D O B August 14,1983
Languages Hindi
Place of Birth New Delhi
Known For Singer
Married No

Biography Sunidhi Chauhan born Nidhi Chauhan August is an Indian playback singer best known for her Bollywood film songs She is credited with over songs Chauhan began to sing at the age of four and was discovered by a local TV anchor She won recognition through a televised singing contest Meri Awaz Suno which she won and made her entrance into playback singing with the Hindi film Shastra Her breakthrough was Ram Gopal Varma's film - Mast in which she sang the hit song Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi She has been nominated for twelve Filmfare Awards winning it on three occasions br br She has also won two Star Screen Awards two IIFA Awards and one Zee Cine Award Sunidhi Chauhan is a judge on Indian Idol season Chauhan started her singing career as a child giving her first performance at the age of four in a local temple in Delhi Thereafter she began to participate in and sing for various competitions and local gatherings When local TV anchor Tabassum spotted her talent her family shifted to Mumbai in a bid to further develop the young singer's skills and Chauhan became the lead singer in Kalyanji's 'Little Wonders' troupe Recognition first More met her in through the music show Meri Aawaz Suno - the first such televised contest in India - which was broadcast through the Indian national television channel Doordarshan She won the competition and bagged the top prize of recording an album Aira Ghaira Nathu Khaira with HMV Unluckily for Chauhan Aira Ghaira Nathu Khaira was promoted as a children's album and failed to get the recognition it deserved In Chauhan herself observed this in an interview Chauhan stepped into the world of playback singing with the Bollywood film Shastra after Aadesh Srivastava asked her to lend her voice to the song Larki Deewaani Dekho Ladka Deewaana She followed it with work in films like Gang Veergati Dahek Bade Dilwala Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat and Samar By the age of nineteen Chauhan had already lent her voice to over songs Chauhan's breakthrough was Ram Gopal Varma's Mast in which she sang the hit song Ruki Ruki Si Zindagi alongside three other songs including the title song itself In an interview while speaking of Mast In Feb as part of its marketing campaign and launch of Windows Vista in India Microsoft hired Sunidhi Chauhan to sing the Windows Vista Song titled Wow is Now This song features English and Hindi lyrics proclaiming the many 'glamorous' features of the Windows Vista Operating System Chauhan also sung for the Hindi-dubbed version of Disney's movie High School Musical- songs which were sung by Vanessa Anne Hudgens in the English version Moreover she was the singer of the English language song Reach Out at the opening ceremony of the Asian Games at Doha Qatar was a highly successful year for the young singer as she went on to deliver a huge number of superhit songs like Chhaliya Tashan Rock Mahi Lucky Boy Desi Girl Dostana Dance Pe Chance Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Race Saanson Ki Race and which resulted in her winning the Kelvinator GR FLO Women Award for her mind blowing contribution in Music In April Chauhan joined Anu Malik and Salim Merchant as a judge on the fifth season of the immensely popular singing talent show Indian Idol Chauhan has collaborated with Indian singers such as Alka Yagnik Shaan Udit Narayan and is known for her popular pairing with Sukhwinder Singh in films such as Omkara Aaja Nachle She is most often paired with singer Sonu Nigam and with the successful female playback singer Shreya Ghoshal whom many view as a stiff competition for Chauhan Chauhan is one of the few female singers of the present generation who have lent their voice for nearly every leading actress in the Indian entertainment industry including Aishwarya Rai Preity Zinta Rani Mukerji Kareena Kapoor Bipasha Basu Priyanka Chopra and more She has also sung for actresses of yesteryear cinema such as Rekha br br She was the main singer who lent her voice for the comebacks of two leading Bollywood actresses Kajol in the movie Fanaa and Madhuri Dixit in the movie Aaja Nachle Chauhan whose family basically hails from Uttar Pradesh was born in Delhi Her father is a minor theatre personality who pushed her into the music industry from a young age She has a younger sister Suneha She completed her schooling from Greenway Public School Dilshad Garden She has only studied up to grade tenth admitting she was never interested in studies Chauhan who believes herself to be the most versatile singer today attributes her success to her parents and Indian singer Sonu Nigam She has cited Sadma Shock as her favourite film gymnastics and cricket as her favourite sports and Akshaye Khanna and Madhuri Dixit as her favourite actor and actress respectively Chauhan also loves western music and cites Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson as her inspirations She has noted that one of her ambitions is to achieve global fame like them She is also known for her admiration of international divas Celine Dion and Whitney Houston Chauhan changed her image after making it big into Bollywood upgrading her wardrobe and losing twelve kilos by jogging and working out In she revealed a secret dream of seeing herself as a Bollywood actress In an interview she said I have many acting offers too but I don't want to rush it Frankly I would like to do just one or two films to fulfill that secret dream of seeing myself as an actress But my life is singing and my aim is to keep singing better In at the age of Chauhan eloped with music video director and choreographer Bobby Khan who came visibly close to her while working on the video of her hit song Pehla Nasha It was reported that the couple married in a secretly arranged ceremony attended only by very close friends and vigilantly watched over by security On the downside the marriage caused a rift between the young singer and her parents who considered the union unsuitable and consequently disowned her However Chauhan and Khan separated a year later bringing about a reconciliation between the estranged parents and daughter Chauhan who lived with mentor actor and TV anchor Annu Kapoor and his wife Arunita during the separation filed for divorce the same year citing that she had realized she and Khan wanted different things from life