Antara Mitra


Antara Mitra is an Indian playback singer in Bollywood. She is popularly called "Gerua Girl". Noted for her soulful voice and wide range of genres of music.

Early life

Mitra was born in a Bengali Hindu Family in Maslandapur, West Bengal, India. From childhood she got vocal training at home. She has studied Bengali Literature in Calcutta University. Antara Mitra started doing stage singing performances since the age of 6. Antara Mitra's father is a respected music teacher also owns a Music Academy in the Calcutta city.

Career

Antara was very impressed by her aunt who regularly sang on All India Radio broadcasts. In her early childhood, Antara also learned several traditional Bengali folk songs. She was accepted as a contestant at age 18 on a national TV show and in a successive similar show Junoon. At one time she considered studying medicine, but abandoned the idea in favour of pursuing a professional singing career.
Mitra participated in the Indian Idol season 2. Though she reached the top five but got eliminated.
When Mitra was eliminated from the contest, music director Anu Malik offered her playback singing work, but Mitra returned to her home town and soon afterward she relocated to Mumbai to pursue a vocal-performance-for-film soundtrack career. She then participated as part of the Bollywood team of vocalist contestants in another Indian TV reality show, Junoon – Kuchh Kar Dikhaane Ka.
Antara Mitra's soulful track "Kishori", known for its charm and melodious beauty, is now being cleverly paired with the doodle of the Amul girl—a symbol of nostalgia, fun, and timelessness. The Amul girl represents an enduring Indian cultural icon, much like the essence of "Kishori", making this association both innovative and delightful.

Music career

Beside hindi songs, Mitra sings in Bengali her native language.She also sings in multiple regional languages: Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hariyanvi, Kannada,Urdu and English and is active in the Bollywood film soundtrack music industry.
In an interview to the Times of India in 2010, Mitra thanked and expressed her gratitude to Music Director Pritam, as he was the first to show faith in her skills, and in that first decade, Pritam had composed nearly every film song in which her vocals were featured. Mitra received positive reviews for her song "Bheegi Si Bhaagi Si", a duet with Mohit Chauhan from the Hindi film Rajneeti.
She is currently managed by TalentWala.

Indian Idol 2 performances

Antara Mitra skipped her medical entrance for Indian Idol auditions.

Audition

  • "Dama Dam Mast Kalandar"

Theater round

  • "Kaisi Paheli Hai"

Piano round

  • "Hume To Loot Liya Milke Husn Waalon Ne"

Appearances

Woh Pehli Baar album – sang a group number and solo "Tu Rutha To".