Tulsi Kumar (born Tulsi Kumar Dua, 15 March 1986), is an Indian playback singer, radio jockey, musician, and actress in the Bollywood industry. She was born to businessman Gulshan Kumar, the former owner of T Series who also worked as a singer, and his wife Sudesh Kumari. She is also the sister of film producer Bhushan Kumar and actress Khushalii Kumar. She also owns Kids Hut, a YouTube channel owned by record label T-Series, featuring children's content including nursery rhymes and stories.
Personal life Kumar was born as Tulsi Kumar Dua in a Punjabi Hindu family to, businessman and founder of T-Series, Gulshan Kumar and his wife Sudesh Kumari. Divya Khosla Kumar is Tulsi's sister-in-law, the wife of her brother Bhushan Kumar (current director of T-Series).
In 2015, she married businessperson Hitesh Ralhan in Nepal.Bollywood singer Tulsi Kumar's sangeet ceremony – Times of India. The Times of India. (20 February 2015). Retrieved 30 December 2015. The couple has a son, born in 2017.
Career In 2009, her debut album, Love Ho Jaaye, was released. Along with the album, Kumar made a music video for the title track. She also sang "Mujhe Teri" from the movie Paathshaala, "Love Mera Hit" from the film Billu with Neeraj Shridhar, and "Tum Jo Aaye" from Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.
She sang the song "Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog" in 2015, through which her sister Khushali made her screen debut. It is a recreated version of the original song from the 1991 film Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin.
Kumar sang "Soch Na Sake", "Sanam Re", "Nachange Sari Raat", "Ishq Di Latt", "Salamat", "Dekh Lena", "Wajah Tum Ho", "Dil Ke Pass", and "Dil Mein Chupa Lunga" in 2016 she also worked with Guru Randhawa in "Enni Soni" in 2019.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, she released several songs where she collaborated with Darshan Raval on "Tere Naal", Millind Gaba on "Naam". Her blockbuster single "Tanhaai" was released on T-Series official YouTube channel and has gained over 11 crore views on YouTube.
In 2021, Kumar released the single "Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham" sung along with Jubin Nautiyal. The music video features Parth Samthaan and her sister Khushali. In February 2021, she released a new song "Main Jis Din Bhula Doon" along with Nautiyal which featured Himansh Kohli and Sneha Namanandi.
She was seen hosting season 2 of Indie Hai Hum in February 2021.
Later on, she released her blockbuster romantic hit ''Is Qadar'' sung along with Darshan Raval and the music video features them both.
On 30 June 2021, Kumar and Nautiyal's Amazon Prime Mixtape season 3 was out. The songs in the mixtape were "Tera Chehra" and "Jaan Meri'.
On 5 October 2021, Raval and Kumar's "Tera Naam" (marketed under the #ShaadiWalaSong) was released. This is the third collaboration of this duo. The song hit 9 million views and was trending on #2 on YouTube Global Charts within 24 hours of release.
Accolades Kumar has won several accolades including the International Indian Film Academy award for Best Female Playback Singer and the Mirchi Music Award – Listener's Choice Song of the Year in 2017 for the song "Soch Na Sake" from the film Airlift, and Mirchi Music Awards – Best Album in 2020 for the soundtrack to Kabir Singh. She has also been nominated for the IIFA Best Female Playback Singer in 2010 and 2019.
