Suman Sridhar is a powerhouse performer, seamlessly blending jazz, hip-hop, Bollywood, Indian classical, and opera into a genre-defying sonic experience. A multifaceted artist—singer, musician, and actor, Suman holds a degree in Music, Visual Art, and Gender Studies from Rutgers University, USA.
She is celebrated for chart-topping Bollywood hits like Fifi (Bombay Velvet), Muskaane Jhooti Hain (Talaash), and Khoya Khoya Chand (Shaitan). Beyond film, her vocal artistry has elevated award-winning TVC jingles, further solidifying her place in India’s contemporary music scene.
Suman has a music act called The Black Mamba which features a world, urban contemporary sound. Suman’s mesmerizing stage presence has graced some of the world’s most prestigious platforms, including dOCUMENTA (13) (Germany), Southbank Centre (UK), BBC World Service (UK), NH7 Weekender (India), Coke Studio (MTV India), Jazzmandu (Nepal), The Great Escape Festival (UK), and the Royal Opera House (India). In March 2025, Suman Sridhar released a music video for her track “Plastic,” directed by renowned Bengali filmmaker Qaushiq Mukherjee. The video intersperses news footage of India’s rivers and green spaces affected by plastic pollution with performance art by Akkudev (Akanksha Dev). The song highlights the environmental crisis in urban areas like Mumbai.