Niranjana Shankar

Experience in the Music Industry:Musician/Singer for the Leela Palace Kempinski Group of Hotels in Bangalore. Our line up of musicians and artists of Jazz included celebrities and connoisseurs alike. (2002-03)Assistant Director/Actor in Pamela Rookes and Mahesh Dattani's movie “Dance like a Man."The Lead actress and singer in the play “GREASE” that was license produced in India. The play was staged in Bangalore in the Chowdiah Memorial Hall and ran to full houses on all four days. By popular request the play was stage at Mangalore, where it once again ran to full houses with flattering coverage in all-leading newspapers and Internet Sites. (1998)In July 98, won first Prize and the title of “The French Nightingale” in a competition conducted by the Embassy of France, in India. Consequently, represented INDIA at La Rochelle, France, in the World Festival of MusicThe main performer in the Times of India Celebration on their achieving Two Lakh Circulation in Bangalore in 1999.Lead Actress and singer in Andrew Lloyd Webber show conducted in the Guru Nanak Bhawan, Bangalore. (1999)On 2nd Dec 2000 for the charity show “ Save the children”, performed along side Shivamani, Shankar Mahadevan & Louis Banks.band “Silk,” showcasing various genres of music and Fusion styles in Bombay, I was also Compere for this function and introduced each song in a poetic manner at venue” Gateway” (poems authored by self)Jingle for Oyster Bay Jewelry, playing on all Star TV channels, jingles for Coca Cola and their Mineral Water “KINLEY” and jingles for NIMA soap during my stay in Bombay.Composition of the song ‘Body, Mind and Soul with music Director Roy David for Govind Nihlani’s film “DEHAM”.Movie score for BB Mukherjee’s film “SARHAD." Jyantha Phatak directed this song.For the preview of movie “GAJA GHAMINI," Rendition of styles of Hindustani Classical Alaap under the ageis of Mr. MF Hussain and Owais Hussain.“ BACK TO DISCO”, a tribute album to Nazia Hassan after her passing away was released in 2000 by the TIMES Record Company in which I had the privilege of singing four of the artist’s most popular tunes. The album was featured in Jukeboxes at all “Casa Piccola” chain of restaurants in Bangalore.Lyricist for producer and director Lawrence D’Souza. The album “KISS” was especially designed and created to suit the variegated Indian market.On the TCM channel the number introducing Clark Gamble as the performer for the month. This introductory song ran for the month of Feb 2001The main Performer at “THE KINGFISHER AWARD CEREMONY”.Lead Females vocalist of Hindi Rock band GADBAD NARAYAN. Involving six months of studio time and record management. The group performed regularly for corporates such as DNA Event Management Company Pvt Ltd, and Microsoft. The band’s website continues to receive hits.Lead female actress in the movie “20 PLUS” recently released. The movie is autobiographical to the director’s strife towards film making and realizing his dream as an artist. The movie received Internet coverage as well as TV and print, in addition to a nation wide appeal from many Independent FilmmakersOrganized and participated in “REMEMBERING FRANK SINATRA” which was staged at Hotel Atria, Bangalore, in the presence of over 700 leading socialites.Performed as the Main Singer for two consecutive years in the “GLAD RAGS” Mega Model Hunt finals, sponsored by Bombay Dyeing, in Bombay and Delhi. This program was televised nationwide