Runa Rizvi, also known as Runa Rizvi Sivamani,[1] is an Indian classical and Bollywood playback singer.[2] She sings Sufi songs, folk, Bollywood movies etc.[clarification needed]

Runa Rizvi
GenresHindustani classical music
Instrumentsinging
Spouse
(m. 2014)

Early life

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Runa Rizvi was born in Bombay to Indian singers Rajkumar Rizvi and Indrani Rizvi.[3] She graduated from Mithibai College, Mumbai.

She belongs to the Kalavant gharana and has been trained in classical, semi-classical and light classical music and can sing Hindi film songs, ghazals, thumri, Folk, Punjabi and Sufi Music, as well as Western and Pop music.

Career

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She sang for the Rajshri film Uff kya jaadu mohabbat hai along with Kunal Ganjawala . She sang a song, Jaane tu mera kya hai (Aditi), for the movie Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.[citation needed] In 2011, Runa has rendered playback for the film Provoked starring Aishwarya Rai.

She also worked with Prem Joshua and his band for their album, Luminous Secrets.[4]

Personal life

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Rizvi married Sivamani on 10 November 2014 in a private ceremony in Mumbai.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Runa Rizvi Sivamani". The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Small talk". Indianexpress.com. 13 December 2008.
  3. ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Prem Joshua & Band". Premjoshua.com. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Sivamani's wife Runa sings a jazz number in Siliconn City". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ^ Balachandran, Logesh (4 November 2014). "Sivamani to wed again". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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