Discography Denotes films that have not yet been released
Films Year(s) Film/Album(s) Song(s) Music Director(s) Co-singer(s)2006Chup Chup Ke "Mausam Hai Bada Qatil" Himesh Reshammiya Sonu Nigam "Shabe Firaaq" Himesh Reshammiya Humko Deewana Kar Gaye "Humko Deewana Kar Gaye" Anu Malik Sonu Nigam "Humko Deewana Kar Gaye – Sad II" Solo "Tum Sansoon Main" Himesh Reshammiya Himesh Reshammiya Aksar "Mohabbat Ke" Tom, Dick, and Harry "Tere Sang Ishq" Phir Hera Pheri "Dil Naiyyo Maane Re" Ahista Ahista Dil Diya Hai "Afsana" "Mile Ho Tum" Rocky: The Rebel "Teri Yaad Bichake Sota Hoon" Zindaggi Rocks "Meri Dhoop Hai Tu" Anu Malik Javed Ali 2007 Aggar "Aggar" Mithoon Hamsa Darling "Akele Tanha" Pritam Solo "Saathiya" Adnan Sami "Hasaye Bhi" Shaan "Tadap Tadap" Himesh Reshammiya Raqeeb "Tum Ho" Zubeen Garg Nehlle Pe Dehlla "Parvar Digara" KK "Dil Naaiyo Mane Re" Himesh Reshammiya Bhool Bhulaiyaa "Let's Rock Soniye" Shaan "Sakiya Re Sakiya" Solo 2008 Karzzzz "Tere Bin Chain Na Aave" Himesh Reshammiya "Soniye Je Tere" 2009 Billu "Love Mera Hit Hit" Pritam Neeraj Shridhar Jai Veeru "Sufi" Bappi Lahiri Saim Bhatt 8 X 10 Tasveer "Hafiz Khuda" Salim–Sulaiman Mohit Chauhan "Kuch Is Tarah" "Aaja Maahi" Neeraj Shridhar 2010 Dulha Mil Gaya "Shiri Farhad" Pritam Neeraj Shridhar Chance Pe Dance "Rishta Hai Mera" Adnan Sami Shaan "Pe... Pe... Pepein...." (Duet) Pritam Neeraj Shridhar, Master Saleem, Hard Kaur Paathshala "Mujhe Teri" Hanif Sheikh Hanif Sheikh, Akansha Lama "Mujhe Teri" (Remix)Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai "Tum Jo Aaye Zindagi Mein" Pritam Rahat Fateh Ali Khan "Pee Loon" (Female) Solo "I Am in Love" (Female) Solo Aashayein "Dilkash Dildaar Duniya" Shaan Kajraare Himesh Reshammiya Action Replayy "Luk Chup Jaana" Pritam KK A Flat "Dil Kashi" Bappi Lahiri Sonu Nigam, Raja Hasan, Aditi Singh Sharma 2011 Ready "Humko Pyar Hua" Pritam KK, Pritam "Meri Ada Bhi (Ishq Ne Mere)" Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Yaara o Dildaara "Balle Balle Shawa Shawa" Nitin Kumar Gupta/Jaidev Kumar 2012 Bittoo Boss "Kick Lag Gayi" Raghav Sachar Dangerous Ishq "Tu Hi Rab Tu Hi Dua" Himesh Reshammiya Rahat Fateh Ali Khan Dabangg 2 "Saanson Ne " Sajid–Wajid Sonu Nigam Dil Tainu Karda Ae Pyar "Thodi Der Pehlan " Javinder Kumar Arvinder Kumar2013 Aashiqui 2 "Hum Mar Jayenge" Jeet Gannguli Arijit Singh "Piya Aaye Na" KK Nautanki Saala "Mera Mann Kehne Laga" (Female) Falak Shabir Solo Zilla Ghaziabad "Tu Hai Rab Mera" Amjad Nadeem Mohit Chauhan Dubai "Mere Yaara" Arijit Singh Canada Nights "Sab Vaade" KK I Love New Year "Aao Na" Pritam Sonu Nigam "Halki Halki" Shaan 2014 Yaariyan "Mujhe Ishq Se" Mithoon Gajendra Verma Bindaas "Tomake Chere Ami" Habib Wahid You Are My Shining Star "Tera Mera Pyar Sanam" (Reprise) Neeraj Shridhar "Judaiyaan" (Reprise) Taimur Shahid "Humein Tumse Pyar Kitna" (Female) Singham Returns "Kuch Toh Hua Hai" Ankit Tiwari