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Durga Jasraj

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Durga Jasraj
Born ( 1966-09-12 ) 12 September 1966 (age 57)
Mumbai , Maharashtra , India

Durga Jasraj (born 12 September 1966) is an Indian original content producer, actor and Hindustani classical singer. She focuses on creating indigenous content [ jargon ] in formats for multiple media, viz. Live, Television, Online, Mobile VAS, Radio, CD/DVDs. She founded "Art And Artistes (I) Pvt. Ltd.", an entertainment programming company in 1999. She subsequently co-founded the Indian Music Academy (IMA) in 2006. [1] [2]

Early life [ edit ]

Jasraj was born in Mumbai to classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj [3] and Madhura Pandit. She has an older brother, music director Shaarang Dev. Her maternal grandfather was Bollywood director V. Shantaram [4] and her maternal cousin was former actor Siddharth Ray .

Career [ edit ]

Jasraj started her career as a classical vocalist at age seven. [5] Her acting debut came in Ketan Anand's Aaja Meri Jaan (1993). She acted in TV series including Chandrakanta (1994) and Mahabharat (1988). [6] In the Mahabharat she acted as Ulupi . She performed as a Hindustani classical singer and with her father for many years.

She became popular on Zee TV 's show, Antakshari as a co-host with Annu Kapoor during the 1990s. [5]

She quit the show to start her company Art And Artistes (I) Pvt Ltd. [ citation needed ]

Indian Music Academy [ edit ]

She co-founded Indian Music Academy (IMA) in 2006, [5] [7] with her father as a chief patron. The organization promotes various forms of Indian music . It was formally inaugurated on 18 February 2006, by then-President A P J Abdul Kalam at Mumbai’s National Centre for the Performing Arts. [8]

IMA helps old and ailing musicians to get urgent medical attention. It holds annual IMA Awards. [3] In 2007, the awards were given away by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Recipients included Carnatic musician Balamuralikrishna , playback singer Asha Bhonsle , Music composer Ilayaraja , Hindustani classical singer and Music composer Ramesh Narayan , Hindustani classical singer Girija Devi , sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan . [9]

Idea Jalsa Live Concerts have travelled to more than 50 cities across India and in the latest series beginning in January 2013, reached out to 7 crore (70 million). [10] [11]

Durga directed "Tiranga" a production that traveled across the world. [12]

She served one term as a board member of the Censor Board of India . [ citation needed ]

Personal life [ edit ]

Durga Jasraj married at age 18 and was divorced at 21. [1] She has a daughter.

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "The perks of being Durga Jasraj" . DNA . 14 June 2007.
  2. ^ "NEW WOMAN: The perfect manager" . Indian Express . 19 September 2002. [ dead link ]
  3. ^ a b Help for old and ailing musicians CNN-IBN , 29 November 2010.
  4. ^ Jai ho! Jasraj The Hindu , 8 October 2007.
  5. ^ a b c Bollywood has helped independent musicians: Durga Jasraj South Asia Mail .
  6. ^ Durga Jasraj at IMDb
  7. ^ "About IMA" . IMA. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009 . Retrieved 3 December 2010 .
  8. ^ "Finally, musicians get their due" . The Indian Express . 18 February 2006.
  9. ^ "Indian Music Academy awards presented" . The Hindu . Chennai, India. 10 April 2007. Archived from the original on 19 April 2007.
  10. ^ It’s aesthetically different The Hindu , 15 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Different folks, different tunes: The Indian Music Academy will begin its series of 'Jalsa' concerts from Hyderabad" . The Hindu . Chennai, India. 24 May 2006. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Music legends to light up Tiranga" . The Times of India . 16 April 2005. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.

External links [ edit ]

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