Monali Thakur, a contestant of Indian Idol 2, is one India’s biggest playback singers. She has made a mark in Bollywood with her beautiful playback singing, and delivering several hit songs. Monali has established her image as an actress with critically-acclaimed 2014 biographical movie, 'Lakshmi'. She has also been one of the judges on Zee Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Monali rose to fame after her song ‘Zara Zara Touch Me’ from the movie Race. She is trained in Hindustani classical music under Pandit Jagdish Prasad and Pandit Ajoy Chakraborty. She even won the Filmfare Award for the Best Female Playback Singer in 2014 for the song ‘Sawaar Loon’ from Lootera.