Creature 3D "Naam-E-Wafa" Mithoon Farhan Saeed 2015 Roy "Tu Hai Ki Nahi" (Unplugged) Ankit Tiwari Solo Ek Paheli Leela "Tere Bin Nahi Laage" (Female Version) Uzair Jaswal (Recreated by Amaal Mallik) Aishwarya Majmudar, Alamgir Khan "Saiyaan Superstar" Amaal Mallik Solo Binary Domain "Mere Khuda" Bloodstorm "Jaage Ab Raat Bhar" All Is Well "Mere Humsafar (Remake)" Mithoon 2016 Game Over "Tumhein Hum Pyar" Mill Gaye Heer Ranjha "Dil Yeh Mera" "Ishq Ho Jaaye" Pranav Vatsa Airlift "Soch Na Sake (Remake)" Amaal Mallik Amaal Mallik, Arijit Singh Sanam Re "Sanam Re (Lounge Mix)" Mithoon Sarbjit "Salamat" Amaal Mallik Arijit Singh Isteqamat (Pakistani Movie) "Radhe Shyam" Shani Arshad, Neeraj Shridhar Junooniyat "Nachenge Saari Raat (Remake)" Meet Bros Neeraj Shridhar "Ishqe Di Lat Tadpave" Ankit Tiwari Wajah Tum Ho"Dil Ke Paas (Remake)"Kalyanji-Anandji (Recreated by Abhijit Vaghani)Arijit Singh, Neuman Pinto"Dil Ke Pass" (Reprise)Armaan Malik"Dil Ke Pass" (Indian Version)Arijit Singh"Dil Mein Chupa Lunga (Remake)"Meet BrosMeet Bros, Armaan Malik"Wajah Tum Ho"MithoonMithoon, Altamash Faridi"Wajah Tum Ho" (Long Version)Tum Bin II"Dekh Lena"Ankit TiwariArijit Singh"Dekh Lena" (Unplugged)SoloTeam (Pakistani Movie)"Tum Ho"Altamash Faridi, Shiraz Uppal2017 Mera Highway Star "Mera Highway Star" (Single) Sanjay Rajee Raftaar Noor "Gulabi Aankhe 2.0 (Remake)" Amaal Mallik Yash Narvekar, Amaal Mallik Ik Yaad Purani "A Single" Jashan Singh Mubarakan"The Goggle Song" Amaal MallikArmaan Malik, Sonu NigamBaadshaho "Mere Rashke Qamar (Remake) - Version 2" Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Tanishk Bagchi Solo 2018Raat Kamal Hai "Raat Kamal Hai" (Single) Guru Randhawa Satyamev Jayate "Paaniyon Sa" Rochak Kohli Atif Aslam "Tere Jaisa" Arko Meet-Tera Yaar Hoon Main (cover) "Meet-Tera Yaar Hoon Main" Single Solo Paniyo Sa Chill Mix "Paniyo Sa Chill Mix" Sourav Roy, Rochak Kohli 2019 Why Cheat India "Dil Mein Ho Tum (Remake)"Rochak KohliSolo Luka Chuppi "Tu Laung Main Elaachi (Remake)" Tanishk Bagchi Kabir Singh "Tera Ban Jaunga" Akhil Sachdeva Akhil Sachdeva"Tera Ban Jaungi" Khandaani Shafakhana "Sheher Ki Ladki (Remake)" Anand–Milind (Recreated by Tanishk Bagchi) Badshah "Dil Jaaniye" Payal Dev Jubin Nautiyal Batla House "O Saki Saki (Remake)" Vishal–Shekhar (Recreated by Tanishk Bagchi) Neha Kakkar, B Praak Saaho "Enni Soni" Guru Randhawa Guru Randhawa "Ye Chota Nuvvunna" HaricharanMarjaavaan "Haiya Ho (Remake)" Tanishk Bagchi Jubin Nautiyal"Thodi Jagah (Female)" The Body "Aaina" Arko Pravo Mukherjee Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Neha KakkarPati Patni Aur Woh"Aakhiyon Se Goli Maare (Remake)"Tanishk BagchiMika Singh2020Street Dancer 3D"Lagdi Lahore (Remake)"Sachin–Jigar, Guru RandhawaGuru RandhawaBaaghi 3"Dus Bahane 2.0 (Remake)"Vishal–ShekharKK, Shaan, Vishal–Shekhar2021Koi Jaane Na''Koi Jaane Na'' (Title Track)Amaal MalikArmaan Malik, Amaal