Mahalakshmi Iyer — Live with Sanhoti in Orange County, California
Indian playback singer known for "Ae Ajnabee" from Dil Se and work with A. R. Rahman and Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy.
About Mahalakshmi Iyer
- Role: Playback Singer
- Genres: Bollywood, Playback, Indian Classical
- From: Mumbai, India
- Also spelled: Mahalaxmi Iyer, Maha Lakshmi Iyer
Mahalakshmi Iyer is an Indian playback singer, born 11 July 1976, best known for her Hindi, Assamese and Tamil recordings. She has also sung in Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati and Kannada. Her first released work as a playback singer was "Ae Ajnabee", sung with Udit Narayan for A. R. Rahman in Mani Ratnam's Dil Se. She went on to record extensively for Rahman and for Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, appearing on many of the biggest Yash Raj productions of the period — Bunty Aur Babli, Salaam Namaste, Fanaa, Dhoom 2, Ta Ra Rum Pum and Jhoom Barabar Jhoom among them. She performed at Sanhoti Durga Puja 2025 in Costa Mesa, Orange County.
No upcoming Mahalakshmi Iyer dates are announced right now. See upcoming Bengali concerts in Orange County for the current line-up.
Past performances with Sanhoti
Mahalakshmi Iyer Concert
September 27, 2025 — Robert B. Moore Theater, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
Official profiles
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