Vasundhara Das

Vasundhara Das (born 1978) is an Indian actress and singer. She began acting with the Kamal Hasan film Hey Ram (1999) and her playback singing career began when she worked with A. R. Rahman for the Tamil-language film Mudhalvan. Vasundhara Das has also recorded her own album of non-film songs, and sung in French, English, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi.

She has founded a musical band named Arya with Roberto Narain. The band comprises of musicians from various backgrounds in music, ranging from Hindustani and Karnatic classical music to jazz, Latin, rock and pop. Arya`s music can be broadly classified as World Music. Arya`s first performance was at the prestigious festival La Mar de Musicas, in Spain in 2003. The band performed a tour in the United States of America in September 2004. Roberto Narian plays the drums and she provides the western and the Indian vocals.

Vasundhara Das`s English vocals for Rachel Shelley in Lagaan, and her performance in "Shakalaka Baby" for another A.R. Rahman soundtrack, Nayak, surely had you tapping your feet. But you`re probably more familiar with her as the reluctant bride in Monsoon Wedding. One of the only people to have performed on both sides of the screen, her balancing act will be interesting to watch. Even as she protests that singing is her first love, the international success of Monsoon Wedding ensures that acting offers will continue to pour in.