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Indian singer and chef For other uses, see Anaida (given name).
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Anaida Parvaneh
Anaida at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival
BornIran
Occupations
  • Singer
  • Spiritual Healer
  • Chef
Years active1995 - present

Anaida Parvaneh is an Indian singer and chef. She was the first singer to release a single in India in 1995. She is currently a chef with the Soda Bottle Opener Wala chain of cafes and she works as a Chinese healer.

Background

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A Parsi Zoroastrian of Indian-Greek-Iranian heritage, Anaida was one of India's first pop singers in the 1990s. She has launched 10 albums and a score of singles, in Hindi, English, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, Greek, and Arabic since then.

She has acted in Hindi movies and made guest appearances in numerous television shows. She had worked in the 1995 movie Tum Karo Vaada.

Career

Anaida's "Hot Line" song from her debut album, "Love Today Hai Nahi Asaan" was the first released single of India. The song "Hoo Halla Hoo" from her second album "Nazuk Nazuk" was the first 3D animated video produced in India. She was the first female Hindi pop artist to be featured on "Buddha Bar" with her song "Good Day to Die" sung in English. She has performed around the globe in different languages.

Discography

As singer

Year Song Album Composer Lyricist Label
1995 Hot Line Love Today Hai Nahi Asaan Charles Sequeria Vaz Sandra Richards Sony Music
Ladki Aajki
Manchali Mehbooba
Oh Jaan Meri
Love Today Hai Nahi Asaan
Dil Le Le
Dance Medley
Oh Jaana
I Am Anaida
Kasam Se Hai Dil
1996 Oova Oova Nazuk Nazuk Santosh Nair Manohar Iyer
Hoo Halla Hoo
Hilori
Ho Jaa Ho Jaa
Ik Ladka Sidha Sadha
Nazuk Nazuk
1999 Jamale Chori Chori
Umer Umer
Kaachi Kali Ira Roshan Maya Govind
Oonchi Neechi
Jamale
Naino Se Naina
Ankh Maar Gaya
Chori Chori
Aaja Aaja
Main Hoon Gujaria

As playback singer

Year Film Song Composer(s) Lyrics Writer(s) Co-singer(s)
2001 Chori Chori Chupke Chupke "Diwani Diwani" Anu Malik Sameer Anu Malik
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao "Kahoji Tumse Acha Kaun Hai" Rajesh Roshan Majrooh Sultanpuri Sonu Nigam
2008 Bujjigadu "Talaiva" Sandeep Chowta Bhaskara Bhatla Mark Lazaro
Chamku "Trance" Monty Sharma Sameer Saleem Shahzada, Sowmya Raoh

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Fun On The Run Contestant
2008 Dhoom Macha De Contestant
2009 Is Junlge Se Mujhe Bachao Contestant 2nd runner-up

References

  1. ^ "#WhereAreThey series: My headspace and style of work in films were not compatible, says Anaida". Hindustan Times. 16 October 2021.
  2. "Effective Restaurant Marketing Strategies By Chef Anaida Parvaneh". Restaurant India. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  3. Reporter, P. T. (26 May 2018). "Chef Anaida Brings Persian Food To Powai!". Parsi Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. "Discovering Iranian cuisine in Delhi with a 1990s Indipop star". dailyo.in. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. "Anaida Biography, Anaida Bio". connect.in.com. 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009.
  6. "Anaida". Last.fm. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  7. "Return of the diva". The Hindu. 12 August 2006 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. "Brand new day". The Hindu. 11 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
  9. "Only '90s Kids Will Recognise This Pop Star, Now A Chef In Mumbai!". Mid Day. 2 May 2017.
  10. "Food for thought: Singer, chef and healer Anaida Parvaneh on her relationship with food". Times of India. 3 July 2017.
  11. Love Today Hai Nahin Asaan by Anaida on Apple Music, 1 January 1995, retrieved 16 October 2024
  12. Nazuk Nazuk by Anaida on Apple Music, 1 January 1996, retrieved 15 October 2024
  13. Chori Chori by Anaida on Apple Music, 1 January 1999, retrieved 15 October 2024
  14. Saini, Minakshi. "End of the jungle book". Hindustan Times.

Further reading

  • Profile, timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 15 January 2010.
  • Profile, epaper.timesofindia.com; accessed 7 March 2018.
  • Profile, rediff.com; accessed 7 March 2018.

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