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Get a dose of girl power from our multi-talented IAGT FAM who are leading the way for girls everywhere.
Akasa Singh better known by her stage name Akasa is a pop singer and performer. She is also a very successful Bollywood Playback career. Some of her hits include Naagin, Dil Na Jaaneya and her girl power anthem Thug Ranjha.
Akriti Kakar is a passionate singer from Delhi, who has now made Mumbai her home. She established herself as a singer in Bollywood through singles like “Chhamm Se” from “Dus” for Vishal-Shekhar and “Dil Vich Lageya Ve” with Himesh Reshamiya. Shankar-Ehsan-Loy chose Akriti for the title song of “Johnny Gaddaar”. This Delhi girl with a soulful voice has also featured on tracks like “Saturday Saturday” and “Iski Uski”. Akriti’s solo original album “AKRITI” released on Sony Music and bagged her the Best Non Film Album award at the Global Indian Music Academy Awards. Her discography includes over 30 hits including songs from popular films like 2 States, Billu Barber, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Namaste London and many more. Her singing career is diverse and ranges from Bollywood & EDM to Sufi & Ghazals. Akriti’s versatility and charisma as a singer is what makes her stand out both on stage and in the studio.
Ali Barter is a pop singer, Indie artist and a songwriter. She strongly advocates for the rise and recognition of women’s voice in music. She also took part in Hungama’s 75+ artist line-up for their virtual online festival, recently as one of Australia’s rising independent female artists. She often visited India as a child and later on in life, and has gone on record to say that she would love to settle there someday
Alokananda Dasgupta is a composer based in Mumbai, India. She is the daughter of the poet and filmmaker, Buddhadeb Dasgupta. As a classically trained pianist and piano teacher, Aloka gravitated naturally towards music composition for films. She composed music for the critically acclaimed Hindi film ‘B A Pass’ and contributed trailer music to the award-winning silent film, ‘The Labour of Love’. Her work on her father’s films includes – ‘Who’, ‘Treyodoshi’, ‘Anwar ka Ajeeb Kissa’ and ‘Tope’. Most recently, she garnered national recognition for scoring music for Season one and two of Netflix India’s first original series, ‘Sacred Games’.
With over 400 Million streams, India’s biggest selling English language global popstar, Ananya Birla, has scaled the charts at home in India as well as gracing the cover of VOGUE Magazine. Ananya is a singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate. Her latest single “Hindustani Way” was released on July 14th 2021 and is the Official Cheer song for the Indian Olympic team. The song was produced by Oscar winner A.R.RAHMAN and launched to huge success and almost caused WhatsApp to meltdown as the song was the fastest shared video in India. With huge support from the main Indian DSPS, Gaana, Jiosaavn, Hungama and Wynk the song received major editorial support from Spotify & Apple. Previously signed to Universal Music Group, the multi-platinum selling artist began her musical journey at the age of 9 with the santoor, an Indian instrument. A skilled musician, Ananya incorporates her drumming, piano and guitar skills into live performances. Ananya dropped out of an Economics and Management course at the University of Oxford, to pursue a career in music. Ananya was voted one of C ‘s Most Influential Young Indians, MISS VOGUE’S 28 GENIUSES UNDER 28, and has graced the cover of Forbes women to Watch. Her last 3 independently released singles landed her on New Music Friday USA, and Sirius Hits Artists To Watch Out For among others. An ardent advocate for mental health, Ananya, a NAMI ambassador, founded the Ananya Birla Foundation to promote awareness around the cause.
Only 18 years old, singer-songwriter Andreah has already opened for two pop icons – The Script and Sam Smith. Inspired by her mother, Andreah hopes her music can provide comfort and hope for the world.
Anisha Dixit, Previously known as Rickshawali runs a girl-centric comedy channel on Youtube and Instagram popularly known for the new spin that she brings on the day to day activities of Indians and most importantly women through her comedy sketches.Beyond delighting her audience with comedy, she continuously tries to raise awareness on her channel by talking about topics that are considered taboo, like Periods. And because of that she had the lifetime opportunity to meet and interact with former President Barack Obama in 2019 due to of her continuous effort of inspiring women and girls of all ages.
Ankita Chawla aka Hustlerani is a content creator with a 9 to 5 as a social specialist at YouTube who has built a community by creating short, snappy, relatable videos based on how people can grow on social media. Her content journey began when she got a camera in 2011 and today, thanks to her rapidly increasing social acceptance, she has ventured into creating content while skating with #ReelsOnWheels. Hosting workshops to teach her community about content creation she’s experimenting with all forms of content and inspiring many others to do the same.
Ankita was the protagonist in the much loved series ‘Ishq Aajkal’ on Zee5, set in the workings of a hotel in Manali, India. She is excited for her upcoming series “The Whistleblower’ on SonyLiv, the teaser of which has created quite a buzz. Ankita will be seen as the leading girl in this dramatic series which will start streaming very soon. Ankita started her journey as winner of the reality show “Ticket to Bollywood’ on NDTV Prime, after which she moved to Mumbai from Chandigarh. An avid performer since childhood, Ankita has won numerous dance and acting honours as a child. Though an Engineer by qualification, deep down she always knew it was acting that she wanted to pursue eventually.
Anne is an absolute #girlboss. Founder of Behind the Scenes. Owner of an indie screening company… while organising immersive events! A firm believer in Filipino talent, she hopes to see the country’s arts scene continue to grow and evolve.
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