Playback Singing by Actors

Playback singing is a huge industry for artists who lend their vocals to popular film / TV / Albums / Singles.  It demands a lot of rehearsal, discipline and care for vocal chords. Many sacrifice certain foods which may come in the way of their singing talent.  Some give us goosebumps while others have us lost in a trance. But it is a profession, which is truly respected and loved.

 List of Actors who have given playback for their films / songs.

      1.      Salman Khan 

      Salman has a great voice, which is seen in his films and TV shows. But when he takes to singing, he creates his own style and sings from his heart. He sang 3 songs in Kick, Jumme Ki Raat Unplugged, Tu Hi Tu Har Jagah unplugged and the most popular Hangover. His latest song Hero was absolute magic to the ears, he sounded different, more melodious and took a different route of visualization, by being behind the mic. All his songs have been chartbusters and the man is definitely multi-talented.

      2.      Sonakshi Sinha 

      The young breed of actresses are certainly not shying away from the limelight and embrace it at any given moment. They exude confidence and show their talent through films, interviews, social media presence and events. One such lovely actress who has recently taken to singing is, Sonakshi Sinha, she sang one line in the song ‘Let’s celebrate this moment’ from her film Tevar, alongside International Pop Singer Imran Khan.  She has debuted as a Pop Singer with her single ‘ Ishqaholic’ , under the T-Series Music Label , set to the music of the sensational Meet Bros duo. She sounds promising as a singer and was interestingly seen as a judge on a singing reality show recently.

 3.      Akshay Kumar 

      The superstar who has been ruling the box office for around 3 decades, recently ventured into singing.  He has sung for two of his films, Special 26 and Entertainment and provided much support to the album by lending his stardom to the playback .  For Entertainment’s song he did a LIVE recording in front of the media as part of his promotional strategy. The man has many facets to him and makes for a profitable and entertaining artist.  

  4.      Priyanka Chopra 

      This lovely actor never fails to surprise us, be it with her acting skills, versatile roles and even singing. She worked extremely hard to train to become an International Pop Singer and released singles alongside Pitbull and Will.I.Am .  She is known to be a successful American Television Actor as well and is quickly being recognized for her talents in the west.  Among her Indian Films, she has sung a song called Chaoro in her sports biopic Mary Kom.

       5.      Parineeti Chopra 

      This gorgeous young actor was off the screen last  2 years, but she is back again with a sweet love story titled, ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’. In fact she came up with an innovative film announcement by humming a song from the film, which will see her in the role of an aspiring singer alongside Ayushmann Khurrrana. She has earlier sung Unplugged songs for web promotions of her film. Not many know that Parineeti Chopra is a trained singer who is utilizing her full potential in Meri Pyaari Bindu.

      6.      Shahrukh Khan 

      This superstar will go on record to be the only actor who plays his own fan in his upcoming film ‘Fan’. Knowing his passion and love for cinema, we are sure in for a treat by him. The actor has tried to attempt varied roles and used his complete potential to be perceived as an ultimate entertainer. As a singer, he lent his voice to the dynamic Apun Bola Tu Meri Laila from his film Josh and indeed did justice to it.

     7.      Alia Bhatt 

     The youngest Bhatt to have entered filmdom, is the most popular one among her family. She has a beautiful voice which we witnessed in her unplugged ‘Main Tenu Samjhawaan Ki’ for her film Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. Additionally, not many know but she sang Sooha Sooha from her film Highway.  Seems, like old times are back when actresses actually sang their own songs. Alia is surely an all-rounder.

       8.      Shraddha Kapoor

      This young actor aces her game at acting, dance and even singing. She has a beautiful gift of talents, which seem like they came to her naturally. She debuted as singer for ‘Teri Galliyaan’ and even bagged a few reputed awards for the same. Her role in Rock On.2 requires her to sing. We can’t wait to watch her hum with the band.

     9.      Hrithik Roshan | Farhan Akhtar & Abhay Deol 

      It is very rare for 3 leading heroes to feature in a song as well as lend their voices to it. When the trio of Farhan, Hrithik and Abhay did this for Senorita from the film, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara , it worked magically. As authentic as friends would sound on a boy’s night  out singing and performing with a beautiful local in full public view. This one made for a great party song.  Farhan has interestingly sung all the songs in Rock On, and we can’t wait to see him rock again with Rock On. 2

      10.  Amitabh Bachchan 

      From being rejected as an RJ at AIR to becoming the most successful star of Hindi films. We all know the glorious career Amitabh Bachchan has earned with his hard-work. As a singer, he sounds so good, mature, lively and suits himself the best.  He has tried his hands at various genres and some of the most memorable ones are Rang Barse, My Name is Anthony Gonsalves, Mein Yahan Tu Wahan, Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum.

We congratulate all the actors who have put in efforts for the songs of their films and help made them a success!