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Nationality: Indian
Profession: Singer & Actress
Age: 22
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Screen Name | Dot |
| Profession | Singer Actress |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Dark Brown |
| Career | |
| Debut | Film: Archie |
| Personal Life | |
| Year of Birth | 1999 |
| Age (as of 2022) | 22 Years |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai |
| College/University | Bangor University |
| Educational Qualification | Degree in Music and creative writing [1]The Hindu |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Family | |
| Parents |
Father– Amit Saigal
Aditi’s father Amit Saigal Mother– Shena Gamat |
| Favourites | |
| Song Writer | Regina Spektor and KT Tunstall |
| Singer | Peggy Lee and Etta James |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Aditi Saigal
- Aditi Saigal aka Dot is an Indian musician and actor who will be making her acting debut in the film Archies which will release in 2023. She rose to fame when she uploaded her song on her YouTube channel in February 2017 which bought her thousands of views and followers overnight. She is known for her quality of voice which is more Jazz like.
- Aditi loved singing and songwriting from a very young and she wrote her first song at the age of 12. Her early education was done in India after which she went abroad. [2]The Hindu
- She started her YouTube channel on 29 August 2010 but she began her career as a singer with a few musicians from One World College of Music and started singing as a band. Once she talked about those times and said,
It was interesting, it was with some of my friends: a singer and flutist and a bassist, guitarist. We all contributed with a bunch of songs, so it wasn’t just my songs. I think it was a bit more pop-oriented, but I can’t really put a finger on that. I don’t really get the genre thing, anyway.’
- Her father died because of drawing in the sea in Goa on 5 January 2012. He was known as Papa Rock in India for his contribution to rock music. [3]The Hindustan Times
- She became active on her YouTube channel and uploaded her first singing video on 22 February 2017. This song bought her the attention she deserved and with time she ended up building a loyal following base. With her growing success, people began making cover requests to her. However, she didn’t want to do what everybody else was doing so she politely turned them down saying,
If somebody asks me, I just smile and go, ‘Haha, yeah that’s a nice song’. I only do things when I really feel like it.’ [4]The Hindu - On 16 July 2021, she released her own album named Khamotion which had a series of songs that she wrote for her final year project in college.
- In 2022, she was signed up for Archies which is a movie based on the famous comic Archies. It is a Zoya Akhtar’s film that is expected to release in 2023. In this film, Dot will be working with star kids including Khushi Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya, along with actor Mihir Ahuja, Yuvraj Menda, Vedang Raina, and singer Aditi Saigal. [5]The Times of India
- The first teaser of Archies, her debuting film was trolled on Twitter and all across the web for being a launchpad project for star kids. The Twitteratis called this film, the multiverse of nepotism. [6]The Times of India
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| ↑1, ↑2, ↑4 | The Hindu |
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| ↑3 | The Hindustan Times |
| ↑5, ↑6 | The Times of India |