Palash Sen is an Indian singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and actor best known as the founder and frontman of India’s Rock/Pop band Euphoria.
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Palash Sen । Indian singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and actor
Early life and education
Born to doctors, he comes from a family of Rajvaidyas (Sen Sharma) and is the 17th generation physician of his family. He was born in Lucknow, brought up in Delhi, and used to stay in Connaught Place’s Railway Colony and Srinagar.
He did his schooling at St. Columba’s School, in Delhi. He was active in theatre and singing right from his school days and that’s where he realized his singing capabilities.
Thereafter he studied medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS) and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi, and received his M.B.B.S. degree.
Career
While in college, Palash founded his band Euphoria. He had started composing songs during in college days and was writing them in English. His first composition is believed to be ‘Heaven on the Seventh Floor’ which was an ode to his college hostel room, on the seventh floor.
After finishing college, Palash met DJ Bhaduri, and their friendship took off instantly.
The duo has been working together ever since, and Palash regards DJ as the backbone of Euphoria. Euphoria’s first release, ‘Dhoom Pichuck Dhoom,’ was a major commercial hit and received rave reviews from critics worldwide.
A very famous single song is ‘Maerii’ which is sung in the Hindi folk language. Euphoria went on to become the biggest Indian band, with five successful studio albums, one compilation, and 17 music videos.
Palash’s Bollywood debut came with Filhaal… (2001) directed by Meghna Gulzar, daughter of Indian poet and filmmaker Gulzar which also starred Tabu and Sushmita Sen. Thereafter he appeared in “And It Rained” segment of the anthology film, Mumbai Cutting. Palash has also composed an eight-and-a-half-minute song for the film, and Euphoria performed on it.
Palash has done multiple television appearances, most notably FameX (2006), Channel V Popstars, MTV Rock On (with Euphoria, 2008), MTV Unplugged (with Euphoria, 2011), NDTV Greenathon (with Euphoria, 2012).
Solo projects, playback, and collaborations
Over the years, Palash has collaborated with musicians and composers on songs, most notably
- Zindagi, Friday the 13th featuring Palash Sen
- Mauka, Indraneel Hariharan featuring Palash Sen
- Candywalk, Orange Street featuring Palash Sen
- Salma, Dhoondhte Reh Jaaoge (composers: Sajid Wajid)
- Kadavule Kadavule (Tamil) (2010 composer: Eeman)
- Main Kaun Hoon, Lamha (2010 composer: Mithoon Sharma)
- Music band Na Karo, Hum Tum Aur Shabana (2011 composers: Sachin | Jigar)
Controversies
His remarks at a concert in Mood Indigo 2013, IIT Bombay were deemed to be sexist by the organizers and the public. In 2012, Palash accused the music composer Ram Sampath of plagiarising the main chorus of the title track of the popular television series Satyamev Jayate produced and hosted by Aamir Khan from a Euphoria song by the same name, released on the 2000 album “Phir Dhoom”. He had reportedly sent a legal notice to the composer.
Personal life
He is married to Shalini Sen, a lecturer at Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi, and the couple has two children, Kinshuk Sen and Kyna Sen.
Kinshuk attended UCLA, after finishing his schooling at The Mother’s International School, in New Delhi. Kyna was also a student of The Mother’s International School, New Delhi.
Sen runs a clinic in his house in Delhi, along with a studio, also known as “The Clinic”.
Albums
- 1998 – Dhoom
- 2000 – Phir Dhoom
- 2003 – Gully
- 2006 – Mehfuz
- 2008 – ReDhoom
- 2010 – Follow Your Dreams[2]
- 2011 – Item
- 2012 – Sharnaagat
- 2016 – halla bol (single)
- 2018 – Alvida (single)
- 2019 – Mujhse Kaha Naa Gaya (single)
- 2021 – Sale
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