Kary Arora
Indian DJ
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Anuh Shiroor (born 5 August 1960) is an Indian DJ in Tabela, Oberoi Intercontinental, New Delhi. She is best known as India's first female DJ.
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| Born | Anita Manjeshwar 5 August 1960 |
| Origin | Mangalore, India |
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| Years active | 1979–1981 |
Early life and education
Kary Arora was born in Chandigarh, India on 7 January 1977.[1] There were no profound DJing schools back in India in 1997, so she joined Adersh sound and light company in Delhi as a sound labor/DJ for 300 rupees to understand digital connections of console. She studied Audio Engineering at SAE Institute in Chennai to improve her skills of songwriting.[2]
Musical career
As a DJ
Arora began Djing in 1997 as a freelancer. Her first resident DJing was in club Temptation in Delhi from 1999 to 2000, then joined Buzz-Delhi from 2001 to 2004, Flames in Le Meridian-Chennai in 2005, Buzz-Gurgaon, Delhi-NCR from 2006 to 2008. She now performs freelance in clubs across the globe.[3]
As a songwriter
Arora has performed a wide range of roles within the Indian music industry, including singer, composer, music director, audio engineer. In 2008, she composed her first single "Funny Happy B'day to U" for Meow Fm.[4] In 2009, she composed a background score for CNEB channel. Spectral Records released her two singles "Sanware ki Dhun" and "De De Deedaar De" in 2013.[5] In 2013, she made her debut as music composer in Bollywood movie Satya 2 with her song "Satya is Back Again"[4] In 2015, she composed the song "Tinko ke Sahare" for the movie Angry Indian Goddesses.[6][7]
Awards and nominations
Limca Book of Records honored Arora as India's first woman DJ in 2014.[8] Arora was featured in the documentary 360 Degree DJs, and was ranked as one of Delhi's top five DJs for two years.[9]
Discography
Soundtracks
| Title | Details | Year |
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| Satya Is Back Again[4][10] |
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2013 |
| Tinko Ke Sahare[7] |
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2015 |
Remixes
| Title | Details | Year | ||||
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| Babuji Dheeray Chalna Remix[6] |
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2011 | ||||
| Do Lafzon Ki Hai Remix[6] |
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| Ishq Mein Ruswa Remix[5] |
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2012 | ||||
Singles
Background scores
| Title | Details | Year |
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| 48 Sec of Morning Melody |
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2009 |