Bela Shende is an Indian playback singer, from Pune, Maharashtra, India. She made her debut in 2001 with the Hindi film Tera Mera Saath Rahe. She has lent her voice to songs in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam films. She has performed in movies like Ishq Wala Love, Rajjo, Udhayam NH4, We Are Family and Jodhaa Akbar. She has won numerous awards along with National Film Award in 2013 for Best Playback Singer for the song `khurkhura` from the Marathi film Tuhya Dharma Kuncha. Her 2017 venture includes the Marathi comedy drama movie Shentimental, under the direction of Sameer Patil, starring Upendra Limaye, Raghuveer Yadav and Ashok Saraf in the lead roles. Her 2017 venture includes the Marathi drama movie Chhand Priticha directed by N. Relekar.