[1][2] Iman was born in the town Liluah of the Howrah district of the West Bengal state of India.

[1] During her growing up days she learnt music from her late mother Trishna Chakraborty and got inclined towards literary works of Rabindranath Tagore.

[1][2] Her first break came when she approached Indian record label company Saregama, which decided to produce her first album 'Bosh te dio kachhe' in Bengali language.

The album caught the eyes of composer Anupam Roy, who wanted to experiment with a fresh voice, with new vocal and tonal qualities, for his composition.

It was a duet with singer Sarbajit Ghosh, who is also the music director, composer, lyricist and producer of the song.