabhu Ka Naam" | Arijit Singh | Pritam | ||
2024 | Bade Miyan Chote Miyan | "Mast Malang Jhoom" | Arijit Singh, Vishal Mishra | Vishal Mishra | |
Madgaon Express | "Baby Bring It On" | Ajay Gogavale | Ajay-Atul | ||
Ishq Vishk Rebound | "Ishq Vishk Pyaar Vyaar" | Sonu Nigam, MellowD | Rochak Kohli | ||
"Gore Gore Mukhde Pe" | Udit Narayan, Badshah | Badshah, Hiten | |||
Vedaa | "Holiyaan" | Asha Sapera, MC Square | Yuva |
10th Mirchi Music Awards | Female Vocalist of The Year | "Ghar" from Jab Harry Met Sejal | ||
Filmfare Awards | Best Playback Singer (Female) | |||
Sony MIX Audience Music Awards | Best Duet | Qaafirana from Kedarnath |
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