Parvati Khan

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Parvati Khan
Khan in a recording session, standing alongside Babbar Subhash and Bappi Lahiri
Born
Parvati Maharaj

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
NationalityTrinidadian
OccupationSinger • model
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Nadeem Khan
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(m. 1979)​
RelativesRahi Masoom Raza (father-in-law)

Parvati Khan (

Bollywood hit movie Disco Dancer,[3] which won a Gold Disc award. She is also known for the song Khula Tala Chod Aayi.[4]

Early life

Parvati Khan (née Maharaj) was born into a

Indian family in Trinidad and Tobago. At the age of 12 she had won Mastana Bahar, a TV talent contest in Trinidad and Tobago. Later she studied in England to be a nurse.[1]

Career

Parvati Khan is known for her work in Disco Dancer (1982), Love Love Love (1989) and Maa Kasam (1985).[5][6] In year 2000, she made a presentation of her peace and unity compositions at global concert held at UNGA Hall, New York.[7] From 2002 onwards she has taken to singing Bhajans devoted to Lord Shiva, Shirdi Sai Baba, Ma Amritanandamayi, and other Hindu Deities.[8][9] She is globally acclaimed for her song "Jimmy Jimmy", which got prestigious 'Golden Peacock Award' by China.[10]

After years, Parvati Khan made her comeback in singing upon personal invitation made by Bappi Lahiri for his programme held at Shanmukhanand Hall, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on 2 June 2017. [11][12]

Personal life

Parvati is married to the

Bollywood director and cinematographer Nadeem Khan, son of Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza. She has a son named Jatin with him.[4]

She stirred up significant controversy in

Mahashivratri despite having been banned earlier from doing so due to opposition from the Shiv Sainiks in 2004.[14] She has also embarked on a number of other projects including serving as a spiritual guru at the Tihar Jail,[3] believing that she has been chosen as a peace envoy. With an intention to promote peace, unity, love and oneness, she has visited various prisons of India and held 'satsang'.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b Staff (10 July 2006). "Parvati Khan on peace mission to spread harmony". oneindia.com.
  2. ^ "Disco Dancer" – via www.imdb.com.
  3. ^ a b "Parvati Khan in New Role at Tihar Jail". New India Press. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 7 March 2008.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b Anjali Singh Jaiswal (4 February 2006). "Singing for Peace Now!". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Parvati Khan". IMDb.
  6. ^ "Parvati Khan the Indian Pop legend composer singer poetess model actor". www.facebook.com.
  7. ^ "Parvati Khan". www.facebook.com.
  8. ^ V. Shobha (3 July 2006). "Thirty newsmakers from the pages of Indian history and where they are now". India Today.
  9. ^ "Live News Today, Latest India News, Breaking News, Today Headlines, Election 2019 News". The Indian Express.
  10. ^ Shemaroo Filmi Gaane (13 July 2010). "Jimmy Jimmy Ajaa Ajaa – Disco Dancer – Mithun Chakraborty – Kim - Bollywood Hit Songs". Archived from the original on 13 December 2021 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Ticketees". Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Parvati Khan the Indian Pop legend composer singer poetess model actor". www.facebook.com.
  13. ^ "Parvati Khan". www.facebook.com.
  14. ^ "Parvati Khan Gives Sena the Slip". The Times of India. 18 March 2005. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  15. ^ Shailvee Sharda (7 September 2015). "'We're souls jailed in our bodies' – Lucknow News". The Times of India.
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