Malik2022Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2"Hum Nashe Mein Toh Nahin"PritamArijit Singh"Hum Nashe Mein Toh Nahin - Lofi Revibed"Dhokha: Round D Corner"Mahi Mera Dil" Tanishk BagchiArijit SinghNazar Andaaz"Sukoon"(Female Version) Vishal Mishra2023Satyaprem Ki Katha"Aaj Ke Baad"Manan Bhardwaj "Pasoori Nu"Rochak Kohli, Ali SethiArijit SinghStarfish"Kya Humne Socha Tha"OAFFOAFF, Nikhil D'Souza"Yaad Ban Gaye"Manan Bhardwaj2024Srikanth"Tu Mil Gaya"Tanishk BagchiJubin NautiyalGhudchadi"Dil Vasda"Raghav Chaitanya"Punjabi Munde"Sukhbir, DJ Chetas-Lijo George Yash Narvekar, Sukhbir, Priyani Vani Pandit 2025Metro... In Dino"Aur Mohabbat Kitni Karoon (Reprise)"Pritam2026Border 2 "Pyaari Lage"Vishal Mishra
Albums / Singles Year Album(s)/Single(s) Song Co-Singer(s) Music Lyrics Note2009Love Ho Jaye "Radhe Shyam" Neeraj ShridharMonty SharmaSameerDebut Album "Jis Dil Ko Ishq Ho Jaye" "Rabba Maula" "Mere Khuda" "Jaage Ab Raat Bhar" "Tumhe Hum Pyaar Na Karte To" "Woh Raatein" "Kudi Punjaaban" "Aaja Mahi" Neeraj Shridhar "Jis Dil Ko Ishq Ho Jaye (Remix)" "Radhe Shyam (Remix by DJ A-Myth)" "Raba Maula (Remix)" "Aaja Mahi (Remix)" Neeraj Shridhar "Aaj Ki Sham (Lounge Mix)"2015Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog "Mainu Ishq Da Lagya Rog"ArkoAll of Me (Baarish) "All of Me (Baarish)" ArjunMithoon, Arjun2016Mere Papa "Mere Papa" Jeet GannguliManoj Muntashir2017Ik Yaad Purani "Ik Yaad Purani" Jashan SinghShaarib-ToshiKumaarMera Highway Star "Mera Highway Star" RaftaarSanjay RajeeRaftaar, Khushali Kumar, Mohan Singh2018Raat Kamal Hai "Raat Kamal Hai"Guru Randhawa2019Nai Jaana "Nai Jaana" Sachet TandonTanishk BagchiNirmaan 2020Masakali 2.0 "Masakali 2.0"Tanishk Bagchi(Original by A.R. Rahman) Prasoon Joshi (Additional Lyrics by Tanishk BagchiTere Naal"Tere Naal"Darshan RavalDarshan RavalGautam Sharma and Gurpreet SainiZara Thehro"Zara Thehro"Armaan MalikAmaal MalikRashmi ViragNaam"Naam"Millind GabaMillind GabaJaaniTanhaai''Tanhaai''N/ASachet–ParamparaSayeed QuadriT-Series Acoustics"Phir Na Milen Kabhi" (Reprise)Ankit TiwariPrince Dubeyfrom Malang2021Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham''Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham''Jubin NautiyalManan BharadwajJaved Akhtar [Additional Lyrics: Rashmi Virag]Main Jis Din Bhulaa Du''Main Jis Din Bhulaa Du''Rochak KohliManoj MuntashirIs Qadar''Is Qadar''Darshan RavalSachet–ParamparaSayeed QuadriTera Naam"Tera Naam"Manan Bhardwaj2022Tumse Pyaar Karke"Tumse Pyaar Karke"Jubin NautiyalPayal DevKunaal Vermaa2024Dil Kuch Hor Ni Mangda"Dil Kuch Hor Ni Mangda"SanjoyRooh Sandhu, IkkaIkka2025Vekhan Nu"Vekhan Nu"Akshay & IPIP Singh, traditionalIP SinghFitrat"Fitrat"Kaifi KhalilKaifi Khalil, Ali ZaryounShartaan"Shartaan"Abhijeet SrivastavaShayra Apoorva2026Nikki Nikki Gal"Nikki Nikki Gal"Sakshi RattiAparshakti Khurana
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