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nWhen it comes tonnaming popular item singers of contemporary India, the name of Mamta Sharmaninstantly come to the fore. She is widely regarded as the queen of item songnwho has the capability to spell bound song lovers instantly. She got nationalnrecognition with ‘Munni Badnam Hui’ of Salman Khan Starrer Dabangg.
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nAfter Dabangg,nthere is no looking back for Mamta. She is having bundle of offers fromnBollywood and other film industries of India. Apart from that, her demand fornstage shows across India is only burgeoning. That is the power of melodiousnvoice which can make anyone to stand and dance.
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nProfile of MamtanSharma
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nMamta Sharma wasnborn in Birla Nagar (Gwalior), Madhya Pradesh on 7th September, 1980.nShe belongs to a conservative Brahman (upper caste Hindu) family. She didnschooling from St. Paul School, Morar. She started to take keen interest innsongs and music from her school days. In fact, at the point of completing hernschooling, she had become quite popular in the Gwalior region. There were lotsnof offers for her to perform on stage. She started to concentrate only on musicnand formed a band and started to accept offers for stage show. During thisntime, she got an offer to give voice in Bhojpuri films. She accepted the offernand shifted to Mumbai for recording.
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nIn one stagenshow in Mumbai, music director Lalit Pandit (of Jatin Lalit duo) spotted her.nLalit was trying to find a fresh and powerful voice for ‘Munni Badnam Hui’. Heninstantly decided to give Mamta an opportunity. When he went to see Mamta andnasked her for audition, she got a huge positive shock. She went for auditionnand attracted attention of everyone. In fact, Lalit Pandit recorded the songnjust after the audition without wasting any time. That song became national hitnand that’s how the queen of item song was born. Since then, Mamta Sharma isncreating lots of waves not only in Hindi and Bhojpuri, but also many othernSouthern language songs.
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nSome of othernpopular hits of Mamta Sharma include ‘Tinku Jiya’ (Yamla Pagla Deewana) and ‘AanRe Pritam Pyaare’ (Rowdy Rathore). You can notice husky voice in all thesensongs which is unique to her.
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nHusband of MamtanSharma
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nMamta Sharma isnmarried and living in Mumbai with her husband. The name of her husband isnAshraf Ali. This was obviously a love marriage where a Brahmin girl wasnmarrying a Muslim guy. Because of this marriage, her family broke allnrelationship with her.
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nIn 2005, MamtanSharma became a paying guest in a house owned by none other than Ashraf Ali.nAshraf was a struggling lyricist, but quite rich with good connections in musicnindustry. He helped Mamta in organizing many successful stage shows. Theynstarted to date one year later and in 2011 got married.
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nIt should bennoted that Ashraf had written another famous item song ‘Fevicol Se’ fromnDabangg 2. He has also written many songs and getting many projects in thenBollywood.
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nNeedless to say,nMamta is no more a Hindu. She has converted to Islam after marriage. That was saidnto be the pre-condition of marriage put forth of Ashraf Ali family. It wasnhowever denied by Mamta who said that Ashraf never forced her for conversionnand she did this on her own will.
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nShe didn’tnchange her name after becoming a Muslim. This name has given her fame andnpeople recognize her as Mamta Sharma.
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