Tulsi Kumar

Biography

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. The couple has a son, born in 2017.

Career

In 2009, her debut album, Love Ho Jaaye×Love Ho Jaaye24 June 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Radhe Shyam4:192Jis Dil Ko Ishq Ho Jaaye5:073Rabba Maula4:414Mere Khuda4:175Jaage Ab Raat Bhar4:196Tumein Hum Pyaar Na Karte To3:477Wo Raatein4:468Kudi Punjaban2:579Aaja Mahi4:1310Jis Dil Ko Ishq Ho Jaaye (Remix)4:1911Radhe Shyam (Remix)4:2512Rabba Maula (Remix)4:0213Aaja Mahi (Remix)5:3114Aaj Ki Shaam (Lounge Mix)4:06, 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×Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham22 January 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Pehle Pyaar Ka Pehla Gham4:07" 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×Is Qadar8 April 2021 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Is Qadar3:46'' 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.