Shekhar Sen
Shekhar Sen | |
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Born | Raipur, Madhya Pradesh now Chhattisgarh, India | 16 February 1961
Alma mater | Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya |
Occupation | Chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi (2015–present) |
Years active | 1979–present |
Spouse | Shweta Sen |
Awards | Padma Shri(2015) |
Website | www |
Shekhar Sen is a singer, a music composer, a lyricist, and an actor.[1][2]
Sen is famous for his monoact musical plays that he researched, written, composed, enacted, and directed: "
Early life
Sen was born in 1961 and raised in a Bengali family in
Career
Sen started his career in Mumbai in 1979, with the objective of becoming a music composer.[6] He was contracted by HMV as a ghazal singer. He soon realized that his true talent lay in composing bhajans so he shifted to that, rendering more than 200 Bhajan Albums since 1983 as singer, a lyricist, and a composer. He sang and composed for many TV serials and films. He has performed more than 1200 concerts, singing all over the world.
Since 1998, as a playwright, actor, singer, director and composer, Sen has created one man musical plays and performed more than 1000 shows of his Mono Act Musical Plays, "Tulsi", "Kabeer" "Vivekananda" "Sanmati", "Saahab" & "Soordas".
Sen's play, a mono-act "Soordas", premiered at NCPA Mumbai on 14 June 2013.[9] Sen told Timeout Mumbai, "Initially, I was very apprehensive about whether to portray a blind person for two hours – a very tough task. But when I started writing [the play] I realised that people with sight can only see the world [in a 180-degree view], while those without sight are able to see the world [in] 360 degrees".[10] In 2015, he received the Padma Shri Award, and was appointed to be the Chairperson for Sangit Natya Academy by Indian Government.[11]
Awards and accolades
- Chair Person of Sangeet Natak Academy since 2015[12]
- Padma Shri Award in Art field by Indian Government, 2015[13]
- Sangeet Natak Academy Uttar Pradeshfelicitated him with "Safdar Hashmi Puraskaar, 2001" for the contribution in the field of theatre
- Performed "Kabeer" at Lok Sabha on 4 May 2005
- V.ShantaramSamman of Maharashtra Rajya Hindi Sahitya Academy, 2008
- Performed "Vivekanand" at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 27 April 2013
- Performed "[Mono Act on life of Soordas]" at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 11 April 2015
- Performed in World Hindi Conference at Paramaribo, Suriname on 6–9 June 2003
- Served as expert committee member of Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)for 2 years
- Performed in World Hindi Conference at Johannesburg, South Africa on 22–24 September 2012
- As member of Central Board of Film Certification for 4 years
Discs and albums
Album | Language | Role | Other notes | |
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Singer | Composer | |||
Samnarpan | Hindi | No | Yes | Shekhar Sen, |
Amrit Wani | Hindi | No | Yes | Shekhar Sen, |
Durga Sapt Shati (edited) | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal, |
Sangeet Sandhya | Hindi | No | Yes | Shekhar Sen, |
Aaj Tera Jagraata Maa | Hindi | No | Yes | Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik |
Bhajanodaya | Hindi | No | Yes | Udit Narayan |
Bhajan Vatika | Hindi | No | Yes | Udit Narayan |
Chalisa Sangrah | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Gayatri Maha Mantram | Kannada/Tamil/Telugu | No | Yes | Hariharan |
Hey Mahavir (Dhun) | Hindi | No | Yes | Shalini Shrivastava |
Jay Sai Ram Jay Sai Shyam | Hindi | No | Yes | Ravinder Bijur |
Maago Anandomoyee | Bangla | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Aami Ek Probashi | Bangla | Yes | Yes | |
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantram | Telugu | No | Yes | Hariharan |
Mahima Mahakal Ki | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Mahima Mata Chhinnmasta Ki | Hindi | No | Yes | Priya Bhattacharya & Soham |
Naman | Hindi | No | Yes | Nitin Mukesh |
Nehanjali | Hindi | No | Yes | Nitin Mukesh |
Paawan Haridwar Mahakumbh | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal, Babla Mehta |
Ram Shyam Gungaan | Hindi | No | Yes | Ronu Majumdar |
Samarpan | Hindi | Yes | Yes | |
Shakti-Maa Kaali Bhajans | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Shirdi Wale Saibaba Ki Kahani(2 Volumes) | Hindi | No | Yes | Nitin Mukesh, Anuradha Paudwal |
Shiv Aaradhana | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Shivganga | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Shree Durga Stuti Vol. 1 To 4 | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Shree Ram Charit Mala | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Shreemad Bhagavad Geeta (Vol. 1 To 4) | Sanskrit | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Shri Ganapati Sahastranamavali | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal |
Shubh Deepavali | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal, Hari Om Sharan, Sukhwinder Singh, Kavita Paudwal |
Tulsi Ramayan Vol. 1 To 8 | Hindi | No | Yes | Anuradha Paudwal, Babla Mehta |
References
- ^ "Shekhar Sen - 200 Videos on YouTube.com". YouTube.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Shekhar Sen - 247 Videos on YouTube.com". YouTube.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Vinayak Sinha (4 June 2013). "Shekhar Sen: One-man theatre team". Hindustan Times, India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
- ^ Jaideep Shenoy (4 January 2013). "Shekhar Sen – a renowned singer, music composer and actor performed this musical monologue. The musical monologue contained rich content with moving dialogues and harmonious music". The Times of India.
- ^ Shalini Narang (27 February 2013). "Shekhar Sen's Kabeer enthrals viewers". Hindustan Times, India. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
- ^ Sankhayan Ghosh Indian Express Man of Many Avatars 17 June 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014
- ^ "'I want to make you hungry about your own culture'". The Indian Express. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Timeout Ayesha Venkataraman. Shekhar Sen gives Time Out the scoop on his one-man show, Soordas. Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 5 apr.2014
- ^ "Soordas By Shekhar Sen". NCPA.
- ^ Timeout Ayesha Venkataraman, Soordas Archived 7 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 apr.2014
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "'I want to make you hungry about your own culture'". The Indian Express. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Padma Awards 2015". Press Information Bureau. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.