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{{Short description|Indian playback singer}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Madhubanti Bagchi
| image = Madhubanti_Wiki1.jpg
| caption = Bagchi in 2024
| birth_place = [[Balurghat]], [[West Bengal]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|composer|musician}}
| years_active = 2013–present
| module = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed = yes
| background = person
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Hindustani classical music]]
* [[Filmi]] [[Bollywood]]
}}
| instrument = Vocals
}}
}}

'''Madhubanti Bagchi''' <ref name="firstpost">{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bollywood/disney-hotstar-releases-the-mesmerizing-song-album-of-masoom-10834401.html|title=Disney+ Hotstar releases the mesmerizing song album of Masoom|website=Firstpost|date=24 June 2022|access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref> is an Indian playback singer and composer.<ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/sanjay-leela-bhansalis-music-album-sukoon-unveiled/articleshow/96055089.cms|title=Sanjay Leela Bhansali's music album 'Sukoon' unveiled|website=Times of India|date=7 December 2022|access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref> Trained in the [[Agra gharana|Agra Gharana]] tradition, she works primarily in [[Bollywood]].<ref name="telegraphindia">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/vocalist-madhu-b-on-her-bombay-journey/cid/1748244|website=telegraphindia.com|title=Madhu B – The Mumbai journey|access-date=27 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/us-calling-for-singer-madhubanti-bagchi/articleshow/74588752.cms|title=US calling for singer Madhubanti Bagchi|work=The Times of India|date=12 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tunes-from-kolkata/article5973274.ece |title=Tunes from Kolkata |website=The Hindu |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/meet-madhubanti-bagchi-the-aaj-ki-raat-singer-1814074 |title=Meet Madhubanti Bagchi, the ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ singer |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/stree-2-song-aaj-ki-raat-tamannaah-bhatia-director-amar-kaushik-cameo-9473571/ |title=Stree 2 song ‘Aaj Ki Raat’: Featuring Tamannaah Bhatia |website=The Indian Express |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/music/news/arnob-my-inspiration-2955056 |title=Arnob is my inspiration: Madhubanti Bagchi |website=The Daily Star |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref>

==Early life and training==
Madhubanti was born into a [[Bengali Hindus|Bengali Hindu Brahmin]] family in [[Balurghat]], [[West Bengal]], India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/meet-madhubanti-bagchi-the-aaj-ki-raat-singer-1814074|title=Meet Madhubanti Bagchi, the "aaj ki raat" singer|date=3 August 2024 }}</ref> She began her formal musical education early in childhood, training in the third standard under the noted [[Agra gharana]] exponent Shrimati [[Subhra Guha]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tunes-from-kolkata/article5973274.ece |title=Tunes from Kolkata |website=The Hindu |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref> Her classical foundation strongly influences her contemporary playback style, especially her work in semi–classical and emotive genres.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/meet-madhubanti-bagchi-the-aaj-ki-raat-singer-1814074 |title=Meet Madhubanti Bagchi, the ‘Aaj Ki Raat’ singer |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/meet-madhubanti-bagchi-nazariya-ki-maari-heeramandi-sanjay-leela-bhansali-viral-song-9394881/ |title=Meet Madhubanti Bagchi: Voice behind viral ‘Nazariya Ki Maari’ |website=The Indian Express |access-date=22 November 2025}}</ref>

Before her playback debut, she was a member of the Bengali band ''Mrittika''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/tunes-from-kolkata/article5973274.ece |title=Mrittika - The Bengali Band |work=The Hindu |date=4 May 2014 |access-date=4 May 2014}}</ref>

==Music Career==
Bagchi became active in Bollywood in the 2010s. She has recorded for leading Bollywood composers including [[Pritam]], [[Amit Trivedi]], [[Sachin–Jigar]], [[Debojyoti Mishra]], [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]], [[Shekhar Ravjiani]] and [[Shantanu Moitra]].<ref name="indiatimes2">{{cite web |date=10 May 2022 |title=Madhubanti sings for Shyam Benegal, gears up for US tour |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/music/madhubanti-sings-for-shyam-benegal-gears-up-for-us-tour/articleshow/91460276.cms |access-date=27 July 2024 |website=Times of India}}</ref> Her notable Hindi film songs include tracks from ''[[Uunchai]]'' (2022), ''[[Doctor G]]'' (2022), ''[[Good Luck Jerry]]'' (2022), ''[[Hum Do Hamare Do]]'' (2021), ''[[Laxmii]]'' (2020), ''[[Love Aaj Kal (2020 film)|Love Aaj Kal]]'' (2020), ''[[Stree 2]]'' (2024) and ''[[Heeramandi]]'' (2024).<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2024 |title=Meet Madhubanti Bagchi, who wooed the Internet with 'Nazariya Ki Maari' in 'Heeramandi' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/meet-madhubanti-bagchi-nazariya-ki-maari-heeramandi-sanjay-leela-bhansali-viral-song-9394881/}}</ref>

She has also worked in the Bengali film industry, contributing to films such as ''[[Kuler Achaar]]'' (2022), ''Boudi Canteen'' (2022), ''[[Shah Jahan Regency]]'' (2019), ''[[Ahare Mon]]'' (2018), ''[[Shob Bhooturey]]'' (2017), ''[[Gangster]]'' (2016), ''[[Shudhu Tomari Jonyo]]'' (2015) and ''[[Ami Aar Amar Girlfriends]]'' (2013).

In 2022, she appeared on [[Coke Studio Bangla]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/music/news/arnob-my-inspiration-2955056|title=Coke Studio Bangla|date=6 February 2022}}</ref> Her song "Aaj Ki Raat" from ''Stree 2'' crossed 2 billion YouTube views.<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/stree-2-song-aaj-ki-raat-tamannaah-bhatia-director-amar-kaushik-cameo-9473571/
| title = Stree 2 song Aaj Ki Raat: Tamannaah Bhatia makes a cameo in Amar Kaushik’s film
| website = The Indian Express
| date = 12 November 2025
| access-date = 22 November 2025
}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Madhubanti Bagchi discography}}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Notes
!Ref.
|-
|2025
|''[[Dhurandhar]]''
|Singer at wedding
|appears in the song "Shararat"
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2025 |title=After Dominating 2024–25, Madhubanti Bagchi Returns with “Shararat”: A Full-Blown Banger in Collaboration with Jasmine Sandlas |url=https://www.peepingmoon.com/entertainment-news/news/81420/After-Dominating--Madhubanti-Bagchi-Returns-with-Shararat-A-Full-Blown-Banger-in-Collaboration-with-Jasmine-Sandlas.html |access-date= |website=Peeping Moon |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 December 2025 |title=Dhurandhar’s Shararat brings Ayesha Khan and Krystle D’Souza together for a fiery dance number |url=https://mirchi.in/stories/music/dhurandhars-shararat-brings-ayesha-khan-and-krystle-dsouza-together-for-a-fiery-dance-number/153268484 |access-date= |website=mirchi.in |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=5627982}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/madhubantibagchi madhubantibagchi on YouTube]

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[[Category:Women musicians from West Bengal]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian singers]]
[[Category:21st-century Bengali people]]
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[[Category:People from Balurghat]]
[[Category:Jadavpur University alumni]]
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