Bollywood Singer: There are many singers in Bollywood who started their career with singing reality shows. These include Arijit Singh, Neha Kakkar and many other singers. Although many did not win the reality show trophy but they became superstars. There is one such singer who wanted to become an actress but one song made her a singing sensation. This singer was also one of those who got rejected from Indian Idol.
The singer we are talking about started her career as a child artist and later got eliminated from Indian Idol at number 9. However, one song changed his entire life. This actress is none other than Monali Thakur.
Started with TV shows
Monali started her acting career with TV shows. In which she played the lead role Indubala. This was a Bengali serial. After that, at the age of 14, he debuted in Bengali films. After that he sang the first song of his career. This was a Bengali song for which he also received an award.
She was eliminated from Indian Idol
Monali also participated in Indian Idol. She became famous from this show but was eliminated at the 9th position. After Indian Idol, Monali had to struggle a lot to make her place in the music industry. After that she got an offer from Pritam Chakraborty for 2 songs in the film Race. These songs were Khwab Dekhe and Zara Zara Touch Me. These songs completely changed Monali’s life. The song Zara Zara Touch Me was a superhit song of that year.
After this song, Monali never looked back. After that she sang songs in many films. The song Moh Moh Ke Dhaage is still a favourite of the people. Monali also received a National Award for this song.
In 2013, Monali decided to try her luck in Bollywood films and made her debut with the film Lakshmi which flopped at the box office. However, people liked his acting. After that, he did not act in any film for 11 years except a few cameos in PK and Secret Superstar.