Monali Thakur won the National Award for Best Playback Singer, Female, for “Moh moh ke dhake” from ‘Dam Laga Ke Haisha’

Monali Thakur, who recently won the National Award for Best Playback Singer, Female, for “Moh moh ke dhake” from Dam Laga Ke Haisha, shot to fame with “Zara zara” from Race in 2008. She sang two songs in the album, which instantly became favourite dance numbers. But it is the Anu Malik’s semi-classical composition that gave her the nation’s most sought after award.

Monali, who has also acted in a few Bengali and Hindi movies, is busy writing and composing songs for her singles, where she will be seen flaunting her dance skills. In a telephonic interview, the Bengali beauty spoke about her career, industry stereotypes, indie music scene and more.