Rani Varma

Rani Varma is a singer and recordist. She has also sung many songs as a playback singer. She is a daughter of Amar Varma, the famous Hindi/Urdu writer, poet, director & produce & well-known singer Manik Varma.^[1]

Rani Varma
Born	Rani Varma Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Singer Recordist Film Producer
Years active	present
Relatives	Amar Varma (Father) Manik Varma (Mother) Aruna Jaiprakash (Sister) Bharati Achrekar (Sister) Vandana Gupte (Sister)

Early life

Rani was born in the renowned family of Amar Varma, the famous Hindi/Urdu writer, poet, director & producer and Padma Shri winner Manik Varma the doyen of Indian Classical music of Kirana Gharana, who also excelled in semi classical and light music like Thumrari, Natyasangeet, Bhajans and Bhavgeets and became a household name specially in Maharashtra. As the years passed by, along with the music inherited from her mother, she started taking Indian classical music lessons from Pandit Vasantrao Kulkarni from the childhood on her mother's insistence to have a regular and systematic knowledge, base and depth in music. Looking to her talent and potential, the famous music director of Indian Motion pictures Shri. C. Ramchandra gave her the first opportunity of singing in his concert,"Geet Gopal" as a solo singer at the age of nine. At 12, here first playback song "Pappa Saanga Kunache" and "He Rashtra Devatanche" for Marathi film Gharkul became super hits, where she captured the hears of millions with her sweet voice and confidence and from then she was lovingly and affectionately called as "Rani Varma". She continued singing with him for his live concerts "Bhulaye Na Bane" and became the wonder child singer.

Career

Rani made her playback debut in Ga Geet Tu Satari, in Marathi. She has sung many Marathi songs.^[2] She has done many albums for children including famous “Adam Tadam Tad Tad Baja”. Rani also owns a recording studio Saptak in Mumbai.

She was a part of project done by Ashok Hande on Manik Varma named "Manik Moti" with support by Bharati Achrekar and Vandana Gupte after Manik Varma's death.

Popular Songs

• गा गीत तू सतारी Ga Geet Tu Satari
• जगणे अमुचे नका विचारू Jagane Amuche Naka Vicharu
• तुला आळवीता जीवन Tula Aalavita Jeevan Sarave
• तू सुखकर्ता तू दुःखहर्ता Tu Sukhakarta Tu
• पप्पा सांगा कुणाचे Pappa Sanga Kunache
• मी मोठ्ठा होनार किनई Mi Mottha Honar Kinai
• संपले स्वप्‍न ते Sampale Swapna Te
• हे राष्ट्र देवतांचे He Rashtra Devatanche

Albums

• Adam Tadam Tad Tad Baja

Personal life

Varma is a youngest daughter of Manik Varma. She has sisters, Aruna Jaiprakash, Bharati Achrekar, an actor and Vandana Gupte, a Marathi stage, film and television actor.^[3][4] Rani Varma was married to a Professional Engineer and hospitality investor Ashok Patel and lived New Orleans USA until divorced in 2005.

References

1. "राणी वर्मा यांची "ती' रविवारी कोल्हापुरात". Retrieved Mar 7, 2019.
2. "फॅमिली कट्टा". Retrieved Mar 7, 2019.
3. "माणिक वर्मा : संगीतातला माणिक मोती". 24taas.com. May 16, 2012. Retrieved Mar 7, 2019.
4. "Remembering Manik Varma". Indian Express. November 15, 2005.^{[dead link‍]}