Alisha Chinai Looks Back At Her ‘Rebellious’ Phase

MUMBAI- ‘Made In India’ hitmaker Alisha Chinai took a nostalgic trip down memory lane as she shared a throwback picture from her younger days, calling it a phase of rebellion she still proudly relates to.

“A Little Rebellion Every Now & Then is a GOod Thing throwback pic to when i was … Rebellious… I Still Am,” she wrote as the caption.

Alisha began her singing career with the album ‘Jadoo’ in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the ‘Queen of Indi pop’.

Her initial albums include ‘Jadoo’, ‘Babydoll’, ‘Aah… Alisha!’, ‘Madonna’, ‘Kamasutra’, ‘Alisha – Madonna of India’ and ‘Made in India’. She was introduced to Hindi film music by veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahiri.

They had many disco hits together in films in the 1980s including ‘Adventures of Tarzan’, ‘Dance Dance’, ‘Commando’, ‘Guru’ and ‘Love Love Love’.

When she started her career with him, she was playback singing for many leading actresses such as Karisma Kapoor, Smita Patil, Mandakini, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit and Divya Bharti.

One of her biggest hits during the 1980s was ‘Kaate Nahin Katthe’ from ‘Mr. India’. Another successful track in 1989 was ‘Raat Bhar Jaam Se’ from the film ‘Tridev’.

In the 1990s, Chinai worked in different films collaborating with other music directors such as Anu Malik, Anand–Milind, Rajesh Roshan and Nadeem-Shravan.

Throughout these years, she had several Bollywood hits including ‘Dhak Dhak Dhak’, ‘Jalta Hai Badan’, ‘Tere Ishq Mein Nachenge’, ‘Chaa Raha Hain Pyaar Ka Nasha’, ‘Roundhe’, ‘Sona Sona Roop Hai’, ‘Mouje Mein’, ‘De Diya’, ‘Ruk Ruk Ruk’ and the controversial ‘Sexy Sexy Sexy Mujhe Log Bole’.

Her comeback to film music was with the song ‘Oh My Darling’ from the film ‘Mujhse Dosti Karoge!’. She was also a judge on ‘Indian Idol 3’ and is a judge on Zee TV’s ‘Star Ya Rockstar’ with Anu Malik. (IANS)