Her father Shakti Thakur was a professional singer and actor in Bengali film industry and her sister Mehuli Thakur is a playback singer in Bengal. Thakur was born on 3 November 1985 in a Bengali Hindu Rajput musical family in Kolkata. She was also an 'expert' on Colors TV's Rising Star for two consecutive seasons.
She was a judge of Zee TV's singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs 2014.
She is the recipient of several awards including a National Film Award for the song 'Moh Moh Ke Dhaage' from the film Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) and a Filmfare Award for the song 'Sawaar Loon' from the Film ' Lootera' (2013). Monali Thakur (born 3 November 1985) is an Indian singer and actress.
