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My Take
Alka Yagnik represents something I deeply admire about playback singing: the voice that outlives the face on screen. Seven Filmfare wins, two National Film Awards, and thirty-seven nominations are staggering numbers, but the real feat is how she shaped the emotional texture of 1990s Bollywood itself. Audiences may remember the actors, yet it was her voice carrying the longing in those melodies. To record that volume of work while shading each performance differently demands extraordinary control. From Kolkata to dominating Hindi cinema for decades, she is one of those artists whose sound becomes inseparable from an entire era's memory.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alka Yagnik
- Name (Japanese)
- アルカ・ヤグニック
- Reading
- あるか・やぐにっく
- Born
- March 20, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Kolkata, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / composer / film actor / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Modern High School for Girls
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.alkayagnik.co.in/
- Xhttps://x.com/thealkayagnik
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alka%20Yagnik
Frequently asked questions
When was Alka Yagnik born?
Born March 20, 1966 (age 60).
Where is Alka Yagnik from?
Alka Yagnik is from Kolkata, India.
What does Alka Yagnik do?
Alka Yagnik works as actor, singer, composer, film actor, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-18
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.