Shibani Kashyap
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Shibani Kashyap is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 female singer, who is actively working in Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 film Industry, Some of her songs are very popular like Sajna Aaa Bhi Ja from movie Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II
Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II , is a 2003 Indian movie starring Arshad Warsi. Shashanka Ghosh, the creative driver behind the launch of MTV and Channel V in India, marks his debut as a director with this film. Running in many parallel threads, the movie is in equal parts a comedy, satire, crime, and a...

, she has anchored a Singer Hunt Show named Bathroom Singer
Bathroom Singer
Bathroom Singer is also a reality show on Sahara Filmy, named after the concept of bathroom singing. The show is searching for singing talent and will be telecast every Sunday at 9 PM. Auditions are currently being conducted....

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Shibani Kashyap achieved fame By singing the signature tune of the AIR FM channel of All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...

 and Amul
Amul
Amul , formed in 1946, is a dairy cooperative in India. It is a brand name managed by an apex cooperative organisation, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd...

 India. Shibani mostly composes music in the Sufi-western blend. It is also confirmed that Shibani will soon seen acting in the new Faisal Saif
Faisal Saif
Faisal Saif , Born on 27 April 1976 in India is a film director and writer. He mostly chooses controversial themes and stories for his films and rose to popularity with the movie Jigyaasa.-Career:...

directed movie Main Osama
Main Osama
Main Osama is an Indian film currently in production and directed by Faisal Saif. Shibani Kashyap is scoring the music for this film and she is acting in this film as well. Pakistani Rockstar Ali Haider will also make his Hindi Cinema debut as a Small Appearance in this Feature Film...

. This will be the first time that Shibani will be composing the music of the film as well as acting in it.

Shibani Kashyap's Profile

Shibani Kashyap is an Indian singer. Born in Delhi, India, she is a graduate in English Literature from the University of Delhi. She specializes in western and Indian classical music.

She was a member of the band Black Slade in Delhi. In 1996, the signature tune of A.I.R. F.M., a channel of the All India Radio was launched in Shibani’s voice. She has also composed advertisement jingles for Amul India and Subah Savere show on Doordarshan. She shot into national fame with her debut pop album “Ho Gayi Hai Mohabbat” (1998) for which she won the Channel V award. She was selected to represent India at the 1999 annual international music festival “Azia Dauysy” held in Kazakhstan. In 2000, she released a Sufi album called “Nagmagee”. She has also performed live shows around the world. She composed and sang her first film song “Sajna Aa Bhi Jaa” for the Hindi film Waisa Bhi Hota Hai in 2003. She has also sung songs for film Zinda (2006) and 1971 (2007).

She won the Best Female Pop Singer award for the album “Nazakat” at the 2005 Sangeet Awards held in San Francisco. She has also composed and sung the title track for the television serial “Akela” on Sony Entertainment Television channel. She was one of the judges of the singing show Bathroom Singer on Sahara Filmy channel.

Shibani Kashyap along with 29 other Artists both Independent and Mainstream were picked to be a part of Hungama Digital Media's new Independent Music Venture ArtistAloud.com
ArtistAloud.com
*ArtistAloud.com : Hungama Digital Media announced the launch of www.artistaloud.com, a digital distribution platform for unreleased music created by artistes. The Website which features songs spanning over six genres, becomes a platform for one to spot music of Independent artists.With...

. According to Shibani Kashyap “It is a great site as it gives artists their individual space and a platform. It is a great revenue opportunity as well, because there is no way people would be able to pirate these songs, as they are not available in the market. This way we can fight piracy and get our rightful revenues.

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